1964 Los Angeles Dodgers season

1964  Los Angeles Dodgers
League	National League
Ballpark	Dodger Stadium
City	Los Angeles
Record	80–82 (.494)
Divisional place	6th
Owners	Walter O'Malley, James & Dearie Mulvey
President	Walter O'Malley
General managers	Buzzie Bavasi
Managers	Walter Alston
Television	KTTV (11)
Radio	KFI Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett KWKW Jose Garcia, Jaime Jarrín
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The 1964 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 75th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 7th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 3rd season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles California. The Dodgers finished with a record of 80–82, 13 games behind the National League and World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals, tied for sixth place with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Offseason

• October 14, 1963: Mike Brumley was purchased from the Dodgers by the Washington Senators. ^[1]
• December 6, 1963: Bill Skowron was purchased from the Dodgers by the Washington Senators. ^[2]
• December 13, 1963: Dick Scott was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Jim Brewer and Cuno Barragan, ^[3]
• Prior to 1964 season: Mike Kekich was signed as an amateur free agent by the Dodgers. ^[4]

Regular season

Season standings

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National League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	93	69	.574	—	48‍–‍33	45‍–‍36
Philadelphia Phillies	92	70	.568	1	46‍–‍35	46‍–‍35
Cincinnati Reds	92	70	.568	1	47‍–‍34	45‍–‍36
San Francisco Giants	90	72	.556	3	44‍–‍37	46‍–‍35
Milwaukee Braves	88	74	.543	5	45‍–‍36	43‍–‍38
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	82	.494	13	42‍–‍39	38‍–‍43
Los Angeles Dodgers	80	82	.494	13	41‍–‍40	39‍–‍42
Chicago Cubs	76	86	.469	17	40‍–‍41	36‍–‍45
Houston Colt .45s	66	96	.407	27	41‍–‍40	25‍–‍56
New York Mets	53	109	.327	40	33‍–‍48	20‍–‍61

Record vs. opponents

1964 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MIL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SF	STL
Chicago	—	6–12	11–7	10–8	8–10	11–7	6–12	9–9	9–9	6–12
Cincinnati	12–6	—	12–6	14–4–1	9–9	11–7	9–9	8–10	7–11	10–8
Houston	7–11	6–12	—	7–11	12–6	9–9	5–13	5–13	7–11	8–10
Los Angeles	8–10	4–14–1	11–7	—	8–10	15–3–1	8–10	10–8	6–12	10–8
Milwaukee	10–8	9–9	6–12	10–8	—	14–4	10–8	12–6	9–9	8–10
New York	7–11	7–11	9–9	3–15–1	4–14	—	3–15	6–12	7–11	7–11
Philadelphia	12-6	9–9	13–5	10–8	8–10	15–3	—	10–8	10–8	5–13
Pittsburgh	9–9	10–8	13–5	8–10	6–12	12–6	8–10	—	8–10	6–12
San Francisco	9–9	11–7	11–7	12–6	9–9	11–7	8–10	10–8	—	9–9
St. Louis	12–6	8–10	10–8	8–10	10–8	11–7	13–5	12–6	9–9	—

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day starters
Name	Position
Maury Wills	Shortstop
Jim Gilliam	Second baseman
Willie Davis	Center fielder
Tommy Davis	Left fielder
Ron Fairly	First baseman
Frank Howard	Right fielder
John Roseboro	Catcher
Johnny Werhas	Third baseman
Sandy Koufax	Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

• April 9, 1964: Larry Sherry was traded by the Dodgers to the Detroit Tigers for Lou Johnson and cash. ^[5]
• September 10, 1964: Ken Rowe was purchased from the Dodgers by the Baltimore Orioles. ^[6]

Roster

1964 Los Angeles Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers 21 Jim Brewer 53 Don Drysdale 32 Sandy Koufax 15 Bob Miller 41 Larry Miller 38 Joe Moeller 17 Phil Ortega 16 Ron Perranoski 22 Johnny Podres 47 John Purdin 39 Howie Reed 45 Pete Richert 40 Bill Singer 37 Nick Willhite		Catchers 35 Doug Camilli  8 John Roseboro 10 Jeff Torborg Infielders  6 Ron Fairly 19 Jim Gilliam 26 Derrell Griffith 11 Ken McMullen 29 Nate Oliver 23 Bart Shirley 44 Dick Tracewski 14 Johnny Werhas 30 Maury Wills		Outfielders 43 Willie Crawford 12 Tommy Davis  3 Willie Davis 25 Frank Howard  9 Wally Moon 28 Wes Parker  7 Lee Walls		Manager 24 Walter Alston Coaches 33 Joe Becker  2 Leo Durocher 31 Greg Mulleavy 27 Pete Reiser

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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

Pos	Player	GP	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	John Roseboro	134	414	119	.287	3	45
1B	Ron Fairly	150	454	116	.256	10	74
2B	Nate Oliver	99	321	78	.243	0	21
3B	Jim Gilliam	116	334	76	.228	2	27
SS	Maury Wills	158	630	173	.275	2	34
LF	Tommy Davis	152	592	163	.275	14	86
CF	Willie Davis	157	613	180	.294	12	77
RF	Frank Howard	134	433	98	.226	24	69

Other batters

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Dick Tracewski	106	304	75	.247	1	26
Derrell Griffith	78	238	69	.290	4	23
Wes Parker	124	214	55	.257	3	10
Doug Camilli	50	123	22	.179	0	10
Wally Moon	68	118	26	.220	2	9
Johnny Werhas	29	83	16	.193	0	8
Ken McMullen	24	67	14	.209	1	2
Bart Shirley	18	62	17	.274	0	7
Jeff Torborg	28	43	10	.233	0	4
Lee Walls	37	28	5	.179	0	3
Willie Crawford	10	16	5	.313	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Don Drysdale	40	321.1	18	16	2.18	237
Sandy Koufax	29	223.0	19	5	1.74	223
Phil Ortega	34	157.1	7	9	4.00	107
Joe Moeller	27	145.1	7	13	4.21	97
Larry Miller	16	79.2	4	8	4.18	50
Bill Singer	2	14.0	0	1	3.21	3
Johnny Podres	2	2.2	0	2	16.88	0

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Jim Brewer	34	93.0	4	3	3.00	63
Howie Reed	26	90.0	3	4	3.20	52
Nick Willhite	10	43.2	2	4	3.71	24
Pete Richert	8	34.2	2	3	4.15	25
John Purdin	3	16.0	2	0	0.56	8

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Ron Perranoski	72	5	7	14	3.09	79
Bob Miller	74	7	7	9	2.62	94

Awards and honors

Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax

• 1964 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Don Drysdale starter
  • Sandy Koufax reserve
• TSN Pitcher of the Year Award
  • Sandy Koufax
• TSN National League All-Star
  • Sandy Koufax

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Spokane Indians	Pacific Coast League	Danny Ozark
AA	Albuquerque Dukes	Texas League	Clay Bryant
A	Grand Forks Dodgers	Northern League	James B. Williams
A	Salem Dodgers	Northwest League	Stan Wasiak
A	Salisbury Dodgers	Western Carolinas League	George Scherger
A	Santa Barbara Dodgers	California League	Al Ronning
A	St. Petersburg Saints	Florida State League	Roy Hartsfield
Rookie	Pocatello Chiefs	Pioneer League	Ernie Rodriguez

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salem, Salisbury

Notes

1. Mike Brumley page at Baseball Reference
2. Moose Skowron page at Baseball Reference
3. Dick Scott page at Baseball Reference
4. Mike Kekich page at Baseball-Reference
5. Larry Sherry page at Baseball Reference
6. Ken Rowe page at Baseball Reference

References

• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page

External links

• 1964 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform
• Los Angeles Dodgers official web site