1964 Los Angeles Dodgers season
The 1964 Los Angeles Dodgers finished with a record of 80–82, 13 games behind the National League and World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals, tied for sixth place with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Owner(s) | Walter O'Malley, James & Dearie Mulvey |
General manager(s) | Buzzie Bavasi |
Manager(s) | Walter Alston |
Local television | KTTV (11) |
Local radio | KFI Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett KWKW Jose Garcia, Jaime Jarrín |
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Offseason
- October 14, 1963: Mike Brumley was purchased from the Dodgers by the Washington Senators.[1]
- December 6, 1963: Bill Skowron was purchased from the Dodgers by the Washington Senators.[2]
- December 13, 1963: Dick Scott was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Jim Brewer and Cuno Barragan,[3]
- Prior to 1964 season: Mike Kekich was signed as an amateur free agent by the Dodgers.[4]
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | — | 48–33 | 45–36 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | 1 | 46–35 | 46–35 |
Cincinnati Reds | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | 1 | 47–34 | 45–36 |
San Francisco Giants | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 3 | 44–37 | 46–35 |
Milwaukee Braves | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 5 | 45–36 | 43–38 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 13 | 42–39 | 38–43 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 13 | 41–40 | 39–42 |
Chicago Cubs | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 17 | 40–41 | 36–45 |
Houston Colt .45s | 66 | 96 | 0.407 | 27 | 41–40 | 25–56 |
New York Mets | 53 | 109 | 0.327 | 40 | 33–48 | 20–61 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SF | STL | |||||
Chicago | — | 6–12 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 6–12 | |||||
Cincinnati | 12–6 | — | 12–6 | 14–4–1 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 10–8 | |||||
Houston | 7–11 | 6–12 | — | 7–11 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 5–13 | 7–11 | 8–10 | |||||
Los Angeles | 8–10 | 4–14–1 | 11–7 | — | 8–10 | 15–3–1 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 10–8 | |||||
Milwaukee | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 10–8 | — | 14–4 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 8–10 | |||||
New York | 7–11 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 3–15–1 | 4–14 | — | 3–15 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 7–11 | |||||
Philadelphia | 12-6 | 9–9 | 13–5 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 15–3 | — | 10–8 | 10–8 | 5–13 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 9–9 | 10–8 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 12–6 | 8–10 | — | 8–10 | 6–12 | |||||
San Francisco | 9–9 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 10–8 | — | 9–9 | |||||
St. Louis | 12–6 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 9–9 | — |
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- April 9, 1964: Larry Sherry was traded by the Dodgers to the Detroit Tigers for Lou Johnson and cash.[5]
- September 10, 1964: Ken Rowe was purchased from the Dodgers by the Baltimore Orioles.[6]
Roster
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Player stats
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 |
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C | Johnny Roseboro | 134 | 414 | 119 | .287 | 3 | 45 |
1B | Ron Fairly | 150 | 454 | 116 | .256 | 10 | 74 |
2B | Nate Oliver | 99 | 321 | 78 | .243 | 0 | 21 |
3B | Jim Gilliam | 116 | 334 | 76 | .228 | 2 | 27 |
SS | Maury Wills | 158 | 630 | 173 | .275 | 2 | 34 |
LF | Tommy Davis | 152 | 592 | 163 | .275 | 14 | 86 |
CF | Willie Davis | 157 | 613 | 180 | .294 | 12 | 77 |
RF | Frank Howard | 134 | 433 | 98 | .226 | 24 | 69 |
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 |
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Dick Tracewski | 106 | 304 | 75 | .247 | 1 | 26 |
Derrell Griffith | 78 | 238 | 69 | .290 | 4 | 23 |
Wes Parker | 124 | 214 | 55 | .257 | 3 | 10 |
Doug Camilli | 50 | 123 | 22 | .179 | 0 | 10 |
Wally Moon | 68 | 118 | 26 | .220 | 2 | 9 |
Johnny Werhas | 29 | 83 | 16 | .193 | 0 | 8 |
Ken McMullen | 24 | 67 | 14 | .209 | 1 | 2 |
Bart Shirley | 18 | 62 | 17 | .274 | 0 | 7 |
Jeff Torborg | 28 | 43 | 10 | .233 | 0 | 4 |
Lee Walls | 37 | 28 | 5 | .179 | 0 | 3 |
Willie Crawford | 10 | 16 | 5 | .313 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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Don Drysdale | 40 | 321.1 | 18 | 16 | 2.18 | 237 |
Sandy Koufax | 29 | 223 | 19 | 5 | 1.74 | 223 |
Phil Ortega | 34 | 157.1 | 7 | 9 | 4.00 | 107 |
Joe Moeller | 27 | 145.1 | 7 | 13 | 4.21 | 97 |
Larry Miller | 16 | 79.2 | 4 | 8 | 4.18 | 50 |
Bill Singer | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3.21 | 3 |
Johnny Podres | 2 | 2.2 | 0 | 2 | 16.88 | 0 |
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 |
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Howie Reed | 26 | 90 | 3 | 4 | 3.20 | 52 |
Nick Willhite | 10 | 43.2 | 2 | 4 | 3.71 | 24 |
Pete Richert | 8 | 34.2 | 2 | 3 | 4.15 | 25 |
John Purdin | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0.56 | 8 |
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 |
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Bob Miller | 74 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2.62 | 94 |
Ron Perranoski | 72 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 3.09 | 79 |
Jim Brewer | 34 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 | 63 |
Awards and honors
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salem, Salisbury