The 1964 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 82nd year in Major League Baseball, their seventh year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their fifth at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fourth place, as a result of their 90–72 record, placing them three games behind the National League and World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals.

Offseason October 1, 1963: Jimmie Coker was traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ken MacKenzie. October 10, 1963: Jack Fisher was drafted from the Giants by the New York Mets in a 1963 special draft. March 29, 1964: Joey Amalfitano was purchased from the Giants by the Chicago Cubs. April 14, 1964: Duke Snider was purchased by the Giants from the New York Mets

Spring training The Giants held spring training games at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, which opened in 1964. In the first game at Phoenix Muni on March 8, 1964, the Giants beat Cleveland, 6 to 2. Willie Mays hit the first home run at the park, in front of a crowd of 8,582. In attendance for the dedication ceremonies were Commissioner Ford Frick, National League President Warren Giles, and Giants owner Horace Stoneham.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters Orlando Cepeda Jim Davenport Tom Haller Jim Ray Hart Harvey Kuenn Juan Marichal Willie Mays Willie McCovey José Pagán

Roster 1964 San Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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 117 388 98 .253 16 48 1B 142 529 161 .304 31 97 2B 98 383 105 .274 2 28 3B 153 566 162 .286 31 81 SS 134 367 82 .223 1 28 LF 130 364 80 .220 18 54 CF 157 578 171 .296 47 111 RF 115 376 103 .274 3 28

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 111 351 92 .262 4 22 116 297 70 .236 2 26 110 250 66 .264 1 14 80 205 37 .180 1 17 69 195 45 .231 3 11 91 167 35 .210 4 17 66 74 15 .203 1 8 14 25 2 .080 0 1 20 15 0 .000 0 0 2 1 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 33 269.0 21 8 2.48 206 30 163.1 10 11 3.64 104 18 106.1 5 7 3.30 64 6 41.2 1 2 3.02 23

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 44 206.1 12 11 2.75 155 38 174.2 6 9 3.25 146 40 161.0 9 9 3.07 98 36 85.0 8 7 5.40 54

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 61 7 6 11 3.76 57 35 5 1 3 2.92 55 34 3 0 4 2.20 29 13 2 0 0 4.91 8 10 0 0 1 5.00 3 9 1 0 1 1.80 15 6 0 1 0 4.35 6

Awards and honors

All-Star Game Orlando Cepeda, first base, starter Juan Marichal, reserve Willie Mays, outfield, starter

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fresno

References

External links 1964 San Francisco Giants team at Baseball-Reference 1964 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Almanac