1963 New York Mets Roster

The 1963 New York Mets 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 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1963 New York Mets salary list, a 1963 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1963 New York Mets primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1963 New York Mets



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Complete Roster  
 

20 Craig Anderson 6-02 205 Right Right 1938-07-01
19, 38 Ed Bauta 6-03 200 Right Right 1935-01-06
31 Larry Bearnarth 6-02 203 Right Right 1941-09-11
26 Galen Cisco 5-11 215 Right Right 1936-03-07
13, 38 Roger Craig 6-04 191 Right Right 1930-02-17
39 Steve Dillon 5-10 160 Left Left 1943-03-20
47 Jay Hook 6-02 182 Right Left 1936-11-18
15 Al Jackson 5-10 169 Left Left 1935-12-25
19 Ken MacKenzie 6-00 185 Left Right 1934-03-10
41 Grover Powell 5-10 175 Left Left 1940-10-10
29 Don Rowe 6-00 180 Left Left 1936-04-03
36 Tracy Stallard 6-05 205 Right Right 1937-08-31
28 Carl Willey 6-00 175 Right Right 1931-06-06
8 Chris Cannizzaro 6-00 190 Right Right 1938-05-03
17 Choo Choo Coleman 5-09 165 Right Left 1937-08-25
12, 16 Jesse Gonder 5-10 190 Right Left 1936-01-20
5 Norm Sherry 5-11 181 Right Right 1931-07-16
16 Sammy Taylor 6-02 185 Right Left 1933-02-27
6 Larry Burright 5-11 170 Right Right 1937-07-10
7, 12 Chico Fernandez 6-00 170 Right Right 1932-03-02
18 Pumpsie Green 6-00 175 Right Both 1933-10-27
3 Tim Harkness 6-02 182 Left Left 1937-12-23
14 Gil Hodges 6-01½ 200 Right Right 1924-04-04
33 Ron Hunt 6-00 186 Right Right 1941-02-23
40 Al Moran 6-01½ 190 Right Right 1938-12-05
4 Charlie Neal 5-10 165 Right Right 1931-01-30
43 Ted Schreiber 5-11 175 Right Right 1938-07-11
2 Marv Throneberry 6-00 197 Left Left 1933-09-02
1 Duke Carmel 6-03 202 Left Left 1937-04-23
23 Joe Christopher 5-10 176 Right Right 1935-12-13
1 Cliff Cook 6-00 188 Right Right 1936-08-20
9 Jim Hickman 6-04 205 Right Right 1937-05-10
22 Joe Hicks 6-00 180 Right Left 1933-04-07
34 Cleon Jones 6-00 200 Left Right 1942-08-04
10 Rod Kanehl 6-01 180 Right Right 1934-04-01
21 Ed Kranepool 6-03 215 Left Left 1944-11-08
34 Jimmy Piersall 6-00 175 Right Right 1929-11-14
16 Dick Smith 6-02 205 Right Right 1939-05-17
4, 11 Duke Snider 6-00 190 Right Left 1926-09-19
25 Frank Thomas 6-03 205 Right Right 1929-06-11
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The 1963 New York Mets played 162 games during the regular season, won 51 games, lost 111 games, and finished in tenth position. They played their home games at the Polo Grounds (Park Factors: 102/106) where 1,080,108 fans witnessed their 1963 Mets finish the season with a .315 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 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1963 New York Mets salary list, a 1963 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1963 New York Mets primary starters list:

1963 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters


Larry Burright
Choo Choo Coleman
Roger Craig
Tim Harkness
Ed Kranepool
Al Moran
Charlie Neal
Duke Snider
Frank Thomas

1963 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C Choo Choo Coleman (91)
1B Tim Harkness (106)
2B Ron Hunt (142)
3B Charlie Neal (66)
SS Al Moran (116)
LF Frank Thomas (96)
CF Jim Hickman (42)
RF Duke Snider (62)
  
SP Galen Cisco
SP Roger Craig
SP Jay Hook
SP Al Jackson
SP Tracy Stallard
SP Carl Willey
  
RP Ken MacKenzie
RP Grover Powell
RP Don Rowe
CL Larry Bearnarth


1963 New York Mets
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1963 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#1 Duke Carmel
#1 Cliff Cook
#2 Marv Throneberry
#3 Tim Harkness
#4 Charlie Neal
#4 Duke Snider
#5 Norm Sherry
#6 Larry Burright
#7 Chico Fernandez
#8 Chris Cannizzaro
#9 Jim Hickman
#10 Rod Kanehl
#11 Duke Snider
#12 Chico Fernandez
#12 Jesse Gonder
#13 Roger Craig
#14 Gil Hodges
#15 Al Jackson
#16 Jesse Gonder
#16 Dick Smith
#16 Sammy Taylor
#17 Choo Choo Coleman
#18 Pumpsie Green
#19 Ed Bauta
#19 Ken MacKenzie
#20 Craig Anderson
#21 Ed Kranepool
#22 Joe Hicks
#23 Joe Christopher
#25 Frank Thomas
#26 Galen Cisco
#28 Carl Willey
#29 Don Rowe
#31 Larry Bearnarth
#33 Ron Hunt
#34 Cleon Jones
#34 Jimmy Piersall
#36 Tracy Stallard
#38 Ed Bauta
#38 Roger Craig
#39 Steve Dillon
#40 Al Moran
#41 Grover Powell
#43 Ted Schreiber
#47 Jay Hook

Did you know that a 1963 New York Mets 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)?