1963 Minnesota Twins Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 91-70
Finished 3rd in the AL
Attendance: 1,408,627, Avg. 18,535
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Manager: Sam Mele (91-70)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1963 Minnesota Twins Statistics
1963 Minnesota Twins Results

The Minnesota Twins of the American League ended the 1963 season with a record of 91 wins and 70 losses, finishing third in the AL.

The Twins led the circuit with 767 runs, ignited by 225 home runs. Minnesota allowed 602 runs. Harmon Killebrew walloped 45 home runs for the team, while Jimmie Hall, Don Mincher, Bob Allison, Rich Rollins and Earl Battey each added 20 or more also. Harmon Killebrew accounted for 96 RBI. Rich Rollins paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .307. Camilo Pascual topped the squad with 21 wins, plus Dick Stigman contributed 15 or more wins, too Camilo Pascual registered a 2.46 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Sam Mele coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bernie Allen2BLRApril 16, 19396'0"175East Liverpool, OH USA
Bob AllisonRFRRJuly 11, 19346'3"205Raytown, MO USA
Gerry ArrigoPLLJune 12, 19416'1"185Chicago, IL USA
George Banks3BRRSeptember 24, 19385'11"185Pacolet Mills, SC USA
Earl BatteyCRRJanuary 5, 19356'1"205Los Angeles, CA USA
Julio BecquerPLLDecember 20, 19315'11"178La Habana, La Cuba
Bill DaileyPRRMarch 13, 19356'3"185Arlington, VA USA
Gary DotterPLLAugust 7, 19426'1"180St. Louis, MO USA
Mike FornielesPRRJanuary 18, 19325'11"155La Habana, La Cuba
Johnny Goryl2BRROctober 21, 19335'10"175Cumberland, RI USA
Lenny GreenCFLLJanuary 6, 19335'11"170Detroit, MI USA
Jimmie HallCFLRMarch 7, 19386'0"175Mount Holly, NC USA
Jim KaatPLLNovember 7, 19386'4"205Zeeland, MI USA
Harmon KillebrewLFRRJune 29, 19366'0"195Payette, ID USA
Jack KralickPLLJune 1, 19356'2"180Youngstown, OH USA
Fred LasherPRRAugust 19, 19416'3"190Poughkeepsie, NY USA
Jim LemonLFRRMarch 23, 19286'4"200Covington, VA USA
Don Mincher1BLRJune 24, 19386'3"205Huntsville, AL USA
Ray MoorePRRJune 1, 19266'0"195Meadows, MD USA
Tony OlivaPLRJuly 20, 19386'1"175Pinar del Rio, Pi Cuba
Camilo PascualPRRJanuary 20, 19345'11"170La Habana, La Cuba
Jim PerryPBROctober 30, 19356'4"190Williamston, NC USA
Bill PleisPLLAugust 5, 19375'10"170St. Louis, MO USA
Wally PostRFRRJuly 9, 19296'1"190St. Wendelin, OH USA
Vic Power1BRRNovember 1, 19276'0"186Arecibo, P.R.
Paul RatliffCLRJanuary 23, 19446'2"190San Diego, CA USA
Garry RoggenburkPRLApril 16, 19406'6"195Cleveland, OH USA
Jim RolandPRLDecember 14, 19426'3"175Franklin, NC USA
Rich Rollins3BRRApril 16, 19385'10"185Mount Pleasant, PA USA
Dwight SieblerPRRAugust 5, 19376'2"184Columbus, NE USA
Lee StangePRROctober 27, 19365'10"170Chicago, IL USA
Dick StigmanPRLJanuary 24, 19366'3"200Nimrod, MN USA
Frank SullivanPRRJanuary 23, 19306'6"215Hollywood, CA USA
Bill TuttleCFRRJuly 4, 19296'0"190Elmwood, IL USA
Zoilo VersallesSSRRDecember 18, 19395'10"146La Habana, La Cuba
Jay Ward3BRRSeptember 9, 19386'1"185Brookfield, MO USA
Vic Wertz1BLRFebruary 9, 19256'0"186York, PA USA
Don WilliamsPRRSeptember 2, 19356'5"218Los Angeles, CA USA
Jerry ZimmermanCRRSeptember 21, 19346'2"185Omaha, NE USA



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