1964 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1964 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Location
Forbes Field (since 1909)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (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.
• January 14, 1964: Dock Ellis was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.
• Prior to 1964 season: John Lamb was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	93	69	0.574	—	48–33	45–36
Philadelphia Phillies	92	70	0.568	1	46–35	46–35
Cincinnati Reds	92	70	0.568	1	47–34	45–36
San Francisco Giants	90	72	0.556	3	44–37	46–35
Milwaukee Braves	88	74	0.543	5	45–36	43–38
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	82	0.494	13	42–39	38–43
Los Angeles Dodgers	80	82	0.494	13	41–40	39–42
Chicago Cubs	76	86	0.469	17	40–41	36–45
Houston Colt .45s	66	96	0.407	27	41–40	25–56
New York Mets	53	109	0.327	40	33–48	20–61

Record vs. opponents

1964 National League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
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.
• September 6, 1964: Wilbur Wood was purchased by the Pirates from the Boston Red Sox.
• September 12, 1964: Smoky Burgess was selected off waivers from the Pirates by the Chicago White Sox.

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

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	Jim Pagliaroni	97	302	89	.295	10	36
1B	Donn Clendenon	133	457	129	.282	12	64
2B	Bill Mazeroski	162	601	161	.268	10	64
3B	Bob Bailey	143	530	149	.281	11	51
SS	Dick Schofield	121	398	98	.246	3	36
LF	Jerry Lynch	114	297	81	.273	16	66
CF	Bill Virdon	145	473	115	.243	3	27
RF	Roberto Clemente	155	622	211	.339	12	87

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
Smoky Burgess	68	171	42	.246	2	17

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
Bob Veale	40	279.2	18	12	2.74	250

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
Steve Blass	24	104.2	5	8	4.04	67
Wilbur Wood	3	17.1	0	2	3.63	7

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
Frank Bork	33	2	2	2	4.07	31
Tom Butters	28	2	2	0	2.38	58
Bob Priddy	19	1	2	1	3.93	23
Fred Green	8	0	0	0	1.23	2

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

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

References

• 1964 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1964 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac