1963 Eastern League

1963 > Class AA > League History
Overall: 420 games, 6 teams, approx. 140 games in season
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1962 / 1964
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League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1962 / 1964

League Standings

Regular Season

April 19, 1963 to September 5, 1963 · 140 games

Tm	Aff	W	L	Ties	W-L%	GB
Charleston Indians	CLE	83	57	1	.593	--
Elmira Pioneers	BAL	76	64	0	.543	7
Springfield Giants	SFG	72	68	0	.514	11
Binghamton Triplets	KCA	65	75	0	.464	18
York White Roses	WSA	63	77	0	.450	20
Reading Red Sox	BOS	61	79	1	.436	22

League Batting

Tm	Aff	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Charleston Indians	CLE	22.3	4.66	140	5262	4612	652	1233	215	60	96	591	74	40	498	1023	.267	.342	.402	.744	1856	40	81	31	34
Binghamton Triplets	KCA	24.3	4.24	140	5292	4634	594	1119	183	35	84	530	74	49	551	926	.241	.324	.350	.674	1624	28	48	31	44
Elmira Pioneers	BAL	22.5	4.21	140	5240	4625	589	1196	174	49	84	521	67	24	471	957	.259	.331	.372	.703	1720	48	61	35	28
Reading Red Sox	BOS	23.7	3.96	140	5287	4599	554	1089	163	31	103	510	40	29	557	1117	.237	.320	.353	.673	1623	26	60	45	36
York White Roses	WSA	24.3	3.86	140	5165	4485	541	1089	161	25	64	478	78	55	540	842	.243	.328	.333	.661	1492	44	66	30	36
Springfield Giants	SFG	22.6	3.78	140	5223	4660	529	1141	167	47	48	470	52	37	452	843	.245	.313	.332	.645	1546	26	51	34	34
League Totals		23.3	4.12	840	31469	27615	3459	6867	1063	247	479	3100	385	234	3069	5708	.249	.326	.357	.683	9861	212	367	206	212

League Pitching

Tm	Aff	PitchAge	R/G	W	L	W-L%	G	GS
Binghamton Triplets	KCA	21.4		65	75	.464	140	140
Springfield Giants	SFG	22.0		72	68	.514	140	140
Charleston Indians	CLE	23.4		83	57	.593	140	140
Elmira Pioneers	BAL	21.7		76	64	.543	140	140
York White Roses	WSA	24.1		63	77	.450	140	140
Reading Red Sox	BOS	23.4		61	79	.436	140	140
League Totals		22.7	0.00	420	420	.500	840	840

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	Managers
Springfield Giants	SFG	140	3700	1524	144	130	.973	21	Buddy Kerr
Elmira Pioneers	BAL	140	3623	1406	159	120	.969	29	Earl Weaver
Binghamton Triplets	KCA	140	3677	1438	175	123	.967	23	John McNamara
Charleston Indians	CLE	140	3633	1551	183	127	.966	27	Johnny Lipon
York White Roses	WSA	140	3606	1355	211	132	.959	30	Danny O'Connell and Johnny Schaive
Reading Red Sox	BOS	140	3681	1525	225	149	.959	26	Eddie Popowski
League Totals		840	21920	8799	1097	781	.966	156

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