1964 Washington Senators season

1964 Washington Senators
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1961)
Location
D.C. Stadium (since 1961)
Washington, D.C. (since 1961)
Results
Record	62–100 (.383)
League place	9th
Other information
Owner(s)	James M. Johnston and James H. Lemon
General manager(s)	George Selkirk
Manager(s)	Gil Hodges
Local television	WTOP
Local radio	WTOP (Dan Daniels, John MacLean)
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The 1964 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing 9th in the American League with a record of 62 wins and 100 losses.

Offseason

October 14, 1963: Minnie Miñoso was released by the Senators.^[1]
November 30, 1963: Marshall Bridges was purchased by the Senators from the New York Yankees.^[2]
December 2, 1963: Howie Koplitz was drafted by the Senators from the Detroit Tigers in the 1963 rule 5 draft.^[3]
December 6, 1963: Bill Skowron was purchased by the Senators from the Los Angeles Dodgers.^[4]
December 6, 1963: Hobie Landrith was released by the Senators.^[5]
March 31, 1964: The Senators traded a player to be named later to the Baltimore Orioles for Buster Narum. The Senators completed the deal by sending Lou Piniella to Orioles on August 4.^[6]

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	—

Notable transactions

July 13, 1964: Bill Skowron and Carl Bouldin were traded by the Senators to the Chicago White Sox for Joe Cunningham and a player to be named later. The White Sox completed the deal by sending Frank Kreutzer to the Senators on July 28.^[4]

Roster

1964 Washington Senators

Roster

Pitchers

18 Carl Bouldin

25 Marshall Bridges

37 Jim Bronstad

20 Tom Cheney

25 Pete Craig

21 Bennie Daniels

17 Jim Duckworth

19 Jim Hannan

27 Ron Kline

26 Alan Koch

16 Howie Koplitz

18 Frank Kreutzer

16 Don Loun

34 Buster Narum

24 Claude Osteen

28 Steve Ridzik

37 Ed Roebuck

33 Don Rudolph

15 Dave Stenhouse

Catchers

8 Mike Brumley

10 Don Leppert

9,20 Ken Retzer

Infielders

1 Don Blasingame

11 Ed Brinkman

7 Chuck Cottier

3 Joe Cunningham

2 John Kennedy

29 Dick Phillips

9 Roy Sievers

3 Bill Skowron

23 Don Zimmer

Outfielders

32 Chuck Hinton

6,12 Ken Hunt

30 Jim King

6 Willie Kirkland

4 Don Lock

5 Fred Valentine

Manager

14 Gil Hodges

Coaches

40 Sid Hudson

44 Hobie Landrith

41 Danny O'Connell

43 George Susce

42 Eddie Yost

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	Brumley, MikeMike Brumley	136	426	104	.244	2	35
1B	Skowron, BillBill Skowron	73	262	71	.271	13	41
2B	Blasingame, DonDon Blasingame	143	506	135	.267	1	34
3B	Kennedy, JohnJohn Kennedy	148	482	111	.230	7	35
SS	Brinkman, EdEd Brinkman	132	447	100	.224	8	34
LF	Hinton, ChuckChuck Hinton	138	514	141	.274	11	53
CF	Lock, DonDon Lock	152	512	127	.248	28	80
RF	King, JimJim King	134	415	100	.241	18	56

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
Valentine, FredFred Valentine	102	212	48	.226	4	20
Cunningham, JoeJoe Cunningham	49	126	27	.214	0	7
Hunt, KenKen Hunt	51	96	13	.135	1	4

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
Osteen, ClaudeClaude Osteen	37	257	15	13	3.33	133
Narum, BusterBuster Narum	38	199	9	15	4.30	121

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
Cheney, TomTom Cheney	15	48.2	1	3	3.70	25
Bouldin, CarlCarl Bouldin	9	25	0	3	5.40	12
Koplitz, HowieHowie Koplitz	6	17	0	0	4.76	9

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
Bridges, MarshallMarshall Bridges	17	0	3	2	5.70	16
Bronstad, JimJim Bronstad	4	0	1	0	5.14	9

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Toronto Maple Leafs	International League	Sparky Anderson
AA	York White Roses	Eastern League	Jim Lemon
A	Rocky Mount Senators	Carolina League	Owen Friend
A	Geneva Senators	New York–Penn League	Wayne Terwilliger

References

External links

1964 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Los Angeles Minnesota New York Washington

National League	Chicago Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco

1964 All-Star Game 1964 World Series

Texas Rangers

Formerly the Washington Senators
Based in Arlington, Texas (Dallas–Ft. Worth)

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Ballparks

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Spring training	Pompano Beach Municipal Stadium Ranger Stadium Surprise Stadium

Culture and lore

Rivalries

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Retired numbers

Key personnel

Owners: Ray Davis & Bob R. Simpson
General Manager: Jon Daniels
Manager: Jeff Banister

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Wild card berths (1)

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West Division titles (6)

American League
championships (2)

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Seasons (56)

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