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1963 Houston Colt .45's (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1962/1964)
66-96, Finished 9th in National League
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Scored 464 runs, Allowed 640 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 58-104
Managed by Harry Craft

Ballpark: Colt Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 719,502 (10th of 10)
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Batting - 94, Pitching - 96
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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 1, 1962

Signed Joe Morgan as an amateur free agent.

November 26, 1962

Drafted Ellis Burton from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1962 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Conrad Cardinal from the Detroit Tigers in the 1962 first-year draft.

Drafted Hal Haydel from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1962 first-year draft.

Traded Roman Mejias to the Boston Red Sox. Received Pete Runnels.

Don Taussig selected by the Milwaukee Braves in the 1962 minor league draft.

Drafted Jimmy Wynn from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1962 first-year draft.

November 30, 1962

Traded Joey Amalfitano to the San Francisco Giants. Received Dick LeMay and Manny Mota.

Traded Norm Larker to the Milwaukee Braves. Received Jim Bolger, Don Nottebart, and Connie Grob.

December 10, 1962

Traded Dick Williams to the Boston Red Sox. Received Carroll Hardy.

1963

Signed Dave Adlesh as an amateur free agent.

Signed Danny Coombs as an amateur free agent.

Signed Jay Dahl as an amateur free agent.

Signed Brock Davis as an amateur free agent.

Signed Chuck Harrison as an amateur free agent.

Signed John Hoffman as an amateur free agent.

Signed Larry Howard as an amateur free agent.

Signed Sonny Jackson as an amateur free agent.

Jim Mahoney received from the Cleveland Indians in an unknown transaction.

Signed Leon McFadden as an amateur free agent.

Signed Ivan Murrell as an amateur free agent.

Signed John Paciorek as an amateur free agent.

Signed Walt Williams as an amateur free agent.

Signed Larry Yellen as an amateur free agent.

February, 1963

Traded Bobby Tiefenauer to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Don Ferrarese.

March 28, 1963

Traded Merritt Ranew, Hal Haydel, and Dick LeMay to the Chicago Cubs. Received Dave Gerard and Danny Murphy.

April 2, 1963 (Standings)

Sold Ellis Burton to the Cleveland Indians.

April 4, 1963 (Standings)

Traded Manny Mota to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Howie Goss and cash.

April 21, 1963 (Standings)

Purchased Hal Brown from the New York Yankees.

July 14, 1963 (Standings)

Sold George Brunet to the Baltimore Orioles.

September 30, 1963 (Standings)

Sold Don McMahon to the Cleveland Indians.

October, 1963 (Standings)

George Williams sent to the St. Louis Cardinals in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

October 1, 1963 (Standings)

Released Hal Smith.

Released Johnny Temple.

October 9, 1963 (Standings)

Sold Jim Campbell to the Cincinnati Reds.

October 10, 1963 (Standings)

Drafted Claude Raymond from the Milwaukee Braves in a 1963 special draft.

December 2, 1963

Drafted Jim Owens from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1963 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Jim Ray from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1963 first-year draft.

December 10, 1963

Traded Jim Golden, Danny Murphy, and cash to the Chicago White Sox. Received Nellie Fox.

December 16, 1963

Released Jim Umbricht.

December 19, 1963

Purchased Walt Bond from the Cleveland Indians.

1964

Signed Larry Dierker as an amateur free agent.

Signed Jose Herrera as an amateur free agent.

Signed Steve Hertz as an amateur free agent.

Signed Gene Ratliff as an amateur free agent.

Signed Don Wilson as an amateur free agent.

January 20, 1964

Traded Jim Dickson, Wally Wolf, and cash to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Eddie Kasko.

February 17, 1964

Traded Carl Warwick to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Jim Beauchamp and Chuck Taylor.


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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