The 1964 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished in a tie for sixth place in the American League with the Minnesota Twins, while winning 79 and losing 83, 20 games behind the AL champion New York Yankees.

Offseason Prior to 1964 season: Dave Nelson was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.Dave Nelson page at Baseball Reference

Regular season In 1964, Vernon Stouffer became an investor in the Cleveland Indians due to the threat of the franchise relocating.Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball, p.4, Bill Madden, Harper Collins Publishing, New York, 2010,

Manager Birdie Tebbetts suffered a heart attack during the offseason. George Strickland served as the Indians' acting manager during his convalescence. Tebbetts returned to the team on July 3.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions September 5, 1964: Pedro Ramos was traded by the Indians to the New York Yankees for players to be named later and $75,000. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Ralph Terry to the Indians on October 21 and Bud Daley to the Indians on November 27.Pedro Ramos page at Baseball Reference

Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position18 Dick Howser SS25 Vic Davalillo CF27 Leon Wagner LF10 Max Alvis 3B15 Fred Whitfield 1B24 Tito Francona RF7 Johnny Romano C12 Woodie Held 2B33 Mudcat Grant P 1964 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1964 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager (acting)

Coaches (Third Base)

(First Base) (Pitching)

Game log Regular season

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 17 || || || Yankees || 3–10 || || || || || || 11–6 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 18 || || || Yankees || 2–6 || || || || || || 11–7 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 19 || || || Yankees || 2–12 || || || || || || 11–8 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 20 || || || Yankees || 2–3 || || || || || || 11–9 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 32 || || || @ Yankees || 2–3 || || || || || || 18–14 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 33 || || || @ Yankees || 2–7 || || || || || || 18–15 ||

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbcaff;" | ASG || || 1:00p.m. EDT || 35th All-Star Game in Queens, NY || 7 – 4 AL || — || — || — || 2:37 || 50,850 || — || ASG |- style="background:#fff;" | 82 || || || Yankees || 2–2 || || || || || || 35–45–2 || |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || || || Yankees || colspan=8 | Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 22) |- style="background:#fbb;" | 83 || || || Yankees || 4–10 || || || || || || 35–46–2 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 88 || || || @ Yankees || 4–8 || || || || || || 37–49–2 || |- style="background:#bfb;" | 89 || || || @ Yankees || 6–4 || || || || || || 38–49–2 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 90 || || || @ Yankees || 2–6 || || || || || || 38–50–2 || |- style="background:#bfb;" | 91 || || || @ Yankees || 3–0 || || || || || || 39–50–2 ||

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 152 || || || Yankees || 3–5 || || || || || || 76–74–2 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 153 || || || Yankees || 1–8 || || || || || || 76–75–2 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 154 || || || Yankees || 3–4 || || || || || || 76–76–2 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 155 || || || Yankees || 4–6 || || || || || || 76–77–2 ||

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 162 || || || @ Yankees || 2–5 || || || || || || 78–82–2 || |- style="background:#fbb;" | 163 || || || @ Yankees || 3–8 || || || || || || 78–83–2 || |- style="background:#bfb;" | 164 || || || @ Yankees || 2–1 || || || || || || 79–83–2 ||

|- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Eliminated from playoff race      = Postponement     Bold = Indians team member

Detailed records American League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed Cleveland Indians — — — — — — New York Yankees 0–9 3–6 3–15 52 108 Season Total 0–9 3–6 3–15 52 108

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 106 352 85 .241 19 47 1B 120 390 109 .279 14 75 2B 115 335 77 .230 12 40 3B 107 381 96 .252 18 53 SS 162 637 163 .256 3 52 LF 163 641 162 .253 31 100 CF 150 577 156 .270 6 51 RF 111 270 67 .248 8 24

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 Woodie Held 118 364 86 .236 18 49 Fred Whitfield 101 293 79 .270 10 29 Chico Salmon 86 283 87 .307 4 25 Joe Azcue 83 271 74 .273 4 34 Billy Moran 69 151 31 .205 1 10 61 136 22 .162 4 9 Jerry Kindall 23 25 9 .360 2 2 Al Luplow 19 18 2 .111 0 1 George Banks 9 17 5 .294 2 3 9 14 3 .214 0 2 Tommie Agee 13 12 2 .167 0 0 Paul Dicken 11 11 0 .000 0 0 Wally Post 5 8 0 .000 0 0 Duke Sims 2 6 0 .000 0 0 Vern Fuller 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 Jack Kralick 30 190.2 12 7 3.21 119 Sam McDowell 31 173.1 11 6 2.70 177 30 158.1 7 9 4.55 83 Luis Tiant 19 127.0 10 4 2.83 105

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 Sonny Siebert 41 156.0 7 9 3.23 144 36 133.0 7 10 5.14 98 Tommy John 25 94.1 2 9 3.91 65 Lee Stange 23 91.2 4 8 4.12 78 Mudcat Grant 13 62.0 3 4 5.95 43

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 Don McMahon 70 6 4 16 2.41 92 53 2 6 11 4.33 57 56 8 6 4 4.33 89 Jerry Walker 6 0 1 0 4.66 5 Tom Kelley 6 0 0 0 5.59 7 Gordon Seyfried 2 0 0 0 0.00 0

Farm system

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

Awards Vic Davalillo, Gold Glove AwardVic Davalillo at Baseball Reference

References

External links 1964 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference