1964 Detroit Tigers

85-77 • .525 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1964 Detroit Tigers went 85-77 (.525) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 699 runs, allowed 678, and played home games at Tiger Stadium. Team leaders included Dick McAuliffe (24 HR, 66 RBI) and Dave Wickersham (19-12, 3.44 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

85 Wins
77 Losses
.525 Win %
4th Rank
699 R 678 RA
Diff +21

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⚡ Quick Stats

699 Runs Scored
678 Runs Allowed
+21 Run Diff
815K Attendance

📈 vs. 1964 AL Average

Batting Avg .252 2% above the 1964 league average (.247)
OBP .319 1% above the 1964 league average (.314)
SLG .395 3% above the 1964 league average (.381)
Team ERA 3.84 6% worse than the 1964 league average (3.63)
Runs Scored 699 6% above the 1964 league average (661 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 815,921
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Avg per Game 9,950

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1964

Batting Avg

1 Bill Freehan 0.300 2 Al Kaline 0.293 3 George Thomas 0.286 4 Bill Bruton 0.277 5 Gates Brown 0.272

Home Runs

1 Dick McAuliffe 24 2 Norm Cash 23 3 Don Demeter 22 4 Bill Freehan 18 5 Al Kaline 17

RBI

1 Norm Cash 83 2 Don Demeter 80 3 Bill Freehan 80 4 Al Kaline 68 5 Dick McAuliffe 66
1964 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jerry Lumpe 158 624 75 160 21 6 6 46 50 61 2 0.256
Dick McAuliffe 162 557 85 134 18 7 24 66 77 96 8 0.241
Al Kaline 146 525 77 154 31 5 17 68 75 51 4 0.293
Don Wert 148 525 63 135 18 5 9 55 50 74 3 0.257
Bill Freehan 144 520 69 156 14 8 18 80 36 68 5 0.300
Norm Cash 144 479 63 123 15 5 23 83 70 66 2 0.257
Don Demeter 134 441 57 113 22 1 22 80 17 85 4 0.256
Gates Brown 123 426 65 116 22 6 15 54 31 53 11 0.272
George Thomas 105 308 39 88 15 2 12 44 18 53 4 0.286
Bill Bruton 106 296 42 82 11 5 5 33 32 54 14 0.277
Jake Wood 64 125 11 29 2 2 1 7 4 24 0 0.232
Bubba Phillips 46 87 14 22 1 0 3 6 10 13 1 0.253
Mike Roarke 29 82 4 19 1 0 0 7 10 10 0 0.232
Dave Wickersham 40 82 1 6 1 0 0 1 2 27 0 0.073
Willie Horton 25 80 6 13 1 3 1 10 11 20 0 0.163
Mickey Lolich 44 64 9 7 0 0 0 4 11 32 0 0.109
Hank Aguirre 32 53 1 3 1 0 0 3 1 32 0 0.057
Phil Regan 33 41 3 13 2 0 0 1 5 13 0 0.317
Ed Rakow 42 39 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 16 0 0.000
Denny McLain 20 37 2 5 0 0 0 2 1 15 0 0.135
Joe Sparma 23 25 3 4 0 2 0 4 1 11 0 0.160
Larry Sherry 38 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Terry Fox 32 12 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.250
Jim Northrup 5 12 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0.083
Mickey Stanley 4 11 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.273
Fred Gladding 42 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Bill Roman 3 8 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0.375
Frank Lary 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
George Smith 5 7 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 1 0.286
Julio Navarro 26 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Egan 23 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jack Hamilton 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
John Sullivan 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Faul 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Johnnie Seale 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Fritz Fisher 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alan Koch 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1964

ERA

1 Joe Sparma 3.00 2 Fred Gladding 3.07 3 Mickey Lolich 3.26 4 Terry Fox 3.39 5 Dave Wickersham 3.44

Wins

1 Dave Wickersham 19 2 Mickey Lolich 18 3 Ed Rakow 8 4 Fred Gladding 7 5 Larry Sherry 7

Strikeouts

1 Mickey Lolich 192 2 Dave Wickersham 164 3 Ed Rakow 96 4 Phil Regan 91 5 Hank Aguirre 88
1964 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dave Wickersham 19 12 3.44 40 36 1 254.0 224 97 81 164
Mickey Lolich 18 9 3.26 44 33 2 232.0 196 84 64 192
Hank Aguirre 5 10 3.79 32 27 1 161.2 134 68 59 88
Ed Rakow 8 9 3.72 42 13 3 152.1 155 63 59 96
Phil Regan 5 10 5.03 32 21 1 146.2 162 82 49 91
Denny McLain 4 5 4.05 19 16 0 100.0 84 45 37 70
Joe Sparma 5 6 3.00 21 11 0 84.0 62 28 45 71
Fred Gladding 7 4 3.07 42 0 7 67.1 57 23 27 59
Larry Sherry 7 5 3.66 38 0 11 66.1 52 27 37 58
Terry Fox 4 3 3.39 32 0 5 61.0 77 23 16 28
Julio Navarro 2 1 3.95 26 0 2 41.0 40 18 16 36
Dick Egan 0 0 4.46 23 0 2 34.1 33 17 17 21
Frank Lary 0 2 7.00 6 4 0 18.0 24 14 10 6
Jack Hamilton 0 1 8.40 5 1 0 15.0 24 14 8 5
Johnnie Seale 1 0 3.60 4 0 0 10.0 6 4 4 5
Bill Faul 0 0 10.80 1 1 0 5.0 5 6 2 1
Alan Koch 0 0 6.75 3 0 0 4.0 6 3 3 1
Fritz Fisher 0 0 108.00 1 0 0 0.1 2 4 2 1

👥 Roster (37)

Hank Aguirre Gates Brown Bill Bruton Norm Cash Don Demeter Dick Egan Bill Faul Fritz Fisher Terry Fox Bill Freehan Fred Gladding Jack Hamilton +25 more

37 players

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The 1964 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1964 Detroit Tigers won 85 games and lost 77, ending up 4th in the AL. The run column shows 699 for and 678 against. At the plate the Detroit Tigers hit .252, 2% better than the league's .247. The staff ERA of 3.84 was 6% worse than the league average of 3.63. The 1964 Detroit Tigers outscored the average club by 6% (699 against 661). Attendance at Tiger Stadium totaled 815,921 for the year.

Dick McAuliffe topped the Detroit Tigers with 24 home runs. The RBI leader was Norm Cash, with 83. The hits leader was Jerry Lumpe with 160. Dave Wickersham was the top winner, with 19 victories. The strikeout leader was Mickey Lolich with 192. Larry Sherry closed out 11 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1964 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1964 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1964 Detroit Tigers finished 85-77 (.525 win pct).
Who led the 1964 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Dick McAuliffe led the 1964 Detroit Tigers with 24 home runs.
What was the 1964 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1964 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.84.
Did the 1964 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1964 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1964 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1964 Detroit Tigers played home games at Tiger Stadium.
Who led the 1964 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dick McAuliffe (24 HR, 66 RBI) and Dave Wickersham (19-12, 3.44 ERA).
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