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1963 Baltimore Orioles (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1962/1964)
86-76, Finished 4th in American League
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Scored 644 runs, Allowed 621 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-78
Managed by Billy Hitchcock

Ballpark: Memorial Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 774,343 (7th of 10)
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Batting - 96, Pitching - 95
  (one-year): Batting - 93, Pitching - 93
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1963 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1962/1964) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 21, 1962

Purchased Jimmie Coker from the Philadelphia Phillies.

November 26, 1962

Drafted Paul Blair from the New York Mets in the 1962 first-year draft.

Jim Britton selected by the Milwaukee Braves in the 1962 first-year draft.

Dick Colpaert selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1962 minor league draft.

Drafted Dave May from the San Francisco Giants in the 1962 first-year draft.

Drafted Curt Motton from the Chicago Cubs in the 1962 minor league draft.

Traded Gus Triandos and Whitey Herzog to the Detroit Tigers. Received Dick Brown.

Don Wallace selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1962 first-year draft.

December 5, 1962

Traded Barry Shetrone, Marv Breeding, and Art Quirk to the Washington Senators. Received Bob Johnson and Pete Burnside.

December 15, 1962

Traded Jack Fisher, Billy Hoeft, and Jimmie Coker to the San Francisco Giants. Received Stu Miller, Mike McCormick, and John Orsino.

Traded Dick Luebke and Willard Oplinger (minors) to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Joe Gaines.

1963

Signed Ed Barnowski as an amateur free agent.

Signed Wally Bunker as an amateur free agent.

Signed Dave Leonhard as an amateur free agent.

Signed John Matias as an amateur free agent.

Signed Jim Ray as an amateur free agent.

Signed Don Secrist as an amateur free agent.

Signed Ron Stone as an amateur free agent.

January 14, 1963

Purchased Dean Stone from the Chicago White Sox.

Traded Hoyt Wilhelm, Dave Nicholson, Pete Ward, and Ron Hansen to the Chicago White Sox. Received Luis Aparicio and Al Smith.

January 19, 1963

Sent Tom Baker to the Washington Senators as part of a conditional deal.

March 23, 1963

the St. Louis Cardinals returned Don Wallace (earlier draft pick).

March 26, 1963

Received Tom Baker from the Washington Senators as part of a conditional deal.

April 29, 1963 (Standings)

Curt Blefary selected by the Baltimore Orioles off waivers as first-year waiver pick.

May 8, 1963 (Standings)

Sold Hobie Landrith to the Washington Senators.

May 9, 1963 (Standings)

Released Pete Burnside.

May 15, 1963 (Standings)

Bobby Darwin selected by the Baltimore Orioles off waivers as first-year waiver pick.

May 27, 1963 (Standings)

Sold Tom Baker to the Chicago Cubs.

June 9, 1963 (Standings)

Signed Ike Delock as a free agent.

July 1, 1963 (Standings)

Sold Charley Lau to the Kansas City Athletics.

July 14, 1963 (Standings)

Purchased George Brunet from the Houston Colt .45's.

July 19, 1963 (Standings)

Released Ike Delock.

August 16, 1963 (Standings)

Signed Jim Palmer as an amateur free agent.

October 11, 1963 (Standings)

Sold Fred Valentine to the Washington Senators.

November 27, 1963

Traded Jim Gentile and $25,000 to the Kansas City Athletics. Received Norm Siebern.

December 2, 1963

Drafted Mike Fiore from the New York Mets in the 1963 first-year draft.

Drafted Lou Jackson from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1963 rule 5 draft.

Jim Ray selected by the Houston Colt .45's in the 1963 first-year draft.

Don Secrist selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1963 first-year draft.

December 3, 1963

Don Wallace selected by the New York Yankees in the 1963 minor league draft.

December 4, 1963

Traded Al Smith and $25,000 to the Cleveland Indians. Received Willie Kirkland.

December 13, 1963

Traded Ozzie Virgil to the Milwaukee Braves. Received Ted Kazanski.

December 14, 1963

Traded Dick Yencha (minors) and cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Harvey Haddix.

1964

Signed Fred Beene as an amateur free agent.

Signed Mike Davison as an amateur free agent.

Signed Mike Epstein as an amateur free agent.

Signed Bobby Floyd as an amateur free agent.

Signed Steve Huntz as an amateur free agent.

Signed Sam Jones as a free agent.

Signed Fred Rico as an amateur free agent.

Signed Mike Wegener as an amateur free agent.

March 31, 1964

Traded Buster Narum to the Washington Senators. Received a player to be named later. The Washington Senators sent Lou Piniella (August 4, 1964) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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