1963 Grand Forks Chiefs Statistics

Northern League (NL) - Class: A
Team Record: 54-64
Finished 5th in the NL
Manager: Ray Dabek (54-64)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota
Ballpark: Municipal Park, Unknown
Attendance: 18,336, Avg. 311
1963 Grand Forks Chiefs Roster

The Grand Forks Chiefs of the Northern League ended the 1963 season with a record of 54 wins and 64 losses, finishing fifth in the NL.

The Chiefs scored 540 runs and surrendered 593 runs. John Butler and Jose Villar led Grand Forks with 19 home runs apiece. John Butler drove in 74 runs. Jose Villar paced all regular batters by connecting at a .319 clip. Robert Casburn topped the team with 15 wins, while William Wolfe recorded a 3.21 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

José Arcia played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Grand Forks Chiefs to do so.

Ray Dabek 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
Robert Casburn158.6523.352624193199.0175967416735169509
Richard Orsagh129.5713.222723151176.0153826317621140507
William Wolfe1010.5003.21322481171.0158856114671145727
Huey Howden615.2864.42322270163.017510780127581163016
Walter Bugajski33.5004.60873047.0443424431027405
José Arcia34.4292.752100036.0342711234821213
Thomas Moser38.2734.2116114192.08458431144381009
Sales Paddyfoot101.0004.091300022.024121028110102
Ramon Seara003.0010003.02110103000
Robert Wolfe006.35800017.018161208114105
Roger Walters0012.0080006.0101080806100
Richard Stancavage03.0006.651130023.0232117124022206
James Johnson04.0004.432040061.08347301019056109
Totals5364.4533.84223118056601016.09835964348945428810323780

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
Ed Bays117491457651402551372433188.306.348.468.817214003
Jose Villar1154894239113521819632875677.319.402.541.943229514
John Butler113467393681111721974956250.282.380.481.861189345
Chico DeCastris1084563994494102939893681.236.302.338.641135669
James Zeiter9637632854891534312823361.271.352.372.724122942
Walter Bugajski8333229848871161253202896.292.360.490.849146411
Roy Brandhurst89306270196192222333029.226.306.296.60280222
Roy Kuhl6221520425608231912937.294.322.397.71981011
Bill DelVecchio872782432457100325013274.235.325.313.63876111
Roberto Santana5219919127465252712824.241.271.366.63870000
Terrence Wenger572011651225101113102857.152.277.242.51940161
Robert Casburn30907114153208001521.211.349.310.65922040
Richard Stancavage491098912150004311913.169.315.169.48315010
Joseph Dent18595551311041039.236.288.291.57916100
Willard West2563561011102410614.196.274.321.59618010
Richard Orsagh276556210100700221.179.213.196.41011142
William Wolfe33645657100100429.125.197.143.3408130
James Johnson2120191400000007.211.250.211.4614100
Thomas Moser16313014000100114.133.161.133.2954000
C. W. Price1216140301000026.214.312.357.6705000
Nazario Cruz924182311031059.167.348.333.6816010
Huey Howden32574623000000726.065.189.065.2543040
José Arcia28661200010001.333.333.333.6672000
Sales Paddyfoot131101000000001.0001.0001.0002.0001000
Michael Halcrow3761110000012.167.286.333.6192000
Robert Wolfe9980100000001.125.222.125.3471100
Roger Walters8110000000001.000.000.000.0000000
Francis Steedman10010000000000000
Totals13134432390353499815038924719135418848.256.331.384.715150003644310


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Ed Bays1B4936023419.9907.816
Jose Villar1B42305201219.9647.738
James Zeiter1B17116934.9777.353
Willard West1B128710121.0007.333
John Butler2B46110105717.9684.674
Ed Bays2B397974812.9503.923
Roberto Santana2B386768414.9713.553
Walter Bugajski3B6452121277.8652.703
Ed Bays3B26174685.8872.423
Roberto Santana3B1362633.9142.462
John Butler3B13141741.8862.385
Roy BrandhurstC7047834182.9667.31416
Roy KuhlC5134737123.9707.5293
Chico DeCastrisOF1082611161.9782.519
Bill DelVecchioOF79111661.9511.481
Jose VillarOF77103350.9551.377
James ZeiterOF73109670.9431.575
Richard StancavageOF3050240.9291.733
Ed BaysOF1527210.9671.933
William WolfeP3291920.933.875
Huey HowdenP3293660.8821.406
Richard OrsaghP2762812.9711.259
Robert CasburnP2663360.8671.500
José ArciaP2121611.947.857
James JohnsonP2011010.917.550
Thomas MoserP1631920.9171.375
Sales PaddyfootP1349011.0001.000
Richard StancavageP1134001.000.636
Robert WolfeP8.000
Roger WaltersP8.000
Ramon SearaP1.000
John ButlerSS60781492120.9153.783
Terrence WengerSS51831162512.8883.902
Joseph DentSS161929124.8003.000
Totals120429221079216160.9493.3231900

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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