# 1964 San Francisco Giants season

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

* October 1, 1963: Jimmie Coker was traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ken MacKenzie.
* October 10, 1963: Jack Fisher was drafted from the Giants by the New York Mets in a 1963 special draft.
* March 29, 1964: Joey Amalfitano was purchased from the Giants by the Chicago Cubs.
* April 14, 1964: Duke Snider was purchased by the Giants from the New York Mets

### 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.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 93 | 69 | .574 | — | 48‍–‍33 | 45‍–‍36 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 92 | 70 | .568 | 1 | 46‍–‍35 | 46‍–‍35 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 92 | 70 | .568 | 1 | 47‍–‍34 | 45‍–‍36 |
| San Francisco Giants | 90 | 72 | .556 | 3 | 44‍–‍37 | 46‍–‍35 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 88 | 74 | .543 | 5 | 45‍–‍36 | 43‍–‍38 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 82 | .494 | 13 | 42‍–‍39 | 38‍–‍43 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 80 | 82 | .494 | 13 | 41‍–‍40 | 39‍–‍42 |
| Chicago Cubs | 76 | 86 | .469 | 17 | 40‍–‍41 | 36‍–‍45 |
| Houston Colt .45s | 66 | 96 | .407 | 27 | 41‍–‍40 | 25‍–‍56 |
| New York Mets | 53 | 109 | .327 | 40 | 33‍–‍48 | 20‍–‍61 |

### Record vs. opponents

1964 National League recordvte Sources: :
| 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 | — |

### Opening Day starters

* Orlando Cepeda
* Jim Davenport
* Tom Haller
* Jim Ray Hart
* Harvey Kuenn
* Juan Marichal
* Willie Mays
* Willie McCovey
* José Pagán

### Roster
## 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 | Tom Haller | 117 | 388 | 98 | .253 | 16 | 48 |
| 1B | Orlando Cepeda | 142 | 529 | 161 | .304 | 31 | 97 |
| 2B | Hal Lanier | 98 | 383 | 105 | .274 | 2 | 28 |
| 3B | Jim Ray Hart | 153 | 566 | 162 | .286 | 31 | 81 |
| SS | José Pagán | 134 | 367 | 82 | .223 | 1 | 28 |
| LF | Willie McCovey | 130 | 364 | 80 | .220 | 18 | 54 |
| CF | Willie Mays | 157 | 578 | 171 | .296 | 47 | 111 |
| RF | Jesús Alou | 115 | 376 | 103 | .274 | 3 | 28 |

#### 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 Kuenn | 111 | 351 | 92 | .262 | 4 | 22 |
| Jim Davenport | 116 | 297 | 70 | .236 | 2 | 26 |
| Matty Alou | 110 | 250 | 66 | .264 | 1 | 14 |
| Chuck Hiller | 80 | 205 | 37 | .180 | 1 | 17 |
| Del Crandall | 69 | 195 | 45 | .231 | 3 | 11 |
| Duke Snider | 91 | 167 | 35 | .210 | 4 | 17 |
| Cap Peterson | 66 | 74 | 15 | .203 | 1 | 8 |
| Gil Garrido | 14 | 25 | 2 | .080 | 0 | 1 |
| José Cardenal | 20 | 15 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Hundley | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
| Juan Marichal | 33 | 269.0 | 21 | 8 | 2.48 | 206 |
| Bob Hendley | 30 | 163.1 | 10 | 11 | 3.64 | 104 |
| Jack Sanford | 18 | 106.1 | 5 | 7 | 3.30 | 64 |
| Dick Estelle | 6 | 41.2 | 1 | 2 | 3.02 | 23 |

#### 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 Perry | 44 | 206.1 | 12 | 11 | 2.75 | 155 |
| Bobby Bolin | 38 | 174.2 | 6 | 9 | 3.25 | 146 |
| Ron Herbel | 40 | 161.0 | 9 | 9 | 3.07 | 98 |
| Billy O'Dell | 36 | 85.0 | 8 | 7 | 5.40 | 54 |

#### 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 Shaw | 61 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 3.76 | 57 |
| Jim Duffalo | 35 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2.92 | 55 |
| Billy Pierce | 34 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2.20 | 29 |
| John Pregenzer | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 8 |
| Ken MacKenzie | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 3 |
| Masanori Murakami | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.80 | 15 |
| Don Larsen | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.35 | 6 |

## Awards and honors

All-Star Game
* Orlando Cepeda, first base, starter
* Juan Marichal, reserve
* Willie Mays, outfield, starter

## 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 |
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