1964 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1964 American League Cleveland Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio Gabe Paul Gabe Paul George Strickland (acting manager through July 2); Birdie Tebbetts WJW-TV(Bob Neal, Herb Score) WERE(Jimmy Dudley, Harry Jones) The 1964 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished in a tie for sixth place in the American League with the Minnesota Twins, while winning 79 and losing 83, 20 games behind the AL champion New York Yankees. Offseason Prior to 1964 season: Dave Nelson was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.Dave Nelson page at Baseball Reference Regular season In 1964, Vernon Stouffer became an investor in the Cleveland Indians due to the threat of the franchise relocating.Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p.4, Bill Madden, Harper Collins Publishing, New York, 2010, 978-0-06-169031-0 Manager Birdie Tebbetts suffered a heart attack during the offseason. George Strickland served as the Indians' acting manager during his convalescence. Tebbetts returned to the team on July 3. Season standings Record vs. opponents CLE Notable transactions September 5, 1964: Pedro Ramos was traded by the Indians to the New York Yankees for players to be named later and $75,000. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Ralph Terry to the Indians on October 21 and Bud Daley to the Indians on November 27.Pedro Ramos page at Baseball Reference Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position18 Dick Howser SS25 Vic Davalillo CF27 Leon Wagner LF10 Max Alvis 3B15 Fred Whitfield 1B24 Tito Francona RF7 Johnny Romano C12 Woodie Held 2B33 Mudcat Grant P 1964 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference Roster 1964 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers 36 Ted Abernathy 39 Gary Bell 30 Dick Donovan 33 Mudcat Grant 37 Tommy John 45 Tom Kelley 31 Jack Kralick 48 Sam McDowell 44 Don McMahon 35 Pedro Ramos 43 Gordon Seyfried 42 Sonny Siebert 43 Lee Stange 33 Luis Tiant 48 Jerry Walker Catchers  6 Joe Azcue  7 Johnny Romano  8 Duke Sims Infielders 10 Max Alvis 16 Larry Brown 21 Bob Chance 12 Woodie Held 18 Dick Howser 14 Jerry Kindall 18 Tony Martínez 11 Billy Moran 15 Fred Whitfield Outfielders 28 Tommie Agee  9 George Banks 25 Vic Davalillo 24 Tito Francona 22 Al Luplow 20 Wally Post 26,17 Chico Salmon 28 Al Smith 27 Leon Wagner Other batters 29,20 Paul Dicken 13 Vern Fuller Manager  3 George Strickland (acting)  1 Birdie Tebbetts Coaches  5 Solly Hemus (Third Base)  3 George Strickland  4 Elmer Valo (First Base)  2 Early Wynn (Pitching) Game log Regular season Cleveland Indians 1933thru1972 1964 regular season game log: 79–83–2 (Home: 41–40–1; Away: 38–43–1)https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1964-schedule-scores.shtml 1964 Cleveland Indians schedule and results Baseball Reference April 9, 2026 y Cleveland Indians 1933thru1972 April: 6–3 (Home: 1–1; Away: 5–2) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y Cleveland Indians 1933thru1972 May: 15–13 (Home: 7–5; Away: 8–8) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- style="background:#fbb;" | 17 || May 8, 1964 || || Yankees || 3–10 || || || || || || 11–6 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 18 || May 9, 1964 || || Yankees || 2–6 || || || || || || 11–7 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 19 || May 10, 1964 || || Yankees || 2–12 || || || || || || 11–8 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 20 || May 10, 1964 || || Yankees || 2–3(10) || || || || || || 11–9 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 32 || May 26, 1964 || || @ Yankees || 2–3 || || || || || || 18–14 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 33 || May 27, 1964 || || @ Yankees || 2–7 || || || || || || 18–15 || |- y Cleveland Indians 1933thru1972 June: 12–21–1 (Home: 9–13; Away: 3–8–1) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y Cleveland Indians 1933thru1972 July: 12–20–1 (Home: 4–7–1; Away: 8–13) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbcaff;" | ASG || July 7, 1964 || 1:00p.m. EDT || 35th All-Star Game in Queens, NY || 7 – 4 AL || — || — || — || 2:37 || 50,850 || — || ASG |- style="background:#fff;" | 82 || July 12, 1964 || || Yankees || 2–2(7) || || || || || || 35–45–2 || |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || July 12, 1964 || || Yankees || colspan=8 | Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 22) |- style="background:#fbb;" | 83 || July 13, 1964 || || Yankees || 4–10 || || || || || || 35–46–2 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 88 || July 17, 1964 || || @ Yankees || 4–8 || || || || || || 37–49–2 || |- style="background:#bfb;" | 89 || July 18, 1964 || || @ Yankees || 6–4(15) || || || || || || 38–49–2 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 90 || July 19, 1964(1) || || @ Yankees || 2–6 || || || || || || 38–50–2 || |- style="background:#bfb;" | 91 || July 19, 1964(2) || || @ Yankees || 3–0 || || || || || || 39–50–2 || |- y Cleveland Indians 1933thru1972 August: 20–10 (Home: 4–7; Away: 8–13) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y Cleveland Indians 1933thru1972 September: 13–13 (Home: 6–9; Away: 7–4) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- style="background:#fbb;" | 152 || September 22, 1964(1) || || Yankees || 3–5 || || || || || || 76–74–2 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 153 || September 22, 1964(2) || || Yankees || 1–8 || || || || || || 76–75–2 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 154 || September 23, 1964(1) || || Yankees || 3–4 (11) || || || || || || 76–76–2 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 155 || September 23, 1964(2) || || Yankees || 4–6 || || || || || || 76–77–2 || |- y Cleveland Indians 1933thru1972 October: 1–3 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–3) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- style="background:#fbb;" | 162 || October 2, 1964 || || @ Yankees || 2–5 || || || || || || 78–82–2 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 163 || October 3, 1964 || || @ Yankees || 3–8 || || || || || || 78–83–2 || |- style="background:#bfb;" | 164 || October 4, 1964 || || @ Yankees || 2–1(13) || || || || || || 79–83–2 || |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fbb darkgray = Loss      #933 darkgray = Eliminated from playoff race      #bbb darkgray = Postponement     Bold = Indians team member Detailed records American League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed Cleveland Indians — — — — — — New York Yankees 0–9 3–6 3–15 3 15 52 108 Season Total 0–9 3–6 3–15 3 15 52 108 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 Romano 106 352 85 .241 19 47 1B Bob Chance 120 390 109 .279 14 75 2B Larry Brown Larry Brown (infielder) 115 335 77 .230 12 40 3B Max Alvis 107 381 96 .252 18 53 SS Dick Howser 162 637 163 .256 3 52 LF Leon Wagner 163 641 162 .253 31 100 CF Vic Davalillo 150 577 156 .270 6 51 RF Tito Francona 111 270 67 .248 8 24 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 Woodie Held 118 364 86 .236 18 49 Fred Whitfield 101 293 79 .270 10 29 Chico Salmon 86 283 87 .307 4 25 Joe Azcue 83 271 74 .273 4 34 Billy Moran 69 151 31 .205 1 10 Al Smith Al Smith (outfielder) 61 136 22 .162 4 9 Jerry Kindall 23 25 9 .360 2 2 Al Luplow 19 18 2 .111 0 1 George Banks 9 17 5 .294 2 3 Tony Martínez 9 14 3 .214 0 2 Tommie Agee 13 12 2 .167 0 0 Paul Dicken 11 11 0 .000 0 0 Wally Post 5 8 0 .000 0 0 Duke Sims 2 6 0 .000 0 0 Vern Fuller 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 Jack Kralick 30 190.2 12 7 3.21 119 Sam McDowell 31 173.1 11 6 2.70 177 Dick Donovan 30 158.1 7 9 4.55 83 Luis Tiant 19 127.0 10 4 2.83 105 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 Sonny Siebert 41 156.0 7 9 3.23 144 Pedro Ramos 36 133.0 7 10 5.14 98 Tommy John 25 94.1 2 9 3.91 65 Lee Stange 23 91.2 4 8 4.12 78 Mudcat Grant 13 62.0 3 4 5.95 43 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 Don McMahon 70 6 4 16 2.41 92 Ted Abernathy 53 2 6 11 4.33 57 Gary Bell baseball 56 8 6 4 4.33 89 Jerry Walker 6 0 1 0 4.66 5 Tom Kelley 6 0 0 0 5.59 7 Gordon Seyfried 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 Farm system Minor league baseball AAA Portland Beavers Pacific Coast League Johnny Lipon AA Charleston Indians Eastern League Bob Nieman A Burlington Indians Carolina League Bill Herring A Dubuque Packers Midwest League Walt NovickJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007 Awards Vic Davalillo, Gold Glove AwardVic Davalillo at Baseball Reference References 2 External links 1964 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season Cleveland Category:Long stubs with short prose Category:1960s in Cleveland