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1963 Detroit Tigers season

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Owner(s)
  
John Fetzer

Local television
  
WJBK

General manager(s)
  
Jim Campbell

Manager(s)
  
Bob Scheffing, Chuck Dressen

Local radio
  
WKMH(George Kell, Ernie Harwell)

The 1963 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished tied for fifth in the American League with a record of 79–83, 25½ games behind the New York Yankees.

Contents

Offseason

  • November 26, 1962: 1962 first-year draft
  • Tom Matchick was drafted by the Tigers from the St. Louis Cardinals.
  • Rich Reese was drafted from the Tigers by the Minnesota Twins.
  • Conrad Cardinal was drafted from the Tigers by the Houston Colt .45s.
  • November 26, 1962: Dick Brown was traded by the Tigers to the Baltimore Orioles for Whitey Herzog and Gus Triandos.

    • Notable transactions

  • April 8, 1963: Denny McLain was selected off waivers by the Tigers from the Chicago White Sox as first-year waiver pick.
  • May 8, 1963: Chico Fernández was traded by the Tigers to the Milwaukee Braves for Lou Johnson and cash.

    • 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

    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

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Thomasville

    References

    1963 Detroit Tigers season Wikipedia
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