1964 Detroit Tigers season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Detroit Tigers 1964 American League Tiger Stadium Detroit, Michigan 85 77 y 4th John Fetzer Jim Campbell Chuck Dressen WJBK WKMHWWJ WJR (Ernie Harwell, Bob Scheffing) The 1964 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 64th season and the 53rd season at Tiger Stadium. The team finished fourth in the American League with a record of 85–77, 14 games behind the New York Yankees. Offseason December 2, 1963: Howie Koplitz was drafted from the Tigers by the Washington Senators in the 1963 rule 5 draft.Howie Koplitz at Baseball Reference December 5, 1963: Gus Triandos and Jim Bunning were traded by the Tigers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Don Demeter and Jack Hamilton.Gus Triandos at Baseball Reference March 18, 1964: Don Mossi was purchased from the Tigers by the Chicago White Sox.Don Mossi at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents DET Notable transitions Andy Kosco was released by the Tigers on June 3, 1964.Andy Kosco at Baseball-Reference.com On September 16, 1964, Dick Drago was signed as an amateur free agent.Dick Drago at Baseball-Reference.com After playing in 106 games during his fourth season with the Tigers, outfielder Bill Bruton retired.Bill Bruton at Baseball-Reference.com Roster 1964 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers 21,37 Hank Aguirre 41 Dick Egan 13 Bill Faul 44 Fritz Fisher 18 Terry Fox 20 Fred Gladding 48 Jack Hamilton 42 Alan Koch 17 Frank Lary 29 Mickey Lolich 17 Denny McLain 33,42 Julio Navarro 19 Ed Rakow 16 Phil Regan 39 Johnnie Seale 15 Larry Sherry 21 Joe Sparma 14 Dave Wickersham Catchers 11 Bill Freehan 12 Mike Roarke 36 John Sullivan Infielders 25 Norm Cash  9 Jerry Lumpe  3 Dick McAuliffe  1 Bubba Phillips 37 Bill Roman 40 George Smith  8 Don Wert  2 Jake Wood Outfielders 26 Gates Brown 38 Bill Bruton  4 Don Demeter 23 Willie Horton  6 Al Kaline 45 Jim Northrup 49 Mickey Stanley 24 George Thomas Manager  7 Chuck Dressen Coaches 54 Wayne Blackburn 52 Pat Mullin 53 Stubby Overmire 51 Bob Swift 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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Bill Freehan 144 520 156 .300 18 80 1B Norm Cash 144 479 123 .257 23 83 2B Jerry Lumpe 158 624 160 .256 6 46 3B Don Wert 148 525 135 .257 9 55 SS Dick McAuliffe 162 557 134 .241 24 66 LF Gates Brown 123 426 116 .272 15 54 CF Bill Bruton 106 296 82 .277 5 33 RF Al Kaline 146 525 154 .293 17 68 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 Don Demeter 134 441 113 .256 22 80 George Thomas 105 308 88 .286 12 44 Jake Wood 64 125 29 .232 1 7 Bubba Phillips 46 87 22 .253 3 6 Mike Roarke 29 82 19 .232 0 7 Willie Horton 25 80 13 .163 1 10 Jim Northrup 5 12 1 .083 0 0 Mickey Stanley 4 11 3 .273 0 1 Bill Roman 3 8 3 .375 1 1 George Smith 5 7 2 .286 0 2 John Sullivan John Sullivan (1960s catcher) 2 3 0 .000 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 Dave Wickersham 40 254.0 19 12 3.44 164 Mickey Lolich 44 232.0 18 9 3.26 192 Hank Aguirre 32 161.2 5 10 3.79 88 Denny McLain 19 100.0 4 5 4.05 70 Bill Faul baseball 1 5.0 0 0 10.80 1 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 Ed Rakow 42 152.1 8 9 3.72 96 Phil Regan 32 146.2 5 10 5.03 91 Joe Sparma 21 84.0 5 6 3.00 71 Frank Lary 6 18.0 0 2 7.00 6 Jack Hamilton Jack Hamilton (baseball) 5 15.0 0 1 8.40 5 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 Larry Sherry 38 7 5 11 3.66 58 Fred Gladding 42 7 4 7 3.07 59 Terry Fox 32 4 3 5 3.39 28 Julio Navarro 26 2 1 2 3.95 36 Dick Egan Dick Egan (pitcher) 23 0 0 2 4.46 21 Johnnie Seale 4 1 0 0 3.60 5 Alan Koch 3 0 0 0 6.75 1 Fritz Fisher 1 0 0 0 108.00 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Syracuse Chiefs International League Frank Carswell AA Knoxville Smokies Southern League Bob Mavis A Lakeland Tigers Florida State League Al Federoff A Jamestown Tigers New York–Penn League Jack Phillips A Duluth–Superior Dukes Northern League Gail Henley Rookie Cocoa Tigers Cocoa Rookie League Doc Daugherty Notes 2 References Baseball Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1964 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference Category:Detroit Tigers seasons Detroit Tigers season Detroit Tigers Category:1964 in Detroit Category:Long stubs with short prose