1964 Baltimore Orioles season

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.

1964 Baltimore Orioles
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkMemorial Stadium
CityBaltimore, Maryland
Record97–65 (.599)
League place3rd
OwnersJerold Hoffberger, Joseph Iglehart
General managersLee MacPhail
ManagersHank Bauer
TelevisionWJZ-TV
RadioWBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, Frank Messer)
← 1963 Seasons 1965 →

Offseason

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Regular season

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Season standings

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American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 99 63 .611 50‍–‍31 49‍–‍32
Chicago White Sox 98 64 .605 1 52‍–‍29 46‍–‍35
Baltimore Orioles 97 65 .599 2 49‍–‍32 48‍–‍33
Detroit Tigers 85 77 .525 14 46‍–‍35 39‍–‍42
Los Angeles Angels 82 80 .506 17 45‍–‍36 37‍–‍44
Cleveland Indians 79 83 .488 20 41‍–‍40 38‍–‍43
Minnesota Twins 79 83 .488 20 40‍–‍41 39‍–‍42
Boston Red Sox 72 90 .444 27 45‍–‍36 27‍–‍54
Washington Senators 62 100 .383 37 31‍–‍50 31‍–‍50
Kansas City Athletics 57 105 .352 42 26‍–‍55 31‍–‍50

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KCA LAA MIN NYY WSH
Baltimore 11–7 10–8 8–10 11–7 13–5–1 11–7 10–8 10–8 13–5
Boston 7–11 4–14 9–9 5–13 12–6 9–9 5–13 9–9 12–6
Chicago 8–10 14–4 12–6 11–7 16–2 10–8 9–9 6–12 12–6
Cleveland 10–8 9–9 6–12 11–7 10–8 9–9 10–8–1 3–15–1 11–7
Detroit 7–11 13–5 7–11 7–11 11–7 10–8 11–7 8–10–1 11–7
Kansas City 5–13–1 6–12 2–16 8–10 7–11 6–12 9–9 6–12 8–10
Los Angeles 7–11 9–9 8–10 9–9 8–10 12–6 12–6 7–11 10–8
Minnesota 8–10 13–5 9–9 8–10–1 7–11 9–9 6–12 8–10 11–7
New York 8–10 9–9 12–6 15–3–1 10–8–1 12–6 11–7 10–8 12–6
Washington 5–13 6–12 6–12 7–11 7–11 10–8 8–10 7–11 6–12


Notable transactions

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Roster

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1964 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

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Manager

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Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Dick Brown 88 230 59 .257 8 32
1B Norm Siebern 150 478 117 .245 12 56
2B Jerry Adair 155 569 141 .248 9 47
3B Brooks Robinson 163 612 194 .317 28 118
SS Luis Aparicio 146 578 154 .266 10 37
LF Boog Powell 134 424 123 .290 39 99
CF Jackie Brandt 137 523 127 .243 13 47
RF Sam Bowens 139 501 132 .263 22 71

Other batters

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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
John Orsino 81 248 55 .222 8 23
Bob Johnson 93 210 52 .248 3 29
Charley Lau 62 158 41 .259 1 14
Willie Kirkland 66 150 30 .200 3 22
Earl Robinson 37 121 33 .273 3 10
Russ Snyder 56 93 27 .290 1 7
Gino Cimoli 38 58 8 .138 0 3
Bob Saverine 46 34 5 .147 0 0
Joe Gaines 16 26 4 .154 1 2
Lenny Green 14 21 4 .190 0 1
Lou Jackson 4 8 3 .375 0 0
Paul Blair 8 1 0 .000 0 0
Lou Piniella 4 1 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Milt Pappas 37 251.2 16 7 2.97 157
Wally Bunker 29 214.0 19 5 2.69 96
Robin Roberts 31 204.0 13 7 2.91 109
Dave McNally 30 159.1 9 11 3.67 88
Steve Barber 36 157.0 9 13 3.84 118

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Stu Miller 66 97.0 7 7 3.06 87
Harvey Haddix 49 89.2 5 5 2.31 90
Dick Hall 45 87.2 9 1 1.85 52
Chuck Estrada 17 54.2 3 2 5.27 32
Dave Vineyard 19 54.0 2 5 4.17 50
Frank Bertaina 6 26.0 1 0 2.77 18
Mike McCormick 4 17.1 0 2 5.19 13

Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Wes Stock 14 2 0 0 3.92 14
Sam Jones 7 0 0 0 2.61 6
Ken Rowe 6 1 0 0 8.31 4
Herm Starrette 5 1 0 1 1.64 5

Awards and honors

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  • Hank Bauer, Associated Press AL Manager of the Year

Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
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

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  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

References

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