# 1964 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1964 Los Angeles 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.
* December 6, 1963: Bill Skowron was purchased from the Dodgers by the Washington Senators.
* December 13, 1963: Dick Scott was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Jim Brewer and Cuno Barragan,
* Prior to 1964 season: Mike Kekich was signed as an amateur free agent by the Dodgers.

## 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 lineup

Opening Day Starters :
| Name | Position |
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Jim Gilliam | Second baseman |
| Willie Davis | Center fielder |
| Tommy Davis | Left fielder |
| Ron Fairly | First baseman |
| Frank Howard | Right fielder |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Johnny Werhas | Third baseman |
| Sandy Koufax | Starting pitcher |

### Notable transactions

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

### 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 | John Roseboro | 134 | 414 | 119 | .287 | 3 | 45 |
| 1B | Ron Fairly | 150 | 454 | 116 | .256 | 10 | 74 |
| 2B | Nate Oliver | 99 | 321 | 78 | .243 | 0 | 21 |
| 3B | Jim Gilliam | 116 | 334 | 76 | .228 | 2 | 27 |
| SS | Maury Wills | 158 | 630 | 173 | .275 | 2 | 34 |
| LF | Tommy Davis | 152 | 592 | 163 | .275 | 14 | 86 |
| CF | Willie Davis | 157 | 613 | 180 | .294 | 12 | 77 |
| RF | Frank Howard | 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 |
| Johnny Werhas | 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 |
| Don Drysdale | 40 | 321.1 | 18 | 16 | 2.18 | 237 |
| Sandy Koufax | 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

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Spokane Indians | Pacific Coast League | Danny Ozark |
| AA | Albuquerque Dukes | Texas League | Clay Bryant |
| A | Grand Forks Dodgers | Northern League | James B. Williams |
| A | Salem Dodgers | Northwest League | Stan Wasiak |
| A | Salisbury Dodgers | Western Carolinas League | George Scherger |
| A | Santa Barbara Dodgers | California League | Al Ronning |
| A | St. Petersburg Saints | Florida State League | Roy Hartsfield |
| Rookie | Pocatello Chiefs | Pioneer League | Ernie Rodriguez |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salem, Salisbury