1963 Cleveland Indians Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 79-83
Finished 5th in the AL
Attendance: 562,507, Avg. 9,331
Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium
Manager: Birdie Tebbetts (79-83)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1963 Cleveland Indians StatisticsTeam Record: 79-83
Finished 5th in the AL
Attendance: 562,507, Avg. 9,331
Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium
Manager: Birdie Tebbetts (79-83)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1963 Cleveland Indians Roster
The Cleveland Indians of the American League ended the 1963 season with a record of 79 wins and 83 losses, finishing fifth in the AL.
The Indians scored 635 runs and allowed 702 runs. Max Alvis paced Cleveland with 22 home runs, while Woodie Held, Willie Kirkland and Fred Whitfield each walloped 20 or more also. Max Alvis recorded 67 runs batted in and topped all regular hitters by hitting .274. Mudcat Grant and Jack Kralick led the squad with 13 wins each, and Jack Kralick recorded a 2.92 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Birdie Tebbetts coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 634
Regular Season Runs Against: 699
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 9, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Minnesota Twins 4 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 10, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Minnesota Twins 5 | L | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| April 11, 1963 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | ||
| April 13, 1963 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-3 | ||
| April 14, 1963 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-3 | ||
| April 16, 1963 | Washington Senators 0 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-3 | ||
| April 19, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Baltimore Orioles 8 | L | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3-4 | ||
| April 20, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Baltimore Orioles 8 | L | 2-2 | 1-3 | 3-5 | ||
| April 21, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Baltimore Orioles 7 | L | 2-2 | 1-4 | 3-6 | ||
| April 21, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Baltimore Orioles 0 | W | 2-2 | 2-4 | 4-6 | ||
| April 24, 1963 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 3-2 | 2-4 | 5-6 | ||
| April 27, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 1 at New York Yankees 8 | L | 3-2 | 2-5 | 5-7 | ||
| April 28, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 0 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 3-2 | 2-6 | 5-8 | ||
| May 1, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Kansas City Athletics 11 | L | 3-2 | 2-7 | 5-9 | ||
| May 2, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 15 at Kansas City Athletics 6 | W | 3-2 | 3-7 | 6-9 | ||
| May 3, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Los Angeles Angels 1 | W | 3-2 | 4-7 | 7-9 | ||
| May 4, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Los Angeles Angels 0 | W | 3-2 | 5-7 | 8-9 | ||
| May 5, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Los Angeles Angels 3 | W | 3-2 | 6-7 | 9-9 | ||
| May 7, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 3-2 | 7-7 | 10-9 | ||
| May 8, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Washington Senators 6 | L | 3-2 | 7-8 | 10-10 | ||
| May 9, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Washington Senators 6 | L | 3-2 | 7-9 | 10-11 | ||
| May 10, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Detroit Tigers 14 | L | 3-2 | 7-10 | 10-12 | ||
| May 11, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 3-2 | 8-10 | 11-12 | ||
| May 12, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 9 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 3-2 | 9-10 | 12-12 | ||
| May 14, 1963 | Kansas City Athletics 5 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 3-3 | 9-10 | 12-13 | ||
| May 15, 1963 | Kansas City Athletics 0 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 4-3 | 9-10 | 13-13 | ||
| May 16, 1963 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 5-3 | 9-10 | 14-13 | ||
| May 17, 1963 | Minnesota Twins 11 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 5-4 | 9-10 | 14-14 | ||
| May 18, 1963 | Minnesota Twins 8 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 5-5 | 9-10 | 14-15 | ||
| May 19, 1963 | Minnesota Twins 4 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 6-5 | 9-10 | 15-15 | ||
| May 19, 1963 | Minnesota Twins 7 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 6-6 | 9-10 | 15-16 | ||
| May 20, 1963 | Los Angeles Angels 5 at Cleveland Indians 7 | W | 7-6 | 9-10 | 16-16 | ||
| May 22, 1963 | Los Angeles Angels 7 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 7-7 | 9-10 | 16-17 | ||
| May 24, 1963 | Baltimore Orioles 7 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 7-8 | 9-10 | 16-18 | ||
| May 25, 1963 | Baltimore Orioles 6 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 7-9 | 9-10 | 16-19 | ||
| May 26, 1963 | Baltimore Orioles 10 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 7-10 | 9-10 | 16-20 | ||
| May 26, 1963 | Baltimore Orioles 6 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 7-11 | 9-10 | 16-21 | ||
| May 28, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 7-11 | 10-10 | 17-21 | ||
| May 30, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 7-11 | 10-11 | 17-22 | ||
| May 30, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Chicago White Sox 8 | L | 7-11 | 10-12 | 17-23 | ||
| May 31, 1963 | New York Yankees 4 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 7-12 | 10-12 | 17-24 | ||
| June 1, 1963 | New York Yankees 5 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 7-13 | 10-12 | 17-25 | ||
| June 2, 1963 | New York Yankees 2 at Cleveland Indians 7 | W | 8-13 | 10-12 | 18-25 | ||
| June 2, 1963 | New York Yankees 0 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 9-13 | 10-12 | 19-25 | ||
| June 4, 1963 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 10-13 | 10-12 | 20-25 | ||
| June 5, 1963 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 10-14 | 10-12 | 20-26 | ||
| June 7, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 10-14 | 11-12 | 21-26 | ||
| June 8, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 10-14 | 12-12 | 22-26 | ||
| June 9, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 10-14 | 13-12 | 23-26 | ||
| June 10, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | W | 10-14 | 14-12 | 24-26 | ||
| June 11, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 9 at Baltimore Orioles 5 | W | 10-14 | 15-12 | 25-26 | ||
| June 12, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 12 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 10-14 | 16-12 | 26-26 | ||
| June 13, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 10-14 | 17-12 | 27-26 | ||
| June 14, 1963 | Washington Senators 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 11-14 | 17-12 | 28-26 | ||
| June 14, 1963 | Washington Senators 5 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 11-15 | 17-12 | 28-27 | ||
| June 15, 1963 | Washington Senators 0 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 12-15 | 17-12 | 29-27 | ||
| June 16, 1963 | Washington Senators 2 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 13-15 | 17-12 | 30-27 | ||
| June 16, 1963 | Washington Senators 4 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 14-15 | 17-12 | 31-27 | ||
| June 17, 1963 | Washington Senators 0 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 15-15 | 17-12 | 32-27 | ||
| June 18, 1963 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Cleveland Indians 7 | W | 16-15 | 17-12 | 33-27 | ||
| June 19, 1963 | Baltimore Orioles 6 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 16-16 | 17-12 | 33-28 | ||
| June 19, 1963 | Baltimore Orioles 4 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 17-16 | 17-12 | 34-28 | ||
| June 20, 1963 | Baltimore Orioles 8 at Cleveland Indians 11 | W | 18-16 | 17-12 | 35-28 | ||
| June 21, 1963 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 18-17 | 17-12 | 35-29 | ||
| June 22, 1963 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 18-18 | 17-12 | 35-30 | ||
| June 23, 1963 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 18-19 | 17-12 | 35-31 | ||
| June 23, 1963 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 19-19 | 17-12 | 36-31 | ||
| June 24, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Boston Red Sox 7 | L | 19-19 | 17-13 | 36-32 | ||
| June 25, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 19-19 | 17-14 | 36-33 | ||
| June 25, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 19-19 | 17-15 | 36-34 | ||
| June 26, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 19-19 | 17-16 | 36-35 | ||
| June 27, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 19-19 | 18-16 | 37-35 | ||
| June 28, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Chicago White Sox 3 | W | 19-19 | 19-16 | 38-35 | ||
| June 29, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 19-19 | 20-16 | 39-35 | ||
| June 30, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 19-19 | 20-17 | 39-36 | ||
| June 30, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 19-19 | 21-17 | 40-36 | ||
| July 2, 1963 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 19-20 | 21-17 | 40-37 | ||
| July 3, 1963 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 19-21 | 21-17 | 40-38 | ||
| July 4, 1963 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 20-21 | 21-17 | 41-38 | ||
| July 4, 1963 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Cleveland Indians 7 | W | 21-21 | 21-17 | 42-38 | ||
| July 5, 1963 | New York Yankees 1 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 22-21 | 21-17 | 43-38 | ||
| July 6, 1963 | New York Yankees 11 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 22-22 | 21-17 | 43-39 | ||
| July 7, 1963 | New York Yankees 7 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 22-23 | 21-17 | 43-40 | ||
| July 7, 1963 | New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Indians 11 | W | 23-23 | 21-17 | 44-40 | ||
| July 11, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Kansas City Athletics 6 | W | 23-23 | 22-17 | 45-40 | ||
| July 13, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Kansas City Athletics 4 | W | 23-23 | 23-17 | 46-40 | ||
| July 13, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Kansas City Athletics 6 | L | 23-23 | 23-18 | 46-41 | ||
| July 14, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Minnesota Twins 8 | L | 23-23 | 23-19 | 46-42 | ||
| July 14, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Minnesota Twins 5 | L | 23-23 | 23-20 | 46-43 | ||
| July 15, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Minnesota Twins 13 | L | 23-23 | 23-21 | 46-44 | ||
| July 16, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Los Angeles Angels 2 | L | 23-23 | 23-22 | 46-45 | ||
| July 17, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Los Angeles Angels 7 | L | 23-23 | 23-23 | 46-46 | ||
| July 17, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Los Angeles Angels 1 | L | 23-23 | 23-24 | 46-47 | ||
| July 20, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 4 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 23-23 | 23-25 | 46-48 | ||
| July 21, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 4 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 23-23 | 23-26 | 46-49 | ||
| July 21, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 2 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 23-23 | 23-27 | 46-50 | ||
| July 23, 1963 | Minnesota Twins 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 24-23 | 23-27 | 47-50 | ||
| July 24, 1963 | Minnesota Twins 5 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 24-24 | 23-27 | 47-51 | ||
| July 24, 1963 | Minnesota Twins 9 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 24-25 | 23-27 | 47-52 | ||
| July 25, 1963 | Minnesota Twins 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 25-25 | 23-27 | 48-52 | ||
| July 26, 1963 | Kansas City Athletics 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 26-25 | 23-27 | 49-52 | ||
| July 27, 1963 | Kansas City Athletics 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 27-25 | 23-27 | 50-52 | ||
| July 28, 1963 | Kansas City Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 27-26 | 23-27 | 50-53 | ||
| July 28, 1963 | Kansas City Athletics 7 at Cleveland Indians 12 | W | 28-26 | 23-27 | 51-53 | ||
| July 29, 1963 | Los Angeles Angels 11 at Cleveland Indians 0 | L | 28-27 | 23-27 | 51-54 | ||
| July 30, 1963 | Los Angeles Angels 6 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 28-28 | 23-27 | 51-55 | ||
| July 31, 1963 | Los Angeles Angels 5 at Cleveland Indians 9 | W | 29-28 | 23-27 | 52-55 | ||
| July 31, 1963 | Los Angeles Angels 0 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 30-28 | 23-27 | 53-55 | ||
| August 2, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 9 at Detroit Tigers 10 | L | 30-28 | 23-28 | 53-56 | ||
| August 3, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 30-28 | 23-29 | 53-57 | ||
| August 4, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 30-28 | 23-30 | 53-58 | ||
| August 4, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 30-28 | 24-30 | 54-58 | ||
| August 6, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Baltimore Orioles 6 | L | 30-28 | 24-31 | 54-59 | ||
| August 7, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Baltimore Orioles 1 | W | 30-28 | 25-31 | 55-59 | ||
| August 8, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Baltimore Orioles 0 | W | 30-28 | 26-31 | 56-59 | ||
| August 9, 1963 | Kansas City Athletics 5 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 30-29 | 26-31 | 56-60 | ||
| August 10, 1963 | Kansas City Athletics 6 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 30-30 | 26-31 | 56-61 | ||
| August 11, 1963 | Kansas City Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 31-30 | 26-31 | 57-61 | ||
| August 13, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 31-30 | 26-32 | 57-62 | ||
| August 14, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 31-30 | 27-32 | 58-62 | ||
| August 16, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Boston Red Sox 7 | L | 31-30 | 27-33 | 58-63 | ||
| August 17, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Boston Red Sox 10 | L | 31-30 | 27-34 | 58-64 | ||
| August 18, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 31-30 | 28-34 | 59-64 | ||
| August 19, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 31-30 | 29-34 | 60-64 | ||
| August 20, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 2 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 31-30 | 30-34 | 61-64 | ||
| August 21, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 1 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 31-30 | 30-35 | 61-65 | ||
| August 22, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 7 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 31-30 | 31-35 | 62-65 | ||
| August 23, 1963 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 31-31 | 31-35 | 62-66 | ||
| August 24, 1963 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 32-31 | 31-35 | 63-66 | ||
| August 25, 1963 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 33-31 | 31-35 | 64-66 | ||
| August 25, 1963 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 33-32 | 31-35 | 64-67 | ||
| August 27, 1963 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 33-33 | 31-35 | 64-68 | ||
| August 28, 1963 | Chicago White Sox 8 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 33-34 | 31-35 | 64-69 | ||
| August 28, 1963 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 1 | L | 33-35 | 31-35 | 64-70 | ||
| August 29, 1963 | Chicago White Sox 7 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 33-36 | 31-35 | 64-71 | ||
| August 30, 1963 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 34-36 | 31-35 | 65-71 | ||
| August 31, 1963 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Cleveland Indians 8 | L | 34-37 | 31-35 | 65-72 | ||
| September 1, 1963 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 35-37 | 31-35 | 66-72 | ||
| September 1, 1963 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 36-37 | 31-35 | 67-72 | ||
| September 2, 1963 | Washington Senators 8 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 36-38 | 31-35 | 67-73 | ||
| September 2, 1963 | Washington Senators 3 at Cleveland Indians 15 | W | 37-38 | 31-35 | 68-73 | ||
| September 4, 1963 | Baltimore Orioles 6 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 37-39 | 31-35 | 68-74 | ||
| September 6, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Washington Senators 7 | L | 37-39 | 31-36 | 68-75 | ||
| September 7, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 9 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 37-39 | 32-36 | 69-75 | ||
| September 8, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 37-39 | 33-36 | 70-75 | ||
| September 9, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Minnesota Twins 7 | L | 37-39 | 33-37 | 70-76 | ||
| September 10, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Minnesota Twins 5 | L | 37-39 | 33-38 | 70-77 | ||
| September 11, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Minnesota Twins 9 | L | 37-39 | 33-39 | 70-78 | ||
| September 12, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Minnesota Twins 3 | L | 37-39 | 33-40 | 70-79 | ||
| September 13, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Los Angeles Angels 6 | W | 37-39 | 34-40 | 71-79 | ||
| September 14, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Los Angeles Angels 4 | L | 37-39 | 34-41 | 71-80 | ||
| September 15, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Los Angeles Angels 3 | W | 37-39 | 35-41 | 72-80 | ||
| September 17, 1963 | New York Yankees 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | W | 38-39 | 35-41 | 73-80 | ||
| September 21, 1963 | Los Angeles Angels 4 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 38-40 | 35-41 | 73-81 | ||
| September 22, 1963 | Los Angeles Angels 3 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 39-40 | 35-41 | 74-81 | ||
| September 22, 1963 | Los Angeles Angels 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 40-40 | 35-41 | 75-81 | ||
| September 24, 1963 | Minnesota Twins 1 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 41-40 | 35-41 | 76-81 | ||
| September 26, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Kansas City Athletics 1 | W | 41-40 | 36-41 | 77-81 | ||
| September 27, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Kansas City Athletics 3 | L | 41-40 | 36-42 | 77-82 | ||
| September 28, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Kansas City Athletics 0 | W | 41-40 | 37-42 | 78-82 | ||
| September 29, 1963 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Kansas City Athletics 1 | W | 41-40 | 38-42 | 79-82 |
