1964 Boston Red Sox season

1964 Boston Red Sox
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Fenway Park (since 1912)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Tom Yawkey
General manager(s)	Pinky Higgins
Manager(s)	Johnny Pesky (W-70; L-90) and Billy Herman (W-2; L-0)
Local television	WHDH-TV, Ch. 5
Local radio	WHDH-AM 850 (Curt Gowdy, Ned Martin, Art Gleeson)
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The 1964 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 72 wins and 90 losses, 27 games behind the AL Champion New York Yankees.

Offseason

• February 4, 1964: Carmen Fanzone was signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox.^[1]
• Prior to 1964 season: Bob Smith was released by the Red Sox.^[2]

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	—

Opening Day lineup

2	Chuck Schilling	2B
1	Eddie Bressoud	SS
8	Carl Yastrzemski	LF
11	Frank Malzone	3B
7	Dick Stuart	1B
6	Lou Clinton	RF
25	Tony Conigliaro	CF
10	Bob Tillman	C
27	Bill Monbouquette	P

Notable transactions

• September 6, 1964: Wilbur Wood was purchased from the Red Sox by the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[3]

Roster

1964 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers 15 Pete Charton 29 Ed Connolly 21 Arnold Earley 24 Dave Gray 20 Bob Heffner 36 Jack Lamabe 27 Bill Monbouquette 23 Dave Morehead 17 Dick Radatz 19 Jay Ritchie 14 Bill Spanswick 26 Earl Wilson 19 Wilbur Wood		Catchers  5 Russ Nixon 40 Mike Ryan 10 Bob Tillman Infielders  1 Eddie Bressoud 51 Bobby Guindon 39 Dalton Jones 11 Frank Malzone  2 Chuck Schilling 28 Al Smith  7 Dick Stuart 16 Dick Williams		Outfielders  6 Lou Clinton 25 Tony Conigliaro  3 Gary Geiger 30 Tony Horton 12 Félix Mantilla  4 Román Mejías  6 Lee Thomas  8 Carl Yastrzemski		Managers 35 Billy Herman 22 Johnny Pesky Coaches 35 Billy Herman 33 Al Lakeman 32 Harry Malmberg 34 Bob Turley

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	Tillman, BobBob Tillman	131	425	118	.278	17	61
1B	Stuart, DickDick Stuart	156	603	168	.279	33	114
2B	Jones, DaltonDalton Jones	118	374	86	.230	6	39
3B	Malzone, FrankFrank Malzone	148	537	142	.264	13	56
SS	Bressoud, EddieEddie Bressoud	158	566	166	.293	15	55
LF	Conigliaro, TonyTony Conigliaro	111	404	117	.290	24	52
CF	Yastrzemski, CarlCarl Yastrzemski	151	567	164	.289	15	67
RF	Thomas, LeeLee Thomas	107	401	103	.257	13	42

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
Schilling, ChuckChuck Schilling	47	163	32	.196	0	7
Clinton, LouLou Clinton	37	120	31	.258	3	6

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
Connolly, EdEd Connolly	27	80.2	4	11	4.91	73
Charton, PetePete Charton	25	65	0	2	5.26	37

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	Seattle Rainiers	Pacific Coast League	Edo Vanni
AA	Reading Red Sox	Eastern League	Eddie Popowski
A	Winston-Salem Red Sox	Carolina League	Bill Slack
A	Waterloo Hawks	Midwest League	Matt Sczesny
A	Wellsville Red Sox	New York–Penn League	Larry Lee Thomas
A	Statesville Colts	Western Carolinas League	Dave Philley and Rudy York

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Winston-Salem

Statesville affiliation shared with Houston Colt .45s

Notes

1. Carmen Fanzone page at Baseball Reference
2. Bobby Gene Smith page at Baseball Reference
3. Wilbur Wood 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 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
• 1964 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com