The 1964 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 75th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 7th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 3rd season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles California. The Dodgers finished with a record of 80–82, 13 games behind the National League and World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals, tied for sixth place with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Offseason October 14, 1963: Mike Brumley was purchased from the Dodgers by the Washington Senators.Mike Brumley page at Baseball Reference December 6, 1963: Bill Skowron was purchased from the Dodgers by the Washington Senators.Moose Skowron page at Baseball Reference December 13, 1963: Dick Scott was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Jim Brewer and Cuno Barragan,Dick Scott page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1964 season: Mike Kekich was signed as an amateur free agent by the Dodgers.Mike Kekich page at Baseball-Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup +Opening Day startersName Position Maury Wills ShortstopJim Gilliam Second basemanWillie Davis Center fielderTommy Davis Left fielderRon Fairly First basemanFrank Howard Right fielderJohn RoseboroCatcherJohnny Werhas Third basemanSandy Koufax Starting pitcher

Notable transactions April 9, 1964: Larry Sherry was traded by the Dodgers to the Detroit Tigers for Lou Johnson and cash.Larry Sherry page at Baseball Reference September 10, 1964: Ken Rowe was purchased from the Dodgers by the Baltimore Orioles.Ken Rowe page at Baseball Reference

Roster 1964 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 GP AB H Avg. HR RBI C 134 414 119 .287 3 45 1B 150 454 116 .256 10 74 2B 99 321 78 .243 0 21 3B 116 334 76 .228 2 27 SS 158 630 173 .275 2 34 LF 152 592 163 .275 14 86 CF 157 613 180 .294 12 77 RF 134 433 98 .226 24 69

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 Dick Tracewski 106 304 75 .247 1 26 Derrell Griffith 78 238 69 .290 4 23 Wes Parker 124 214 55 .257 3 10 Doug Camilli 50 123 22 .179 0 10 Wally Moon 68 118 26 .220 2 9 29 83 16 .193 0 8 Ken McMullen 24 67 14 .209 1 2 Bart Shirley 18 62 17 .274 0 7 Jeff Torborg 28 43 10 .233 0 4 Lee Walls 37 28 5 .179 0 3 Willie Crawford 10 16 5 .313 0 0

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 40 321.1 18 16 2.18 237 29 223.0 19 5 1.74 223 Phil Ortega 34 157.1 7 9 4.00 107 Joe Moeller 27 145.1 7 13 4.21 97 Larry Miller 16 79.2 4 8 4.18 50 Bill Singer 2 14.0 0 1 3.21 3 Johnny Podres 2 2.2 0 2 16.88 0

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 Jim Brewer 34 93.0 4 3 3.00 63 Howie Reed 26 90.0 3 4 3.20 52 Nick Willhite 10 43.2 2 4 3.71 24 Pete Richert 8 34.2 2 3 4.15 25 John Purdin 3 16.0 2 0 0.56 8

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 Ron Perranoski 72 5 7 14 3.09 79 Bob Miller 74 7 7 9 2.62 94

Awards and honors

1964 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Don Drysdale starter Sandy Koufax reserve TSN Pitcher of the Year Award Sandy Koufax TSN National League All-Star Sandy Koufax

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salem, Salisbury

Notes

References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page

External links 1964 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform Los Angeles Dodgers official web site