1963 Kansas City Athletics Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 73-89
Finished 8th in the AL
Attendance: 762,364, Avg. 9,765
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium I
Manager: Eddie Lopat (73-89)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1963 Kansas City Athletics StatisticsTeam Record: 73-89
Finished 8th in the AL
Attendance: 762,364, Avg. 9,765
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium I
Manager: Eddie Lopat (73-89)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1963 Kansas City Athletics Results
The Kansas City Athletics of the American League ended the 1963 season with a record of 73 wins and 89 losses, finishing eighth in the AL.
The Athletics scored 615 runs and surrendered 704 runs. Norm Siebern paced Kansas City with 16 home runs, and Ed Charles walloped 20 or more, too. Norm Siebern drove in 83 runs. Wayne Causey led all regular batters with a .280 average. Orlando Pena and Dave Wickersham topped the squad with 12 wins each, while Moe Drabowsky recorded a 3.05 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Eddie Lopat coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Alusik | RF | R | R | February 11, 1935 | 6'3" | 175 | Ashley, PA USA |
| Joe Azcue | C | R | R | August 18, 1939 | 6'0" | 190 | Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Cuba |
| Norm Bass | P | R | R | January 21, 1939 | 6'3" | 205 | Laurel, MS USA |
| Ted Bowsfield | P | R | L | January 10, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | Vernon, BC CAN |
| Billy Bryan | C | L | R | December 4, 1938 | 6'4" | 200 | Morgan, GA USA |
| Wayne Causey | SS | L | R | December 26, 1936 | 5'10" | 175 | Ruston, LA USA |
| Ed Charles | 3B | R | R | April 29, 1933 | 5'10" | 170 | Daytona Beach, FL USA |
| Gino Cimoli | RF | R | R | December 18, 1929 | 6'1" | 180 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Bobby Del Greco | CF | R | R | April 7, 1933 | 5'10" | 185 | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
| Moe Drabowsky | P | R | R | July 21, 1935 | 6'3" | 190 | Ozanna, Poland |
| Doc Edwards | C | R | R | December 10, 1936 | 6'2" | 215 | Red Jacket, WV USA |
| Sammy Esposito | 2B | R | R | December 15, 1931 | 5'9" | 165 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Chuck Essegian | LF | R | R | August 9, 1931 | 5'11" | 200 | Boston, MA USA |
| Bill Fischer | P | R | R | October 11, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | Wausau, WI USA |
| Dick Green | SS | R | R | April 21, 1941 | 5'10" | 180 | Sioux City, IA USA |
| Jay Hankins | CF | L | R | November 7, 1935 | 5'7" | 170 | St. Louis County, MO USA |
| Ken Harrelson | 1B | R | R | September 4, 1941 | 6'2" | 190 | Woodruff, SC USA |
| Dick Howser | SS | R | R | May 14, 1936 | 5'8" | 155 | Miami, FL USA |
| Manny Jimenez | LF | L | R | November 19, 1936 | 6'1" | 185 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris D.R. |
| Bill Landis | P | L | L | October 8, 1942 | 6'2" | 178 | Hanford, CA USA |
| Tony LaRussa | SS | R | R | October 4, 1944 | 6'0" | 175 | Tampa, FL USA |
| Charlie Lau | C | L | R | April 12, 1933 | 6'0" | 190 | Romulus, MI USA |
| Pete Lovrich | P | R | R | October 16, 1942 | 6'4" | 200 | Blue Island, IL USA |
| Jerry Lumpe | 2B | L | R | June 2, 1933 | 6'2" | 185 | Lincoln, MO USA |
| Hector Martinez | CF | R | R | May 11, 1939 | 5'10" | 160 | Las Villas, Cuba |
| Aurelio Monteagudo | P | R | R | November 19, 1943 | 5'11" | 180 | Caibarien, Cuba |
| Fred Norman | P | B | L | August 20, 1942 | 5'8" | 155 | San Antonio, TX USA |
| John O'Donoghue | P | R | L | October 7, 1939 | 6'4" | 203 | Kansas City, MO USA |
| Orlando Pena | P | R | R | November 17, 1933 | 5'11" | 154 | Victoria de las Tunas, Cuba |
| Dan Pfister | P | R | R | December 20, 1936 | 6'0" | 187 | Plainfield, NJ USA |
| Ed Rakow | P | B | R | May 30, 1935 | 5'11" | 178 | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
| Tommie Reynolds | LF | R | R | August 15, 1941 | 6'2" | 190 | Arizona, LA USA |
| Jose Santiago | P | R | R | August 15, 1940 | 6'2" | 185 | Juana Diaz, P.R. |
| Diego Segui | P | R | R | August 17, 1937 | 6'0" | 190 | Holguin, Holguin Cuba |
| Norm Siebern | 1B | L | R | July 26, 1933 | 6'2" | 200 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Tom Sturdivant | P | L | R | April 28, 1930 | 6'0" | 170 | Gordon, KS USA |
| Haywood Sullivan | C | R | R | December 15, 1930 | 6'4" | 210 | Donalsonville, GA USA |
| Jose Tartabull | CF | L | L | November 27, 1938 | 5'11" | 165 | Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Cuba |
| Dave Thies | P | R | R | March 21, 1937 | 6'4" | 205 | Minneapolis, MN USA |
| Dave Wickersham | P | R | R | September 27, 1935 | 6'3" | 188 | Erie, PA USA |
| Dale Willis | P | R | R | May 29, 1938 | 5'11" | 165 | Calhoun, GA USA |
| John Wojcik | LF | L | R | April 6, 1942 | 6'0" | 175 | Olean, NY USA |
| John Wyatt | P | R | R | April 19, 1935 | 5'11" | 200 | Chicago, IL USA |
