1963 Baltimore Orioles Organizational Leaders

1963 Baltimore Orioles Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Ozzie Virgil	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	179	23	7	11
Paul Blair	Stockton Ports	A	175	30	10	16
Curt Motton	Stockton Ports	A	152	28	8	10
Sam Bowens	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	149	32	7	22
Donald Nichols	Fox Cities Foxes, Stockton Ports	A	149	23	8	1
Don Wallace	Elmira Pioneers	AA	149	14	3	0
Ken Hamlin	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	147	29	8	13
Jim Rouse	Aberdeen Pheasants	A	143	16	3	27
Jim Liggett	Elmira Pioneers	AA	139	18	10	13
Lloyd Fourroux	Stockton Ports	A	138	23	10	20

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Avg.	Hits	AB
John Matias	Aberdeen Pheasants, Bluefield Orioles	A, R	.421	53	126
Jeffrey Talbott	Bluefield Orioles	R	.380	57	150
George Shuford	Bluefield Orioles	R	.364	84	231
Curt Motton	Stockton Ports	A	.333	152	457
Jim Rouse	Aberdeen Pheasants	A	.332	143	431
Paul Blair	Stockton Ports	A	.324	175	540
Ronald Perez	Bluefield Orioles	R	.317	65	205
Mickey McGuire	Elmira Pioneers	AA	.315	137	435
Fred Valentine	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	.309	64	207
Richard Yencha	Stockton Ports	A	.308	123	399

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	Level	HR
Jim Rouse	Aberdeen Pheasants	A	27
Johnny Scruggs	Aberdeen Pheasants	A	23
Sam Bowens	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	22
Lloyd Fourroux	Stockton Ports	A	20
Davey Johnson	Elmira Pioneers, Rochester Red Wings	AA, AAA	19
Paul Blair	Stockton Ports	A	16
Joe Altobelli	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	15
Phillip Barth	Elmira Pioneers	AA	13
Ken Hamlin	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	13
Jim Liggett	Elmira Pioneers	AA	13
Raynor Youngdahl	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	13

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	Level	2B
Sam Bowens	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	32
Paul Blair	Stockton Ports	A	30
Ken Hamlin	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	29
Curt Motton	Stockton Ports	A	28
Robert Lewandowski	Fox Cities Foxes	A	25
Lloyd Fourroux	Stockton Ports	A	23
Dave May	Stockton Ports, Fox Cities Foxes	A	23
Donald Nichols	Stockton Ports, Fox Cities Foxes	A	23
Ozzie Virgil	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	23
Mickey McGuire	Elmira Pioneers	AA	21
Richard Yencha	Stockton Ports	A	21

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	Level	3B
Richard Yencha	Stockton Ports	A	15
Stewart Grim	Fox Cities Foxes	A	12
Ron Stone	Fox Cities Foxes, Stockton Ports	A	11
Paul Blair	Stockton Ports	A	10
Lloyd Fourroux	Stockton Ports	A	10
Jim Liggett	Elmira Pioneers	AA	10
Robert Litchfield	Aberdeen Pheasants	A	10
Davey Johnson	Rochester Red Wings, Elmira Pioneers	AA, AAA	9
Jerry Gilbert	Elmira Pioneers	AA	8
Ken Hamlin	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	8
Dave May	Fox Cities Foxes, Stockton Ports	A	8
Mickey McGuire	Elmira Pioneers	AA	8
Curt Motton	Stockton Ports	A	8
Donald Nichols	Fox Cities Foxes, Stockton Ports	A	8
Earl Robinson	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	8

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	Level	RBI
Lloyd Fourroux	Stockton Ports	A	104
Curt Motton	Stockton Ports	A	90
Jim Liggett	Elmira Pioneers	AA	81
Mickey McGuire	Elmira Pioneers	AA	81
Jim Rouse	Aberdeen Pheasants	A	80
Paul Blair	Stockton Ports	A	77
Richard Yencha	Stockton Ports	A	77
Ozzie Virgil	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	75
Sam Bowens	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	70
Charles Embrey	Fox Cities Foxes	A	66

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	Level	W	L
Bob Olson	Stockton Ports	A	19	8
Darold Knowles	Elmira Pioneers	AA	16	7
Nelson Chittum	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	13	8
Bill Short	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	13	8
Harley Anderson	Stockton Ports	A	12	7
Tom Phoebus	Elmira Pioneers	AA	12	7
Stephen Cosgrove	Elmira Pioneers	AA	12	8
John Hogg	Stockton Ports	A	11	8
John Papa	Elmira Pioneers	AA	11	10
Howard Stethers	Aberdeen Pheasants, Elmira Pioneers	A, AA	11	10
William St. Peter	Aberdeen Pheasants	A	11	10

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	Level	ERA	W	L
Darold Knowles	Elmira Pioneers	AA	2.73	16	7
Bob Olson	Stockton Ports	A	3.01	19	8
John Papa	Elmira Pioneers	AA	3.02	11	10
Howard Stethers	Aberdeen Pheasants, Elmira Pioneers	A, AA	3.02	11	10
Tom Phoebus	Elmira Pioneers	AA	3.03	12	7
Nelson Chittum	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	3.18	13	8
William St. Peter	Aberdeen Pheasants	A	3.21	11	10
Bill Short	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	3.38	13	8
Stephen Cosgrove	Elmira Pioneers	AA	3.84	12	8
Harley Anderson	Stockton Ports	A	3.91	12	7

Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SHO
Nelson Chittum	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	6
Darold Knowles	Elmira Pioneers	AA	5
John Papa	Elmira Pioneers	AA	3
Tom Phoebus	Elmira Pioneers	AA	3
Harley Anderson	Stockton Ports	A	2
P. J. Campbell	Fox Cities Foxes	A	2
Tom Fisher	Fox Cities Foxes	A	2
Dave Leonhard	Aberdeen Pheasants	A	2
Natividad Martinez	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	2
John Miller	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	2
Norman Skikas	Aberdeen Pheasants	A	2
Tim Sommer	Fox Cities Foxes, Stockton Ports	A	2
Howard Stethers	Aberdeen Pheasants	A	2
William St. Peter	Aberdeen Pheasants	A	2

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SO
Tom Phoebus	Elmira Pioneers	AA	212
Bob Olson	Stockton Ports	A	203
P. J. Campbell	Fox Cities Foxes	A	173
Howard Stethers	Aberdeen Pheasants, Elmira Pioneers	A, AA	167
Harley Anderson	Stockton Ports	A	160
John Miller	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	148
William St. Peter	Aberdeen Pheasants	A	148
Darold Knowles	Elmira Pioneers	AA	146
Johnny Ellen	Stockton Ports, Aberdeen Pheasants	A	145
Eddie Watt	Aberdeen Pheasants	A	136

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