1964 San Francisco Giants season

March 2026 November 2013 San Francisco Giants 1964 National League Candlestick Park San Francisco, California 90 72 y 4th Horace Stoneham Chub Feeney Alvin Dark KTVU(Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons) KSFO(Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons) The 1964 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 82nd year in Major League Baseball, their seventh year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their fifth at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fourth place, as a result of their 90–72 record, placing them three games behind the National League and World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals. Offseason October 1, 1963: Jimmie Coker was traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ken MacKenzie.Jimmie Coker https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cokerji01.shtml 2024-10-16 Baseball-Reference.com en October 10, 1963: Jack Fisher was drafted from the Giants by the New York Mets in a 1963 special draft.Jack Fisher https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fisheja01.shtml 2024-10-16 Baseball-Reference.com en March 29, 1964: Joey Amalfitano was purchased from the Giants by the Chicago Cubs.Joey Amalfitano https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/amalfjo01.shtml 2024-10-16 Baseball-Reference.com en April 14, 1964: Duke Snider was purchased by the Giants from the New York Mets Spring training The Giants held spring training games at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, which opened in 1964. In the first game at Phoenix Muni on March 8, 1964, the Giants beat Cleveland, 6 to 2. Willie Mays hit the first home run at the park, in front of a crowd of 8,582. In attendance for the dedication ceremonies were Commissioner Ford Frick, National League President Warren Giles, and Giants owner Horace Stoneham.March 9, 1964 Willie Mays pokes one over center wall as Giants get win https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bulletin-willie-mays-pokes-one-over/157254050/ 2024-10-16 The Bulletin 7 United Press International Regular season Season standings San Francisco Giants Record vs. opponents SF Opening Day starters Orlando Cepeda Jim Davenport Tom Haller Jim Ray Hart Harvey Kuenn Juan Marichal Willie Mays Willie McCovey José Pagán1964 San Francisco Giants Roster https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1964&t=SFN 2024-10-16 Baseball Almanac Roster 1964 San Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers 42 Bobby Bolin 45 Jim Duffalo 25 Dick Estelle 38 Bob Hendley 34 Ron Herbel 18 Don Larsen 27 Juan Marichal 37 Ken MacKenzie 10 Masanori Murakami 31 Billy O'Dell 36 Gaylord Perry 19 Billy Pierce 18 John Pregenzer 33 Jack Sanford 29 Bob Shaw Catchers  9 Del Crandall  5 Tom Haller 39 Randy Hundley Infielders 30 Orlando Cepeda 12 Jim Davenport 21 Gil Garrido 16 Jim Ray Hart 26 Chuck Hiller 22 Hal Lanier 15 José Pagán Outfielders 14 Jesús Alou 41 Matty Alou 10,21 José Cardenal  7 Harvey Kuenn 24 Willie Mays 44 Willie McCovey 17 Cap Peterson 28 Duke Snider Manager  1 Alvin Dark Coaches  6 Herman Franks 46 Larry Jansen  8 Cookie Lavagetto  3 Whitey Lockman 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 Tom Haller 117 388 98 .253 16 48 1B Orlando Cepeda 142 529 161 .304 31 97 2B Hal Lanier 98 383 105 .274 2 28 3B Jim Ray Hart 153 566 162 .286 31 81 SS José Pagán 134 367 82 .223 1 28 LF Willie McCovey 130 364 80 .220 18 54 CF Willie Mays 157 578 171 .296 47 111 RF Jesús Alou 115 376 103 .274 3 28 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 Harvey Kuenn 111 351 92 .262 4 22 Jim Davenport 116 297 70 .236 2 26 Matty Alou 110 250 66 .264 1 14 Chuck Hiller 80 205 37 .180 1 17 Del Crandall 69 195 45 .231 3 11 Duke Snider 91 167 35 .210 4 17 Cap Peterson 66 74 15 .203 1 8 Gil Garrido 14 25 2 .080 0 1 José Cardenal 20 15 0 .000 0 0 Randy Hundley 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 Juan Marichal 33 269.0 21 8 2.48 206 Bob Hendley 30 163.1 10 11 3.64 104 Jack Sanford 18 106.1 5 7 3.30 64 Dick Estelle 6 41.2 1 2 3.02 23 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 Gaylord Perry 44 206.1 12 11 2.75 155 Bobby Bolin 38 174.2 6 9 3.25 146 Ron Herbel 40 161.0 9 9 3.07 98 Billy O'Dell 36 85.0 8 7 5.40 54 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 Bob Shaw Bob Shaw (baseball) 61 7 6 11 3.76 57 Jim Duffalo 35 5 1 3 2.92 55 Billy Pierce 34 3 0 4 2.20 29 John Pregenzer 13 2 0 0 4.91 8 Ken MacKenzie Ken MacKenzie (baseball) 10 0 0 1 5.00 3 Masanori Murakami 9 1 0 1 1.80 15 Don Larsen 6 0 1 0 4.35 6 Awards and honors All-Star Game Orlando Cepeda, first base, starter Juan Marichal, reserve Willie Mays, outfield, starter1964 All-Star Game https://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1964as.shtml 2024-10-16 Baseball Almanac Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Tacoma Giants Pacific Coast League Charlie Fox AA Springfield Giants Eastern League Andy Gilbert AA El Paso Sun Kings Texas League Dave Garcia A Fresno Giants California League Bill Werle A Decatur Commodores Midwest League Richie Klaus A Lexington Giants Western Carolinas League Max Lanier Rookie Magic Valley Cowboys Pioneer League Rex Carr LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: FresnoJohnson Lloyd The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball Wolff Miles Baseball America 1997 978-0-96-371897-6 2nd Durham, North Carolina References 2 External links 1964 San Francisco Giants team at Baseball-Reference 1964 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Almanac Category:San Francisco Giants seasons San Francisco Giants season San Fran Category:1964 in San Francisco