1963 Milwaukee Braves season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969 alt‎
name = Milwaukee Braves
season = 1963
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1876
Uniform
ballpark = Milwaukee County Stadium
y4 = 1953
city = Milwaukee, Wisconsin
y5 = 1953
owners = William Bartholomay
general manager = John McHale
managers =Bobby Bragan
television = WTMJ-TV
(Mike Walden, Blaine Walsh)
radio = WEMP
(Earl Gillespie, Tom Collins)|

Offseason

*October 11, 1962: Ron Hunt was purchased by the New York Mets from the Milwaukee Braves. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/huntro01.shtml]

Regular season

On April 16, 1963, Matthews hit the 400th HR of his career. [http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/matheed01.php] Along with Duke Snider, Matthews became part of the first duo to reach the 400-plateau in the same season. [http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/snidedu01.php]

eason standings

Roster

Relief pitchers

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* Class AAA: Toronto Maple Leafs (International League; Bill Adair, manager)
* Class AAA: Denver Bears (Pacific Coast League; Jack Tighe, manager)
* Class AA: Austin Senators (Texas League; Jimmy Brown, manager)
* Class A: Waycross Braves (Georgia-Florida League; Bill Steinecke, manager)
* Class A: Yakima Bears (Northwest League; Buddy Hicks, manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Class A: Boise Braves (Pioneer League; Billy Smith, manager)
* Class A: Greenville Braves (Western Carolinas League; Jim Fanning and Paul Snyder, manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MLN/1963.shtml 1963 Milwaukee Braves season at Baseball Reference]