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1964 Los Angeles Dodgers season
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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.Mike Brumley page at Baseball Reference
December 6, 1963: Bill Skowron was purchased from the Dodgers by the Washington Senators.Moose Skowron page at Baseball Reference
December 13, 1963: Dick Scott was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Jim Brewer and Cuno Barragan,Dick Scott page at Baseball Reference
Prior to 1964 season: Mike Kekich was signed as an amateur free agent by the Dodgers.Mike Kekich page at Baseball-Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
LAD
Opening Day lineup
+Opening Day startersName Position Maury Wills ShortstopJim Gilliam Second basemanWillie Davis Center fielderTommy Davis Left fielderRon Fairly First basemanFrank Howard Right fielderJohn RoseboroCatcherJohnny Werhas Third basemanSandy Koufax Starting pitcher
Notable transactions
April 9, 1964: Larry Sherry was traded by the Dodgers to the Detroit Tigers for Lou Johnson and cash.Larry Sherry page at Baseball Reference
September 10, 1964: Ken Rowe was purchased from the Dodgers by the Baltimore Orioles.Ken Rowe page at Baseball Reference
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 Tommy Davis (outfielder) 152 592 163 .275 14 86 CF Willie Davis Willie Davis (baseball) 157 613 180 .294 12 77 RF Frank Howard Frank Howard (baseball) 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
thumb|180px|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
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
2
References
Baseball-Reference season page
Baseball Almanac season page
External links
1964 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform
Los Angeles Dodgers official web site
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