1964 Washington Senators season
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1964 Washington Senators season
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| Owner(s) | James Johnson and James Lemon | |
| General manager(s) | George Selkirk | |
| Manager(s) | Gil Hodges | |
| Local television | WTOP | |
| Local radio | WTOP (Dan Daniels, John MacLean) |
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The 1964 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing 9th in the American League with a record of 62 wins and 100 losses.
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Offseason
- October 14, 1963: Minnie Miñoso was released by the Senators.[1]
- November 30, 1963: Marshall Bridges was purchased by the Senators from the New York Yankees.[2]
- December 2, 1963: Howie Koplitz was drafted by the Senators from the Detroit Tigers in the 1963 rule 5 draft.[3]
- December 6, 1963: Bill Skowron was purchased by the Senators from the Los Angeles Dodgers.[4]
- December 6, 1963: Hobie Landrith was released by the Senators.[5]
- March 31, 1964: The Senators traded a player to be named later to the Baltimore Orioles for Buster Narum. The Senators completed the deal by sending Lou Piniella to Orioles on August 4.[6]
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 |
Notable transactions
- July 13, 1964: Bill Skowron and Carl Bouldin were traded by the Senators to the Chicago White Sox for Joe Cunningham and a player to be named later. The White Sox completed the deal by sending Frank Kreutzer to the Senators on July 28.[4]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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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 | Mike Brumley | 136 | 426 | 104 | .244 | 2 | 35 |
| 1B | Bill Skowron | 73 | 262 | 71 | .271 | 13 | 41 |
| 2B | Don Blasingame | 143 | 506 | 135 | .267 | 1 | 34 |
| 3B | John Kennedy | 148 | 482 | 111 | .230 | 7 | 35 |
| SS | Ed Brinkman | 132 | 447 | 100 | .224 | 8 | 34 |
| LF | Chuck Hinton | 138 | 514 | 141 | .274 | 11 | 53 |
| CF | Don Lock | 152 | 512 | 127 | .248 | 28 | 80 |
| RF | Jim King | 134 | 415 | 100 | .241 | 18 | 56 |
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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| Fred Valentine | 102 | 212 | 48 | .226 | 4 | 20 |
| Joe Cunningham | 49 | 126 | 27 | .214 | 0 | 7 |
| Ken Hunt | 51 | 96 | 13 | .135 | 1 | 4 |
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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| Claude Osteen | 37 | 257 | 15 | 13 | 3.33 | 133 |
| Buster Narum | 38 | 199 | 9 | 15 | 4.30 | 121 |
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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| Tom Cheney | 15 | 48.2 | 1 | 3 | 3.70 | 25 |
| Carl Bouldin | 9 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 5.40 | 12 |
| Howie Koplitz | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 9 |
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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| Marshall Bridges | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5.70 | 16 |
| Jim Bronstad | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.14 | 9 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Toronto Maple Leafs | International League | Sparky Anderson |
| AA | York White Roses | Eastern League | Jim Lemon |
| A | Rocky Mount Senators | Carolina League | Owen Friend |
| A | Geneva Senators | New York-Penn League | Wayne Terwilliger |
Toronto affiliation shared with Milwaukee Braves
Notes
References
- 1964 Washington Senators team page at Baseball Reference
- 1964 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- 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.
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