1964 Detroit Tigers season

1964 Detroit Tigers
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
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.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB
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

1964 American League Records

Sources:

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

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

1964 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

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
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

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
Demeter, DonDon Demeter 134 441 113 .256 22 80
Sullivan, JohnJohn Sullivan 2 3 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

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
Aguirre, HankHank Aguirre 32 161.2 5 10 3.79 88
Faul, BillBill Faul 1 5 0 0 10.80 1

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
Lary, FrankFrank Lary 6 18 0 2 7.00 6
Hamilton, JackJack Hamilton 5 15 0 1 8.40 5

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
Egan, DickDick Egan 23 0 0 2 4.46 21
Seale, JohnnieJohnnie Seale 4 1 0 0 3.60 5

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Syracuse Chiefs International League Frank Carswell
AA Knoxville Smokies Southern League Bob Mavis
A Lakeland Tigers Florida State League Al Federoff
A Jamestown Tigers New York–Penn League Jack Phillips
A Duluth–Superior Dukes Northern League Gail Henley
Rookie Cocoa Tigers Cocoa Rookie League Doc Daugherty

Notes

  1. ↑ Howie Koplitz at Baseball Reference
  2. ↑ Gus Triandos at Baseball Reference
  3. ↑ Don Mossi at Baseball Reference
  4. ↑ Andy Kosco at Baseball-Reference.com
  5. ↑ Dick Drago at Baseball-Reference.com
  6. ↑ Bill Bruton at Baseball-Reference.com

References


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