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| Owner(s) | John Fetzer |
| General manager(s) | Jim Campbell |
| Manager(s) | Chuck Dressen |
| Local television | WJBK |
| Local radio | WKMH (Ernie Harwell, Bob Scheffing) |
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The 1964 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the American League with a record of 85–77, 14 games behind the New York Yankees.
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Offseason[edit]
- December 2, 1963: Howie Koplitz was drafted from the Tigers by the Washington Senators in the 1963 rule 5 draft.[1]
- December 5, 1963: Gus Triandos and Jim Bunning were traded by the Tigers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Don Demeter and Jack Hamilton.[2]
- March 18, 1964: Don Mossi was purchased from the Tigers by the Chicago White Sox.[3]
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 99 | 63 | .611 | -- |
| Chicago White Sox | 98 | 64 | .605 | 1 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 97 | 65 | .599 | 2 |
| Detroit Tigers | 85 | 77 | .525 | 14 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 82 | 80 | .506 | 17 |
| Cleveland Indians | 79 | 83 | .488 | 20 |
| Minnesota Twins | 79 | 83 | .488 | 20 |
| Boston Red Sox | 72 | 90 | .444 | 27 |
| Washington Senators | 62 | 100 | .383 | 37 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 57 | 105 | .352 | 42 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
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1964 American League Records
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | 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 | — | |||
Notable transitions[edit]
Andy Kosco was released by the Tigers on June 3, 1964.[4] On September 16, 1964, Dick Drago was signed as an amateur free agent.[5] After playing in 106 games during his fourth season with the Tigers, outfielder Bill Bruton retired.[6]
Roster[edit]
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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 | Freehan, BillBill Freehan | 144 | 520 | 156 | .300 | 18 | 80 |
| 1B | Cash, NormNorm Cash | 144 | 479 | 123 | .257 | 23 | 83 |
| 2B | Lumpe, JerryJerry Lumpe | 158 | 624 | 160 | .256 | 6 | 46 |
| 3B | Wert, DonDon Wert | 148 | 525 | 135 | .257 | 9 | 55 |
| SS | McAuliffe, DickDick McAuliffe | 162 | 557 | 134 | .241 | 24 | 66 |
| LF | Brown, GatesGates Brown | 123 | 426 | 116 | .272 | 15 | 54 |
| CF | Bruton, BillBill Bruton | 106 | 296 | 82 | .277 | 5 | 33 |
| RF | Kaline, AlAl Kaline | 146 | 525 | 154 | .293 | 17 | 68 |
Other batters[edit]
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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| Demeter, DonDon Demeter | 134 | 441 | 113 | .256 | 22 | 80 |
| Sullivan, JohnJohn Sullivan | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
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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| Aguirre, HankHank Aguirre | 32 | 161.2 | 5 | 10 | 3.79 | 88 |
| Faul, BillBill Faul | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 1 |
Other pitchers[edit]
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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| Lary, FrankFrank Lary | 6 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 7.00 | 6 |
| Hamilton, JackJack Hamilton | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 8.40 | 5 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
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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| Egan, DickDick Egan | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.46 | 21 |
| Seale, JohnnieJohnnie Seale | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 5 |
Farm system[edit]
See also: Minor league baseball
Notes[edit]
- ^ Howie Koplitz page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Gus Triandos page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Don Mossi page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Andy Kosco at Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Dick Drago at Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Bill Bruton at Baseball-Reference.com
References[edit]
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1964 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference
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