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1963 Chicago White Sox season

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General manager(s)
  
Ed Short

Manager(s)
  
Al López

Owner(s)
  
Arthur Allyn, Jr., John Allyn

Local television
  
WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd)

Local radio
  
WCFL (Bob Elson, Milo Hamilton)

The 1963 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 63rd season in the major leagues, and its 64th season overall. They finished with a record 94–68, good enough for second place in the American League, 10½ games behind the first-place New York Yankees.

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Offseason

  • January 14, 1963: Luis Aparicio and Al Smith were traded by the White Sox to the Baltimore Orioles for Hoyt Wilhelm, Ron Hansen, Dave Nicholson, and Pete Ward.

    • Opening Day lineup

  • Jim Landis, cf
  • Nellie Fox, 2b
  • Joe Cunningham, 1b
  • Floyd Robinson, rf
  • Pete Ward, 3b
  • Dave Nicholson, lf
  • Ron Hansen, ss
  • J. C. Martin, c
  • Ray Herbert, p

    • Notable transactions

  • May 5, 1963: Dom Zanni was traded by the White Sox to the Cincinnati Reds for Jim Brosnan.
  • May 9, 1963: Sammy Esposito was released by the White Sox.

    • Batting

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

    Pitching

    Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

    Awards and honors

    All-Star Game

  • Nellie Fox, reserve
  • Juan Pizarro, reserve

    • Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Indianapolis, Sarasota, Clinton

    Middlesboro affiliation shared with Chicago Cubs

    References

    1963 Chicago White Sox season Wikipedia
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