1964 Cleveland Indians season
The 1964 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished in a tie for sixth place in the American League with the Minnesota Twins, while winning 79 and losing 83, 20 games behind the AL champion New York Yankees.
Offseason
- Prior to 1964 season: Dave Nelson was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.
Regular season
In 1964, Vernon Stouffer became an investor in the Cleveland Indians due to the threat of the franchise relocating.Manager Birdie Tebbetts suffered a heart attack during the offseason. George Strickland served as the Indians' acting manager during his convalescence. Tebbetts returned to the team on July 3.
Notable transactions
- September 5, 1964: Pedro Ramos was traded by the Indians to the New York Yankees for players to be named later and $75,000. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Ralph Terry to the Indians on October 21 and Bud Daley to the Indians on November 27.
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 | 106 | 352 | 85 | .241 | 19 | 47 | |
| 1B | 120 | 390 | 109 | .279 | 14 | 75 | |
| 2B | 115 | 335 | 77 | .230 | 12 | 40 | |
| 3B | 107 | 381 | 96 | .252 | 18 | 53 | |
| SS | 162 | 637 | 163 | .256 | 3 | 52 | |
| LF | 163 | 641 | 162 | .253 | 31 | 100 | |
| CF | 150 | 577 | 156 | .270 | 6 | 51 | |
| RF | 111 | 270 | 67 | .248 | 8 | 24 |
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 |
| Woodie Held | 118 | 364 | 86 | .236 | 18 | 49 |
| Fred Whitfield | 101 | 293 | 79 | .270 | 10 | 29 |
| Chico Salmon | 86 | 283 | 87 | .307 | 4 | 25 |
| Joe Azcue | 83 | 271 | 74 | .273 | 4 | 34 |
| Billy Moran | 69 | 151 | 31 | .205 | 1 | 10 |
| 61 | 136 | 22 | .162 | 4 | 9 | |
| Jerry Kindall | 23 | 25 | 9 | .360 | 2 | 2 |
| Al Luplow | 19 | 18 | 2 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
| George Banks | 9 | 17 | 5 | .294 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 0 | 2 | |
| Tommie Agee | 13 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Dicken | 11 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Post | 5 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Duke Sims | 2 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Fuller | 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 |
| Jack Kralick | 30 | 190.2 | 12 | 7 | 3.21 | 119 |
| Sam McDowell | 31 | 173.1 | 11 | 6 | 2.70 | 177 |
| 30 | 158.1 | 7 | 9 | 4.55 | 83 | |
| Luis Tiant | 19 | 127.0 | 10 | 4 | 2.83 | 105 |
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 |
| Sonny Siebert | 41 | 156.0 | 7 | 9 | 3.23 | 144 |
| 36 | 133.0 | 7 | 10 | 5.14 | 98 | |
| Tommy John | 25 | 94.1 | 2 | 9 | 3.91 | 65 |
| Lee Stange | 23 | 91.2 | 4 | 8 | 4.12 | 78 |
| Mudcat Grant | 13 | 62.0 | 3 | 4 | 5.95 | 43 |
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 |
| Don McMahon | 70 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 2.41 | 92 |
| 53 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 4.33 | 57 | |
| 56 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4.33 | 89 | |
| Jerry Walker | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.66 | 5 |
| Tom Kelley | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.59 | 7 |
| Gordon Seyfried | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |