1964 Cincinnati Reds season

1964 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Crosley Field (since 1934)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Bill DeWitt
General manager(s)	Bill DeWitt
Manager(s)	Fred Hutchinson, Dick Sisler
Local television	WLWT (Ed Kennedy, Frank McCormick)
Local radio	WCKY (Waite Hoyt, Claude Sullivan)
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The 1964 Cincinnati Reds season consisted of the Reds finishing in a tie for second place in the National League with the Philadelphia Phillies. Both teams finished at 92–70, one game behind the NL and World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals. The Reds' home games were played at Crosley Field.

The Reds began the season with Fred Hutchinson as manager, but he had to give way to acting manager Dick Sisler in August due to health issues with a record of 60–49. Sisler finished the season, guiding the team to a record of 32–21. Hutchinson, after formally resigning as manager in October, died on November 12, 1964, at the age of 45.

Regular season

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

• August 23, 1964: Jimmie Coker was purchased by the Reds from the Milwaukee Braves for $35,000.^[1]

Roster

1964 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers 53 Jim Dickson 53,33 Ryne Duren 32 Sammy Ellis 44 Bill Henry 30 Joey Jay 46 Jim Maloney 42 Billy McCool 34 Chet Nichols 41 Joe Nuxhall 31 Jim O'Toole 37 Bob Purkey 38 John Tsitouris 33 Al Worthington		Catchers  7 Jimmie Coker  6 Johnny Edwards  8 Don Pavletich  9 Hal Smith Infielders 10 Steve Boros 16 Leo Cárdenas 18 Gordy Coleman 11 Deron Johnson 12 Bobby Klaus 24 Tony Pérez 14 Pete Rose 15 Chico Ruiz		Outfielders 17 Tommy Harper 25 Marty Keough 28 Vada Pinson 22 Mel Queen 20 Frank Robinson 24 Bob Skinner Other batters 50 Tommy Helms  5 Johnny Temple		Manager  1 Fred Hutchinson  2 Dick Sisler Coaches  4 Reggie Otero 36 Ray Shore  2 Dick Sisler  5 Johnny Temple  3 Jim Turner

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	Edwards, JohnnyJohnny Edwards	126	423	119	.281	7	55
1B	Johnson, DeronDeron Johnson	140	477	130	.273	21	79
2B	Rose, PetePete Rose	136	516	139	.269	4	34
3B	Boros, SteveSteve Boros	117	370	95	.257	2	31
SS	Cárdenas, LeoLeo Cárdenas	163	597	150	.251	9	69
LF	Harper, TommyTommy Harper	102	317	77	.243	4	22
CF	Pinson, VadaVada Pinson	156	625	166	.266	23	84
RF	Robinson, FrankFrank Robinson	156	568	174	.306	29	96

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
Queen, MelMel Queen	48	95	19	.200	2	12
Smith, HalHal Smith	32	66	8	.121	0	3
Coker, JimmieJimmie Coker	11	32	10	.313	1	4
Pérez, TonyTony Pérez	12	25	2	.080	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

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
Duren, RyneRyne Duren	26	0	2	1	2.89	39
Dickson, JimJim Dickson	4	1	0	0	7.20	6
Nichols, ChetChet Nichols	3	0	0	0	6.00	3

Awards and honors

Gold Glove Award

• Johnny Edwards, catcher^[2]

All-Stars

All-Star Game

• Johnny Edwards, reserve^[2]
• Leo Cárdenas, reserve^[2]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	San Diego Padres	Pacific Coast League	Dave Bristol
AA	Macon Peaches	Southern League	Red Davis
A	Peninsula Grays	Carolina League	Jack Cassini
A	Tampa Tarpons	Florida State League	Pinky May
A	Cedar Rapids Red Raiders	Midwest League	Rollie Hemsley

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: San Diego^[3]

References

1. Jimmie Coker page at Baseball Reference
2. 1964 National League Awards, All-Stars and Other Leaders at Baseball Reference
3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

• 1964 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference