1964 Boston Red Sox season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Boston Red Sox 1964 American League Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts 72–90 (.444) 8th Tom Yawkey Tom Yawkey Pinky Higgins Johnny Pesky (70–90) Billy Herman (2–0) WHDH-TV, Ch. 5 WHDH-AM 850(Curt Gowdy, Ned Martin, Art Gleeson) bos BOS The 1964 Boston Red Sox season was the 64th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished eighth in the American League (AL) with a record of 72 wins and 90 losses, 27 games behind the AL champion New York Yankees. The Red Sox attracted 883,276 fans to Fenway Park, fifth in the Junior Circuit and 11th in MLB, reflecting a six percent turnstile decline from 1963."1964 Major League Attendance & Team Age." Baseball Reference Former Boston infielder Johnny Pesky, in his second season as manager, led the team to a 70–90 mark before he was dismissed on October 1. Third-base coach Billy Herman, 55, succeeded Pesky; he signed a two-year contract and directed the Red Sox to two victories in the season's final two games."1964 Boston Red Sox." Retrosheet Offseason October 14, 1963: The Red Sox release veteran right-hander Bob Turley and appoint him their pitching coach for 1964, replacing Harry Dorish. Earlier in October, the Red Sox had released infielder Billy Gardner (October 2) and left-hander Chet Nichols Jr. (October 4)."Transactions for 1963 Boston Red Sox". Retrosheet February 4, 1964: Third baseman Carmen Fanzone is signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox.Carmen Fanzone page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1964 season: Outfielder Bobby Gene Smith is released by the Red Sox.Bobby Gene Smith page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents BOS Opening Day lineup   2 Chuck Schilling 2B  1 Ed Bressoud SS  8 Carl Yastrzemski     LF11 Frank Malzone 3B  7 Dick Stuart 1B  6 Lou Clinton RF25 Tony Conigliaro CF10 Bob Tillman C 27 Bill Monbouquette     P Notable transactions April 21, 1964: The Red Sox release veteran right-handed starting pitcher Gene Conley, 33."Transactions for 1964 Boston Red Sox". Retrosheet June 4, 1964: The Red Sox trade outfielder Lou Clinton, 26, to the Los Angeles Angels for outfielder/first baseman Lee Thomas, 28. August 5, 1964: The Red Sox sign free-agent outfielder Al Smith, 36, released today by the Cleveland Indians. September 6, 1964: Left-hander Wilbur Wood, 22, is purchased from the Red Sox by the Pittsburgh Pirates.Wilbur Wood page at Baseball Reference Roster 1964 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers 15 Pete Charton 29 Ed Connolly 21 Arnold Earley 24 Dave Gray 20 Bob Heffner 36 Jack Lamabe 27 Bill Monbouquette 23 Dave Morehead 17 Dick Radatz 19 Jay Ritchie 14 Bill Spanswick 26 Earl Wilson 19 Wilbur Wood Catchers  5 Russ Nixon 40 Mike Ryan 10 Bob Tillman Infielders  1 Ed Bressoud 51 Bobby Guindon 39 Dalton Jones 11 Frank Malzone  2 Chuck Schilling 28 Al Smith  7 Dick Stuart 16 Dick Williams Outfielders  6 Lou Clinton 25 Tony Conigliaro  3 Gary Geiger 30 Tony Horton 12 Félix Mantilla  4 Román Mejías  6 Lee Thomas  8 Carl Yastrzemski Managers 35 Billy Herman 22 Johnny Pesky Coaches 35 Billy Herman (Third base) 33 Al Lakeman (Bullpen) 32 Harry Malmberg (First base) 34 Bob Turley (Pitching) 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 G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Bob Tillman 131 425 118 .278 17 61 1B Dick Stuart 156 603 168 .279 33 114 2B Dalton Jones 118 374 86 .230 6 39 3B Frank Malzone 148 537 142 .264 13 56 SS Ed Bressoud 158 566 166 .293 15 55 LF Tony Conigliaro 111 404 117 .290 24 52 CF Carl Yastrzemski 151 567 164 .289 15 67 RF Lee Thomas Lee Thomas (baseball) 107 401 103 .257 13 42 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 Felix Mantilla Félix Mantilla (baseball) 133 425 123 .289 30 64 Russ Nixon 81 163 38 .233 1 20 Chuck Schilling 47 163 32 .196 0 7 Tony Horton Tony Horton (baseball) 36 126 28 .222 1 8 Lou Clinton 37 120 31 .258 3 6 Roman Mejias 62 101 24 .238 2 4 Dick Williams 61 69 11 .159 5 11 Al Smith Al Smith (outfielder) 29 51 11 .216 2 7 Gary Geiger 5 15 5 .385 0 1 Bobby Guindon 5 8 1 .125 0 0 Mike Ryan Mike Ryan (catcher) 1 3 1 .333 0 2 Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 Bill Monbouquette 36 234.0 13 14 4.04 120 Earl Wilson Earl Wilson (baseball) 33 202.1 11 12 4.49 166 Dave Morehead 31 166.2 8 15 4.97 139 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 Jack Lamabe 39 177.1 9 13 5.89 109 Bob Heffner 55 158.2 7 9 4.08 112 Ed Connolly Ed Connolly (pitcher) 27 80.2 4 11 4.91 73 Bill Spanswick 29 65.1 2 3 6.89 55 Pete Charton 25 65.0 0 2 5.26 37 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 Dick Radatz 79 16 9 29 2.29 181 Arnold Earley 25 1 1 1 2.68 45 Jay Ritchie 21 1 1 0 2.74 35 Dave Gray 9 0 0 0 9.00 17 Wilbur Wood 4 0 0 0 17.47 5 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Seattle Rainiers Pacific Coast League Edo Vanni AA Reading Red Sox Eastern League Eddie Popowski A Winston-Salem Red Sox Carolina League Bill Slack A Waterloo Hawks Midwest League Matt Sczesny A Wellsville Red Sox New York–Penn League Larry Lee Thomas A Statesville Colts Western Carolinas League Dave Philley and Rudy York Statesville affiliation shared with the Houston Colt .45shttps://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=e3bae8a2 1964 Statesville Colts Statistics Source:Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007https://archive.org/details/bostonredsoxyear1964bost/page/8/mode/2up Boston Red Sox Yearbook 1964 9 March 14, 2021 Wayback Machine References 30em External links 1964 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference 1964 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com Category:Boston Red Sox seasons Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox Category:1960s in Boston