1964 Minnesota Twins | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium | |
City | Bloomington, Minnesota | |
Owners | Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes) | |
General managers | Calvin Griffith | |
Managers | Sam Mele | |
Television | WTCN-TV | |
Radio |
830 WCCO AM ( Ray Scott, Herb Carneal, Halsey Hall) | |
|
After winning 91 games the previous two seasons, the 1964 Minnesota Twins slumped to 79–83, a disappointing tie for sixth with the Cleveland Indians in the American League, 20 games behind the AL champion New York Yankees.
On May 2, in Kansas City, Missouri, Tony Oliva, Bob Allison, Jimmie Hall and Harmon Killebrew hit consecutive 11th-inning home runs, to tie a major league record first set by the Milwaukee Braves in 1961 and duplicated by the Cleveland Indians in 1963. The Twins finished the year with 221 homers, their second-best total ever.
On July 15, new Twin Mudcat Grant allowed thirteen singles and a walk in facing the Washington Senators. None would score, and Grant pitches a shutout, 6–0.
Five Twins made the All-Star Game: first baseman Bob Allison, outfielders Harmon Killebrew, Jimmie Hall and Tony Oliva and pitcher Camilo Pascual.
Tony Oliva became the first black player in the history of the American League to win the AL Rookie of the Year award. [2] He led the major leagues in hits (217), extra base hits and total bases. He led the American League in batting average (.323), runs scored (109) and doubles.
Six Twins hit 20 or more home runs: Harmon Killebrew (49 HR, 111 RBI), Tony Oliva (32 HR, 96 RBI, 109 runs), Bob Allison (32 HR, 86 RBI), Jimmie Hall (25 HR, 75 RBI), Don Mincher (23 HR, 56 RBI), and Zoilo Versalles (20 HR, 94 runs).
Jim Kaat led the Twins with 17 wins and won his third Gold Glove; Camilo Pascual again led the Twins in strikeouts with 213. [3]
1,207,514 fans attended Twins games, the third highest total in the American League.
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 | — |
1964 Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager
Coaches
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= Indicates team leader |
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 | Earl Battey | 131 | 405 | 110 | .272 | 12 | 52 |
1B | Bob Allison | 149 | 492 | 141 | .287 | 32 | 86 |
2B | Bernie Allen | 74 | 243 | 52 | .214 | 6 | 20 |
3B | Rich Rollins | 148 | 596 | 161 | .270 | 12 | 68 |
SS | Zoilo Versalles | 160 | 659 | 171 | .259 | 20 | 64 |
LF | Harmon Killebrew | 158 | 577 | 156 | .270 | 49 | 111 |
CF | Jimmie Hall | 149 | 510 | 144 | .282 | 25 | 75 |
RF | Tony Oliva | 161 | 672 | 217 | .323 | 32 | 94 |
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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Don Mincher | 120 | 287 | 68 | .237 | 23 | 56 |
Jerry Kindall | 62 | 128 | 19 | .148 | 1 | 6 |
Jerry Zimmerman | 63 | 120 | 24 | .200 | 0 | 12 |
Johnny Goryl | 58 | 114 | 16 | .140 | 0 | 1 |
Frank Kostro | 59 | 103 | 28 | .272 | 3 | 12 |
Jim Snyder | 26 | 71 | 11 | .155 | 1 | 9 |
Vic Power | 19 | 45 | 10 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
Ron Henry | 22 | 41 | 5 | .122 | 2 | 5 |
Jay Ward | 12 | 31 | 7 | .226 | 0 | 2 |
Bill Bethea | 10 | 30 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 2 |
Joe McCabe | 14 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 0 | 2 |
Lenny Green | 26 | 15 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Bud Bloomfield | 7 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Rich Reese | 10 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Nossek | 7 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
George Banks | 1 | 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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Camilo Pascual | 36 | 267.1 | 15 | 12 | 3.30 | 213 |
Jim Kaat | 36 | 243.0 | 17 | 11 | 3.22 | 171 |
Dick Stigman | 32 | 190.0 | 6 | 15 | 4.03 | 159 |
Mudcat Grant | 26 | 166.0 | 11 | 9 | 2.82 | 75 |
Lee Stange | 14 | 79.2 | 3 | 6 | 4.74 | 54 |
Dave Boswell | 4 | 23.1 | 2 | 0 | 4.24 | 25 |
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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Gerry Arrigo | 41 | 105.2 | 7 | 4 | 3.84 | 96 |
Jim Roland | 30 | 94.1 | 2 | 6 | 4.10 | 63 |
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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Al Worthington | 41 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 1.37 | 59 |
Bill Pleis | 47 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3.91 | 42 |
Jim Perry | 42 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3.44 | 55 |
Johnny Klippstein | 33 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1.97 | 39 |
Bill Dailey | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8.22 | 6 |
Garland Shifflett | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.58 | 8 |
Dwight Siebler | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 10 |
Bill Fischer | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.36 | 2 |
Jerry Fosnow | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.97 | 9 |
Bill Whitby | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.53 | 2 |
Gary Dotter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 6 |
Chuck Nieson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 5 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Melbourne
1964 Minnesota Twins | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium | |
City | Bloomington, Minnesota | |
Owners | Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes) | |
General managers | Calvin Griffith | |
Managers | Sam Mele | |
Television | WTCN-TV | |
Radio |
830 WCCO AM ( Ray Scott, Herb Carneal, Halsey Hall) | |
|
After winning 91 games the previous two seasons, the 1964 Minnesota Twins slumped to 79–83, a disappointing tie for sixth with the Cleveland Indians in the American League, 20 games behind the AL champion New York Yankees.
On May 2, in Kansas City, Missouri, Tony Oliva, Bob Allison, Jimmie Hall and Harmon Killebrew hit consecutive 11th-inning home runs, to tie a major league record first set by the Milwaukee Braves in 1961 and duplicated by the Cleveland Indians in 1963. The Twins finished the year with 221 homers, their second-best total ever.
On July 15, new Twin Mudcat Grant allowed thirteen singles and a walk in facing the Washington Senators. None would score, and Grant pitches a shutout, 6–0.
Five Twins made the All-Star Game: first baseman Bob Allison, outfielders Harmon Killebrew, Jimmie Hall and Tony Oliva and pitcher Camilo Pascual.
Tony Oliva became the first black player in the history of the American League to win the AL Rookie of the Year award. [2] He led the major leagues in hits (217), extra base hits and total bases. He led the American League in batting average (.323), runs scored (109) and doubles.
Six Twins hit 20 or more home runs: Harmon Killebrew (49 HR, 111 RBI), Tony Oliva (32 HR, 96 RBI, 109 runs), Bob Allison (32 HR, 86 RBI), Jimmie Hall (25 HR, 75 RBI), Don Mincher (23 HR, 56 RBI), and Zoilo Versalles (20 HR, 94 runs).
Jim Kaat led the Twins with 17 wins and won his third Gold Glove; Camilo Pascual again led the Twins in strikeouts with 213. [3]
1,207,514 fans attended Twins games, the third highest total in the American League.
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | — |
1964 Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
|
Catchers
Infielders
|
Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager
Coaches
|
= Indicates team leader |
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 | Earl Battey | 131 | 405 | 110 | .272 | 12 | 52 |
1B | Bob Allison | 149 | 492 | 141 | .287 | 32 | 86 |
2B | Bernie Allen | 74 | 243 | 52 | .214 | 6 | 20 |
3B | Rich Rollins | 148 | 596 | 161 | .270 | 12 | 68 |
SS | Zoilo Versalles | 160 | 659 | 171 | .259 | 20 | 64 |
LF | Harmon Killebrew | 158 | 577 | 156 | .270 | 49 | 111 |
CF | Jimmie Hall | 149 | 510 | 144 | .282 | 25 | 75 |
RF | Tony Oliva | 161 | 672 | 217 | .323 | 32 | 94 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don Mincher | 120 | 287 | 68 | .237 | 23 | 56 |
Jerry Kindall | 62 | 128 | 19 | .148 | 1 | 6 |
Jerry Zimmerman | 63 | 120 | 24 | .200 | 0 | 12 |
Johnny Goryl | 58 | 114 | 16 | .140 | 0 | 1 |
Frank Kostro | 59 | 103 | 28 | .272 | 3 | 12 |
Jim Snyder | 26 | 71 | 11 | .155 | 1 | 9 |
Vic Power | 19 | 45 | 10 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
Ron Henry | 22 | 41 | 5 | .122 | 2 | 5 |
Jay Ward | 12 | 31 | 7 | .226 | 0 | 2 |
Bill Bethea | 10 | 30 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 2 |
Joe McCabe | 14 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 0 | 2 |
Lenny Green | 26 | 15 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Bud Bloomfield | 7 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Rich Reese | 10 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Nossek | 7 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
George Banks | 1 | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Camilo Pascual | 36 | 267.1 | 15 | 12 | 3.30 | 213 |
Jim Kaat | 36 | 243.0 | 17 | 11 | 3.22 | 171 |
Dick Stigman | 32 | 190.0 | 6 | 15 | 4.03 | 159 |
Mudcat Grant | 26 | 166.0 | 11 | 9 | 2.82 | 75 |
Lee Stange | 14 | 79.2 | 3 | 6 | 4.74 | 54 |
Dave Boswell | 4 | 23.1 | 2 | 0 | 4.24 | 25 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gerry Arrigo | 41 | 105.2 | 7 | 4 | 3.84 | 96 |
Jim Roland | 30 | 94.1 | 2 | 6 | 4.10 | 63 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Worthington | 41 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 1.37 | 59 |
Bill Pleis | 47 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3.91 | 42 |
Jim Perry | 42 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3.44 | 55 |
Johnny Klippstein | 33 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1.97 | 39 |
Bill Dailey | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8.22 | 6 |
Garland Shifflett | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.58 | 8 |
Dwight Siebler | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 10 |
Bill Fischer | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.36 | 2 |
Jerry Fosnow | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.97 | 9 |
Bill Whitby | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.53 | 2 |
Gary Dotter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 6 |
Chuck Nieson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 5 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Melbourne