1963 San Francisco Giants season

The 1963 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 81st year in Major League Baseball, their sixth year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their fourth at Candlestick Park. The team finished in third place in the National League with an 88–74 record, 11 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Offseason

• November 30, 1962: Manny Mota and Dick LeMay were traded by the Giants to the Houston Colt .45s for Joey Amalfitano.
• December 15, 1962: Stu Miller, Mike McCormick, and John Orsino were traded by the Giants to the Baltimore Orioles for Jack Fisher, Jimmie Coker and Billy Hoeft.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters

• Felipe Alou
• Orlando Cepeda
• Jim Davenport
• Tom Haller
• Chuck Hiller
• Willie Mays
• Willie McCovey
• José Pagán
• Jack Sanford

Notable transactions

• August 8, 1963: Norm Larker was purchased by the Giants from the Milwaukee Braves.

Roster

Season summary

• July 2: A four-hour and ten minute pitching duel between Juan Marichal and Warren Spahn ends with Willie Mays hitting a home run in the bottom of the 16th inning, the SF Giants winning 1-0.

Game log

Regular season

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|-style="background:#fbb;" | <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">30</span> || || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">8:00</span><span style="color:#fd5a1e;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">PDT</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">@</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Dodgers</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">L</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">1–2</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Drysdale</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(3–3)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Sanford</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(5–2)</span> || <span style="color:#083c6b;">—</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">2:00</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">50,407</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">19–11</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">L1</span> |-style="background:#fbb;" | <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">31</span> || || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">8:00</span><span style="color:#fd5a1e;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">PDT</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">@</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Dodgers</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">L</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">0–8</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Koufax</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(4–1)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Marichal</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(4–3)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">—</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">2:13</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">49,807</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">19–12</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">L2</span> |-style="background:#fbb;" | <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">32</span> || || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">1:00</span><span style="color:#fd5a1e;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">PDT</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">@</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Dodgers</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">L</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">5–6</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Calmus</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(1–0)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Fisher</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(3–3)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Perranoski</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(2)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">2:38</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">43,964</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">19–13</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">L3</span> |-style="background:#bfb;" | <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">42</span> || || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">8:15</span><span style="color:#fd5a1e;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">PDT</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Dodgers</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">W</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">7–1</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Marichal</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(6–3)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Koufax</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(6–2)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">—</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">2:05</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">40,676</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">27–15</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">W4</span> |-style="background:#bfb;" | <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">43</span> || || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">1:00</span><span style="color:#fd5a1e;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">PDT</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Dodgers</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">W</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">6–2</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">O'Dell</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(7–0)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Podres</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(3–4)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Larsen</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(1)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">2:13</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">39,858</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">28–15</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">W5</span> |-style="background:#fbb;" | <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">44</span> || || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">1:00</span><span style="color:#fd5a1e;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">PDT</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Dodgers</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">L</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">3–4</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;"></span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Drysdale</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(6–4)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Larsen</span><span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(0–2)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">—</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">2:50</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">41,668</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">28–16</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">L1</span> |-

|-style="background:#bfb;" | <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">58</span> || || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">8:00</span><span style="color:#fd5a1e;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">PDT</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">@</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Dodgers</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">W</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">7–3</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Larsen</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(1–3)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Perranoski</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(7–2)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">—</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">3:12</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">52,993</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">32–26</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">W1</span> |-style="background:#bfb;" | <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">59</span> || || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">8:00</span><span style="color:#fd5a1e;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">PDT</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">@</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Dodgers</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">W</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">3–0</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Marichal</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(9–3)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Drysdale</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(7–7)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">—</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">2:10</span>|| <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">53,436</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">33–26</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">W2</span> |-style="background:#fbb;" | <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">66</span> || || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">8:15</span><span style="color:#fd5a1e;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">PDT</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Dodgers</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">L</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">0–2</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Koufax</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(10–3)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">O'Dell</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(9–3)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">—</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">2:13</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">36,818</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">38–28</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">L1</span> |-style="background:#bfb;" | <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">67</span> || || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">8:15</span><span style="color:#fd5a1e;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">PDT</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Dodgers</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">W</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">9–3</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Sanford</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(9–5)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Miller</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(4–4)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">—</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">2:21</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">37,780</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">39–28</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">W1</span> |-style="background:#bfb;" | <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">68</span> || || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">1:00</span><span style="color:#fd5a1e;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">PDT</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Dodgers</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">W</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">8–3</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Marichal</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(11–3)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Drysdale</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(8–8)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Pierce</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(3)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">2:32</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">41,384</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">40–28</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">W2</span> |-

|- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">—</span> || || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">10:00</span><span style="color:#fd5a1e;">a.m.</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">PDT</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">34th All-Star Game</span> || colspan=8 | <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">National League</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">vs.</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">American League</span> (<span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Cleveland Municipal Stadium</span><span style="color:#fd5a1e;">,</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Cleveland, Ohio</span>) |-

|-style="background:#fbb;" | <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">133</span> || || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">8:00</span><span style="color:#fd5a1e;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">PDT</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">@</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Dodgers</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">L</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">1–11</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Koufax</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(20–5)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Pierce</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(3–10)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">—</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">2:38</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">54,978</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">73–60</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">L1</span> |-style="background:#fbb;" | <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">134</span> || || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">8:00</span><span style="color:#fd5a1e;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">PDT</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">@</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Dodgers</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">L</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">1–3</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Drysdale</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(17–15)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Marichal</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(19–8)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">—</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">2:34</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">54,843</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">73–61</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">L2</span> |-style="background:#bfb;" | <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">135</span> || || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">8:00</span><span style="color:#fd5a1e;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">PDT</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">@</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Dodgers</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">W</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">4–3</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;"></span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Larsen</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(6–5)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Sherry</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(2–5)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">—</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">3:25</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">54,858</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">74–61</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">W1</span> |-

|-style="background:#fbb;" | <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">136</span> || || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">1:00</span><span style="color:#fd5a1e;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">PDT</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">@</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Dodgers</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">L</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">3–5</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Calmus</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(3–1)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Larsen</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(6–6)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Podres</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(1)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">3:42</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">54,263</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">74–62</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">L1</span> |-style="background:#fbb;" | <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">142</span> || || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">8:15</span><span style="color:#fd5a1e;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">PDT</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Dodgers</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">L</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">2–5</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Koufax</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(22–5)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">O'Dell</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(12–7)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Perranoski</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(15)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">2:35</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">38,161</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">76–66</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">L2</span> |-style="background:#bfb;" | <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">143</span> || || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">1:00</span><span style="color:#fd5a1e;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">PDT</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Dodgers</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">W</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">5–3</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Marichal</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(21–8)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Drysdale</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(17–16)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">—</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">2:04</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">36,879</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">77–66</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">W1</span> |-style="background:#bfb;" | <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">144</span> || || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">1:00</span><span style="color:#fd5a1e;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">PDT</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Dodgers</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">W</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">5–4</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Larsen</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(7–6)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">Perranoski</span> <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">(14–3)</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">—</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">2:45</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">38,569</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">78–66</span> || <span style="color:#fd5a1e;">W2</span> |-

Detailed records

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Awards and honors

• Willie Mays, All-Star Game Most Valuable Player

All-Star Game

• Ed Bailey, catcher, starter
• Willie Mays, outfield, starter
• Orlando Cepeda, reserve
• Juan Marichal, reserve
• Willie McCovey, reserve

Farm system

Notes

References

• 1963 San Francisco Giants team at Baseball-Reference
• 1963 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Almanac