| 1964 Baltimore Orioles | |
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| Record | 97–65 (.599) |
| League place | 3rd |
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| Owner(s) | Jerold Hoffberger |
| General manager(s) | Lee MacPhail |
| Manager(s) | Hank Bauer |
| Local television | WJZ-TV |
| Local radio | WBAL (AM) (Chuck Thompson, Frank Messer) |
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The 1964 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 3rd in the American League with a record of 97 wins and 65 losses, two games behind the AL champion New York Yankees.
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Offseason[edit]
- November 27, 1963: Jim Gentile and $25,000 were traded by the Orioles to the Kansas City Athletics for Norm Siebern.[1]
- December 2, 1963: Lou Jackson was drafted by the Orioles from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1963 rule 5 draft.[2]
- March 31, 1964: Buster Narum was traded by the Orioles to the Washington Senators for a player to be named later. The Senators completed the deal by sending Lou Piniella to the Orioles on August 4.[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 transactions[edit]
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 | Brown, DickDick Brown | 88 | 230 | 59 | .257 | 8 | 32 |
| 1B | Siebern, NormNorm Siebern | 150 | 478 | 117 | .245 | 12 | 56 |
| 2B | Adair, JerryJerry Adair | 155 | 569 | 141 | .248 | 9 | 47 |
| 3B | Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson | 163 | 612 | 194 | .317 | 28 | 118 |
| SS | Aparicio, LuisLuis Aparicio | 146 | 578 | 154 | .266 | 10 | 37 |
| LF | Powell, BoogBoog Powell | 134 | 424 | 123 | .290 | 39 | 99 |
| CF | Brandt, JackieJackie Brandt | 137 | 523 | 127 | .243 | 13 | 47 |
| RF | Bowens, SamSam Bowens | 139 | 501 | 132 | .263 | 22 | 71 |
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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| Jackson, LouLou Jackson | 4 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 0 |
| Piniella, LouLou Piniella | 4 | 1 | 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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| Pappas, MiltMilt Pappas | 37 | 251.2 | 16 | 7 | 2.97 | 157 |
| Bunker, WallyWally Bunker | 29 | 214 | 19 | 5 | 2.69 | 96 |
| Roberts, RobinRobin Roberts | 31 | 204 | 13 | 7 | 2.91 | 109 |
| McNally, DaveDave McNally | 30 | 159.1 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 | 88 |
| Barber, SteveSteve Barber | 36 | 157 | 9 | 13 | 3.84 | 118 |
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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| Estrada, ChuckChuck Estrada | 17 | 54.2 | 3 | 2 | 5.27 | 32 |
| Bertaina, FrankFrank Bertaina | 6 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2.77 | 18 |
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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| Jones, SamSam Jones | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.61 | 6 |
Awards and honors[edit]
- Hank Bauer, Associated Press AL Manager of the Year
Farm system[edit]
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Elmira, Fox Cities, Aberdeen
Notes[edit]
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 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
- 1964 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com
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