1964 California League season

1964 California League season California League Baseball April 21 – September 7 140 8 Regular season Fresno Giants Ollie Brown, Fresno Giants Playoffs Fresno Giants List of Carolina League seasons CALL 1963 California League season 1963 1965 California League season 1965 The 1964 California League was a Class A baseball season played between April 21 and September 7. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, as the winner of each half of the season qualified for the California League championship round. The Fresno Giants won the California League championship, as they had the best record in both halves of the season. Team changes The Santa Barbara Rancheros are renamed to the Santa Barbara Dodgers. The club remained affiliated with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Teams 1964 California League Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium Bakersfield Bears Bakersfield, California Philadelphia Phillies Sam Lynn Ballpark Fresno Giants Fresno, California San Francisco Giants John Euless Park Modesto Colts Modesto, California Houston Colt .45s Del Webb Field Reno Silver Sox Reno, Nevada Pittsburgh Pirates Moana Stadium Salinas Mets Salinas, California New York Mets Salinas Municipal Stadium San Jose Bees San Jose, California Los Angeles Angels San Jose Municipal Stadium Santa Barbara Dodgers Santa Barbara, California Los Angeles Dodgers Laguna Ball Park Stockton Ports Stockton, California Baltimore Orioles Billy Hebert Field Map of teams left 10px California League Teams 475 450 400 25 50 California 450 California 35.40 -119.02 Black pog.svg 80 bottom Bakersfield #ffe California 36.75 -119.77 Black pog.svg 80 right Fresno #ffe California 37.66 -120.99 Black pog.svg 80 right Modesto #ffe California 39.49 -119.80 Black pog.svg 80 top Reno #ffe California 36.69 -121.65 Black pog.svg 80 left Salinas #ffe California 37.32 -121.86 Black pog.svg 80 left San Jose #ffe California 34.42 -119.70 Black pog.svg 80 left Santa Barbara #ffe California 37.98 -121.29 Black pog.svg 80 left Stockton #ffe Regular season Summary The Fresno Giants finished with the best record in the regular season for the first time since 1958. Standings CALL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed October 16, 2025 California League Team Win Loss % GB Fresno Giants 86 53 86 53 – Salinas Mets 79 59 79 59 6.5 San Jose Bees 73 67 73 67 13.5 Stockton Ports 69 70 69 70 17 Santa Barbara Dodgers 68 71 68 71 18 Reno Silver Sox 66 71 66 71 19 Modesto Colts 58 81 58 81 28 Bakersfield Bears 56 83 56 83 30 League Leaders Batting leaders 1964 CALL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed October 16, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Bob Taylor, Fresno Giants .364 H Bob Taylor, Fresno Giants 188 R Ollie Brown, Fresno Giants 111 2B Lee Hyman, Modesto Colts 36 3B Ollie Brown, Fresno Giants Jay Johnstone, San Jose Bees Hank McGraw, Salinas Mets Bob Taylor, Fresno Giants 11 HR Ollie Brown, Fresno Giants 40 RBI Ollie Brown, Fresno Giants 133 SB Robert Mitchell, San Jose Bees 44 Pitching leaders 1964 CALL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed October 16, 2025 Stat Player Total W Pedro Reinoso, Fresno Giants 18 ERA Ed Barnowski, Stockton Ports 1.95 CG Ed Barnowski, Stockton Ports James Zwergel, Modesto Colts 15 SHO Ed Barnowski, Stockton Ports 5 IP Ed Barnowski, Stockton Ports 222.0 SO Ed Barnowski, Stockton Ports 321 Playoffs No playoffs were held as the Fresno Giants had the best record in the league in both halves of the season. The Fresno Giants won their fifth California League championship. Playoff bracket Finals 1 Fresno Awards California League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Ollie Brown, Fresno Giants See also 1964 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website California League season Category:1964 in sports in California Category:1964 in sports in Nevada