1964 Cleveland Indians | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | |
City | Cleveland, Ohio | |
Owners | Gabe Paul | |
General managers | Gabe Paul | |
Managers | George Strickland (acting manager through July 2); Birdie Tebbetts | |
Television |
WJW-TV ( Bob Neal, Herb Score) | |
Radio |
WERE ( Jimmy Dudley, Harry Jones) | |
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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.
In 1964, Vernon Stouffer became an investor in the Cleveland Indians due to the threat of the franchise relocating. [2]
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.
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 99 | 63 | 0.611 | — | 50–31 | 49–32 |
Chicago White Sox | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | 1 | 52–29 | 46–35 |
Baltimore Orioles | 97 | 65 | 0.599 | 2 | 49–32 | 48–33 |
Detroit Tigers | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 14 | 46–35 | 39–42 |
Los Angeles Angels | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 17 | 45–36 | 37–44 |
Cleveland Indians | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 20 | 41–40 | 38–43 |
Minnesota Twins | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 20 | 40–41 | 39–42 |
Boston Red Sox | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 27 | 45–36 | 27–54 |
Washington Senators | 62 | 100 | 0.383 | 37 | 31–50 | 31–50 |
Kansas City Athletics | 57 | 105 | 0.352 | 42 | 26–55 | 31–50 |
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KCA | LAA | MIN | NYY | WSH | |||
Baltimore | — | 11–7 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 13–5–1 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 13–5 | |||
Boston | 7–11 | — | 4–14 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 9–9 | 12–6 | |||
Chicago | 8–10 | 14–4 | — | 12–6 | 11–7 | 16–2 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 12–6 | |||
Cleveland | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–12 | — | 11–7 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 10–8–1 | 3–15–1 | 11–7 | |||
Detroit | 7–11 | 13–5 | 7–11 | 7–11 | — | 11–7 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 8–10–1 | 11–7 | |||
Kansas City | 5–13–1 | 6–12 | 2–16 | 8–10 | 7–11 | — | 6–12 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 8–10 | |||
Los Angeles | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 12–6 | — | 12–6 | 7–11 | 10–8 | |||
Minnesota | 8–10 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 8–10–1 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 6–12 | — | 8–10 | 11–7 | |||
New York | 8–10 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 15–3–1 | 10–8–1 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 10–8 | — | 12–6 | |||
Washington | 5–13 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 6–12 | — |
Opening Day Starters | ||
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# | Name | Position |
18 | Dick Howser | SS |
25 | Vic Davalillo | CF |
27 | Leon Wagner | LF |
10 | Max Alvis | 3B |
15 | Fred Whitfield | 1B |
24 | Tito Francona | RF |
7 | Johnny Romano | C |
12 | Woodie Held | 2B |
33 | Mudcat Grant | P |
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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C | Johnny Romano | 106 | 352 | 85 | .241 | 19 | 47 |
1B | Bob Chance | 120 | 390 | 109 | .279 | 14 | 75 |
2B | Larry Brown | 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 |
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 |
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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 | 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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Don McMahon | 70 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 2.41 | 92 |
Ted Abernathy | 53 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 4.33 | 57 |
Gary Bell | 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 |
1964 Cleveland Indians | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | |
City | Cleveland, Ohio | |
Owners | Gabe Paul | |
General managers | Gabe Paul | |
Managers | George Strickland (acting manager through July 2); Birdie Tebbetts | |
Television |
WJW-TV ( Bob Neal, Herb Score) | |
Radio |
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.
In 1964, Vernon Stouffer became an investor in the Cleveland Indians due to the threat of the franchise relocating. [2]
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.
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 99 | 63 | 0.611 | — | 50–31 | 49–32 |
Chicago White Sox | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | 1 | 52–29 | 46–35 |
Baltimore Orioles | 97 | 65 | 0.599 | 2 | 49–32 | 48–33 |
Detroit Tigers | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 14 | 46–35 | 39–42 |
Los Angeles Angels | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 17 | 45–36 | 37–44 |
Cleveland Indians | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 20 | 41–40 | 38–43 |
Minnesota Twins | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 20 | 40–41 | 39–42 |
Boston Red Sox | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 27 | 45–36 | 27–54 |
Washington Senators | 62 | 100 | 0.383 | 37 | 31–50 | 31–50 |
Kansas City Athletics | 57 | 105 | 0.352 | 42 | 26–55 | 31–50 |
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KCA | LAA | MIN | NYY | WSH | |||
Baltimore | — | 11–7 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 13–5–1 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 13–5 | |||
Boston | 7–11 | — | 4–14 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 9–9 | 12–6 | |||
Chicago | 8–10 | 14–4 | — | 12–6 | 11–7 | 16–2 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 12–6 | |||
Cleveland | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–12 | — | 11–7 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 10–8–1 | 3–15–1 | 11–7 | |||
Detroit | 7–11 | 13–5 | 7–11 | 7–11 | — | 11–7 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 8–10–1 | 11–7 | |||
Kansas City | 5–13–1 | 6–12 | 2–16 | 8–10 | 7–11 | — | 6–12 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 8–10 | |||
Los Angeles | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 12–6 | — | 12–6 | 7–11 | 10–8 | |||
Minnesota | 8–10 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 8–10–1 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 6–12 | — | 8–10 | 11–7 | |||
New York | 8–10 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 15–3–1 | 10–8–1 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 10–8 | — | 12–6 | |||
Washington | 5–13 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 6–12 | — |
Opening Day Starters | ||
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# | Name | Position |
18 | Dick Howser | SS |
25 | Vic Davalillo | CF |
27 | Leon Wagner | LF |
10 | Max Alvis | 3B |
15 | Fred Whitfield | 1B |
24 | Tito Francona | RF |
7 | Johnny Romano | C |
12 | Woodie Held | 2B |
33 | Mudcat Grant | P |
1964 Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
|
Catchers
Infielders
|
Outfielders
Other batters
|
Manager
Coaches
|
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 |
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C | Johnny Romano | 106 | 352 | 85 | .241 | 19 | 47 |
1B | Bob Chance | 120 | 390 | 109 | .279 | 14 | 75 |
2B | Larry Brown | 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 |
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 |
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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 | 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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Don McMahon | 70 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 2.41 | 92 |
Ted Abernathy | 53 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 4.33 | 57 |
Gary Bell | 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 |