The 1964 Boston Red Sox season was the 64th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished eighth in the American League (AL) with a record of 72 wins and 90 losses, 27 games behind the AL champion New York Yankees. The Red Sox attracted 883,276 fans to Fenway Park, fifth in the Junior Circuit and 11th in MLB, reflecting a six percent turnstile decline from ."1964 Major League Attendance & Team Age." Baseball Reference

Former Boston infielder Johnny Pesky, in his second season as manager, led the team to a 70–90 mark before he was dismissed on October 1. Third-base coach Billy Herman, 55, succeeded Pesky; he signed a two-year contract and directed the Red Sox to two victories in the season's final two games."1964 Boston Red Sox." Retrosheet

Offseason October 14, 1963: The Red Sox release veteran right-hander Bob Turley and appoint him their pitching coach for 1964, replacing Harry Dorish. Earlier in October, the Red Sox had released infielder Billy Gardner (October 2) and left-hander Chet Nichols Jr. (October 4)."Transactions for 1963 Boston Red Sox". Retrosheet February 4, 1964: Third baseman Carmen Fanzone is signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox.Carmen Fanzone page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1964 season: Outfielder Bobby Gene Smith is released by the Red Sox.Bobby Gene Smith page at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup   2 Chuck Schilling 2B  1 Ed Bressoud SS  8 Carl Yastrzemski     LF11 Frank Malzone 3B  7 Dick Stuart 1B  6 Lou Clinton RF25 Tony Conigliaro CF10 Bob Tillman C 27 Bill Monbouquette     P

Notable transactions April 21, 1964: The Red Sox release veteran right-handed starting pitcher Gene Conley, 33."Transactions for 1964 Boston Red Sox". Retrosheet June 4, 1964: The Red Sox trade outfielder Lou Clinton, 26, to the Los Angeles Angels for outfielder/first baseman Lee Thomas, 28. August 5, 1964: The Red Sox sign free-agent outfielder Al Smith, 36, released today by the Cleveland Indians. September 6, 1964: Left-hander Wilbur Wood, 22, is purchased from the Red Sox by the Pittsburgh Pirates.Wilbur Wood page at Baseball Reference

Roster 1964 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Managers

Coaches (Third base) (Bullpen) (First base) (Pitching)

Player stats = Indicates team leader

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 131 425 118 .278 17 61 1B 156 603 168 .279 33 114 2B 118 374 86 .230 6 39 3B 148 537 142 .264 13 56 SS 158 566 166 .293 15 55 LF 111 404 117 .290 24 52 CF 151 567 164 .289 15 67 RF 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 133 425 123 .289 30 64 81 163 38 .233 1 20 47 163 32 .196 0 7 36 126 28 .222 1 8 37 120 31 .258 3 6 62 101 24 .238 2 4 61 69 11 .159 5 11 29 51 11 .216 2 7 5 15 5 .385 0 1 5 8 1 .125 0 0 1 3 1 .333 0 2

Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 36 234.0 13 14 4.04 120 33 202.1 11 12 4.49 166 31 166.2 8 15 4.97 139

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 39 177.1 9 13 5.89 109 55 158.2 7 9 4.08 112 27 80.2 4 11 4.91 73 29 65.1 2 3 6.89 55 25 65.0 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 79 16 9 29 2.29 181 25 1 1 1 2.68 45 21 1 1 0 2.74 35 9 0 0 0 9.00 17 4 0 0 0 17.47 5

Farm system

Statesville affiliation shared with the Houston Colt .45s

Source:Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

External links 1964 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference 1964 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com