1964 San Francisco Giants
LeagueNational League
BallparkCandlestick Park
CitySan Francisco, California
OwnersHorace Stoneham
General managersChub Feeney
ManagersAlvin Dark
TelevisionKTVU
(Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons)
RadioKSFO
(Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons)
Seasons

The 1964 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 82nd year in Major League Baseball, their seventh year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their fifth at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fourth place, as a result of their 90–72 record, placing them three games behind the National League and World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals.

Offseason

Spring training

The Giants held spring training games at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, which opened in 1964. In the first game at Phoenix Muni on March 8, 1964, the Giants beat Cleveland, 6 to 2. Willie Mays hit the first home run at the park, in front of a crowd of 8,582. In attendance for the dedication ceremonies were Commissioner Ford Frick, National League President Warren Giles, and Giants owner Horace Stoneham.[4]

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 9369 0.574 — 48–33 45–36
Philadelphia Phillies 9270 0.568 1 46–35 46–35
Cincinnati Reds 9270 0.568 1 47–34 45–36
San Francisco Giants 9072 0.556 3 44–37 46–35
Milwaukee Braves 8874 0.543 5 45–36 43–38
Pittsburgh Pirates 8082 0.494 13 42–39 38–43
Los Angeles Dodgers 8082 0.494 13 41–40 39–42
Chicago Cubs 7686 0.469 17 40–41 36–45
Houston Colt .45s 6696 0.407 27 41–40 25–56
New York Mets 53109 0.327 40 33–48 20–61

Record vs. opponents

1964 National League record

Sources:
Team CHC CIN HOU LAD MIL NYM PHI PIT SF STL
Chicago —6–1211–710–88–1011–76–129–99–96–12
Cincinnati 12–6—12–614–4–19–911–79–98–107–1110–8
Houston 7–116–12—7–1112–69–95–135–137–118–10
Los Angeles 8–104–14–111–7—8–1015–3–18–1010–86–1210–8
Milwaukee 10–89–96–1210–8—14–410–812–69–98–10
New York 7–117–119–93–15–14–14—3–156–127–117–11
Philadelphia 12-69–913–510–88–1015–3—10–810–85–13
Pittsburgh 9–910–813–58–106–1212–68–10—8–106–12
San Francisco 9–911–711–712–69–911–78–1010–8—9–9
St. Louis 12–68–1010–88–1010–811–713–512–69–9—

Opening Day starters

Roster

1964 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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
CTom Haller11738898.2531648
1BOrlando Cepeda142529161.3043197
2BHal Lanier98383105.274228
3BJim Ray Hart153566162.2863181
SSJosé Pagán13436782.223128
LFWillie McCovey13036480.2201854
CFWillie Mays157578171.29647111
RFJesús Alou115376103.274328

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
Harvey Kuenn11135192.262422
Jim Davenport11629770.236226
Matty Alou11025066.264114
Chuck Hiller8020537.180117
Del Crandall6919545.231311
Duke Snider9116735.210417
Cap Peterson667415.20318
Gil Garrido14252.08001
José Cardenal20150.00000
Randy Hundley210.00000

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
Juan Marichal33269.02182.48206
Bob Hendley30163.110113.64104
Jack Sanford18106.1573.3064
Dick Estelle641.2123.0223

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
Gaylord Perry44206.112112.75155
Bobby Bolin38174.2693.25146
Ron Herbel40161.0993.0798
Billy O'Dell3685.0875.4054

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
Bob Shaw6176113.7657
Jim Duffalo355132.9255
Billy Pierce343042.2029
John Pregenzer132004.918
Ken MacKenzie100015.003
Masanori Murakami91011.8015
Don Larsen60104.356

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Tacoma Giants Pacific Coast League Charlie Fox
AA Springfield Giants Eastern League Andy Gilbert
AA El Paso Sun Kings Texas League Dave Garcia
A Fresno Giants California League Bill Werle
A Decatur Commodores Midwest League Richie Klaus
A Lexington Giants Western Carolinas League Max Lanier
Rookie Magic Valley Cowboys Pioneer League Rex Carr

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fresno[7]

Notes

  1. ↑ Jimmie Coker at Baseball-Reference
  2. ↑ Jack Fisher at Baseball-Reference
  3. ↑ Joey Amalfitano at Baseball-Reference
  4. ↑ "Willie Mays pokes one over center wall as Giants get win". The Bulletin. March 9, 1964. p. 7. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
  5. ↑ "1964 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac".
  6. ↑ "1964 All-Star Game".
  7. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

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