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1963 New York Mets season

The 1963 New York Mets season was the second regular season for the Mets. They went 51–111 and finished tenth in the National League, 48 games behind the World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers. They were managed by Casey Stengel. They played their home games at the Polo Grounds, the second and final season there for the Mets before moving to Shea Stadium the following season.

1963 New York Mets

National League

Polo Grounds

New York City, New York

51–111 (.315)

10th

Joan Whitney Payson

George Weiss

Casey Stengel

WOR-TV

WABC (AM)
(Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy)

ESPN.com
BB-reference

October 11, 1962: was purchased by the Mets from the Milwaukee Braves.[1]

Ron Hunt

October 14, 1962: and Dick Smith were purchased by the Mets from the Los Angeles Dodgers.[2]

Norm Sherry

November 26, 1962: was drafted from the Mets by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1962 first-year draft.[3]

Paul Blair

May 8, 1963: was traded by the Mets to the Milwaukee Braves for Chico Fernández.[7]

Larry Foss

May 23, 1963: was traded by the Mets to the Washington Senators for Jimmy Piersall.[8]

Gil Hodges

July 1, 1963: and Sammy Taylor were traded by the Mets to the Cincinnati Reds for Jesse Gonder.[9]

Charlie Neal

July 29, 1963: and cash were traded by the Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals for Duke Carmel.[10]

Jacke Davis

July 27, 1963: Jimmy Piersall was released by the Mets.

[11]

September 5, 1963: was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mets.[12]

Ron Swoboda

outfield, reserve

Duke Snider

All-Star Game


[13]

1963 New York Mets at Baseball Reference

1963 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. p. 767.  978-1-932391-17-6.

ISBN

at Baseball Reference

1963 New York Mets season