1964 Cincinnati Reds season

March 2026 November 2013 Cincinnati Reds 1964 National League Crosley Field Cincinnati 92 70 y Bill DeWitt Bill DeWitt Fred Hutchinson,Dick Sisler (acting) WLWT(Ed Kennedy, Frank McCormick) WCKY(Waite Hoyt, Claude Sullivan) The 1964 Cincinnati Reds season consisted of the Reds finishing in a tie for second place in the National League with the Philadelphia Phillies. Both teams were at 92–70, one game behind the NL and World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LZNSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WQEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5715%2C6643998 Toledo Blade (Ohio) Jones Eddie Reds left with blues October 5, 1964 16 The Reds' home games were played at Crosley Field. Fred Hutchinson had managed the Reds since July 1959, but his fight with lung cancer caused him to step aside in August with their record at 63 52 y.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SMgwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TwEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5828%2C2373627 Toledo Blade (Ohio) Hutch takes leave as Reds' field pilot Associated Press August 13, 1964 34https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J0cqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BU8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=1501%2C4061031 Pittsburgh Press UPI Hutch to miss Red's next trip August 13, 1964 36 Coach Dick Sisler was named acting manager, and guided the team to a 29 18 y record, but lost the final two games, both at home, to the Phillies.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OBkrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=55wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4135%2C2359419 Reading Eagle (Pennsylvania) Associated Press Rathet Mike Redbirds defeat Mets as Phils bounce Reds October 5, 1964 18 After formally resigning as manager in October,October 20, 1964 Sisler named Reds' pilot as Hutchinson resigns 6 Daytona Beach Morning Journal Associated Press (Florida) https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QNIhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v54FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6471%2C4377619 Hutchinson died several weeks later at age 45 on November 12;November 13, 1964 Cancer fatal to ex-Red pilot Hutchinson 1C St. Petersburg Times Associated Press Florida https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dlJTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B30DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5878%2C1430354November 12, 1964 Fred Hutchinson dies at Bradenton Memorial Hospital 34 Sarasota Journal UPI (Florida} https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mvceAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_YsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7328%2C1621527November 12, 1964 Former Redleg manager Fred Hutchinson dead at 45 1D Eugene Register-Guard (Oregon) Associated Press https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Q_1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5832%2C2372535 he was the first Reds member to have his number retired. The 1964 season will long be remembered as one of the most exciting in MLB history, as both the National League and the American League saw multiple teams have chances to win the pennant in the last two weeks. The National League had three teams: the Cardinals, the Reds, and the Phillies, within a single game down the stretch, while the fourth-place Giants (3 games) and the fifth-place Braves (5) were within striking distance in the last month. The Phillies had double-digit lead with a month to go, but suffered a major collapse. But Philadelphia regained some momentum late by winning two games from the then first-place Reds including the last game of the year, to open the door for the Cardinals to win the pennant by one game over the Reds and the Phillies. Reds players wore their last names on their uniform backs; the numbers were moved up and the names were below the numbers.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1IBfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZTAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4717%2C2000036 Lewiston Morning Tribune (Idaho) Associated Press Reds' uniforms to carry names April 12, 1964 11 Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CIN Notable transactions August 23, 1964: Jimmie Coker was purchased by the Reds from the Milwaukee Braves for $35,000.Jimmie Coker page at Baseball Reference Roster 1964 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers 53 Jim Dickson 53,33 Ryne Duren 32 Sammy Ellis 44 Bill Henry 30 Joey Jay 46 Jim Maloney 42 Billy McCool 34 Chet Nichols Jr. 41 Joe Nuxhall 31 Jim O'Toole 37 Bob Purkey 38 John Tsitouris 33 Al Worthington Catchers  7 Jimmie Coker  6 Johnny Edwards  8 Don Pavletich  9 Hal Smith Infielders 10 Steve Boros 16 Leo Cárdenas 18 Gordy Coleman 11 Deron Johnson 12 Bobby Klaus 24 Tony Pérez 14 Pete Rose 15 Chico Ruiz Outfielders 17 Tommy Harper 25 Marty Keough 28 Vada Pinson 22 Mel Queen 20 Frank Robinson 24 Bob Skinner Other batters 50 Tommy Helms  5 Johnny Temple Manager  1 Fred Hutchinson  2 Dick Sisler Coaches  4 Reggie Otero 36 Ray Shore  2 Dick Sisler  5 Johnny Temple  3 Jim Turner 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 Johnny Edwards Johnny Edwards (baseball) 126 423 119 .281 7 55 1B Deron Johnson 140 477 130 .273 21 79 2B Pete Rose 136 516 139 .269 4 34 3B Steve Boros 117 370 95 .257 2 31 SS Leo Cárdenas 163 597 150 .251 9 69 LF Tommy Harper 102 317 77 .243 4 22 CF Vada Pinson 156 625 166 .266 23 84 RF Frank Robinson 156 568 174 .306 29 96 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 Chico Ruiz 77 311 76 .244 2 16 Marty Keough 109 276 71 .257 9 28 Gordy Coleman 89 198 48 .242 5 27 Mel Queen Mel Queen (pitcher/outfielder) 48 95 19 .200 2 12 Bobby Klaus 40 93 17 .183 2 6 Don Pavletich 34 91 22 .242 5 11 Hal Smith Hal Smith (infielder) 32 66 8 .121 0 3 Bob Skinner 25 59 13 .220 3 5 Jimmie Coker 11 32 10 .313 1 4 Tony Pérez 12 25 2 .080 0 1 Johnny Temple 6 3 0 .000 0 0 Tommy Helms 2 1 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 Jim O'Toole 30 220.0 17 7 2.66 145 Jim Maloney 31 216.0 15 10 2.71 214 Bob Purkey 34 195.2 11 9 3.04 78 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 Joey Jay 34 183.0 11 11 3.39 134 John Tsitouris 37 175.1 9 13 3.80 146 Joe Nuxhall 32 154.2 9 8 4.07 111 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 Sammy Ellis 52 10 3 14 2.57 125 Billy McCool 40 6 5 7 2.42 87 Bill Henry Bill Henry (baseball, born 1927) 37 2 2 6 0.87 28 Ryne Duren 26 0 2 1 2.89 39 Al Worthington 6 1 0 0 10.29 6 Jim Dickson Jim Dickson (baseball) 4 1 0 0 7.20 6 Chet Nichols Jr. 3 0 0 0 6.00 3 Awards and honors Gold Glove Award Johnny Edwards, catcher1964 National League Awards, All-Stars and Other Leaders at Baseball Reference All-Stars All-Star Game Johnny Edwards, reserve Leo Cárdenas, reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA San Diego Padres Pacific Coast League Dave Bristol AA Macon Peaches Southern League Red Davis A Peninsula Grays Carolina League Jack Cassini A Tampa Tarpons Florida State League Pinky May A Cedar Rapids Red Raiders Midwest League Rollie Hemsley LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: San DiegoJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References 2 External links 1964 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference Category:Cincinnati Reds seasons Cincinnati Reds season Cincinnati Reds Category:1960s in Cincinnati