1963 Washington Senators season
The 1963 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing tenth in the American League with a record of 56 wins and 106 losses.
Offseason
- October 5, 1962: Paul Casanova was signed as a free agent by the Senators.
- November 26, 1962: 1962 first-year draft
- *Lou Piniella was drafted by the Senators from the Cleveland Indians.
- *Brant Alyea was drafted by the Senators from the Cincinnati Reds.
- Prior to 1963 season: Lou Klimchock was acquired by the Senators from the Milwaukee Braves.
Regular season
- September 2, 1963: Ed Hobaugh hit a home run in the last at bat of his career.
Notable transactions
- April 2, 1963: Minnie Miñoso was purchased by the Senators from the St. Louis Cardinals.
- May 6, 1963: Lou Klimchock was returned by the Senators to the Milwaukee Braves.
- May 8, 1963: Hobie Landrith was purchased by the Senators from the Baltimore Orioles.
- May 23, 1963: Jimmy Piersall was traded by the Senators to the New York Mets for Gil Hodges.
- June 24, 1963: Don Zimmer was purchased by the Senators from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Ken Retzer | 95 | 265 | 64 | .242 | 5 | 31 |
| 1B | Bobo Osborne | 125 | 358 | 76 | .212 | 12 | 44 |
| 2B | Chuck Cottier | 113 | 337 | 69 | .205 | 5 | 21 |
| SS | Ed Brinkman | 145 | 514 | 117 | .228 | 7 | 45 |
| 3B | Don Zimmer | 83 | 298 | 74 | .248 | 13 | 44 |
| LF | Chuck Hinton | 150 | 566 | 152 | .269 | 15 | 55 |
| CF | Don Lock | 149 | 531 | 134 | .252 | 27 | 82 |
| RF | Jim King | 136 | 459 | 106 | .231 | 24 | 62 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Dick Phillips | 124 | 321 | 76 | .237 | 10 | 32 |
| 109 | 315 | 72 | .229 | 4 | 30 | |
| Don Blasingame | 69 | 254 | 65 | .256 | 2 | 12 |
| Don Leppert | 73 | 211 | 50 | .237 | 6 | 24 |
| Marv Breeding | 58 | 197 | 54 | .274 | 1 | 14 |
| Tom Brown | 61 | 116 | 17 | .147 | 1 | 4 |
| Hobie Landrith | 42 | 103 | 18 | .175 | 1 | 7 |
| Jim Piersall | 29 | 94 | 23 | .245 | 1 | 5 |
| John Kennedy | 36 | 62 | 11 | .177 | 0 | 4 |
| Ken Hunt | 7 | 20 | 4 | .200 | 1 | 4 |
| Cal Neeman | 14 | 18 | 1 | .056 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Schmidt | 9 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 2 | |
| Johnny Schaive | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Shetrone | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Claude Osteen | 40 | 212.1 | 9 | 14 | 3.35 | 109 |
| Don Rudolph | 37 | 174.0 | 7 | 19 | 4.55 | 70 |
| Tom Cheney | 23 | 136.1 | 8 | 9 | 2.71 | 97 |
| Dave Stenhouse | 16 | 87.0 | 3 | 9 | 4.55 | 47 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Bennie Daniels | 35 | 168.2 | 5 | 10 | 4.38 | 88 |
| Jim Duckworth | 37 | 120.2 | 4 | 12 | 6.04 | 66 |
| Steve Ridzik | 20 | 89.2 | 5 | 6 | 4.82 | 47 |
| Jim Hannan | 13 | 27.2 | 2 | 2 | 4.88 | 14 |
| Ron Moeller | 8 | 24.1 | 2 | 0 | 6.29 | 10 |
| 10 | 23.1 | 2 | 2 | 5.79 | 10 | |
| Art Quirk | 7 | 21.0 | 1 | 0 | 4.29 | 12 |
| Ed Hobaugh | 9 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 6.19 | 11 |
| Jack Jenkins | 4 | 12.1 | 0 | 2 | 5.84 | 5 |
| 5 | 11.2 | 0 | 3 | 7.71 | 7 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Ron Kline | 62 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 2.79 | 49 |
| Pete Burnside | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.15 | 23 |
| Ed Roebuck | 26 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3.30 | 25 |
| Jim Bronstad | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5.65 | 22 |
| Jim Coates | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5.28 | 31 |
| Steve Hamilton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |
Awards and honors
All-Star Game- Don Leppert, reserve