1963 Decatur Commodores Statistics

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 62-61
Finished 4th in the MWL
Manager: Richard Klaus (62-61)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Decatur, Illinois
Ballpark: Fans Field
Attendance: 68,812, Avg. 1,119
1963 Decatur Commodores Roster

The Decatur Commodores of the Midwest League ended the 1963 season with a record of 62 wins and 61 losses, finishing fourth in the MWL.

The Commodores plated 548 runs, worst in the circuit, and conceded 577 runs. Thomas Yost drove in 58 runs. Terry Cobb led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .268 clip. Nick DeMatteis topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 1.95 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1963 Decatur Commodores who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ossie Blanco, Ollie Brown and Tito Fuentes.

Richard Klaus served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Nick DeMatteis146.7001.952822196189.0136684138312374118
Robert Musante1211.5222.762623114173.0113695358541777012
Ollie Brown98.5294.76212183123.0947965413211077424
Clifford Smith86.5713.02181860128.097684358231158014
James Parsons63.6673.124422098.09457341041181107
Sammy Harrison52.7142.661921044.0372113016028527
Richard Licklider48.3334.8816143094.08665514673684116
Robert Miller32.6004.262240057.0573127823141303
Donald Shafts12.3335.79510014.04129018112005
Louis Moore001.2950007.03110504000
Thomas Yost004.5010002.04110101000
Bruce Hildreth006.00400012.0111081706000
Louis DeMar03.00013.85840013.01127200340110010
James Brown04.0005.811950048.03134315570545120
Paul Miller06.0003.121071052.0473418135340106
Totals6261.5043.542461230511301054.082557741546686189824591420

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Don Engbers11650043477113136748515879.260.352.366.718159431
Terry Cobb10042339245105202241422034.268.305.344.649135335
Tito Fuentes733392996810115573740103245.338.409.492.901147521
Bob Marshall12348444352911675448434151.205.263.307.570136223
Charles Wilson8134430347791326321753158.261.333.376.710114352
Roy Reitz793062502670142029634538.280.403.352.75588731
Robert Wardle943393043765113529203254.214.293.319.61297210
Rodney Bode96345304426594447243068.214.294.309.60494623
Thomas Yost923402683962202958106374.231.385.422.807113603
Roger Heyden59245205315351325523441.259.368.337.70469231
Neal Austinson381651352330100520002555.222.352.407.75955302
Ollie Brown5911892252820626302422.304.449.522.97148101
Goldie Francis4512510913193018101526.174.274.229.50425010
Nick DeMatteis296859813400700719.220.303.288.59117020
David Morse1981666130006401512.197.346.197.54313000
Jerry Pedroso236357410001601420.175.242.228.47013110
Robert Musante32706659010200122.136.149.167.31611030
Ossie Blanco23605346200000513.113.203.151.3548110
Sammy Harrison2012100300000024.300.417.300.7173000
James Brown1912120310010007.250.250.333.5834000
Clifford Smith18513803100501424.079.167.105.2724090
Robert Miller2216151200000001.133.133.133.2672010
James Parsons4427192210010054.105.292.158.4503030
Richard Licklider16322912000000314.069.156.069.2252000
Marcelo Juarez1540100000010.250.400.250.6501000
Henry Hill4761100010002.167.286.167.4521100
Louis DeMar8420000000022.000.500.000.5000000
Donald Shafts5540000000002.000.000.000.0000010
Paul Miller10161310000000110.000.071.000.0710020
Louis Moore5110000000000.000.000.000.0000000
Bruce Hildreth4330000000002.000.000.000.0000000
Totals13574606399555894916035614739833493903.238.327.341.668136204748230


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Don Engbers1B115969681787.9849.017
Tito Fuentes2B731831811546.9604.986
Rodney Bode2B223851511.9474.045
David Morse2B19454348.9574.632
Terry Cobb2B12182325.9533.417
Roger Heyden3B56401011415.9102.518
Terry Cobb3B4055731112.9213.200
Rodney Bode3B16192954.9063.000
Neal Austinson3B1182262.8332.727
Robert WardleC90701771413.9828.64427
Goldie FrancisC362072341.9836.38928
Charles WilsonOF80120981.9421.612
Roy ReitzOF76118640.9691.632
Thomas YostOF7263773.909.972
Terry CobbOF4555311.9831.289
Rodney BodeOF4141440.9181.098
Neal AustinsonOF2837420.9531.464
Ollie BrownOF1280001.000.667
Jerry PedrosoOF11250001.0002.273
Ossie BlancoOF1110020.833.909
James ParsonsP4462220.933.636
Nick DeMatteisP2875116.9832.071
Robert MusanteP2633714.9761.538
Robert MillerP2211831.864.864
Ollie BrownP2193241.9111.952
Sammy HarrisonP1921310.938.789
James BrownP193510.889.421
Clifford SmithP1882231.9091.667
Richard LickliderP1612344.8571.500
Paul MillerP101840.692.900
Louis DeMarP8.000
Donald ShaftsP5.000
Louis MooreP5.000
Bruce HildrethP4.000
Bob MarshallSS1221563194254.9193.893
Totals123329571274191280.9573.4315500

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.





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