1963 Houston Colt .45s Roster

The 1963 Houston Colt .45s team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1963 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1963 Houston Colt .45s Opening Day starters list, a 1963 Houston Colt .45s salary list, a 1963 Houston Colt .45s uniform number breakdown and a 1963 Houston Colt .45s primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
"I really don't remember too much, I only played with them (Colt .45s) a couple years and that was a long time ago." - Joe Morgan
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1963 Houston Colt .45s



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
38 Hal Brown 6-02 182 Right Right 1924-12-11
30 Bob Bruce 6-03 210 Right Right 1933-05-16
33 George Brunet 6-01 210 Left Right 1935-06-08
34 Conrad Cardinal 6-01 190 Right Right 1942-03-30
41 Danny Coombs 6-05 210 Left Right 1942-03-23
42 Jay Dahl 5-10 183 Left Both 1945-12-06
34 Jim Dickson 6-01 185 Right Left 1938-04-20
36 Dick Drott 6-00 185 Right Right 1936-07-01
13 Turk Farrell 6-04 220 Right Right 1934-04-08
35 Jim Golden 6-00 175 Right Left 1936-03-20
48 Joe Hoerner 6-01 200 Left Right 1936-11-12
40 Ken Johnson 6-04 210 Right Right 1933-06-16
39 Russ Kemmerer 6-03 200 Right Right 1931-11-01
31 Don McMahon 6-02 222 Right Right 1930-01-04
43 Don Nottebart 6-01 190 Right Right 1936-01-23
32 Jim Umbricht 6-04 215 Right Right 1930-09-17
46 Hal Woodeshick 6-03 200 Left Right 1932-08-24
47 Larry Yellen 5-11 190 Right Right 1943-01-04
44 Chris Zachary 6-02 200 Right Left 1944-02-19
8, 24 Dave Adlesh 6-00 187 Right Right 1943-07-15
7 John Bateman 6-03 220 Right Right 1940-07-21
9 Jim Campbell 6-00 190 Right Right 1937-06-24
6 Jerry Grote 5-10 190 Right Right 1942-10-06
8, 9 Hal Smith 6-00 195 Right Right 1930-12-07
14 Bob Aspromonte 6-02 185 Right Right 1938-06-19
11 Ernie Fazio 5-07 165 Right Right 1942-01-25
18 J.C. Hartman 6-00 175 Right Right 1934-04-15
19 Sonny Jackson 5-09 155 Right Left 1944-07-09
15 Bob Lillis 5-11 160 Right Right 1930-06-02
12 Joe Morgan 5-07 160 Right Left 1943-09-19
3 Pete Runnels 6-00 170 Right Left 1928-01-28
10 Rusty Staub 6-02 200 Right Left 1944-04-01
16 Johnny Temple 5-11 175 Right Right 1927-08-08
4 Glenn Vaughan 5-11 170 Right Both 1944-02-16
16 Mike White 5-08 160 Right Right 1938-12-18
29 Brock Davis 5-10 168 Left Left 1943-10-19
27 Howie Goss 6-04 204 Right Right 1934-11-01
26 Carroll Hardy 6-00 185 Right Right 1933-05-18
23 Ivan Murrell 6-02 196 Right Right 1945-04-24
22 John Paciorek 6-02 200 Right Right 1945-02-11
17 Aaron Pointer 6-02 185 Right Right 1942-04-19
21 Al Spangler 6-00 175 Left Left 1933-07-08
20 Carl Warwick 5-10 170 Left Right 1937-02-27
26 Johnny Weekly 6-00 200 Right Right 1937-06-14
18 Jimmy Wynn 5-09 170 Right Right 1942-03-12
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The 1963 Houston Colt .45s played 162 games during the regular season, won 66 games, lost 96 games, and finished in ninth position. They played their home games at Colt Stadium (Park Factors: 94/96) where 719,502 fans witnessed their 1963 Colt .45s finish the season with a .407 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1963 Houston Colt .45s Opening Day starters list, a 1963 Houston Colt .45s salary list, a 1963 Houston Colt .45s uniform number breakdown and a 1963 Houston Colt .45s primary starters list:

1963 Houston Colt .45s
Opening Day Starters


Bob Aspromonte
Jim Campbell
Turk Farrell
Ernie Fazio
Howie Goss
Bob Lillis
Pete Runnels
Al Spangler
Rusty Staub

1963 Houston Colt .45s
Most Games by Position

C John Bateman (115)
1B Rusty Staub (109)
2B Ernie Fazio (84)
3B Bob Aspromonte (131)
SS Bob Lillis (124)
LF Al Spangler (87)
CF Howie Goss (123)
RF Carl Warwick (114)
  
SP Hal Brown
SP Bob Bruce
SP Turk Farrell
SP Ken Johnson
SP Don Nottebart
  
RP Don McMahon
RP Jim Umbricht
RP Chris Zachary
CL Hal Woodeshick


1963 Houston Colt .45s
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1963 Houston Colt .45s
Uniform Numbers

#3 Pete Runnels
#4 Glenn Vaughan
#6 Jerry Grote
#7 John Bateman
#8 Dave Adlesh
#8 Hal Smith
#9 Jim Campbell
#9 Hal Smith
#10 Rusty Staub
#11 Ernie Fazio
#12 Joe Morgan
#13 Turk Farrell
#14 Bob Aspromonte
#15 Bob Lillis
#16 Johnny Temple
#16 Mike White
#17 Aaron Pointer
#18 J.C. Hartman
#18 Jimmy Wynn
#19 Sonny Jackson
#20 Carl Warwick
#21 Al Spangler
#22 John Paciorek
#23 Ivan Murrell
#24 Dave Adlesh
#26 Carroll Hardy
#26 Johnny Weekly
#27 Howie Goss
#29 Brock Davis
#30 Bob Bruce
#31 Don McMahon
#32 Jim Umbricht
#33 George Brunet
#34 Conrad Cardinal
#34 Jim Dickson
#35 Jim Golden
#36 Dick Drott
#38 Hal Brown
#39 Russ Kemmerer
#40 Ken Johnson
#41 Danny Coombs
#42 Jay Dahl
#43 Don Nottebart
#44 Chris Zachary
#46 Hal Woodeshick
#47 Larry Yellen
#48 Joe Hoerner

Did you know that a 1963 Houston Colt .45s Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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