1964 Detroit Tigers season
Major League Baseball season
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The 1964 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 64th season and the 53rd season at Tiger Stadium. The team finished fourth in the American League with a record of 85–77, 14 games behind the New York Yankees.
| 1964 Detroit Tigers | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit, Michigan |
| Record | 85–77 (.525) |
| League place | 4th |
| Owners | John Fetzer |
| General managers | Jim Campbell |
| Managers | Chuck Dressen |
| Television | WJBK |
| Radio | WKMH WWJ WJR (Ernie Harwell, Bob Scheffing) |
Offseason
- December 2, 1963: Howie Koplitz was drafted from the Tigers by the Washington Senators in the 1963 rule 5 draft.[1]
- December 5, 1963: Gus Triandos and Jim Bunning were traded by the Tigers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Don Demeter and Jack Hamilton.[2]
- March 18, 1964: Don Mossi was purchased from the Tigers by the Chicago White Sox.[3]
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 99 | 63 | .611 | — | 50–31 | 49–32 |
| Chicago White Sox | 98 | 64 | .605 | 1 | 52–29 | 46–35 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 97 | 65 | .599 | 2 | 49–32 | 48–33 |
| Detroit Tigers | 85 | 77 | .525 | 14 | 46–35 | 39–42 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 82 | 80 | .506 | 17 | 45–36 | 37–44 |
| Cleveland Indians | 79 | 83 | .488 | 20 | 41–40 | 38–43 |
| Minnesota Twins | 79 | 83 | .488 | 20 | 40–41 | 39–42 |
| Boston Red Sox | 72 | 90 | .444 | 27 | 45–36 | 27–54 |
| Washington Senators | 62 | 100 | .383 | 37 | 31–50 | 31–50 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 57 | 105 | .352 | 42 | 26–55 | 31–50 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KCA | LAA | MIN | NYY | WAS | |||
| 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
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Pitchers
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Bill Freehan | 144 | 520 | 156 | .300 | 18 | 80 |
| 1B | Norm Cash | 144 | 479 | 123 | .257 | 23 | 83 |
| 2B | Jerry Lumpe | 158 | 624 | 160 | .256 | 6 | 46 |
| 3B | Don Wert | 148 | 525 | 135 | .257 | 9 | 55 |
| SS | Dick McAuliffe | 162 | 557 | 134 | .241 | 24 | 66 |
| LF | Gates Brown | 123 | 426 | 116 | .272 | 15 | 54 |
| CF | Bill Bruton | 106 | 296 | 82 | .277 | 5 | 33 |
| RF | Al 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Demeter | 134 | 441 | 113 | .256 | 22 | 80 |
| George Thomas | 105 | 308 | 88 | .286 | 12 | 44 |
| Jake Wood | 64 | 125 | 29 | .232 | 1 | 7 |
| Bubba Phillips | 46 | 87 | 22 | .253 | 3 | 6 |
| Mike Roarke | 29 | 82 | 19 | .232 | 0 | 7 |
| Willie Horton | 25 | 80 | 13 | .163 | 1 | 10 |
| Jim Northrup | 5 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Stanley | 4 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Roman | 3 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 1 | 1 |
| George Smith | 5 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 2 |
| John 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 |
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| Dave Wickersham | 40 | 254.0 | 19 | 12 | 3.44 | 164 |
| Mickey Lolich | 44 | 232.0 | 18 | 9 | 3.26 | 192 |
| Hank Aguirre | 32 | 161.2 | 5 | 10 | 3.79 | 88 |
| Denny McLain | 19 | 100.0 | 4 | 5 | 4.05 | 70 |
| Bill Faul | 1 | 5.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Rakow | 42 | 152.1 | 8 | 9 | 3.72 | 96 |
| Phil Regan | 32 | 146.2 | 5 | 10 | 5.03 | 91 |
| Joe Sparma | 21 | 84.0 | 5 | 6 | 3.00 | 71 |
| Frank Lary | 6 | 18.0 | 0 | 2 | 7.00 | 6 |
| Jack Hamilton | 5 | 15.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Sherry | 38 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 3.66 | 58 |
| Fred Gladding | 42 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3.07 | 59 |
| Terry Fox | 32 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3.39 | 28 |
| Julio Navarro | 26 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.95 | 36 |
| Dick Egan | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.46 | 21 |
| Johnnie Seale | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 5 |
| Alan Koch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 |
| Fritz Fisher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108.00 | 1 |
