1963 Houston Colt .45's Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 66-96
Finished 9th in the NL
Attendance: 719,502, Avg. 9,224
Ballpark: Colt Stadium
Manager: Harry Craft (66-96)
Location: Houston, Texas
1963 Houston Colt .45's Statistics
1963 Houston Colt .45's Results

The Houston Colt .45's of the National League ended the 1963 season with a record of 66 wins and 96 losses, finishing ninth in the NL.

The Colt .45's scored 464 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 640 runs. John Bateman led Houston with 10 home runs and drove in 59 runs. Carl Warwick paced all regular batters by connecting at a .254 clip. Turk Farrell topped the team with 14 wins, while Ken Johnson recorded a 2.65 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Harry Craft coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Dave AdleshCRRJuly 15, 19436'0"187Long Beach, CA USA
Bob Aspromonte3BRRJune 19, 19386'2"170Brooklyn, NY USA
John BatemanCRRJuly 21, 19406'3"210Fort Sill, OK USA
Hal BrownPRRDecember 11, 19246'2"180Greensboro, NC USA
Bob BrucePRRMay 16, 19336'3"200New York, NY USA
George BrunetPRLJune 8, 19356'1"195Houghton, MI USA
Jim CampbellCRRJune 24, 19376'0"190Palo Alto, CA USA
Conrad CardinalPRRMarch 30, 19426'1"190Brooklyn, NY USA
Danny CoombsPRLMarch 23, 19426'4"200Lincoln, ME USA
Jay DahlPBLDecember 6, 19455'10"183San Bernardino, CA USA
Brock DavisOFLLOctober 19, 19435'10"165Oakland, CA USA
Jim DicksonPLRApril 20, 19386'1"185Portland, OR USA
Dick DrottPRRJuly 1, 19366'0"185Cincinnati, OH USA
Turk FarrellPRRApril 8, 19346'4"215Boston, MA USA
Ernie Fazio2BRRJanuary 25, 19425'7"165Oakland, CA USA
Jim GoldenPLRMarch 20, 19366'0"175Eldon, MO USA
Howie GossCFRRNovember 1, 19346'4"204Wewoka, OK USA
Jerry GroteCRROctober 6, 19425'10"185San Antonio, TX USA
Carroll HardyLFRRMay 18, 19336'0"185Sturgis, SD USA
J C HartmanSSRRApril 15, 19346'0"175Cottonton, AL USA
Joe HoernerPRLNovember 12, 19366'1"200Dubuque, IA USA
Sonny JacksonSSLRJuly 9, 19445'9"150Washington, DC USA
Ken JohnsonPRRJune 16, 19336'4"210West Palm Beach, FL USA
Russ KemmererPRRNovember 1, 19306'2"198Pittsburgh, PA USA
Bob LillisSSRRJune 2, 19305'11"160Altadena, CA USA
Don McMahonPRRJanuary 4, 19306'2"215Brooklyn, NY USA
Joe Morgan2BLRSeptember 19, 19435'7"160Bonham, TX USA
Ivan MurrellCFRRApril 24, 19436'2"195Almirante, Bo Panama
Don NottebartPRRJanuary 23, 19366'1"190West Newton, MA USA
John PaciorekRFRRFebruary 11, 19456'2"200Detroit, MI USA
Aaron PointerRFRRApril 19, 19426'2"185Little Rock, AR USA
Pete Runnels1BLRJanuary 28, 19286'0"170Lufkin, TX USA
Hal SmithCRRDecember 7, 19306'0"195West Frankfort, IL USA
Al SpanglerLFLLJuly 8, 19336'0"175Philadelphia, PA USA
Rusty Staub1BLRApril 1, 19446'2"190New Orleans, LA USA
Johnny Temple2BRRAugust 8, 19275'11"175Lexington, NC USA
Jim UmbrichtPRRSeptember 17, 19306'4"215Chicago, IL USA
Glenn VaughanSSBRFebruary 16, 19445'11"170Compton, CA USA
Carl WarwickRFRLFebruary 27, 19375'10"170Dallas, TX USA
John WeeklyLFRRJune 14, 19376'0"200Waterproof, LA USA
Mike White2BRRDecember 18, 19385'8"160Detroit, MI USA
Hal WoodeshickPRLAugust 24, 19326'3"200Wilkes-Barre, PA USA
Jim WynnLFRRMarch 12, 19425'10"160Cincinnati, OH USA
Larry YellenPRRJanuary 4, 19435'11"190Brooklyn, NY USA
Chris ZacharyPLRFebruary 19, 19446'2"200Knoxville, TN USA



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