1964 Chicago White Sox

98-64 • .605 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1964 Chicago White Sox went 98-64 (.605) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 642 runs, allowed 501, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Pete Ward (23 HR, 94 RBI) and Gary Peters (20-8, 2.50 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

98 Wins
64 Losses
.605 Win %
2nd Rank
642 R 501 RA
Diff +141

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642 Runs Scored
501 Runs Allowed
+141 Run Diff
1,249K Attendance

📈 vs. 1964 AL Average

Batting Avg .246 equal to the 1964 league average (.247)
OBP .320 2% above the 1964 league average (.314)
SLG .352 8% below the 1964 league average (.381)
Team ERA 2.72 25% better than the 1964 league average (3.63)
Runs Scored 642 3% below the 1964 league average (661 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,249,413
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Avg per Game 15,424

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1964

Batting Avg

1 Floyd Robinson 0.301 2 Bill Skowron 0.293 3 Pete Ward 0.282 4 Cam Carreon 0.274 5 Don Buford 0.262

Home Runs

1 Pete Ward 23 2 Ron Hansen 20 3 Dave Nicholson 13 4 Floyd Robinson 11 5 Tommy McCraw 6

RBI

1 Pete Ward 94 2 Ron Hansen 68 3 Floyd Robinson 59 4 Dave Nicholson 39 5 Bill Skowron 38
1964 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ron Hansen 158 575 85 150 25 3 20 68 73 73 1 0.261
Pete Ward 144 539 61 152 28 3 23 94 56 76 1 0.282
Floyd Robinson 141 525 83 158 17 3 11 59 70 41 9 0.301
Mike Hershberger 141 452 55 104 15 3 2 31 48 47 8 0.230
Don Buford 135 442 62 116 14 6 4 30 46 62 12 0.262
Tommy McCraw 125 368 47 96 11 5 6 36 32 65 15 0.261
Al Weis 133 328 36 81 4 4 2 23 22 41 22 0.247
Jim Landis 106 298 30 62 8 4 1 18 36 64 5 0.208
J. C. Martin 122 294 23 58 10 1 4 22 16 30 0 0.197
Dave Nicholson 97 294 40 60 6 1 13 39 52 126 0 0.204
Bill Skowron 73 273 19 80 11 3 4 38 19 36 0 0.293
Jerry McNertney 73 186 16 40 5 0 3 23 19 24 0 0.215
Gene Stephens 82 141 21 33 4 2 3 17 21 28 1 0.234
Gary Peters 54 120 9 25 7 0 4 19 2 29 0 0.208
Joe Cunningham 40 108 13 27 7 0 0 10 14 15 0 0.250
Cam Carreon 37 95 12 26 5 0 0 4 7 13 0 0.274
Juan Pizarro 33 90 6 19 1 0 3 15 1 34 0 0.211
Joe Horlen 32 69 2 11 0 0 0 5 2 11 0 0.159
John Buzhardt 31 54 3 11 1 1 0 6 2 22 0 0.204
Ray Herbert 20 36 2 5 0 0 0 3 1 10 0 0.139
Jeoff Long 23 35 0 5 0 0 0 5 4 15 0 0.143
Ken Berry 12 32 4 12 1 0 1 4 5 3 0 0.375
Minnie Miñoso 30 31 4 7 0 0 1 5 5 3 0 0.226
Hoyt Wilhelm 73 21 2 3 0 0 0 3 1 7 0 0.143
Fred Talbot 18 19 5 5 2 0 0 3 4 6 0 0.263
Eddie Fisher 59 18 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.167
Bruce Howard 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Frank Kreutzer 17 8 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.125
Charley Smith 2 7 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.143
Don Mossi 34 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Smoky Burgess 7 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0.200
Marv Staehle 6 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0.400
Frank Baumann 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Dick Kenworthy 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Charlie Maxwell 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fritz Ackley 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.000
Jim Hicks 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1964

ERA

1 Joe Horlen 1.88 2 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.99 3 Gary Peters 2.50 4 Juan Pizarro 2.56 5 Don Mossi 2.93

Wins

1 Gary Peters 20 2 Juan Pizarro 19 3 Joe Horlen 13 4 Hoyt Wilhelm 12 5 John Buzhardt 10

Strikeouts

1 Gary Peters 205 2 Juan Pizarro 162 3 Joe Horlen 138 4 John Buzhardt 97 5 Hoyt Wilhelm 95
1964 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Gary Peters 20 8 2.50 37 36 0 273.2 217 76 104 205
Juan Pizarro 19 9 2.56 33 33 0 239.0 193 68 55 162
Joe Horlen 13 9 1.88 32 28 0 210.2 142 44 55 138
John Buzhardt 10 8 2.98 31 25 0 160.0 150 53 35 97
Hoyt Wilhelm 12 9 1.99 73 0 27 131.1 94 29 30 95
Eddie Fisher 6 3 3.02 59 2 9 125.0 86 42 32 74
Ray Herbert 6 7 3.47 20 19 0 111.2 117 43 17 40
Fred Talbot 4 5 3.70 17 12 0 75.1 83 31 20 34
Frank Kreutzer 3 1 3.35 17 2 1 40.1 37 15 18 32
Don Mossi 3 1 2.93 34 0 7 40.0 37 13 7 36
Frank Baumann 0 3 6.19 22 0 1 32.0 40 22 16 19
Bruce Howard 2 1 0.81 3 3 0 22.1 10 2 8 17
Fritz Ackley 0 0 8.53 3 2 0 6.1 10 6 4 6

👥 Roster (37)

Fritz Ackley Frank Baumann Ken Berry Don Buford Smoky Burgess John Buzhardt Cam Carreon Joe Cunningham Eddie Fisher Ron Hansen Ray Herbert Mike Hershberger +25 more

37 players

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The 1964 Chicago White Sox in brief

In 1964 the Chicago White Sox posted a 98-64 mark (.605) and finished 2nd in the AL. With 642 runs scored and 501 given up, the 1964 differential was +141. The Chicago White Sox staff finished with a 2.72 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.63. League clubs averaged 661 runs that year, so the Chicago White Sox scored 3% fewer. Attendance at Comiskey Park totaled 1,249,413 for the year.

For power, Pete Ward led the way with 23 homers. The hits leader was Floyd Robinson with 158. Gary Peters was the top winner, with 20 victories. Hoyt Wilhelm saved 27 games. The roster section lists 37 players who appeared for the club. For the seasons either side, see the 1963 season and the 1965 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1964 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1964 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1964 Chicago White Sox finished 98-64 (.605 win pct).
Who led the 1964 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Pete Ward led the 1964 Chicago White Sox with 23 home runs.
What was the 1964 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1964 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 2.72.
Did the 1964 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1964 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1964 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1964 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1964 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Pete Ward (23 HR, 94 RBI) and Gary Peters (20-8, 2.50 ERA).
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