1963 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 1963 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 82nd season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 77th in the National League. The Pirates finished eighth in the league standings with a record of 74–88.Offseason
On April 8, Pete Rose made his major league debut for the Cincinnati Reds in a game against the Pirates. He had three at bats without a hit.Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Game log
Notable transactions
Statistics
;Batting
Player | | | | | | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.500 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.333 | 0 | 1 |
| 152 | 600 | 192 | 0.320 | 17 | 76 |
| 34 | 26 | 8 | 0.308 | 0 | 3 |
| 46 | 66 | 19 | 0.288 | 1 | 7 |
| 91 | 264 | 74 | 0.280 | 6 | 37 |
| 154 | 563 | 155 | 0.275 | 15 | 57 |
| 34 | 122 | 33 | 0.270 | 0 | 8 |
| 59 | 126 | 34 | 0.270 | 0 | 7 |
| 142 | 554 | 149 | 0.269 | 8 | 53 |
| 88 | 237 | 63 | 0.266 | 10 | 36 |
| 56 | 8 | 2 | 0.250 | 0 | 1 |
| 138 | 541 | 133 | 0.246 | 3 | 32 |
| 142 | 534 | 131 | 0.245 | 8 | 52 |
| 108 | 304 | 74 | 0.243 | 11 | 47 |
| 81 | 181 | 42 | 0.232 | 0 | 9 |
| 92 | 252 | 58 | 0.230 | 11 | 26 |
| 154 | 570 | 130 | 0.228 | 12 | 45 |
| 21 | 23 | 5 | 0.217 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 51 | 11 | 0.216 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | 149 | 29 | 0.195 | 5 | 14 |
| 59 | 31 | 6 | 0.194 | 1 | 3 |
| 50 | 11 | 2 | 0.182 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | 50 | 8 | 0.160 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 21 | 3 | 0.143 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | 86 | 9 | 0.105 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | 43 | 4 | 0.093 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | 23 | 2 | 0.087 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | 71 | 6 | 0.085 | 0 | 2 |
| 57 | 16 | 1 | 0.063 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
;Pitching
Player | | | | | | |
| 34 | | 5 | 2 | 1.04 | 68 |
| 39 | | 17 | 16 | 2.34 | 144 |
| 55 | | 13 | 3 | 2.57 | 74 |
| 57 | 108 | 1 | 3 | 2.92 | 73 |
| 33 | | 13 | 15 | 3.07 | 112 |
| 56 | | 3 | 9 | 3.23 | 41 |
| 37 | | 5 | 12 | 3.30 | 110 |
| 33 | | 6 | 12 | 3.33 | 86 |
| 49 | 70 | 3 | 4 | 3.34 | 70 |
| 6 | | 0 | 0 | 4.41 | 11 |
| 33 | | 4 | 6 | 4.53 | 72 |
| 18 | | 4 | 5 | 4.93 | 31 |
| 3 | | 0 | 0 | 6.48 | 6 |
| 1 | | 0 | 1 | 8.31 | 2 |
Awards and honors
All-Star Game
- Bill Mazeroski, Second Base,
- Roberto Clemente, Reserve
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Batavia