Major League Baseball season
Major League Baseball team season
The
1963
St. Louis Cardinals
season
was the team's 82nd season in
St. Louis, Missouri
and its 72nd season in the
National League
. The Cardinals went 93?69 (.574) during the season, and finished second in the National League, six games behind the eventual
World Series
champion
Los Angeles Dodgers
. The season was
Stan Musial
's 22nd and final season with the team, and in
MLB
. This is also the first season that the players' last names appeared on the back of the uniforms.
Offseason
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Regular season
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Future Hall of Famer Stan Musial played his final game on September 29, a 3?2 victory in 14 innings against the visiting
Cincinnati Reds
.
All four starting infielders in the 1963 All-Star Game were Cardinals.
Ken Boyer
(3B),
Dick Groat
(SS), and
Bill White
(1B) were elected, and
Julian Javier
(2B) took over for the elected but injured
Bill Mazeroski
of
Pittsburgh
.
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Pitcher
Bobby Shantz
, first baseman
Bill White
, third baseman
Ken Boyer
, and outfielder
Curt Flood
won
Gold Gloves
this year.
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Season standings
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Record vs. opponents
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Sources:
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Team
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CHC
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CIN
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HOU
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LAD
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MIL
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NYM
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PHI
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PIT
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SF
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STL
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Chicago
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?
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9?9
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9?9
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7?11
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12?6
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11?7
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9?9
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8?10
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10?8
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7?11
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Cincinnati
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9?9
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?
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11?7
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8?10
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10?8
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10?8
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8?10
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11?7
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8?10
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11?7
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Houston
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9?9
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7?11
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?
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5?13
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5?13
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13?5
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8?10
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6?12
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8?10
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5?13
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Los Angeles
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11?7
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10?8
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13?5
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?
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8?10?1
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16?2
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7?11
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13?5
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9?9
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12?6
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Milwaukee
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6?12
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8?10
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13?5
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10?8?1
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?
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12?6
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10?8
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7?11
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10?8
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8?10
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New York
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7?11
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8?10
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5?13
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2?16
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6?12
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?
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8?10
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4?14
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6?12
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5?13
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Philadelphia
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9?9
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10?8
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10?8
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11?7
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8?10
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10?8
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?
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13?5
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8?10
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8?10
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Pittsburgh
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10?8
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7?11
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12?6
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5?13
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11?7
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14?4
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5?13
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?
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5?13
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5?13
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San Francisco
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8?10
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10?8
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10?8
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9?9
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8?10
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12?6
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10?8
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13?5
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?
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8?10
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St. Louis
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11?7
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7?11
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13?5
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6?12
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10?8
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13?5
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10?8
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13?5
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10?8
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?
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Notable transactions
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Roster
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1963 St. Louis Cardinals
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Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
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Batting
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Starters by position
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Other batters
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
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Starting pitchers
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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player
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G
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IP
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W
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L
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ERA
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SO
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Ron Taylor
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54
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133.1
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9
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7
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2.84
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91
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Relief pitchers
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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Awards and honors
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All-Star Game
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Farm system
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tulsa
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References
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