1964 Chicago Cubs

76-86 • .469 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1964 Chicago Cubs went 76-86 (.469) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 649 runs, allowed 724, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Billy Williams (33 HR, 98 RBI) and Larry Jackson (24-11, 3.14 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

76 Wins
86 Losses
.469 Win %
8th Rank
649 R 724 RA
Diff -75

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649 Runs Scored
724 Runs Allowed
-75 Run Diff
751K Attendance

📈 vs. 1964 NL Average

Batting Avg .250 1% below the 1964 league average (.253)
OBP .313 1% above the 1964 league average (.310)
SLG .390 4% above the 1964 league average (.374)
Team ERA 4.08 15% worse than the 1964 league average (3.54)
Runs Scored 649 equal to the 1964 league average (652 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 751,639
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Avg per Game 9,279

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1964

Batting Avg

1 Ron Santo 0.312 2 Billy Williams 0.312 3 Doug Clemens 0.279 4 Ron Campbell 0.272 5 Ernie Banks 0.264

Home Runs

1 Billy Williams 33 2 Ron Santo 30 3 Ernie Banks 23 4 Billy Cowan 19 5 Andre Rodgers 12

RBI

1 Ron Santo 114 2 Billy Williams 98 3 Ernie Banks 95 4 Billy Cowan 50 5 Andre Rodgers 46
1964 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Billy Williams 162 645 100 201 39 2 33 98 59 84 10 0.312
Ron Santo 161 592 94 185 33 13 30 114 86 96 3 0.312
Ernie Banks 157 591 67 156 29 6 23 95 36 84 1 0.264
Billy Cowan 139 497 52 120 16 4 19 50 18 128 12 0.241
Andre Rodgers 129 448 50 107 17 3 12 46 53 88 5 0.239
Jimmy Stewart 132 415 59 105 17 0 3 33 49 61 10 0.253
Dick Bertell 112 353 29 84 11 3 4 35 33 67 2 0.238
Joey Amalfitano 100 324 51 78 19 6 4 27 40 42 2 0.241
Len Gabrielson 89 272 22 67 11 2 5 23 19 37 9 0.246
Lou Brock 52 215 30 54 9 2 2 14 13 40 10 0.251
Doug Clemens 54 140 23 39 10 2 2 12 18 22 0 0.279
Jimmie Schaffer 54 122 9 25 6 1 2 9 17 17 2 0.205
Larry Jackson 40 114 2 20 3 0 0 6 1 26 0 0.175
Ellis Burton 42 105 12 20 3 2 2 7 17 22 4 0.190
Leo Burke 59 103 11 27 3 1 1 14 7 31 0 0.262
Ron Campbell 26 92 7 25 6 1 1 10 1 21 0 0.272
Dick Ellsworth 37 87 4 4 0 0 0 1 4 43 0 0.046
Vic Roznovsky 35 76 2 15 1 0 0 2 5 18 0 0.197
Bob Buhl 36 73 3 7 0 0 0 1 6 31 0 0.096
Lew Burdette 28 43 6 12 0 1 2 4 3 12 0 0.279
Billy Ott 20 39 4 7 3 0 0 1 3 10 0 0.179
Ernie Broglio 18 35 2 10 1 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.286
Merritt Ranew 16 33 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0.091
John Boccabella 9 23 4 9 2 1 0 6 0 3 0 0.391
Lindy McDaniel 63 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.125
Lee Gregory 19 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0.077
Don Kessinger 4 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Sterling Slaughter 20 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.083
Don Landrum 11 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Fred Norman 8 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.091
Cal Koonce 6 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Don Elston 48 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Glen Hobbie 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
Wayne Schurr 26 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Paul Toth 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Freddie Burdette 18 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
John Flavin 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jake Jaeckel 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Popovich 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Dick Scott 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Shantz 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Spring 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Warner 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1964

ERA

1 Cal Koonce 2.03 2 Larry Jackson 3.14 3 Wayne Schurr 3.72 4 Dick Ellsworth 3.75 5 Bob Buhl 3.83

Wins

1 Larry Jackson 24 2 Bob Buhl 15 3 Dick Ellsworth 14 4 Lew Burdette 9 5 Ernie Broglio 4

Strikeouts

1 Dick Ellsworth 148 2 Larry Jackson 148 3 Bob Buhl 107 4 Lindy McDaniel 71 5 Ernie Broglio 46
1964 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Larry Jackson 24 11 3.14 40 38 0 297.2 265 104 58 148
Dick Ellsworth 14 18 3.75 37 36 0 256.2 267 107 71 148
Bob Buhl 15 14 3.83 36 35 0 227.2 208 97 68 107
Lew Burdette 9 9 4.88 28 17 0 131.0 152 71 19 40
Ernie Broglio 4 7 4.04 18 16 1 100.1 111 45 30 46
Lindy McDaniel 1 7 3.88 63 0 15 95.0 104 41 23 71
Don Elston 2 5 5.30 48 0 1 54.1 68 32 34 26
Sterling Slaughter 2 4 5.75 20 6 0 51.2 64 33 32 32
Wayne Schurr 0 0 3.72 26 0 0 48.1 57 20 11 29
Fred Norman 0 4 6.54 8 5 0 31.2 34 23 21 20
Cal Koonce 3 0 2.03 6 2 0 31.0 30 7 7 17
Glen Hobbie 0 3 7.90 8 4 0 27.1 39 24 10 14
Freddie Burdette 1 0 3.15 18 0 0 20.0 17 7 10 4
Lee Gregory 0 0 3.50 11 0 0 18.0 23 7 5 8
Bobby Shantz 0 1 5.56 20 0 1 11.1 15 7 6 12
Paul Toth 0 2 8.44 4 2 0 10.2 15 10 5 0
Jack Warner 0 0 2.89 7 0 0 9.1 12 3 4 6
Jake Jaeckel 1 0 0.00 4 0 1 8.0 4 0 3 2
Jack Spring 0 0 6.00 7 0 0 6.0 4 4 2 1
John Flavin 0 1 13.50 5 1 0 4.2 11 7 3 5
Dick Scott 0 0 12.46 3 0 0 4.1 10 6 1 1

👥 Roster (43)

Joey Amalfitano Ernie Banks Dick Bertell John Boccabella Lou Brock Ernie Broglio Bob Buhl Freddie Burdette Lew Burdette Leo Burke Ellis Burton Ron Campbell +31 more

43 players

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The 1964 Chicago Cubs in brief

The record for the 1964 Chicago Cubs reads 76 wins and 86 losses, good for 8th in the NL. Runs came in at 649 scored against 724 allowed (-75). At the plate the Chicago Cubs hit .250, 1% worse than the league's .253. The staff ERA of 4.08 was 15% worse than the league average of 3.54. Wrigley Field was home in 1964, drawing a total attendance of 751,639.

Billy Williams led the club in home runs with 33. The RBI leader was Ron Santo, with 114. Larry Jackson led the pitchers with 24 wins. Lindy McDaniel closed out 15 saves. In all, the roster shows 43 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1963 season and the 1965 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1964 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1964 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1964 Chicago Cubs finished 76-86 (.469 win pct).
Who led the 1964 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Billy Williams led the 1964 Chicago Cubs with 33 home runs.
What was the 1964 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1964 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.08.
Did the 1964 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1964 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1964 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1964 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1964 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Billy Williams (33 HR, 98 RBI) and Larry Jackson (24-11, 3.14 ERA).
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