1964 Chicago White Sox season
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1964 Chicago White Sox season
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| Owner(s) | Arthur Allyn, Jr., John Allyn | |
| General manager(s) | Ed Short | |
| Manager(s) | Al Lopez | |
| Local television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd) |
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| Local radio | WCFL (Bob Elson, Milo Hamilton) |
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The 1964 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 64th season in the major leagues, and its 65th season overall. They finished with a record 98-64, good enough for second place in the American League, just one game behind the first-place New York Yankees.
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Offseason
- December 2, 1963: Rudy May was drafted by the White Sox from the Minnesota Twins in the 1963 first-year draft.[1]
- February 25, 1964: Jim Brosnan was released by the White Sox.[2]
- March 18, 1964: Don Mossi was purchased by the White Sox from the Detroit Tigers.[3]
Regular season
Notable transactions
- April 8, 1964: Minnie Miñoso was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.[4]
- April 23, 1964: Charley Smith was traded by the White Sox to the New York Mets for Chico Fernández, Bobby Catton (minors), and cash.[5]
- July 13, 1964: Joe Cunningham and a player to be named later were traded by the White Sox to the Washington Senators for Bill Skowron and Carl Bouldin. The White Sox completed the deal by sending Frank Kreutzer to the Senators on July 28.[6]
- July 17, 1964: Minnie Miñoso was released by the White Sox.[4]
Opening Day lineup
- Jim Landis, cf
- Don Buford, 2b
- Floyd Robinson, rf
- Dave Nicholson, lf
- Joe Cunningham, 1b
- Ron Hansen, ss
- Charley Smith, 3b
- J. C. Martin, c
- Gary Peters, p
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 |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
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 | J. C. Martin | 122 | 294 | 58 | .197 | 4 | 22 |
| 1B | Bill Skowron | 73 | 273 | 80 | .293 | 4 | 33 |
| 2B | Al Weis | 133 | 328 | 81 | .247 | 2 | 23 |
| 3B | Pete Ward | 144 | 539 | 152 | .282 | 23 | 94 |
| SS | Ron Hansen | 158 | 575 | 150 | .261 | 20 | 68 |
| LF | Dave Nicholson | 97 | 294 | 60 | .204 | 13 | 39 |
| CF | Jim Landis | 106 | 298 | 62 | .208 | 1 | 18 |
| RF | Floyd Robinson | 141 | 525 | 158 | .301 | 11 | 59 |
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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| Minnie Miñoso | 30 | 31 | 7 | .226 | 0 | 5 |
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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| Fritz Ackley | 3 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 8.53 | 6 |
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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| Don Mossi | 34 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2.92 | 36 |
| Frank Baumann | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.19 | 19 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Indianapolis Indians | Pacific Coast League | Les Moss |
| AA | Lynchburg White Sox | Southern League | George Noga |
| A | Tidewater Tides | Carolina League | Allen Jones |
| A | Sarasota Sun Sox | Florida State League | Ira Hutchinson |
| A | Clinton C-Sox | Midwest League | Don Bacon and Hugh Mulcahy |
| Rookie | SRL White Sox | Sarasota Rookie League | Frank Parenti |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lynchburg[7]
Notes
- ^ Rudy May page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jim Brosnan page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Don Mossi page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Minnie Miñoso page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Charley Smith page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Moose Skowron page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997
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