1964 Chicago Cubs season

1964 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Wrigley Field (since 1916)
Chicago (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	Philip K. Wrigley
General manager(s)	John Holland
Manager(s)	Bob Kennedy
Local television	WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd)
Local radio	WGN (Jack Quinlan, Lou Boudreau)
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The 1964 Chicago Cubs season was the 93rd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 89th in the National League and the 49th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished eighth in the National League with a record of 76–86, 17 games behind the NL and World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals.

Offseason

On February 13, Ken Hubbs, who had been the Cubs starting second baseman in 1963, was killed in a plane crash. He was replaced by Joey Amalfitano, who was acquired from the San Francisco Giants a few weeks later.

Notable transactions

• December 2, 1963: Byron Browne was drafted by the Cubs from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1963 first-year draft.^[1]
• March 29, 1964: Joey Amalfitano was purchased by the Cubs from the San Francisco Giants.^[2]
• Prior to 1964 season: Dick LeMay was traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Lee Gregory.^[3]

Regular season

On June 15, the Cubs made one of the most infamous deals in baseball history, remembered today simply as "Brock for Broglio". There were six players involved in all, but the most prominent players involved were pitcher Ernie Broglio, who came to the Cubs from the St. Louis Cardinals, and outfielder Lou Brock, who went to the Cardinals from the Cubs. While Broglio was a serviceable starter for the rest of 1964, he would post ERAs over 6 in each of the next two seasons, and was out of baseball altogether by the end of 1967. Brock went on to star for the Cardinals for the next fifteen years, and eventually be elected to the Hall of Fame. It is to this day often held up as an example of a lopsided trade outcome.

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals	93	69	--	.574
Cincinnati Reds	92	70	1	.568
Philadelphia Phillies	92	70	1	.568
San Francisco Giants	90	72	3	.556
Milwaukee Braves	88	74	5	.543
Los Angeles Dodgers	80	82	13	.494
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	82	13	.494
Chicago Cubs	76	86	17	.469
Houston Colt .45s	66	96	27	.407
New York Mets	53	109	40	.327

Record vs. opponents

1964 National League Records Sources:
Team	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MIL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SF	STL
Chicago	—	6–12	11–7	10–8	8–10	11–7	6–12	9–9	9–9	6–12
Cincinnati	12–6	—	12–6	14–4–1	9–9	11–7	9–9	8–10	7–11	10–8
Houston	7–11	6–12	—	7–11	12–6	9–9	5–13	5–13	7–11	8–10
Los Angeles	8–10	4–14–1	11–7	—	8–10	15–3–1	8–10	10–8	6–12	10–8
Milwaukee	10–8	9–9	6–12	10–8	—	14–4	10–8	12–6	9–9	8–10
New York	7–11	7–11	9–9	3–15–1	4–14	—	3–15	6–12	7–11	7–11
Philadelphia	12-6	9–9	13–5	10–8	8–10	15–3	—	10–8	10–8	5–13
Pittsburgh	9–9	10–8	13–5	8–10	6–12	12–6	8–10	—	8–10	6–12
San Francisco	9–9	11–7	11–7	12–6	9–9	11–7	8–10	10–8	—	9–9
St. Louis	12–6	8–10	10–8	8–10	10–8	11–7	13–5	12–6	9–9	—

Notable transactions

• May 28, 1964: Chuck Hartenstein was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.^[4]
• June 3, 1964: The Cubs traded $40,000 to the Milwaukee Braves for Len Gabrielson. The Cubs completed the deal by sending Merritt Ranew to the Braves on June 8.^[5]
• June 6, 1964: Jim Qualls was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.^[6]
• June 15, 1964: Lou Brock, Jack Spring, and Paul Toth were traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ernie Broglio, Doug Clemens and Bobby Shantz.^[7]
• June 19, 1964: Don Kessinger was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.^[8]

Roster

1964 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers 32 Ernie Broglio 31 Bob Buhl 42 Freddie Burdette 33 Lew Burdette 37 Dick Ellsworth 36 Don Elston 38 John Flavin 28 Lee Gregory 40 Glen Hobbie 46 Larry Jackson 39 Jake Jaeckel 34 Cal Koonce 43 Lindy McDaniel 45 Fred Norman 30 Wayne Schurr 38 Dick Scott 45 Bobby Shantz 41 Sterling Slaughter 33 Jack Spring 39 Paul Toth 34,40 Jack Warner		Catchers  6 Dick Bertell  7 Merritt Ranew  8 Vic Roznovsky  5 Jimmie Schaffer Infielders 17 Joey Amalfitano 14 Ernie Banks 22 John Boccabella  7 Ron Campbell 11 Don Kessinger 18 Andre Rodgers 10 Ron Santo 19 Jimmy Stewart		Outfielders 24 Lou Brock 15 Leo Burke 21 Ellis Burton 27 Doug Clemens 20 Billy Cowan 12 Len Gabrielson 27 Don Landrum 20,28 Billy Ott 26 Billy Williams Other batters 11 Paul Popovich		Head Coach 61 Bob Kennedy Coaches College of 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	Bertell, DickDick Bertell	112	353	84	.238	4	35
1B	Banks, ErnieErnie Banks	157	591	156	.264	23	95
2B	Amalfitano, JoeyJoey Amalfitano	100	324	78	.241	4	27
3B	Santo, RonRon Santo	161	592	185	.313	30	114
SS	Rodgers, AndreAndre Rodgers	129	448	107	.239	12	46
LF	Williams, BillyBilly Williams	162	645	201	.312	33	98
CF	Cowan, BillyBilly Cowan	139	497	120	.241	19	50
RF	Gabrielson, LenLen Gabrielson	89	272	67	.246	5	23

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
Brock, LouLou Brock	52	215	54	.251	2	14
Ranew, MerrittMerritt Ranew	16	33	3	.091	0	1

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
Buhl, BobBob Buhl	36	227.2	15	14	3.83	107
Broglio, ErnieErnie Broglio	18	100.1	4	7	4.04	46

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

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

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Salt Lake City Bees	Pacific Coast League	Vedie Himsl
AA	Fort Worth Cats	Texas League	Alex Grammas
A	St. Cloud Rox	Northern League	Walt Dixon
A	Wenatchee Chiefs	Northwest League	Joe Macko
Rookie	Treasure Valley Cubs	Pioneer League	George Freese

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Treasure Valley

Notes

1. Byron Browne page at Baseball Reference
2. Joey Amalfitano page at Baseball Reference
3. Lee Gregory page at Baseball Reference
4. Chuck Hartenstein page at Baseball-Reference
5. Len Gabrielson page at Baseball-Reference
6. Jim Qualls page at Baseball-Reference
7. Ernie Broglio page at Baseball Reference
8. Don Kessinger 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 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference