1964 Boston Red Sox

72-90 • .444 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1964 Boston Red Sox went 72-90 (.444) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 688 runs, allowed 793, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Dick Stuart (33 HR, 114 RBI) and Dick Radatz (16-9, 2.29 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

72 Wins
90 Losses
.444 Win %
8th Rank
688 R 793 RA
Diff -105

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688 Runs Scored
793 Runs Allowed
-105 Run Diff
883K Attendance

📈 vs. 1964 AL Average

Batting Avg .258 5% above the 1964 league average (.247)
OBP .322 2% above the 1964 league average (.314)
SLG .416 9% above the 1964 league average (.381)
Team ERA 4.50 24% worse than the 1964 league average (3.63)
Runs Scored 688 4% above the 1964 league average (661 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 883,279
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Avg per Game 10,904

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1964

Batting Avg

1 Eddie Bressoud 0.293 2 Tony Conigliaro 0.290 3 Felix Mantilla 0.289 4 Carl Yastrzemski 0.289 5 Dick Stuart 0.279

Home Runs

1 Dick Stuart 33 2 Felix Mantilla 30 3 Tony Conigliaro 24 4 Bob Tillman 17 5 Eddie Bressoud 15

RBI

1 Dick Stuart 114 2 Carl Yastrzemski 67 3 Felix Mantilla 64 4 Bob Tillman 61 5 Frank Malzone 56
1964 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dick Stuart 156 603 73 168 27 1 33 114 37 130 0 0.279
Carl Yastrzemski 151 567 77 164 29 9 15 67 75 90 6 0.289
Eddie Bressoud 158 566 86 166 41 3 15 55 72 99 1 0.293
Frank Malzone 148 537 62 142 19 0 13 56 37 43 0 0.264
Felix Mantilla 133 425 69 123 20 1 30 64 41 46 0 0.289
Bob Tillman 131 425 43 118 18 1 17 61 49 74 0 0.278
Tony Conigliaro 111 404 69 117 21 2 24 52 35 78 2 0.290
Lee Thomas 107 401 44 103 19 2 13 42 34 29 2 0.257
Dalton Jones 118 374 37 86 16 4 6 39 22 38 6 0.230
Russ Nixon 81 163 10 38 7 0 1 20 14 29 0 0.233
Chuck Schilling 47 163 18 32 6 0 0 7 15 22 0 0.196
Tony Horton 36 126 9 28 5 0 1 8 3 20 0 0.222
Lou Clinton 37 120 15 31 4 3 3 6 9 33 1 0.258
Roman Mejias 62 101 14 24 3 1 2 4 7 16 0 0.238
Earl Wilson 54 73 19 15 4 0 5 13 9 22 0 0.205
Bill Monbouquette 39 72 3 6 0 1 0 3 8 22 0 0.083
Dick Williams 61 69 10 11 2 0 5 11 7 10 0 0.159
Dave Morehead 32 54 2 5 1 0 0 2 4 21 0 0.093
Jack Lamabe 39 52 3 6 2 0 0 1 3 25 0 0.115
Al Smith 29 51 10 11 4 0 2 7 13 10 0 0.216
Bob Heffner 55 44 3 7 1 0 1 4 1 11 0 0.159
Dick Radatz 79 37 2 6 1 0 0 4 0 19 0 0.162
Ed Connolly 27 18 2 3 1 0 0 2 1 8 0 0.167
Bill Spanswick 29 14 2 4 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.286
Gary Geiger 5 13 3 5 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0.385
Pete Charton 25 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.100
Arnold Earley 25 9 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.111
Jay Ritchie 21 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.111
Bobby Guindon 5 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.125
Mike Ryan 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.333
Dave Gray 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Wilbur Wood 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1964

ERA

1 Dick Radatz 2.29 2 Arnold Earley 2.68 3 Jay Ritchie 2.74 4 Bill Monbouquette 4.04 5 Bob Heffner 4.08

Wins

1 Dick Radatz 16 2 Bill Monbouquette 13 3 Earl Wilson 11 4 Jack Lamabe 9 5 Dave Morehead 8

Strikeouts

1 Dick Radatz 181 2 Earl Wilson 166 3 Dave Morehead 139 4 Bill Monbouquette 120 5 Bob Heffner 112
1964 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Monbouquette 13 14 4.04 36 35 1 234.0 258 105 40 120
Earl Wilson 11 12 4.49 33 31 0 202.1 213 101 73 166
Jack Lamabe 9 13 5.89 39 25 1 177.1 235 116 57 109
Dave Morehead 8 15 4.97 32 30 0 166.2 156 92 112 139
Bob Heffner 7 9 4.08 55 10 6 158.2 152 72 44 112
Dick Radatz 16 9 2.29 79 0 29 157.0 103 40 58 181
Ed Connolly 4 11 4.91 27 15 0 80.2 80 44 64 73
Bill Spanswick 2 3 6.89 29 7 0 65.1 75 50 44 55
Pete Charton 0 2 5.26 25 5 0 65.0 67 38 24 37
Arnold Earley 1 1 2.68 25 3 1 50.1 51 15 18 45
Jay Ritchie 1 1 2.74 21 0 0 46.0 43 14 14 35
Dave Gray 0 0 9.00 9 1 0 13.0 18 13 20 17
Wilbur Wood 0 0 17.47 4 0 0 5.2 13 11 3 5

👥 Roster (32)

Eddie Bressoud Pete Charton Lou Clinton Tony Conigliaro Ed Connolly Arnold Earley Gary Geiger Dave Gray Bobby Guindon Bob Heffner Tony Horton Dalton Jones +20 more

32 players

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The 1964 Boston Red Sox in brief

A 72-90 record (.444) put the 1964 Boston Red Sox 8th in the AL. With 688 runs scored and 793 given up, the 1964 differential was -105. Against a league average of .247, the 1964 Boston Red Sox batted .258. The Boston Red Sox staff finished with a 4.50 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.63. The 1964 Boston Red Sox outscored the average club by 4% (688 against 661).

Home games were played at Fenway Park II, where 883,279 fans came through the gates. Dick Stuart led the club in home runs with 33. The pitching staff's wins leader was Dick Radatz (16). Dick Radatz closed out 29 saves. The roster section lists 32 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1964 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1964 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1964 Boston Red Sox finished 72-90 (.444 win pct).
Who led the 1964 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Dick Stuart led the 1964 Boston Red Sox with 33 home runs.
What was the 1964 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1964 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.50.
Did the 1964 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1964 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1964 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1964 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1964 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dick Stuart (33 HR, 114 RBI) and Dick Radatz (16-9, 2.29 ERA).
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