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Jamee999 · 12-28-2019, 03:47 PM

1963

Changes

Swap two team best - Outfielders Earl Robinson (Cleveland) and Willie Mays (Cleveland) are traded for each other.
3 less fan loyalty - Durham's fan loyalty is reduced to 0 from 2.
Shorten schedule - The schedule will now be 142 games long.

Off-Season
- Joe Adcock signed with the Cubs in free agency.
- Eddie Mathews moved from the Pirates to the Reds.
- Center fielder Jim Piersall moved from the Orioles to the Philadelphia Athletics.

American League East
New York Yankees (75-67)
Boston Red Sox (72-70)
Philadelphia Athletics (72-70)
Baltimore Orioles (61-81)
American League Central
Cleveland Indians (85-57)
Chicago White Sox (81-61)
Washington Senators (73-69)
Detroit Tigers (54-88)
American League West
Kansas City Royals (87-55)
California Angels (69-73)
Vancouver Canadians (66-76)
Minnesota Twins (57-85)

AL MVP: Willie McCovey (Vancouver) (2nd award)
AL CYA: John Buzhardt (Philadelphia)
AL ROY: Mike Cuellar (Kansas City)
AL RMA: Tony Balsamo (Chicago)
AL MOY: Satchel Paige (Kansas City) (2nd award)

National League East
New York Giants (98-44)
Philadelphia Phillies (81-61)
Brooklyn Dodgers (68-74)
National League Central
Durham Bulls (58-84)
Pittsburgh Pirates (57-85)
Cincinnati Reds (56-86)
National League West
Milwaukee Brewers (86-56)
Atlanta Braves (84-58)
St. Louis Cardinals (68-74)
Chicago Cubs (54-88)

NL MVP: Curt Flood (Brooklyn)
NL MOP: Don Drysdale (Atlanta) (3rd award)
NL ROY: Mike White (New York)
NL RMA: Don Gross (Milwaukee) (3rd award)
NL MOY: Arlie Tarbert (New York) (2nd award, 1st in NL)

Statistical Leaders
Batting Average: Harvey Kuenn (Washington) .343, Lou Brock (Atlanta) .369
Home Runs: Willie McCovey (Vancouver) 12, Eddie Mathews (Cincinnati) 14
Runs Batted In: Joe Pepitone (Vancouver) 115, Ed Bouchee (New York) 109
Stolen Bases: Willie Davis (California) 77, Gary Geiger (Atlanta) 48
WAR: Joe Cunningham (California) 6.5, Curt Flood (Brooklyn) 8.1

Wins: John Buzhardt (Philadelphia) / Phil Ortega (Chicago) 21, Don Drysdale (Atlanta) 21
ERA: Wilbur Wood (Boston) 2.94, Cal McLish (Cincinnati) 2.61
Strikeouts: Bob Gibson (Cleveland) 111, Sam McDowell (New York) 181
Saves: Tom Butters (Washington) 36, Jim Owens (Atlanta) 44
WAR: John Buzhardt (Philadelphia) 6.5, Don Drysdale (Atlanta) 9.5

Notes
- Willie Mays, Jim Pagliaroni, Matty Alou, and Bob Gibson led Cleveland to the postseason.
- Mike Cuellar was still rookie-eligible despite winning World Series MVP last year.
- Dick Williams, Richie Ashburn, and Ed Bouchee were key members of the Giants' strong lineup.
- The Pirates lost their last fourteen games of the season, blowing their shot at winning the division.
- The Bulls made the postseason despite barely winning 40% of their games.

Achievements & Milestones
- Curt Flood (Brooklyn), Roger Maris (Cleveland), and Floyd Robinson (Vancouver) all had six hit games.
- Roger Maris (Cleveland) hit for the cycle.
- Herb Score (Phillies), Chuck Estrada (Washington), and Ralph Terry (Atlanta) threw no-hitters.
- Duke Snider (Phillies, 36) picked up his 2000th hit.

Division Series
- New York (5 wins) and Kansas City (4 wins) advanced. Cleveland (3 wins) and Chicago (0 wins) were eliminated.
- Jim Fregosi (Kansas City) drove in Al Kaline to give the Royals a 2-1 win over the Yankees in the tenth inning of the first round robin game.
- Cleveland won their first game as a pitchers duel was broken up in the ninth inning. Don Buford singled, Willie Mays doubled, Frank Howard was intentionally walked, and then Roger Maris hit the walk-off single for a 1-0 win over the White Sox.
- Marv Throneberry (New York) drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the eleventh inning against Cleveland, to win the game 5-4.
- Bobby Del Greco (New York) drove a ball into center field with two outs in the bottom of the eleventh inning to give the Yanks a 10-9 win over the White Sox.
- Jim O'Toole (Kansas City) finished the round with a shutout of the hapless White Sox. Vic Wertz had four hits for the Royals.
- Atlanta and New York (4 wins) advanced. Durham (3 wins) and Milwaukee (1 win) were eliminated.
- Tony Taylor (Atlanta) had a five hit game as the Braves started the postseason with a 10-2 win over Milwaukee.
- Pinch-hitter Lou Brock (Atlanta) drove in two runs on a walk-off hit as the Braves downed the Giants, 8-7.
- Vic Power (Durham) was 4-5 with two doubles and a triple as the Bulls beat the Braves 11-6.
- Jim Perry (Milwaukee) threw a six-hit shutout against the Giants in a 2-0 win.
- Ralph Terry (Atlanta) threw a magnificent no-hitter in Milwaukee in a 5-0 Braves win.
- The Braves rallied from the brink of possible elimination, scoring nine times in the ninth frame against the Giants, winning 11-3. Felipe Alou had two RBI hits in the inning.
- Gary Geiger (Atlanta) drove in ten runs.

ALCS
- Kansas City defeated New York, 4 games to 1.
- Al Kaline cracked seven hits to win series MVP.
- Bob Sadowski (Kansas City) sealed the series win with a two-hit shutout in Game Five, a 5-0 Royals win.
- Sadowski took the win in Games One and Five.
- The Royals also won back-to-back pennants in 1952 and 1953.
NLCS
- Atlanta defeated New York, 4 games to 3.
- MVP Felipe Alou had eleven hits in the series.
- The Giants rallied from being 8-1 down after six innings in Game One, scoring two in the seventh, four in the eighth, and two in the ninth to win 9-8. Don Lock hit the winning single for the G-Men.
- Mike White and Richie Ashburn (New York) both had two RBI hits in the top of the tenth inning of Game Six, sending the series to a deciding game in a 7-3 win.
- Norm Siebern (Atlanta) had the series-winning hit, a 13th inning RBI single, bringing home Clem Labine for a 4-3 Braves win.
- Atlanta won the pennant for the fourth time in five years.

World Series
- Kansas City defeated Atlanta, 5 games to 3.
- Roberto Clemente was series MVP. He was 12-30 with ten RBI.
- Dick Gray (Kansas City) scored four times in a 6-1 Game Three win.
- Earl Francis (Atlanta) threw a shutout in Game Six, and his teammates piled on eight runs for the Braves win.
- Lee Thomas (Kansas City) scored the go-ahead in the top of the ninth inning of Game Eight, and Dick Radatz closed the game out for a 7-6 KC win.
- Catcher John Roseboro had twelve hits for the Royals, while Jerry Lumpe drove in ten runs.
- Bob Sadowski (Kansas City) won Games Two and Five.
- Back-to-back championships for KC.

Retirements
- Don Newcombe. Hurler who labored for bad teams in Cincinnati and Minnesota. 165-175 and a 99+ ERA.
- Jerry Priddy. Yankees and Brewers second baseman. Six-time All-Star and Silver Slugger, seven-time Gold Glove winner. 122 OPS+ over long career. Ring in 1953.
- Pee Wee Reese. Five-time Gold Glover at shortstop. 92 career OPS+ but very good all-around player nonetheless. Ring in 1954 with St. Louis.
- Johnny Schmitz. Tigers ace who was 1942 and 1950 AL Cy Young winner and 1947 WS MVP. Six-time All-Star with 325-248 record and 136 ERA+. Two rings.
- Warren Spahn. Veteran ace for Indians, Athletics, Seals, and others. Only three All-Stars, but a 278-244 record and a 111 ERA+.
- Vic Wertz. 1951 NL MVP, 1956 ALCS MVP. Braves and Red Sox slugger who totaled 440 career homers. Three-time NL batting champ with a 155 OPS+. Ring with the Royals this year.

Hall of Fame
MARVIN HOWARD "MARV" BREUER
Starting Pitcher
Washington Senators 1939-1955, San Francisco Seals 1956-1957, Montreal Expos 1958, Minnesota Twins 1959
5x AL CYA, 4x WS, 2x WS MVP, NLCS MVP, ALDS MVP, 8x AS
354-206, 2.17 ERA, 5300.1 IP, 1960 K, 150 ERA+, 165.7 WAR

CHARLES HERBERT "CHUCK" KLEIN
Outfielder
Minnesota Twins 1928-1932, New York Giants 1933-1934, Texas Rangers 1935-1941
2x AL MVP, AL ROY, 6x AS, 6x SS
.232/.326/.504, 1417 H, 287 2B, 24 3B, 442 HR, 1060 RBI, 865 BB, 16 SB, 189 OPS+, 58.3 WAR

STANLEY FRANK "STAN" MUSIAL
Center Fielder
Durham Bulls 1941-1956, Montreal Expos 1957, St. Louis Cardinals 1958
WS, NL ROY, 7x AS, 2x SS
.213/.337/.442, 1917 H, 563 2B, 84 3B, 445 HR, 1341 RBI, 1670 BB, 45 SB, 166 OPS+, 131.7 WAR

HENRY JOHN "HANK" SAUER
Outfielder
Texas Rangers 1941-1943, Brooklyn Dodgers 1944-1949, St. Louis Cardinals 1950-1953, Chicago Cubs 1954-1956, New York Giants 1957, Philadelphia Athletics 1958, Seattle Mariners 1959
2x NL MVP, 2x WS, NLCS MVP, 6x AS, 5x SS
.190/.312/.471, 1669 H, 348 2B, 32 3B, 684 HR, 1702 RBI, 1535 BB, 1 SB, 171 OPS+, 93.6 WAR

Draft
- Detroit picked pitcher Bill Singer first overall.
- Phil Niekro went second to the Cubs.
- Cincinnati used the third selection on Paul Blair.
- Adolfo Phillips went to Cincinnati at #4.
- The Twins picked Tony Conigliaro fifth.
- Tony Perez went to Durham, sixth overall.

Roberto Clement won World Series MVP.

Curt Flood was the National League's Most Valuable Player.

12-28-2019, 03:47 PM	#88
Jamee999 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 772	1963 Changes Swap two team best - Outfielders Earl Robinson (Cleveland) and Willie Mays (Cleveland) are traded for each other. 3 less fan loyalty - Durham's fan loyalty is reduced to 0 from 2. Shorten schedule - The schedule will now be 142 games long. Off-Season - Joe Adcock signed with the Cubs in free agency. - Eddie Mathews moved from the Pirates to the Reds. - Center fielder Jim Piersall moved from the Orioles to the Philadelphia Athletics. American League East New York Yankees (75-67) Boston Red Sox (72-70) Philadelphia Athletics (72-70) Baltimore Orioles (61-81) American League Central Cleveland Indians (85-57) Chicago White Sox (81-61) Washington Senators (73-69) Detroit Tigers (54-88) American League West Kansas City Royals (87-55) California Angels (69-73) Vancouver Canadians (66-76) Minnesota Twins (57-85) AL MVP: Willie McCovey (Vancouver) (2nd award) AL CYA: John Buzhardt (Philadelphia) AL ROY: Mike Cuellar (Kansas City) AL RMA: Tony Balsamo (Chicago) AL MOY: Satchel Paige (Kansas City) (2nd award) National League East New York Giants (98-44) Philadelphia Phillies (81-61) Brooklyn Dodgers (68-74) National League Central Durham Bulls (58-84) Pittsburgh Pirates (57-85) Cincinnati Reds (56-86) National League West Milwaukee Brewers (86-56) Atlanta Braves (84-58) St. Louis Cardinals (68-74) Chicago Cubs (54-88) NL MVP: Curt Flood (Brooklyn) NL MOP: Don Drysdale (Atlanta) (3rd award) NL ROY: Mike White (New York) NL RMA: Don Gross (Milwaukee) (3rd award) NL MOY: Arlie Tarbert (New York) (2nd award, 1st in NL) Statistical Leaders Batting Average: Harvey Kuenn (Washington) .343, Lou Brock (Atlanta) .369 Home Runs: Willie McCovey (Vancouver) 12, Eddie Mathews (Cincinnati) 14 Runs Batted In: Joe Pepitone (Vancouver) 115, Ed Bouchee (New York) 109 Stolen Bases: Willie Davis (California) 77, Gary Geiger (Atlanta) 48 WAR: Joe Cunningham (California) 6.5, Curt Flood (Brooklyn) 8.1 Wins: John Buzhardt (Philadelphia) / Phil Ortega (Chicago) 21, Don Drysdale (Atlanta) 21 ERA: Wilbur Wood (Boston) 2.94, Cal McLish (Cincinnati) 2.61 Strikeouts: Bob Gibson (Cleveland) 111, Sam McDowell (New York) 181 Saves: Tom Butters (Washington) 36, Jim Owens (Atlanta) 44 WAR: John Buzhardt (Philadelphia) 6.5, Don Drysdale (Atlanta) 9.5 Notes - Willie Mays, Jim Pagliaroni, Matty Alou, and Bob Gibson led Cleveland to the postseason. - Mike Cuellar was still rookie-eligible despite winning World Series MVP last year. - Dick Williams, Richie Ashburn, and Ed Bouchee were key members of the Giants' strong lineup. - The Pirates lost their last fourteen games of the season, blowing their shot at winning the division. - The Bulls made the postseason despite barely winning 40% of their games. Achievements & Milestones - Curt Flood (Brooklyn), Roger Maris (Cleveland), and Floyd Robinson (Vancouver) all had six hit games. - Roger Maris (Cleveland) hit for the cycle. - Herb Score (Phillies), Chuck Estrada (Washington), and Ralph Terry (Atlanta) threw no-hitters. - Duke Snider (Phillies, 36) picked up his 2000th hit. Division Series - New York (5 wins) and Kansas City (4 wins) advanced. Cleveland (3 wins) and Chicago (0 wins) were eliminated. - Jim Fregosi (Kansas City) drove in Al Kaline to give the Royals a 2-1 win over the Yankees in the tenth inning of the first round robin game. - Cleveland won their first game as a pitchers duel was broken up in the ninth inning. Don Buford singled, Willie Mays doubled, Frank Howard was intentionally walked, and then Roger Maris hit the walk-off single for a 1-0 win over the White Sox. - Marv Throneberry (New York) drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the eleventh inning against Cleveland, to win the game 5-4. - Bobby Del Greco (New York) drove a ball into center field with two outs in the bottom of the eleventh inning to give the Yanks a 10-9 win over the White Sox. - Jim O'Toole (Kansas City) finished the round with a shutout of the hapless White Sox. Vic Wertz had four hits for the Royals. - Atlanta and New York (4 wins) advanced. Durham (3 wins) and Milwaukee (1 win) were eliminated. - Tony Taylor (Atlanta) had a five hit game as the Braves started the postseason with a 10-2 win over Milwaukee. - Pinch-hitter Lou Brock (Atlanta) drove in two runs on a walk-off hit as the Braves downed the Giants, 8-7. - Vic Power (Durham) was 4-5 with two doubles and a triple as the Bulls beat the Braves 11-6. - Jim Perry (Milwaukee) threw a six-hit shutout against the Giants in a 2-0 win. - Ralph Terry (Atlanta) threw a magnificent no-hitter in Milwaukee in a 5-0 Braves win. - The Braves rallied from the brink of possible elimination, scoring nine times in the ninth frame against the Giants, winning 11-3. Felipe Alou had two RBI hits in the inning. - Gary Geiger (Atlanta) drove in ten runs. ALCS - Kansas City defeated New York, 4 games to 1. - Al Kaline cracked seven hits to win series MVP. - Bob Sadowski (Kansas City) sealed the series win with a two-hit shutout in Game Five, a 5-0 Royals win. - Sadowski took the win in Games One and Five. - The Royals also won back-to-back pennants in 1952 and 1953. NLCS - Atlanta defeated New York, 4 games to 3. - MVP Felipe Alou had eleven hits in the series. - The Giants rallied from being 8-1 down after six innings in Game One, scoring two in the seventh, four in the eighth, and two in the ninth to win 9-8. Don Lock hit the winning single for the G-Men. - Mike White and Richie Ashburn (New York) both had two RBI hits in the top of the tenth inning of Game Six, sending the series to a deciding game in a 7-3 win. - Norm Siebern (Atlanta) had the series-winning hit, a 13th inning RBI single, bringing home Clem Labine for a 4-3 Braves win. - Atlanta won the pennant for the fourth time in five years. World Series - Kansas City defeated Atlanta, 5 games to 3. - Roberto Clemente was series MVP. He was 12-30 with ten RBI. - Dick Gray (Kansas City) scored four times in a 6-1 Game Three win. - Earl Francis (Atlanta) threw a shutout in Game Six, and his teammates piled on eight runs for the Braves win. - Lee Thomas (Kansas City) scored the go-ahead in the top of the ninth inning of Game Eight, and Dick Radatz closed the game out for a 7-6 KC win. - Catcher John Roseboro had twelve hits for the Royals, while Jerry Lumpe drove in ten runs. - Bob Sadowski (Kansas City) won Games Two and Five. - Back-to-back championships for KC. Retirements - Don Newcombe. Hurler who labored for bad teams in Cincinnati and Minnesota. 165-175 and a 99+ ERA. - Jerry Priddy. Yankees and Brewers second baseman. Six-time All-Star and Silver Slugger, seven-time Gold Glove winner. 122 OPS+ over long career. Ring in 1953. - Pee Wee Reese. Five-time Gold Glover at shortstop. 92 career OPS+ but very good all-around player nonetheless. Ring in 1954 with St. Louis. - Johnny Schmitz. Tigers ace who was 1942 and 1950 AL Cy Young winner and 1947 WS MVP. Six-time All-Star with 325-248 record and 136 ERA+. Two rings. - Warren Spahn. Veteran ace for Indians, Athletics, Seals, and others. Only three All-Stars, but a 278-244 record and a 111 ERA+. - Vic Wertz. 1951 NL MVP, 1956 ALCS MVP. Braves and Red Sox slugger who totaled 440 career homers. Three-time NL batting champ with a 155 OPS+. Ring with the Royals this year. Hall of Fame MARVIN HOWARD "MARV" BREUER Starting Pitcher Washington Senators 1939-1955, San Francisco Seals 1956-1957, Montreal Expos 1958, Minnesota Twins 1959 5x AL CYA, 4x WS, 2x WS MVP, NLCS MVP, ALDS MVP, 8x AS 354-206, 2.17 ERA, 5300.1 IP, 1960 K, 150 ERA+, 165.7 WAR CHARLES HERBERT "CHUCK" KLEIN Outfielder Minnesota Twins 1928-1932, New York Giants 1933-1934, Texas Rangers 1935-1941 2x AL MVP, AL ROY, 6x AS, 6x SS .232/.326/.504, 1417 H, 287 2B, 24 3B, 442 HR, 1060 RBI, 865 BB, 16 SB, 189 OPS+, 58.3 WAR STANLEY FRANK "STAN" MUSIAL Center Fielder Durham Bulls 1941-1956, Montreal Expos 1957, St. Louis Cardinals 1958 WS, NL ROY, 7x AS, 2x SS .213/.337/.442, 1917 H, 563 2B, 84 3B, 445 HR, 1341 RBI, 1670 BB, 45 SB, 166 OPS+, 131.7 WAR HENRY JOHN "HANK" SAUER Outfielder Texas Rangers 1941-1943, Brooklyn Dodgers 1944-1949, St. Louis Cardinals 1950-1953, Chicago Cubs 1954-1956, New York Giants 1957, Philadelphia Athletics 1958, Seattle Mariners 1959 2x NL MVP, 2x WS, NLCS MVP, 6x AS, 5x SS .190/.312/.471, 1669 H, 348 2B, 32 3B, 684 HR, 1702 RBI, 1535 BB, 1 SB, 171 OPS+, 93.6 WAR Draft - Detroit picked pitcher Bill Singer first overall. - Phil Niekro went second to the Cubs. - Cincinnati used the third selection on Paul Blair. - Adolfo Phillips went to Cincinnati at #4. - The Twins picked Tony Conigliaro fifth. - Tony Perez went to Durham, sixth overall. Roberto Clement won World Series MVP. Curt Flood was the National League's Most Valuable Player.