The 1963
Los Angeles Angels
The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. Since 1966, the team h ...
season involved the Angels finishing 9th in the
American League
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with a record of 70 wins and 91 losses.
Offseason
* December 11, 1962:
Earl Averill, Jr.
Earl Douglas Averill (September 9, 1931 – May 13, 2015) was an Americans, American professional baseball player who was a catcher and outfielder in the Major League Baseball, Major Leagues in 1956 and from 1958 to 1963 for the Cleveland Ind ...
was traded by the Angels to the
Philadelphia Phillies for
Jacke Davis.
* Prior to 1963 season:
Art Fowler
John Arthur Fowler (July 3, 1922 – January 29, 2007) was an American pitcher and pitching coach in Major League Baseball. The , right-hander was signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent before the 1944 season. He played for the C ...
was signed as a free agent by the Angels.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
* May 15, 1963:
Bobby Darwin
Arthur Bobby Lee Darwin (born February 16, 1943) is an American professional baseball scout and a former Major League Baseball pitcher and outfielder who played for the Los Angeles Angels (), Los Angeles Dodgers (-), Minnesota Twins (-), Milwaukee ...
was selected off waivers from the Angels by the
Baltimore Orioles
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as a first-year waiver pick.
Bobby Darwin page at Baseball Reference
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* July 27, 1963: Jimmy Piersall
James Anthony Piersall (November 14, 1929 – June 3, 2017) was an American baseball center fielder who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for five teams, from 1950 through 1967. Piersall was best known for his well-publicized ba ...
was signed as a free agent by the Angels.[Jim Piersall page at Baseball Reference]
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* September 20, 1963: Jimmy Piersall was released by the Angels.[
]
Roster
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''
Farm system
Notes
References
1963 Los Angeles Angels team page at Baseball Reference1963 Los Angeles Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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