The 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1963 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.
Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
32 | Tom Butters | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Right | 1938-04-08 |
30 | Don Cardwell | 6-04 | 210 | Right | Right | 1935-12-07 |
26 | Roy Face | 5-08 | 155 | Right | Right | 1928-02-20 |
27 | Earl Francis | 6-02 | 215 | Right | Right | 1935-07-14 |
19 | Bob Friend | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1930-11-24 |
22 | Joe Gibbon | 6-04 | 210 | Left | Right | 1935-04-10 |
31 | Harvey Haddix | 5-09 | 170 | Left | Left | 1925-09-18 |
32 | Vern Law | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Right | 1930-03-12 |
34 | Al McBean | 6-00 | 180 | Right | Right | 1938-05-15 |
35 | Tom Parsons | 6-07 | 210 | Right | Right | 1939-09-13 |
29 | Don Schwall | 6-06 | 200 | Right | Right | 1936-03-02 |
25 | Tommie Sisk | 6-03 | 195 | Right | Right | 1942-04-12 |
15 | Tom Sturdivant | 6-01 | 186 | Right | Left | 1930-04-28 |
39 | Bob Veale | 6-06 | 212 | Left | Both | 1935-10-28 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
16 | Ron Brand | 5-08 | 170 | Right | Right | 1940-01-13 |
6 | Smoky Burgess | 5-08 | 187 | Right | Left | 1927-02-06 |
3 | Jim Pagliaroni | 6-04 | 210 | Right | Right | 1937-12-08 |
2 | Elmo Plaskett | 5-10 | 195 | Right | Right | 1938-06-27 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
12 | Gene Alley | 6-00 | 165 | Right | Right | 1940-07-10 |
7 | Bob Bailey | 6-00 | 188 | Right | Right | 1942-10-13 |
17 | Donn Clendenon | 6-03½ | 210 | Right | Right | 1935-07-15 |
16 | Julio Gotay | 6-00 | 180 | Right | Right | 1939-06-09 |
23 | Johnny Logan | 5-11 | 175 | Right | Right | 1926-03-23 |
9 | Bill Mazeroski | 6-00 | 183 | Right | Right | 1936-09-05 |
11 | Dick Schofield | 5-09 | 165 | Right | Both | 1935-01-07 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
21 | Roberto Clemente | 5-11 | 175 | Right | Right | 1934-08-18 |
24 | Jerry Lynch | 6-01 | 189 | Right | Left | 1930-07-17 |
15 | Manny Mota | 5-11 | 168 | Right | Right | 1938-02-18 |
2, 14 | Ted Savage | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Right | 1936-02-21 |
4 | Bob Skinner | 6-04 | 190 | Right | Left | 1931-10-03 |
8 | Willie Stargell | 6-02½ | 225 | Left | Left | 1940-03-06 |
18 | Bill Virdon | 6-00 | 175 | Right | Left | 1931-06-09 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
5 | Larry Elliot | 6-02 | 200 | Left | Left | 1938-03-05 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1963 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates played 162 games during the regular season, won 74 games, lost 88 games, and finished in eighth position. They played their home games at Forbes Field (Park Factors: 101/100) where 783,648 fans witnessed their 1963 Pirates finish the season with a .457 winning percentage.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?