The 1963 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 81st in franchise history. The 87–75 Phillies finished the season in fourth place in the National League, 12 games behind the National League and World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Offseason November 21, 1962: Jimmie Coker purchased from the Phillies by the Baltimore Orioles. November 26, 1962: Bob Lipski was drafted from the Phillies by the Cleveland Indians in the 1962 rule 5 draft. December 11, 1962: Jacke Davis was traded by the Phillies to the Los Angeles Angels for Earl Averill, Jr. Regular season May 17, 1963, Don Nottebart pitched the first no-hitter for an expansion team when the Houston Colt .45s defeated Philadelphia by a score of 4–1. Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions June 12, 1963: Darrell Sutherland was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies. August 24, 1963: Dwight Siebler was purchased from the Phillies by the Minnesota Twins. Game log |- style="background:#bfb" | 1 || April 9 || Reds || 2–1 || Art Mahaffey (1–0) || Joey Jay (0–1) || None || 28,291 || 1–0 |- style="background:#bfb" | 2 || April 10 || Reds || 10–7 || Ray Culp (1–0) || Bill Henry (0–1) || Jack Baldschun (1) || 6,065 || 2–0 |- style="background:#fbb" | 3 || April 13 || @ Cardinals || 0–7 || Curt Simmons (1–0) || Art Mahaffey (1–1) || None || 22,050 || 2–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 4 || April 14 (1) || @ Cardinals || 4–3 (10) || Jack Baldschun (1–0) || Bobby Shantz (0–1) || Jack Hamilton (1) || see 2nd game || 3–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 5 || April 14 (2) || @ Cardinals || 5–4 || Jack Baldschun (2–0) || Ron Taylor (0–1) || None || 19,257 || 4–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 6 || April 16 || @ Braves || 0–8 || Warren Spahn (2–0) || Cal McLish (0–1) || None || 4,098 || 4–2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 7 || April 17 || @ Braves || 5–6 || Lew Burdette (2–0) || Paul Brown (0–1) || Claude Raymond (1) || 10,569 || 4–3 |- style="background:#fbb" | 8 || April 18 || @ Braves || 5–6 || Claude Raymond (2–0) || Ray Culp (1–1) || None || 4,256 || 4–4 |- style="background:#fbb" | 9 || April 19 || Cardinals || 1–5 || Curt Simmons (2–0) || Chris Short (0–1) || None || 14,712 || 4–5 |- style="background:#bfb" |