1964 California League season

1964 California League season
League	California League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 21 – September 7
Games	140
Teams	8
Regular season
League champions	Fresno Giants
Season MVP	Ollie Brown, Fresno Giants
Playoffs
League champions	Fresno Giants
CALL seasons
← 1963 1965 →

The 1964 California League was a Class A baseball season played between April 21 and September 7. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, as the winner of each half of the season qualified for the California League championship round.

The Fresno Giants won the California League championship, as they had the best record in both halves of the season.

Team changes

• The Santa Barbara Rancheros are renamed to the Santa Barbara Dodgers. The club remained affiliated with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Teams

1964 California League
Team	City	MLB Affiliate	Stadium
Bakersfield Bears	Bakersfield, California	Philadelphia Phillies	Sam Lynn Ballpark
Fresno Giants	Fresno, California	San Francisco Giants	John Euless Park
Modesto Colts	Modesto, California	Houston Colt .45s	Del Webb Field
Reno Silver Sox	Reno, Nevada	Pittsburgh Pirates	Moana Stadium
Salinas Mets	Salinas, California	New York Mets	Salinas Municipal Stadium
San Jose Bees	San Jose, California	Los Angeles Angels	San Jose Municipal Stadium
Santa Barbara Dodgers	Santa Barbara, California	Los Angeles Dodgers	Laguna Ball Park
Stockton Ports	Stockton, California	Baltimore Orioles	Billy Hebert Field

Map of teams

Bakersfield

Fresno

Modesto

Reno

Salinas

San Jose

Santa Barbara

Stockton

California League Teams

Regular season

Summary

• The Fresno Giants finished with the best record in the regular season for the first time since 1958.

Standings

^[1]

California League
Team	Win	Loss	%	GB
Fresno Giants	86	53	.619	–
Salinas Mets	79	59	.572	6.5
San Jose Bees	73	67	.521	13.5
Stockton Ports	69	70	.496	17
Santa Barbara Dodgers	68	71	.489	18
Reno Silver Sox	66	71	.482	19
Modesto Colts	58	81	.417	28
Bakersfield Bears	56	83	.403	30

League Leaders

Batting leaders

^[2]

Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Bob Taylor, Fresno Giants	.364
H	Bob Taylor, Fresno Giants	188
R	Ollie Brown, Fresno Giants	111
2B	Lee Hyman, Modesto Colts	36
3B	Ollie Brown, Fresno Giants Jay Johnstone, San Jose Bees Hank McGraw, Salinas Mets Bob Taylor, Fresno Giants	11
HR	Ollie Brown, Fresno Giants	40
RBI	Ollie Brown, Fresno Giants	133
SB	Robert Mitchell, San Jose Bees	44

Pitching leaders

^[3]

Stat	Player	Total
W	Pedro Reinoso, Fresno Giants	18
ERA	Ed Barnowski, Stockton Ports	1.95
CG	Ed Barnowski, Stockton Ports James Zwergel, Modesto Colts	15
SHO	Ed Barnowski, Stockton Ports	5
IP	Ed Barnowski, Stockton Ports	222.0
SO	Ed Barnowski, Stockton Ports	321

Playoffs

• No playoffs were held as the Fresno Giants had the best record in the league in both halves of the season.
• The Fresno Giants won their fifth California League championship.

Playoff bracket

	Finals
	1	Fresno

Awards

California League awards
Award name	Recipient
Most Valuable Player	Ollie Brown, Fresno Giants

See also

• 1964 Major League Baseball season

References

1. CALL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed October 16, 2025
2. 1964 CALL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed October 16, 2025
3. 1964 CALL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed October 16, 2025

External links

• Minor League Baseball official website