1963 St. Louis Cardinals

Franchise seasons · 1960s seasons

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St. Louis Cardinals franchise archive · Available years: 1901–2025 · 125 seasons.

These historical season records are separate from simulated exhibitions. — means the season record is unavailable. Year ranges describe this archive's coverage; team names reflect each season's historical name.

Same team, nearby years

Nearby franchise seasons and available statistics
SeasonRecord (W–L)Batting rowsPitching rows
1965 St. Louis Cardinals80–812015
1964 St. Louis Cardinals93–692018
1963 St. Louis Cardinals · Current season93–692715
1962 St. Louis Cardinals84–782215
1961 St. Louis Cardinals80–742713

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Roster and season statistics

Only players appear here. Staff are excluded from lineup choices. — means a statistic is unavailable. A roster player may have no batting or pitching row if they did not appear in those tables.

PlayerPosition groupNo.Stat rowsABHHRAVGIPERARating
Ed BautaPitchers38pitching—————3.93
Not enough dataThe available innings and earned-run average do not support a reliable comparison. You can still select this pitcher; the exhibition uses estimated performance.
Ernie BroglioPitchers32pitching————250.002.99
Average (56) — 28 of 159 pitchers in the available 1963 rostersAn earned-run average of 2.99 over 250.00 innings informs this pitching score. Lower earned-run averages indicate better run prevention. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Lew BurdettePitchers33pitching————98.003.77
Average (49) — 86 of 159 pitchers in the available 1963 rostersAn earned-run average of 3.77 over 98.00 innings informs this pitching score. Lower earned-run averages indicate better run prevention. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Harry FanokPitchers30pitching—————5.26
Not enough dataThe available innings and earned-run average do not support a reliable comparison. You can still select this pitcher; the exhibition uses estimated performance.
Bob GibsonPitchers45pitching————254.673.39
Average (52) — 70 of 159 pitchers in the available 1963 rostersAn earned-run average of 3.39 over 254.67 innings informs this pitching score. Lower earned-run averages indicate better run prevention. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Bob HumphreysPitchers47pitching—————5.06
Not enough dataThe available innings and earned-run average do not support a reliable comparison. You can still select this pitcher; the exhibition uses estimated performance.
Sam JonesPitchers35pitching—————9.00
Not enough dataThe available innings and earned-run average do not support a reliable comparison. You can still select this pitcher; the exhibition uses estimated performance.
Ken MacKenziePitchers28pitching—————4.00
Not enough dataThe available innings and earned-run average do not support a reliable comparison. You can still select this pitcher; the exhibition uses estimated performance.
Diomedes OlivoPitchers41pitching—————5.40
Not enough dataThe available innings and earned-run average do not support a reliable comparison. You can still select this pitcher; the exhibition uses estimated performance.
Ray SadeckiPitchers37pitching————193.334.10
Average (46) — 122 of 159 pitchers in the available 1963 rostersAn earned-run average of 4.10 over 193.33 innings informs this pitching score. Lower earned-run averages indicate better run prevention. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Barney SchultzPitchers36pitching—————3.57
Not enough dataThe available innings and earned-run average do not support a reliable comparison. You can still select this pitcher; the exhibition uses estimated performance.
Bobby ShantzPitchers34pitching—————2.61
Not enough dataThe available innings and earned-run average do not support a reliable comparison. You can still select this pitcher; the exhibition uses estimated performance.
Curt SimmonsPitchers31pitching————232.672.48
Strong (60) — 9 of 159 pitchers in the available 1963 rostersAn earned-run average of 2.48 over 232.67 innings informs this pitching score. Lower earned-run averages indicate better run prevention. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Ron TaylorPitchers39pitching————133.332.84
Average (56) — 28 of 159 pitchers in the available 1963 rostersAn earned-run average of 2.84 over 133.33 innings informs this pitching score. Lower earned-run averages indicate better run prevention. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Ray WashburnPitchers44pitching————64.003.08
Average (53) — 56 of 159 pitchers in the available 1963 rostersAn earned-run average of 3.08 over 64.00 innings informs this pitching score. Lower earned-run averages indicate better run prevention. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Tim McCarverCatchers15batting4051174.289——
Average (56) — 54 of 300 batters in the available 1963 rostersBatting average and home runs per at-bat inform this hitting score, using 405 at-bats and 4 home runs from the source. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Gene OliverCatchers29batting102236.225——
Average (50) — 157 of 300 batters in the available 1963 rostersBatting average and home runs per at-bat inform this hitting score, using 102 at-bats and 6 home runs from the source. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Dave RickettsCatchers38batting820.250——
Not enough dataThe available at-bats and hits do not support a reliable comparison. You can still select this batter; the exhibition uses estimated performance.
Carl SawatskiCatchers1batting105256.238——
Average (51) — 139 of 300 batters in the available 1963 rostersBatting average and home runs per at-bat inform this hitting score, using 105 at-bats and 6 home runs from the source. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Moe ThackerCatchers29batting400.000——
Not enough dataThe available at-bats and hits do not support a reliable comparison. You can still select this batter; the exhibition uses estimated performance.
Bud BloomfieldInfielders19batting000———
Not enough dataThe available at-bats and hits do not support a reliable comparison. You can still select this batter; the exhibition uses estimated performance.
Ken BoyerInfielders14batting61717624.285——
Strong (60) — 19 of 300 batters in the available 1963 rostersBatting average and home runs per at-bat inform this hitting score, using 617 at-bats and 24 home runs from the source. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Jerry BuchekInfielders11batting410.250——
Not enough dataThe available at-bats and hits do not support a reliable comparison. You can still select this batter; the exhibition uses estimated performance.
Jack DamaskaInfielders19batting510.200——
Not enough dataThe available at-bats and hits do not support a reliable comparison. You can still select this batter; the exhibition uses estimated performance.
Phil GaglianoInfielders16batting520.400——
Not enough dataThe available at-bats and hits do not support a reliable comparison. You can still select this batter; the exhibition uses estimated performance.
Dick GroatInfielders24batting6312016.319——
Strong (62) — 12 of 300 batters in the available 1963 rostersBatting average and home runs per at-bat inform this hitting score, using 631 at-bats and 6 home runs from the source. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Julián JavierInfielders25batting6091609.263——
Average (53) — 93 of 300 batters in the available 1963 rostersBatting average and home runs per at-bat inform this hitting score, using 609 at-bats and 9 home runs from the source. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Dal MaxvillInfielders27batting51120.235——
Average (49) — 175 of 300 batters in the available 1963 rostersBatting average and home runs per at-bat inform this hitting score, using 51 at-bats and 0 home runs from the source. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Bill WhiteInfielders12batting65820027.304——
Strong (63) — 9 of 300 batters in the available 1963 rostersBatting average and home runs per at-bat inform this hitting score, using 658 at-bats and 27 home runs from the source. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
George AltmanOutfielders26batting4641279.274——
Average (55) — 65 of 300 batters in the available 1963 rostersBatting average and home runs per at-bat inform this hitting score, using 464 at-bats and 9 home runs from the source. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Leo BurkeOutfielders18batting49101.204——
Not enough dataThe available at-bats and hits do not support a reliable comparison. You can still select this batter; the exhibition uses estimated performance.
Duke CarmelOutfielders28batting44101.227——
Not enough dataThe available at-bats and hits do not support a reliable comparison. You can still select this batter; the exhibition uses estimated performance.
Doug ClemensOutfielders22batting611.167——
Not enough dataThe available at-bats and hits do not support a reliable comparison. You can still select this batter; the exhibition uses estimated performance.
Curt FloodOutfielders21batting6622005.302——
Average (59) — 26 of 300 batters in the available 1963 rostersBatting average and home runs per at-bat inform this hitting score, using 662 at-bats and 5 home runs from the source. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Charlie JamesOutfielders23batting3479310.268——
Average (55) — 65 of 300 batters in the available 1963 rostersBatting average and home runs per at-bat inform this hitting score, using 347 at-bats and 10 home runs from the source. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Gary KolbOutfielders20batting96263.271——
Average (53) — 93 of 300 batters in the available 1963 rostersBatting average and home runs per at-bat inform this hitting score, using 96 at-bats and 3 home runs from the source. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Stan MusialOutfielders6batting3378612.255——
Average (53) — 93 of 300 batters in the available 1963 rostersBatting average and home runs per at-bat inform this hitting score, using 337 at-bats and 12 home runs from the source. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Mike ShannonOutfielders18batting2681.308——
Not enough dataThe available at-bats and hits do not support a reliable comparison. You can still select this batter; the exhibition uses estimated performance.
Corky WithrowOutfielders29batting900.000——
Not enough dataThe available at-bats and hits do not support a reliable comparison. You can still select this batter; the exhibition uses estimated performance.
Jim BeauchampOutfielders17batting300.000——
Not enough dataThe available at-bats and hits do not support a reliable comparison. You can still select this batter; the exhibition uses estimated performance.
Jeoff LongOutfielders10batting510.200——
Not enough dataThe available at-bats and hits do not support a reliable comparison. You can still select this batter; the exhibition uses estimated performance.
Red SchoendienstOutfielders2batting500.000——
Not enough dataThe available at-bats and hits do not support a reliable comparison. You can still select this batter; the exhibition uses estimated performance.

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Exhibition rules use nine hitters, including a DH, and one pitcher. The numbered slots are the batting order. Pick each player once. Opponent: 1963 Baltimore Orioles. Players without a rating remain selectable with estimated performance.

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    Roster and statistics adapted from Wikipedia contributors, 1963 St. Louis Cardinals season. Retrieved 2026-09-30T12:31:20.173108+00:00. Source material is under CC BY-SA 4.0. We grouped roster entries, excluded staff, joined stats by Wikipedia page title, converted baseball innings notation to outs, and derived approximate ratings and simulated outcomes. No official affiliation.