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1963 Minnesota Twins
1963 Minnesota Twins
League	American League
Ballpark	Metropolitan Stadium
City	Bloomington, Minnesota
Record	91–70 (.565)
Divisional place	3rd
Owners	Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes)
General managers	Calvin Griffith
Managers	Sam Mele
Television	WTCN-TV
Radio	830 WCCO AM; (Ray Scott, Herb Carneal, Halsey Hall)

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The 1963 Minnesota Twins season was the 3rd season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 3rd season at Metropolitan Stadium and the 63rd overall in the American League.

The Twins finished 91–70, third in the American League. 1,406,652 fans attended Twins games, the highest total in the American League.

Offseason

November 5, 1962: Rudy May was signed as an amateur free agent by the Twins.^[1]
November 26, 1962: Rich Reese was drafted by the Twins from the Detroit Tigers in the 1962 first-year draft.^[2]
November 26, 1962: Joe Foy was drafted by the Boston Red Sox from the Minnesota Twins in the 1962 minor league draft.^[3]
January 21, 1963: Rubén Gómez was released by the Twins.^[4]

Regular season

Four Twins made the All-Star Game: first baseman Harmon Killebrew, shortstop Zoilo Versalles, outfielder Bob Allison and catcher Earl Battey.

On August 29, the Twins played two games at Washington. The club struck eight home runs in the first game (to tie an American League record) and four more in the nightcap, for an even dozen on the day.

On September 21, the Twins played two games at Boston's Fenway Park. Slugger Harmon Killebrew connected for three home runs in the first game and another in the nightcap. His four-homer double-header tied an AL record.

Harmon Killebrew again led the team (and the American League) with 45 home runs; his 96 RBI was Minnesota's best. Bob Allison hit 35 home runs and drove in 91. Camilo Pascual won 21 games and led the AL with 202 strikeouts.

With 33 home runs, Twins rookie Jimmie Hall topped the Boston Red Sox Ted Williams' "true rookie" American League record of 31 homers, set by Williams in 1939. The team's total of 225 home runs was the second-most ever in a season at the time, only trailing the 1961 New York Yankees' 240.^[5]

Three Twins won Gold Gloves: first baseman Vic Power won his sixth, shortstop Zoilo Versalles won his first, and Jim Kaat won his second.

Season standings

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American League
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	104	57	.646	—	58‍–‍22	46‍–‍35
Chicago White Sox	94	68	.580	10½	49‍–‍33	45‍–‍35
Minnesota Twins	91	70	.565	13	48‍–‍33	43‍–‍37
Baltimore Orioles	86	76	.531	18½	48‍–‍33	38‍–‍43
Cleveland Indians	79	83	.488	25½	41‍–‍40	38‍–‍43
Detroit Tigers	79	83	.488	25½	47‍–‍34	32‍–‍49
Boston Red Sox	76	85	.472	28	44‍–‍36	32‍–‍49
Kansas City Athletics	73	89	.451	31½	36‍–‍45	37‍–‍44
Los Angeles Angels	70	91	.435	34	39‍–‍42	31‍–‍49
Washington Senators	56	106	.346	48½	31‍–‍49	25‍–‍57

Record vs. opponents

1963 American League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KCA	LAA	MIN	NYY	WSH
Baltimore	—	7–11	7–11	10–8	13–5	9–9	9–9	9–9	7–11	15–3
Boston	11–7	—	8–10	10–8	9–9	7–11	9–8	7–11	6–12	9–9
Chicago	11–7	10–8	—	11–7	11–7	12–6	10–8	8–10	8–10	13–5
Cleveland	8–10	8–10	7–11	—	10–8	11–7	10–8	5–13	7–11	13–5
Detroit	5–13	9–9	7–11	8–10	—	13–5	12–6	8–10	8–10	9–9
Kansas City	9–9	11–7	6–12	7–11	5–13	—	10–8	9–9	6–12	10–8
Los Angeles	9–9	8–9	8–10	8–10	6–12	8–10	—	9–9	5–13	9–9
Minnesota	9–9	11–7	10–8	13–5	10–8	9–9	9–9	—	6–11	14–4
New York	11–7	12–6	10–8	11–7	10–8	12–6	13–5	11–6	—	14–4
Washington	3–15	9–9	5–13	5–13	9–9	8–10	9–9	4–14	4–14	—

Notable transactions

May 21, 1963: Bill Tuttle was released by the Twins.^[6]
August 24, 1963: Dwight Siebler was purchased by the Twins from the Philadelphia Phillies.^[7]

Roster

1963 Minnesota Twins

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

40 Julio Bécquer
37 Tony Oliva

Manager

14 Sam Mele

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Earl Battey	147	508	145	.285	26	84
1B	Vic Power	138	541	146	.270	10	52
2B	Bernie Allen	139	421	101	.240	9	43
3B	Rich Rollins	136	531	163	.307	16	61
SS	Zoilo Versalles	159	621	162	.261	10	54
LF	Harmon Killebrew	142	515	133	.258	45	96
CF	Jimmie Hall	156	497	129	.260	33	80
RF	Bob Allison	148	527	143	.271	35	91

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Lenny Green	145	280	67	.239	4	27
Don Mincher	82	225	58	.258	17	42
Johnny Goryl	64	150	43	.287	9	24
George Banks	25	71	11	.155	3	8
Jerry Zimmerman	39	56	13	.232	0	3
Wally Post	21	47	9	.191	2	6
Vic Wertz	35	44	6	.136	3	7
Paul Ratliff	10	21	4	.190	1	3
Jim Lemon	7	17	2	.118	0	1
Jay Ward	9	15	1	.067	0	2
Tony Oliva	7	7	3	.429	0	1
Bill Tuttle	4	3	0	.000	0	0
Julio Bécquer	1	0	0	----	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Camilo Pascual	31	248.1	21	9	2.46	202
Dick Stigman	33	241.0	15	15	3.25	193
Jim Kaat	31	178.1	10	10	4.19	105
Jim Perry	35	168.1	9	9	3.74	65
Lee Stange	32	164.2	12	5	2.62	100
Jack Kralick	5	25.2	1	4	3.86	13

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Jim Roland	10	49.0	4	1	2.57	34
Dwight Siebler	7	38.2	2	1	2.79	22
Gerry Arrigo	5	15.2	1	2	2.87	13

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Bill Dailey	66	6	3	21	1.99	72
Bill Pleis	36	6	2	0	4.37	37
Garry Roggenburk	36	2	4	4	2.16	24
Ray Moore	31	1	3	2	6.98	38
Mike Fornieles	11	1	1	0	4.76	7
Fred Lasher	11	0	0	0	4.76	10
Frank Sullivan	10	0	1	1	5.73	2
Don Williams	3	0	0	0	10.38	2
Gary Dotter	2	0	0	0	0.00	2

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers	Pacific Coast League	Jack McKeon
AA	Charlotte Hornets	Sally League	Al Evans
A	Wilson Tobs	Carolina League	Ralph Rowe
A	Orlando Twins	Florida State League	Harry Warner
A	Erie Sailors	New York–Penn League	Frank Franchi
A	Bismarck-Mandan Pards	Northern League	Vern Morgan
Rookie	Wytheville Twins	Appalachian League	Red Norwood

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wilson^[8]

References

^ "Rudy May Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
^ "Rich Reese Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
^ "Joe Foy Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
^ "Rubén Gómez Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
^ "For single seasons, up to 1963, in the regular season, sorted by descending Home Runs". Stathead.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
^ "Bill Tuttle Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
^ "Dwight Siebler Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
^ Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.

External links

Team info from Baseball Reference
Team info from Baseball Almanac

[1] "Rudy May Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[2] "Rich Reese Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[3] "Joe Foy Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[4] "Rubén Gómez Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[5] "For single seasons, up to 1963, in the regular season, sorted by descending Home Runs". Stathead.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[6] "Bill Tuttle Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[7] "Dwight Siebler Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[8] Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.

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+{{Infobox baseball team season
-{{MLB yearly infobox-pre1969
 | name = Minnesota Twins
 | season = 1963
 | misc =
-| logo = Twins 6171.gif
+| league = American League
-| current league = American League
-| y1 = 1901
-| Uniform logo = Al 1965 minnesota.gif
 | ballpark = [[Metropolitan Stadium]]
-| y4 = 1961
 | city = [[Bloomington, Minnesota]]
+|record = {{winpct|91|70|record=y}}
-| y5 = 1961
+|divisional_place = 3rd
 | owners = [[Calvin Griffith]] <small>(majority owner, with [[Thelma Griffith Haynes]])</small>
-| general managers = [[Calvin Griffith]]
+| general_managers = [[Calvin Griffith]]
 | managers = [[Sam Mele]]
 | television = [[KARE-TV|WTCN-TV]]
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 |}}
-The '''1963 [[Minnesota Twins]]''' finished 91–70, third in the [[American League]]. 1,406,652 fans attended Twins games, the highest total in the [[American League]].
+The '''1963 Minnesota Twins season '''was the 3rd season for the [[Minnesota Twins]] franchise in the [[Minneapolis–St. Paul|Twin Cities]] of [[Minnesota]], their 3rd season at [[Metropolitan Stadium]] and the 63rd overall in the [[American League]].
+The Twins finished 91–70, third in the [[American League]]. 1,406,652 fans attended Twins games, the highest total in the [[American League]].
 ==Offseason==
-* November 5, 1962: [[Rudy May]] was signed as an amateur free agent by the Twins.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mayru01.shtml Rudy May] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref>
+* November 5, 1962: [[Rudy May]] was signed as an amateur free agent by the Twins.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rudy May Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mayru01.shtml |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
-* November 26, 1962: [[Rich Reese]] was drafted by the Twins from the [[Detroit Tigers]] in the 1962 first-year draft.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/reeseri01.shtml Rich Reese] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref>
+* November 26, 1962: [[Rich Reese]] was drafted by the Twins from the [[Detroit Tigers]] in the 1962 first-year draft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rich Reese Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/reeseri01.shtml |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
-* November 26, 1962: [[Joe Foy]] was drafted by the Boston Red Sox from the Minnesota Twins in the 1962 minor league draft.<ref>https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/foyjo01.shtml</ref>
+* November 26, 1962: [[Joe Foy]] was drafted by the Boston Red Sox from the Minnesota Twins in the 1962 minor league draft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Joe Foy Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/foyjo01.shtml |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
-* January 21, 1963: [[Rubén Gómez (baseball)|Rubén Gómez]] was released by the Twins.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gomezru01.shtml Rubén Gómez] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref>
+* January 21, 1963: [[Rubén Gómez (baseball)|Rubén Gómez]] was released by the Twins.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rubén Gómez Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gomezru01.shtml |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
 ==Regular season==
 Four Twins made the [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]]: first baseman [[Harmon Killebrew]], shortstop [[Zoilo Versalles]], outfielder [[Bob Allison]] and catcher [[Earl Battey]].
-On August 29, the [[Minnesota Twins|Twins]] played two games at Washington.  The club struck for eight [[home run]]s in the first game (to tie an [[American League]] record) and four more in the nightcap, for an even dozen on the day.
+On August 29, the [[Minnesota Twins|Twins]] played two games at Washington.  The club struck eight [[home run]]s in the first game (to tie an [[American League]] record) and four more in the nightcap, for an even dozen on the day.
 On September 21, the [[Minnesota Twins|Twins]] played two games at Boston's Fenway Park.  Slugger [[Harmon Killebrew]] connected for three home runs in the first game and another in the nightcap.  His four-homer [[doubleheader (baseball)|double-header]] tied an [[American League|AL]] record.
@@ Line 36: / Line 35: @@
 [[Harmon Killebrew]] again led the team (and the [[American League]]) with 45 home runs; his 96 [[Runs batted in|RBI]] was Minnesota's best.  [[Bob Allison]] hit 35 home runs and drove in 91. [[Camilo Pascual]] won 21 games and led the [[American League|AL]] with 202 strikeouts.
-With 33 home runs, Twins rookie [[Jimmie Hall]] topped the [[Boston Red Sox]] [[Ted Williams]]' "true [[rookie]]" American League record of 31 homers, set by Williams in 1939.  The team's total of 225 home runs was the second-most ever in a season, only trailing the [[1961 in baseball|1961]] [[New York Yankees]]' 240.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com.htm|title=Minnesota Twins|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|accessdate=January 18, 2016}}{{Dead link|date=February 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
+With 33 home runs, Twins rookie [[Jimmie Hall]] topped the [[Boston Red Sox]] [[Ted Williams]]' "true [[rookie]]" American League record of 31 homers, set by Williams in 1939.  The team's total of 225 home runs was the second-most ever in a season at the time, only trailing the [[1961 in baseball|1961]] [[New York Yankees]]' 240.<ref>{{Cite web |title=For single seasons, up to 1963, in the regular season, sorted by descending Home Runs. |url=https://stathead.com/tiny/bn704 |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Stathead.com |language=en}}</ref>
 Three Twins won [[Gold Glove Award|Gold Glove]]s: first baseman [[Victor Pellot|Vic Power]] won his sixth, shortstop [[Zoilo Versalles]] won his first, and [[Jim Kaat]] won his second.
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 ===Notable transactions===
-* May 21, 1963: [[Bill Tuttle]] was released by the Twins.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tuttlbi01.shtml Bill Tuttle] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref>
+* May 21, 1963: [[Bill Tuttle]] was released by the Twins.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bill Tuttle Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tuttlbi01.shtml |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
-* August 24, 1963: [[Dwight Siebler]] was purchased by the Twins from the [[Philadelphia Phillies]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/siebldw01.shtml Dwight Siebler] at ''Baseball Reference''</ref>
+* August 24, 1963: [[Dwight Siebler]] was purchased by the Twins from the [[Philadelphia Phillies]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dwight Siebler Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/siebldw01.shtml |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
 ===Roster===
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 ====Starters by position====
 ''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
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 ====Other batters====
 ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
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 | {{sortname|Jerry|Zimmerman}} || 39 || 56 || 13 || .232 || 0 || 3
 |- align="center"
+| {{sortname|Wally|Post}} || 21 || 47 || 9 || .191 || 2 || 6
+|- align=center
 | {{sortname|Vic|Wertz}} || 35 || 44 || 6 || .136 || 3 || 7
-|- align="center"
-| {{sortname|Wally|Post}} || 21 || 47 || 9 || .191 || 2 || 6
 |- align="center"
 | {{sortname|Paul|Ratliff}} || 10 || 21 || 4 || .190 || 1 || 3
@@ Line 195: / Line 194: @@
 ====Starting pitchers====
 ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
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 | {{sortname|Camilo|Pascual}} || 31 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|248.1 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|21 || 9 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|2.46 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|202
 |- align="center"
-| {{sortname|Dick|Stigman}} || 33 || 241 || 15 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|15 || 3.25 || 193
+| {{sortname|Dick|Stigman}} || 33 || 241.0 || 15 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|15 || 3.25 || 193
 |- align="center"
 | {{sortname|Jim|Kaat}} || 31 || 178.1 || 10 || 10 || 4.19 || 105
 |- align="center"
+| {{sortname|Jim|Perry|Jim Perry (baseball)}} || 35 || 168.1 || 9 || 9 || 3.74 || 65
+|- align="center"
+| {{sortname|Lee|Stange}} || 32 || 164.2 || 12 || 5 || 2.62 || 100
+|- align="center"
+| {{sortname|Jack|Kralick}} || 5 ||| 25.2 || 1 || 4 || 3.86 || 13
 |}
 ====Other pitchers====
 ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
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 ! style="background:#072764;color:#c6011f;" width="9%" | ERA
 ! style="background:#072764;color:#c6011f;" width="9%" | SO
+|- align="center"
+| {{sortname|Jim|Roland}} || 10 || 49.0 || 4 || 1 || 2.57 || 34
 |- align="center"
 | {{sortname|Dwight|Siebler}} || 7 || 38.2 || 2 || 1 || 2.79 || 22
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 ====Relief pitchers====
 ''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
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 |- align="center"
 | {{sortname|Bill|Dailey}} || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|66 || 6 || 3 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|21 || 1.99 || 72
+|- align="center"
+| {{sortname|Bill|Pleis}} || 36 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 4.37 || 37
+|- align="center"
+| {{sortname|Garry|Roggenburk}} || 36 || 2 || 4 || 4 || 2.16 || 24
+|- align="center"
+| {{sortname|Ray|Moore|Ray Moore (baseball)}} || 31 || 1 || 3 || 2 || 6.98 || 38
 |- align="center"
 | {{sortname|Mike|Fornieles}} || 11 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 4.76 || 7
+|- align="center"
+| {{sortname|Fred|Lasher}} || 11 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4.76 || 10
+|- align="center"
+| {{sortname|Frank|Sullivan|Frank Sullivan (baseball)}} || 10 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 5.73 || 2
+|- align="center"
+| {{sortname|Don|Williams|Don Williams (1963 pitcher)}} || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10.38 || 2
 |- align="center"
 | {{sortname|Gary|Dotter}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.00 || 2
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 {{MLB Farm System|level14=[[Triple-A (baseball)|AAA]]|team14=[[Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers]]|league14=[[Pacific Coast League]]|manager14=[[Jack McKeon]]
-|level15=[[Double-A (baseball)|AA]] |team15=[[Charlotte Hornets (baseball)|Charlotte Hornets]]|league15=[[Southern League (baseball)|Sally League]]|manager15=[[Al Evans]]
+|level15=[[Double-A (baseball)|AA]] |team15=[[Charlotte Hornets (baseball)|Charlotte Hornets]]|league15=[[South_Atlantic_League_(1904–1963)|Sally League]]|manager15=[[Al Evans]]
 |level16=[[Single-A (baseball)|A]]  |team16=[[Wilson Tobs]]|league16=[[Carolina League]]|manager16=[[Ralph Rowe]]
 |level17=[[Single-A (baseball)|A]]  |team17=[[Orlando Twins]]|league17=[[Florida State League]]|manager17=[[Harry Warner (baseball)|Harry Warner]]
 |level18=[[Single-A (baseball)|A]]  |team18=[[Erie Sailors]]|league18=[[New York–Penn League]]|manager18=[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=franch001fra Frank Franchi]
-|level19=[[Single-A (baseball)|A]]  |team19=[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=941dab9b Bismarck-Mandan Pards]|league19=[[Northern League (baseball, 1902–71)|Northern League]]|manager19=[[Vern Morgan]]
+|level19=[[Single-A (baseball)|A]]  |team19=[[Bismarck-Mandan Pards]]|league19=[[Northern League (baseball, 1902–71)|Northern League]]|manager19=[[Vern Morgan]]
-|level20=[[Rookie League|Rookie]]|team20=[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=7eafff52 Wytheville Twins]|league20=[[Appalachian League]]|manager20=[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=norwoo001ade Red Norwood]
+|level20=[[Rookie League|Rookie]]|team20=[[Wytheville Twins]]|league20=[[Appalachian League]]|manager20=[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=norwoo001ade Red Norwood]
 }}
+<small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wilson</small><ref>{{Cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball |publisher=Baseball America |year=1997 |isbn=978-0-9637189-8-3 |editor1-last=Johnson |editor1-first=Lloyd |edition=2nd |location=Durham, North Carolina |editor2-last=Wolff |editor2-first=Miles}}</ref>
-<small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wilson</small>
-==Notes==
+==References==
 {{Reflist|2}}
-==References==
+==External links==
-*[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1963.shtml Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com]
+*[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1963.shtml Team info] from [[Baseball Reference]]
-*[http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1963&t=MIN Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com]
+*[http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1963&t=MIN Team info] from [[Baseball Almanac]]
-*{{Cite book| editor1-last=Johnson| editor1-first=Lloyd| editor2-last=Wolff| editor2-first=Miles| title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball| edition=2nd| location=Durham, North Carolina| publisher=Baseball America| year=1997| isbn=978-0-9637189-8-3}}
 {{1963 MLB season by team}}

v t e 1963 MLB season by team
American League	Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Los Angeles Minnesota New York Washington
National League	Chicago Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco
1963 All-Star Game 1963 World Series