1964 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1964 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Location
Forbes Field (since 1909)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] (since 1907)
Other information
Owner(s)	John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas Johnson (minority shareholders)
Manager(s)	Danny Murtaugh
Local television	KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Jim Woods
Local radio	KDKA Bob Prince, Jim Woods, Claude Haring
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The 1964 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 83rd in franchise history. The team finished tied for sixth in the National League with a record of 80–82, 13 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.

Offseason

• December 2, 1963: Byron Browne was drafted from the Pirates by the Chicago Cubs in the 1963 first-year draft.^[2]
• January 14, 1964: Dock Ellis was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.^[3]
• Prior to 1964 season: John Lamb was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.^[4]

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

• June 13, 1964: Al Oliver was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.^[5]
• September 6, 1964: Wilbur Wood was purchased by the Pirates from the Boston Red Sox.^[6]
• September 12, 1964: Smoky Burgess was selected off waivers from the Pirates by the Chicago White Sox.^[7]

Roster

1964 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 28 Steve Blass 36 Frank Bork 38 Tom Butters 30 Don Cardwell 26 Roy Face 27 Earl Francis 19 Bob Friend 20 John Gelnar 22 Joe Gibbon 29 Fred Green 32 Vern Law 34 Al McBean 31 Bob Priddy 29 Don Schwall 25 Tommie Sisk 39 Bob Veale 16 Wilbur Wood		Catchers  6 Smoky Burgess  4 Jerry May  5 Orlando McFarlane  3 Jim Pagliaroni Infielders 14 Gene Alley  7 Bob Bailey 17 Donn Clendenon 12 Gene Freese  9 Bill Mazeroski 11 Dick Schofield		Outfielders 21 Roberto Clemente  4 Rex Johnston 24 Jerry Lynch 15 Manny Mota  8 Willie Stargell 18 Bill Virdon  2 Dave Wissman Other batters 23 Julio Gotay		Manager 40 Danny Murtaugh Coaches 45 Lenny Levy 43 Sam Narron 44 Frank Oceak 41 Don Osborn 42 Mickey Vernon

Statistics

Batting

Regular Season[8] Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Gotay, JulioJulio Gotay 3 2 1 0.500 0 0 Clemente, RobertoRoberto Clemente 155 622 211 0.339 12 87 Law, VernVern Law 36 61 19 0.311 1 3 Pagliaroni, JimJim Pagliaroni 97 302 89 0.295 10 36 Clendenon, DonnDonn Clendenon 133 457 129 0.282 12 64 Bailey, BobBob Bailey 143 530 149 0.281 11 51 Mota, MannyManny Mota 115 271 75 0.277 5 32 Stargell, WillieWillie Stargell 117 421 115 0.273 21 78 Lynch, JerryJerry Lynch 114 297 81 0.273 16 66 Mazeroski, BillBill Mazeroski 162 601 161 0.268 10 64 Schwall, DonDon Schwall 16 19 5 0.263 0 1 May, JerryJerry May 11 31 8 0.258 0 3 Gibbon, JoeJoe Gibbon 29 47 12 0.255 0 1 Schofield, DickDick Schofield 121 398 98 0.246 3 36 Burgess, SmokySmoky Burgess 68 171 42 0.246 2 17 McFarlane, OrlandoOrlando McFarlane 37 78 19 0.244 0 1 Virdon, BillBill Virdon 145 473 115 0.243 3 27 Freese, GeneGene Freese 99 289 65 0.225 9 40 Alley, GeneGene Alley 81 209 44 0.211 6 13 Bork, FrankFrank Bork 33 5 1 0.200 0 2 Butters, TomTom Butters 28 11 2 0.182 0 3 Veale, BobBob Veale 41 96 15 0.156 0 2 Wissman, DaveDave Wissman 16 27 4 0.148 0 0 Cardwell, DonDon Cardwell 4 7 1 0.143 0 0 McBean, AlAl McBean 58 12 1 0.083 0 0 Friend, BobBob Friend 35 71 5 0.070 0 2 Blass, SteveSteve Blass 24 30 2 0.067 0 1 Face, RoyRoy Face 55 4 0 0.000 0 0 Francis, EarlEarl Francis 2 1 0 0.000 0 0 Johnston, RexRex Johnston 14 7 0 0.000 0 0 Priddy, BobBob Priddy 19 3 0 0.000 0 0 Sisk, TommieTommie Sisk 42 8 0 0.000 0 0 Wood, WilburWilbur Wood 3 5 0 0.000 0 0 Gelnar, JohnJohn Gelnar 7 0 0 — 0 0 Green, FredFred Green 8 0 0 — 0 0

Pitching

Regular Season[9] Player G IP W L ERA SO Green, FredFred Green 8 7^1⁄3 0 0 1.23 2 McBean, AlAl McBean 58 89^2⁄3 8 3 1.91 41 Butters, TomTom Butters 28 64^1⁄3 2 2 2.38 58 Veale, BobBob Veale 40 279^2⁄3 18 12 2.74 250 Cardwell, DonDon Cardwell 4 19^1⁄3 1 2 2.79 10 Friend, BobBob Friend 35 240^1⁄3 13 18 3.33 128 Law, VernVern Law 35 192 12 13 3.61 93 Wood, WilburWilbur Wood 3 17^1⁄3 0 2 3.63 7 Gibbon, JoeJoe Gibbon 28 146^2⁄3 10 7 3.68 97 Priddy, BobBob Priddy 19 34^1⁄3 1 2 3.93 23 Blass, SteveSteve Blass 24 104^2⁄3 5 8 4.04 67 Bork, FrankFrank Bork 33 42 2 2 4.07 31 Schwall, DonDon Schwall 15 49^2⁄3 4 3 4.35 36 Gelnar, JohnJohn Gelnar 7 9 0 0 5.00 4 Face, RoyRoy Face 55 79^2⁄3 3 3 5.20 63 Sisk, TommieTommie Sisk 42 61^1⁄3 1 4 6.16 35 Francis, EarlEarl Francis 2 6^1⁄3 0 1 8.53 6

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Columbus Jets	International League	Larry Shepard
AA	Asheville Tourists	Southern League	Ray Hathaway and Bob Clear
A	Reno Silver Sox	California League	Tom Saffell and Harvey Koepf
A	Kinston Eagles	Carolina League	Harding "Pete" Peterson
A	Batavia Pirates	New York–Penn League	Gene Baker
A	Gastonia Pirates	Western Carolinas League	Bob Clear and Ray Hathaway
Rookie	Salem Pirates	Appalachian League	George Detore

Notes

1. From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
2. Byron Browne at Baseball-Reference
3. Dock Ellis at Baseball-Reference
4. John Lamb at Baseball-Reference
5. Al Oliver at Baseball Reference
6. Wilbur Wood at Baseball Reference
7. Smoky Burgess at Baseball Reference
8. "Major League Baseball Regular Season Hitting Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
9. "Major League Baseball Regular Season Pitching Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.

References

• 1964 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
• 1964 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
• 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.