1964 Boston Red Sox season

The 1964 Boston Red Sox season was the 64th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished eighth in the American League with a record of 72 wins and 90 losses, 27 games behind the AL champion New York Yankees. The Red Sox attracted 883,276 fans to Fenway Park, fifth in the Junior Circuit and 11th in MLB, reflecting a six percent turnstile decline from.
Former Boston infielder Johnny Pesky, in his second season as manager, led the team to a 70–90 mark before he was dismissed on October 1. Third-base coach Billy Herman, 55, succeeded Pesky; he signed a two-year contract and directed the Red Sox to two victories in the season's final two games.

Offseason

October 14, 1963: The Red Sox release veteran right-hander Bob Turley and appoint him their pitching coach for 1964, replacing Harry Dorish. Earlier in October, the Red Sox had released infielder Billy Gardner and left-hander Chet Nichols Jr..
February 4, 1964: Third baseman Carmen Fanzone is signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox.
Prior to 1964 season: Outfielder Bobby Gene Smith is released by the Red Sox.

Regular season

Notable transactions

April 21, 1964: The Red Sox release veteran right-handed starting pitcher Gene Conley, 33.
June 4, 1964: The Red Sox trade outfielder Lou Clinton, 26, to the Los Angeles Angels for outfielder/first baseman Lee Thomas, 28.
August 5, 1964: The Red Sox sign free-agent outfielder Al Smith, 36, released today by the Cleveland Indians.
September 6, 1964: Left-hander Wilbur Wood, 22, is purchased from the Red Sox by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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		131	425	118	.278	17	61
1B		156	603	168	.279	33	114
2B		118	374	86	.230	6	39
3B		148	537	142	.264	13	56
SS		158	566	166	.293	15	55
LF		111	404	117	.290	24	52
CF		151	567	164	.289	15	67
RF		107	401	103	.257	13	42

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
	133	425	123	.289	30	64
	81	163	38	.233	1	20
	47	163	32	.196	0	7
	36	126	28	.222	1	8
	37	120	31	.258	3	6
	62	101	24	.238	2	4
	61	69	11	.159	5	11
	29	51	11	.216	2	7
	5	15	5	.385	0	1
	5	8	1	.125	0	0
	1	3	1	.333	0	2

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
	36	234.0	13	14	4.04	120
	33	202.1	11	12	4.49	166
	31	166.2	8	15	4.97	139

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
	39	177.1	9	13	5.89	109
	55	158.2	7	9	4.08	112
	27	80.2	4	11	4.91	73
	29	65.1	2	3	6.89	55
	25	65.0	0	2	5.26	37

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
	79	16	9	29	2.29	181
	25	1	1	1	2.68	45
	21	1	1	0	2.74	35
	9	0	0	0	9.00	17
	4	0	0	0	17.47	5

Farm system

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