1964 Boston Red Sox season
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1964 Boston Red Sox season
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| Owner(s) | Tom Yawkey | |
| General manager(s) | Pinky Higgins | |
| Manager(s) | Johnny Pesky (W-70; L-90) and Billy Herman (W-2; L-0) | |
| Local television | WHDH-TV, Ch. 5 | |
| Local radio | WHDH-AM 850 (Curt Gowdy, Ned Martin, Art Gleeson) |
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The 1964 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 72 wins and 90 losses, 27 games behind the AL Champion New York Yankees.
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Offseason
- February 4, 1964: Carmen Fanzone was signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox.[1]
- Prior to 1964 season: Bobby Gene Smith was released by the Red Sox.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
| 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 |
Opening Day lineup
| 2 | Chuck Schilling | 2B |
| 1 | Eddie Bressoud | SS |
| 8 | Carl Yastrzemski | LF |
| 11 | Frank Malzone | 3B |
| 7 | Dick Stuart | 1B |
| 6 | Lou Clinton | RF |
| 25 | Tony Conigliaro | CF |
| 10 | Bob Tillman | C |
| 27 | Bill Monbouquette | P |
Notable transactions
- September 6, 1964: Wilbur Wood was purchased from the Red Sox by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[3]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Managers
Coaches
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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 |
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| C | Bob Tillman | 131 | 425 | 118 | .278 | 17 | 61 |
| 1B | Dick Stuart | 156 | 603 | 168 | .279 | 33 | 114 |
| 2B | Dalton Jones | 118 | 374 | 86 | .230 | 6 | 39 |
| 3B | Frank Malzone | 148 | 537 | 142 | .264 | 13 | 56 |
| SS | Eddie Bressoud | 158 | 566 | 166 | .293 | 15 | 55 |
| LF | Tony Conigliaro | 111 | 404 | 117 | .290 | 24 | 52 |
| CF | Carl Yastrzemski | 151 | 567 | 164 | .289 | 15 | 67 |
| RF | Lee Thomas | 107 | 401 | 103 | .257 | 13 | 42 |
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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| Chuck Schilling | 47 | 163 | 32 | .196 | 0 | 7 |
| Lou Clinton | 37 | 120 | 31 | .258 | 3 | 6 |
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 |
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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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| Ed Connolly | 27 | 80.2 | 4 | 11 | 4.91 | 73 |
| Pete Charton | 25 | 65 | 0 | 2 | 5.26 | 37 |
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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Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Seattle Rainiers | Pacific Coast League | Edo Vanni |
| AA | Reading Red Sox | Eastern League | Eddie Popowski |
| A | Winston-Salem Red Sox | Carolina League | Bill Slack |
| A | Waterloo Hawks | Midwest League | Matt Sczesny |
| A | Wellsville Red Sox | New York-Penn League | Larry Lee Thomas |
| A | Statesville Colts | Western Carolinas League | Dave Philley and Rudy York |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Winston-Salem
Statesville affiliation shared with Houston Colt .45s
Notes
References
- 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 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1964 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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