1964 Baltimore Orioles season

1964 Baltimore Orioles
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Memorial Stadium (since 1954)
Baltimore, Maryland (since 1954)
Results
Record	97–65 (.599)
League place	3rd
Other information
Owner(s)	Jerold Hoffberger
General manager(s)	Lee MacPhail
Manager(s)	Hank Bauer
Local television	WJZ-TV
Local radio	WBAL (AM) (Chuck Thompson, Frank Messer)
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The 1964 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 3rd in the American League with a record of 97 wins and 65 losses, two games behind the AL champion New York Yankees.

Offseason

• November 27, 1963: Jim Gentile and $25,000 were traded by the Orioles to the Kansas City Athletics for Norm Siebern.^[1]
• December 2, 1963: Lou Jackson was drafted by the Orioles from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1963 rule 5 draft.^[2]
• March 31, 1964: Buster Narum was traded by the Orioles to the Washington Senators for a player to be named later. The Senators completed the deal by sending Lou Piniella to the Orioles on August 4.^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
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

Record vs. opponents

1964 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	WSH
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	—

Roster

1964 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers 13 Steve Barber 18 Frank Bertaina 27 Wally Bunker 23 Chuck Estrada 30 Harvey Haddix 29 Dick Hall 35 Sam Jones 40 Mike McCormick 19 Dave McNally 37 Stu Miller 32 Milt Pappas 38 Robin Roberts 17 Ken Rowe 24 Herm Starrette 18 Wes Stock 20 Dave Vineyard		Catchers 10 Dick Brown 44 Charley Lau 12 John Orsino Infielders  7 Jerry Adair 11 Luis Aparicio  2 Bob Johnson  5 Brooks Robinson  1 Bob Saverine  4 Norm Siebern		Outfielders 33 Paul Blair 16 Sam Bowens 25 Jackie Brandt 20 Gino Cimoli  6 Joe Gaines  6 Lenny Green 44 Lou Jackson  3 Willie Kirkland 8,26 Boog Powell 34 Earl Robinson  9 Russ Snyder Other batters 24 Lou Piniella		Manager 42 Hank Bauer Coaches 31 Harry Brecheen 55 Billy Hunter 41 Sherm Lollar 14 Gene Woodling

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	Brown, DickDick Brown	88	230	59	.257	8	32
1B	Siebern, NormNorm Siebern	150	478	117	.245	12	56
2B	Adair, JerryJerry Adair	155	569	141	.248	9	47
3B	Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson	163	612	194	.317	28	118
SS	Aparicio, LuisLuis Aparicio	146	578	154	.266	10	37
LF	Powell, BoogBoog Powell	134	424	123	.290	39	99
CF	Brandt, JackieJackie Brandt	137	523	127	.243	13	47
RF	Bowens, SamSam Bowens	139	501	132	.263	22	71

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
Jackson, LouLou Jackson	4	8	3	.375	0	0
Piniella, LouLou Piniella	4	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
Pappas, MiltMilt Pappas	37	251.2	16	7	2.97	157
Bunker, WallyWally Bunker	29	214	19	5	2.69	96
Roberts, RobinRobin Roberts	31	204	13	7	2.91	109
McNally, DaveDave McNally	30	159.1	9	11	3.67	88
Barber, SteveSteve Barber	36	157	9	13	3.84	118

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
Estrada, ChuckChuck Estrada	17	54.2	3	2	5.27	32
Bertaina, FrankFrank Bertaina	6	26	1	0	2.77	18

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
Jones, SamSam Jones	7	0	0	0	2.61	6

Awards and honors

• Hank Bauer, Associated Press AL Manager of the Year

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Rochester Red Wings	International League	Darrell Johnson
AA	Elmira Pioneers	Eastern League	Earl Weaver
A	Stockton Ports	California League	Harry Dunlop
A	Fox Cities Foxes	Midwest League	Billy DeMars
A	Aberdeen Pheasants	Northern League	Cal Ripken, Sr.
Rookie	Bluefield Orioles	Appalachian League	Jim Frey

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Elmira, Fox Cities, Aberdeen

Notes

1. Norm Siebern page at Baseball Reference
2. Lou Jackson page at Baseball-Reference
3. Lou Piniella page at Baseball Reference

References

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1964 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
• 1964 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com