1964 Houston Colt .45's

66-96 • .407 Win% • 9th in NL

The 1964 Houston Colt .45's went 66-96 (.407) finishing 9th in the NL. The club scored 495 runs, allowed 628, and played home games at Colt Stadium. Team leaders included Walt Bond (20 HR, 85 RBI) and Bob Bruce (15-9, 2.76 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

66 Wins
96 Losses
.407 Win %
9th Rank
495 R 628 RA
Diff -133

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495 Runs Scored
628 Runs Allowed
-133 Run Diff
726K Attendance

📈 vs. 1964 NL Average

Batting Avg .228 10% below the 1964 league average (.253)
OBP .284 8% below the 1964 league average (.310)
SLG .314 16% below the 1964 league average (.374)
Team ERA 3.41 4% better than the 1964 league average (3.54)
Runs Scored 495 24% below the 1964 league average (652 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumColt Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 726,155
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Avg per Game 8,964

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1964

Batting Avg

1 Bob Aspromonte 0.280 2 Mike White 0.271 3 Bob Lillis 0.268 4 Nellie Fox 0.265 5 Walt Bond 0.254

Home Runs

1 Walt Bond 20 2 Bob Aspromonte 12 3 Rusty Staub 8 4 Joe Gaines 7 5 John Bateman 5

RBI

1 Walt Bond 85 2 Bob Aspromonte 69 3 Al Spangler 38 4 Rusty Staub 35 5 Joe Gaines 34
1964 Houston Colt .45's — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bob Aspromonte 157 553 51 155 20 3 12 69 35 54 6 0.280
Walt Bond 148 543 63 138 16 7 20 85 38 90 2 0.254
Al Spangler 135 449 51 110 18 5 4 38 41 43 7 0.245
Eddie Kasko 133 448 45 109 16 1 0 22 37 52 4 0.243
Nellie Fox 133 442 45 117 12 6 0 28 27 13 0 0.265
Bob Lillis 109 332 31 89 11 2 0 17 11 10 4 0.268
Joe Gaines 89 307 37 78 9 7 7 34 27 69 8 0.254
Jerry Grote 100 298 26 54 9 3 3 24 20 75 0 0.181
Rusty Staub 89 292 26 63 10 2 8 35 21 31 1 0.216
Mike White 89 280 30 76 11 3 0 27 20 47 1 0.271
John Bateman 74 221 18 42 8 0 5 19 17 48 0 0.190
Jim Wynn 67 219 19 49 7 0 5 18 24 58 5 0.224
Carroll Hardy 46 157 13 29 1 1 2 12 8 30 0 0.185
Dave Roberts 61 125 9 23 4 1 1 7 14 28 0 0.184
Ken Johnson 35 76 4 6 1 0 1 1 2 49 0 0.079
Turk Farrell 32 69 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 28 0 0.072
Bob Bruce 37 63 1 12 1 0 0 1 2 14 0 0.190
Jim Beauchamp 23 55 6 9 2 0 2 4 5 16 0 0.164
Pete Runnels 22 51 3 10 1 0 0 3 8 7 0 0.196
Don Nottebart 28 47 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 19 0 0.064
Hal Brown 27 39 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.128
Joe Morgan 10 37 4 7 0 0 0 0 6 7 0 0.189
Don Larsen 31 31 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 10 0 0.097
Jim Owens 48 29 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 0.103
Sonny Jackson 9 23 3 8 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0.348
John Hoffman 6 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.067
John Weekly 6 15 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0.133
Ivan Murrell 10 14 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.143
Claude Raymond 41 14 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 7 0 0.071
Dave Adlesh 3 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.200
Hal Woodeshick 61 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.000
Walt Williams 10 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.000
Dave Giusti 8 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.286
Danny Coombs 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Steve Hertz 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Gordon Jones 34 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Brock Davis 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Larry Dierker 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Larry Yellen 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Hoerner 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Chris Zachary 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Bradey 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1964

ERA

1 Don Larsen 2.26 2 Bob Bruce 2.76 3 Hal Woodeshick 2.76 4 Claude Raymond 2.82 5 Turk Farrell 3.27

Wins

1 Bob Bruce 15 2 Turk Farrell 11 3 Ken Johnson 11 4 Jim Owens 8 5 Don Nottebart 6

Strikeouts

1 Bob Bruce 135 2 Turk Farrell 117 3 Ken Johnson 117 4 Don Nottebart 90 5 Jim Owens 88
1964 Houston Colt .45's — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ken Johnson 11 16 3.63 35 35 0 218.0 209 88 44 117
Bob Bruce 15 9 2.76 35 29 0 202.1 191 62 33 135
Turk Farrell 11 10 3.27 32 27 0 198.1 196 72 52 117
Don Nottebart 6 11 3.90 28 24 0 157.0 165 68 37 90
Hal Brown 3 15 3.95 27 21 1 132.0 154 58 26 53
Jim Owens 8 7 3.28 48 11 6 118.0 115 43 32 88
Don Larsen 4 8 2.26 30 10 1 103.1 92 26 20 58
Claude Raymond 5 5 2.82 38 0 0 79.2 64 25 22 56
Hal Woodeshick 2 9 2.76 61 0 23 78.1 73 24 32 58
Gordon Jones 0 1 4.14 34 0 0 50.0 58 23 14 28
Dave Giusti 0 0 3.16 8 0 0 25.2 24 9 8 16
Larry Yellen 0 0 6.86 13 1 0 21.0 27 16 10 9
Danny Coombs 1 1 5.00 7 1 0 18.0 21 10 10 14
Joe Hoerner 0 0 4.91 7 0 0 11.0 13 6 6 4
Larry Dierker 0 1 2.00 3 1 0 9.0 7 2 3 5
Chris Zachary 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 4.0 6 4 1 2
Don Bradey 0 2 19.29 3 1 0 2.1 6 5 3 2

👥 Roster (42)

Dave Adlesh Bob Aspromonte John Bateman Jim Beauchamp Walt Bond Don Bradey Hal Brown Bob Bruce Danny Coombs Brock Davis Larry Dierker Turk Farrell +30 more

42 players

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The 1964 Houston Colt .45's in brief

A 66-96 record (.407) put the 1964 Houston Colt .45's 9th in the NL. The run column shows 495 for and 628 against. The team batting average of .228 was 10% below the 1964 league mark of .253. Pitchers allowed 3.41 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.54. Measured against the 652-run league average, the offense was 24% behind.

Home games were played at Colt Stadium, where 726,155 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Walt Bond, who hit 20. Bob Aspromonte collected the most hits, 155. On the mound, Bob Bruce won 15 games to lead the staff. Hal Woodeshick saved 23 games. The 1964 roster runs to 42 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1964 Houston Colt .45's

What was the 1964 Houston Colt .45's record?
The 1964 Houston Colt .45's finished 66-96 (.407 win pct).
Who led the 1964 Houston Colt .45's in home runs?
Walt Bond led the 1964 Houston Colt .45's with 20 home runs.
What was the 1964 Houston Colt .45's team ERA?
The 1964 Houston Colt .45's posted a team ERA of 3.41.
Did the 1964 Houston Colt .45's win the World Series?
No. The 1964 Houston Colt .45's did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1964 Houston Colt .45's play?
The 1964 Houston Colt .45's played home games at Colt Stadium.
Who led the 1964 Houston Colt .45's in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Walt Bond (20 HR, 85 RBI) and Bob Bruce (15-9, 2.76 ERA).
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