1964 Baltimore Orioles season

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1964  Baltimore Orioles
League American League
Ballpark Memorial Stadium
City Baltimore, Maryland
Record97–65 (.599)
League place3rd
Owners Jerold Hoffberger, Joseph Iglehart
General managers Lee MacPhail
Managers Hank Bauer
Television WJZ-TV
Radio WBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, Frank Messer)
  1963 Seasons 1965  

The 1964 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing third in the American League with a record of 97 wins, 65 losses and one tie, [1] two games behind the AL champion New York Yankees. Baltimore spent 92 days in first place during the season before relinquishing that position on September 18.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 99630.61150–3149–32
Chicago White Sox 98640.605152–2946–35
Baltimore Orioles 97650.599249–3248–33
Detroit Tigers 85770.5251446–3539–42
Los Angeles Angels 82800.5061745–3637–44
Cleveland Indians 79830.4882041–4038–43
Minnesota Twins 79830.4882040–4139–42
Boston Red Sox 72900.4442745–3627–54
Washington Senators 621000.3833731–5031–50
Kansas City Athletics 571050.3524226–5531–50

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBALBOSCWSCLEDETKCALAAMINNYYWSH
Baltimore 11–710–88–1011–713–5–111–710–810–813–5
Boston 7–114–149–95–1312–69–95–139–912–6
Chicago 8–1014–412–611–716–210–89–96–1212–6
Cleveland 10–89–96–1211–710–89–910–8–13–15–111–7
Detroit 7–1113–57–117–1111–710–811–78–10–111–7
Kansas City 5–13–16–122–168–107–116–129–96–128–10
Los Angeles 7–119–98–109–98–1012–612–67–1110–8
Minnesota 8–1013–59–98–10–17–119–96–128–1011–7
New York 8–109–912–615–3–110–8–112–611–710–812–6
Washington 5–136–126–127–117–1110–88–107–116–12

Notable transactions

Roster

1964 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Dick Brown 8823059.257832
1B Norm Siebern 150478117.2451256
2B Jerry Adair 155569141.248947
3B Brooks Robinson 163612194.31728118
SS Luis Aparicio 146578154.2661037
LF Boog Powell 134424123.2903999
CF Jackie Brandt 137523127.2431347
RF Sam Bowens 139501132.2632271

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
John Orsino 8124855.222823
Bob Johnson 9321052.248329
Charley Lau 6215841.259114
Willie Kirkland 6615030.200322
Earl Robinson 3712133.273310
Russ Snyder 569327.29017
Gino Cimoli 38588.13803
Bob Saverine 46345.14700
Joe Gaines 16264.15412
Lenny Green 14214.19001
Lou Jackson 483.37500
Paul Blair 810.00000
Lou Piniella 410.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Milt Pappas 37251.21672.97157
Wally Bunker 29214.01952.6996
Robin Roberts 31204.01372.91109
Dave McNally 30159.19113.6788
Steve Barber 36157.09133.84118

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Stu Miller 6697.0773.0687
Harvey Haddix 4989.2552.3190
Dick Hall 4587.2911.8552
Chuck Estrada 1754.2325.2732
Dave Vineyard 1954.0254.1750
Frank Bertaina 626.0102.7718
Mike McCormick 417.1025.1913

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Wes Stock 142003.9214
Sam Jones 70002.616
Ken Rowe 61008.314
Herm Starrette 51011.645

Awards and honors

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Darrell Johnson
AA Elmira Pioneers Eastern League Earl Weaver
A Stockton Ports California League Harry Dunlop
A Fox Cities Foxes Midwest League Billy DeMars
A Aberdeen Pheasants Northern League Cal Ripken Sr.
Rookie Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League Jim Frey

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Elmira, Fox Cities, Aberdeen

Notes

  1. "Here are the stories behind seven of the wildest tie games in Major League history". MLB.com. December 1, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  2. Norm Siebern page at Baseball Reference
  3. Lou Jackson page at Baseball-Reference
  4. Lou Piniella page at Baseball Reference

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