1964 Cleveland Indians

79-83 • .488 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1964 Cleveland Indians went 79-83 (.488) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 689 runs, allowed 693, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Leon Wagner (31 HR, 100 RBI) and Jack Kralick (12-7, 3.21 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

79 Wins
83 Losses
.488 Win %
6th Rank
689 R 693 RA
Diff -4

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⚡ Quick Stats

689 Runs Scored
693 Runs Allowed
-4 Run Diff
653K Attendance

📈 vs. 1964 AL Average

Batting Avg .247 equal to the 1964 league average (.247)
OBP .312 1% below the 1964 league average (.314)
SLG .380 equal to the 1964 league average (.381)
Team ERA 3.75 3% worse than the 1964 league average (3.63)
Runs Scored 689 4% above the 1964 league average (661 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 653,293
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Avg per Game 7,966

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1964

Batting Avg

1 Chico Salmon 0.307 2 Bob Chance 0.279 3 Joe Azcue 0.273 4 Vic Davalillo 0.270 5 Fred Whitfield 0.270

Home Runs

1 Leon Wagner 31 2 John Romano 19 3 Max Alvis 18 4 Woodie Held 18 5 Bob Chance 14

RBI

1 Leon Wagner 100 2 Bob Chance 75 3 Max Alvis 53 4 Dick Howser 52 5 Vic Davalillo 51
1964 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Leon Wagner 163 641 94 162 19 2 31 100 56 121 14 0.253
Dick Howser 162 637 101 163 23 4 3 52 76 39 20 0.256
Vic Davalillo 150 577 64 156 26 2 6 51 34 77 21 0.270
Bob Chance 120 390 45 109 16 1 14 75 40 101 3 0.279
Max Alvis 107 381 51 96 14 3 18 53 29 77 5 0.252
Woodie Held 118 364 50 86 13 0 18 49 43 88 1 0.236
John Romano 106 352 46 85 18 1 19 47 51 83 2 0.241
Larry Brown 115 335 33 77 12 1 12 40 24 55 1 0.230
Fred Whitfield 101 293 29 79 13 1 10 29 12 58 0 0.270
Chico Salmon 86 283 43 87 17 2 4 25 13 37 10 0.307
Joe Azcue 83 271 20 74 9 1 4 34 16 38 0 0.273
Tito Francona 111 270 35 67 13 2 8 24 44 46 1 0.248
Billy Moran 69 151 14 31 6 0 1 10 18 16 0 0.205
Al Smith 61 136 15 22 1 1 4 9 8 32 0 0.162
Jack Kralick 30 64 3 10 1 0 0 0 1 23 0 0.156
Sam McDowell 31 56 2 8 1 0 0 2 5 25 0 0.143
Sonny Siebert 42 49 5 13 2 1 2 6 1 9 0 0.265
Dick Donovan 31 48 7 7 0 0 1 8 10 27 0 0.146
Luis Tiant 19 45 3 5 0 0 1 3 0 13 0 0.111
Pedro Ramos 44 39 6 7 0 0 2 2 2 22 0 0.179
Jerry Kindall 23 25 5 9 1 0 2 2 2 7 0 0.360
Lee Stange 24 25 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 13 0 0.080
Tommy John 25 24 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.208
Mudcat Grant 20 22 3 6 1 0 2 5 1 3 1 0.273
Al Luplow 19 18 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.111
George Banks 9 17 6 5 1 0 2 3 6 6 0 0.294
Gary Bell 56 16 2 6 0 0 0 5 1 5 0 0.375
Tony Martinez 9 14 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.214
Don McMahon 70 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.143
Tommie Agee 13 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.167
Paul Dicken 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Wally Post 5 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0.000
Ted Abernathy 53 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Duke Sims 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jerry Walker 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Vern Fuller 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Kelley 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gordon Seyfried 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1964

ERA

1 Don McMahon 2.41 2 Sam McDowell 2.70 3 Luis Tiant 2.83 4 Jack Kralick 3.21 5 Sonny Siebert 3.23

Wins

1 Jack Kralick 12 2 Sam McDowell 11 3 Luis Tiant 10 4 Gary Bell 8 5 Dick Donovan 7

Strikeouts

1 Sam McDowell 177 2 Sonny Siebert 144 3 Jack Kralick 119 4 Luis Tiant 105 5 Pedro Ramos 98
1964 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Kralick 12 7 3.21 30 29 0 190.2 196 68 51 119
Sam McDowell 11 6 2.70 31 24 1 173.1 148 52 100 177
Dick Donovan 7 9 4.55 30 23 1 158.1 181 80 29 83
Sonny Siebert 7 9 3.23 41 14 3 156.0 142 56 57 144
Pedro Ramos 7 10 5.14 36 19 0 133.0 144 76 26 98
Luis Tiant 10 4 2.83 19 16 1 127.0 94 40 47 105
Gary Bell 8 6 4.33 56 2 4 106.0 106 51 53 89
Don McMahon 6 4 2.41 70 0 16 101.0 67 27 52 92
Tommy John 2 9 3.91 25 14 0 94.1 97 41 35 65
Lee Stange 4 8 4.12 23 14 0 91.2 98 42 31 78
Ted Abernathy 2 6 4.33 53 0 11 72.2 66 35 46 57
Mudcat Grant 3 4 5.95 13 9 0 62.0 82 41 25 43
Tom Kelley 0 0 5.59 6 0 0 9.2 9 6 9 7
Jerry Walker 0 1 4.66 6 0 0 9.2 9 5 4 5
Gordon Seyfried 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.1 4 0 0 0

👥 Roster (38)

Ted Abernathy Tommie Agee Max Alvis Joe Azcue George Banks Gary Bell Larry Brown Bob Chance Vic Davalillo Paul Dicken Dick Donovan Tito Francona +26 more

38 players

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The 1964 Cleveland Indians in brief

The record for the 1964 Cleveland Indians reads 79 wins and 83 losses, good for 6th in the AL. The run column shows 689 for and 693 against. Pitchers allowed 3.75 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.63. The 1964 Cleveland Indians outscored the average club by 4% (689 against 661). The home park, Cleveland Stadium, recorded 653,293 in attendance, about 7,966 a game.

The home run leader was Leon Wagner, who hit 31. The hits leader was Dick Howser with 163. Jack Kralick led the pitchers with 12 wins. Sam McDowell struck out 177, the most on the club. Don McMahon closed out 16 saves. The roster section lists 38 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1964 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1964 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1964 Cleveland Indians finished 79-83 (.488 win pct).
Who led the 1964 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Leon Wagner led the 1964 Cleveland Indians with 31 home runs.
What was the 1964 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1964 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.75.
Did the 1964 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1964 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1964 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1964 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1964 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Leon Wagner (31 HR, 100 RBI) and Jack Kralick (12-7, 3.21 ERA).
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