1964 Kansas City Athletics

57-105 • .352 Win% • 10th in AL

The 1964 Kansas City Athletics went 57-105 (.352) finishing 10th in the AL. The club scored 621 runs, allowed 836, and played home games at Municipal Stadium I. Team leaders included Rocky Colavito (34 HR, 102 RBI) and Orlando Peña (12-14, 4.43 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

57 Wins
105 Losses
.352 Win %
10th Rank
621 R 836 RA
Diff -215

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621 Runs Scored
836 Runs Allowed
-215 Run Diff
635K Attendance

📈 vs. 1964 AL Average

Batting Avg .239 3% below the 1964 league average (.247)
OBP .311 1% below the 1964 league average (.314)
SLG .378 1% below the 1964 league average (.381)
Team ERA 4.71 30% worse than the 1964 league average (3.63)
Runs Scored 621 6% below the 1964 league average (661 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMunicipal Stadium I
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 635,465
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Avg per Game 7,845

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1964

Batting Avg

1 Wayne Causey 0.281 2 Rocky Colavito 0.274 3 Charlie Lau 0.271 4 Dick Green 0.264 5 Bert Campaneris 0.257

Home Runs

1 Rocky Colavito 34 2 Jim Gentile 28 3 Ed Charles 16 4 Nelson Mathews 14 5 Billy Bryan 13

RBI

1 Rocky Colavito 102 2 Jim Gentile 71 3 Ed Charles 63 4 Nelson Mathews 60 5 Wayne Causey 49
1964 Kansas City Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Wayne Causey 157 604 82 170 31 4 8 49 88 65 0 0.281
Rocky Colavito 160 588 89 161 31 2 34 102 83 56 3 0.274
Nelson Mathews 157 573 58 137 27 5 14 60 43 143 2 0.239
Ed Charles 150 557 69 134 25 2 16 63 64 92 12 0.241
Jim Gentile 136 439 71 110 10 0 28 71 84 122 0 0.251
Dick Green 130 435 48 115 14 5 11 37 27 87 3 0.264
Doc Edwards 97 294 25 66 10 0 5 28 13 40 0 0.224
Bert Campaneris 67 269 27 69 14 3 4 22 15 41 10 0.257
Billy Bryan 93 220 19 53 9 2 13 36 16 69 0 0.241
George Alusik 102 204 18 49 10 1 3 19 30 36 0 0.240
Manny Jimenez 95 204 19 46 7 0 12 38 15 24 0 0.225
Ken Harrelson 49 139 15 27 5 0 7 12 13 34 0 0.194
Charlie Lau 43 118 11 32 7 1 2 9 10 18 0 0.271
Jose Tartabull 104 100 9 20 2 0 0 3 5 12 4 0.200
Tommie Reynolds 31 94 11 19 1 0 2 9 10 22 0 0.202
George Williams 37 91 10 19 6 0 0 2 6 12 0 0.209
Orlando Peña 42 75 4 12 1 0 1 6 4 33 0 0.160
Diego Segui 40 71 4 11 1 0 1 6 3 39 0 0.155
John O'Donoghue 40 55 4 13 0 0 1 5 0 18 0 0.236
Rick Joseph 17 54 3 12 2 0 0 1 3 11 0 0.222
Dave Duncan 25 53 2 9 0 1 1 5 2 20 0 0.170
Charlie Shoemaker 16 52 6 11 2 2 0 3 0 9 0 0.212
Larry Stahl 15 46 7 12 1 0 3 6 1 10 0 0.261
Moe Drabowsky 54 43 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 23 0 0.023
John Wojcik 6 22 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0.136
Ted Bowsfield 52 21 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0.095
Jose Santiago 34 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.000
Wes Stock 50 15 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 7 0 0.200
John Wyatt 81 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0.000
Bob Meyer 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.000
Gino Cimoli 4 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Vern Handrahan 18 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.222
Aurelio Monteagudo 11 7 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0.286
Dan Pfister 20 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Blue Moon Odom 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Jack Aker 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Joe Grzenda 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lew Krausse 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Tom Sturdivant 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Ken Sanders 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1964

ERA

1 Wes Stock 1.94 2 John Wyatt 3.59 3 Bob Meyer 3.86 4 Ted Bowsfield 4.10 5 Orlando Peña 4.43

Wins

1 Orlando Peña 12 2 John O'Donoghue 10 3 John Wyatt 9 4 Diego Segui 8 5 Wes Stock 6

Strikeouts

1 Orlando Peña 184 2 Diego Segui 155 3 Moe Drabowsky 119 4 Wes Stock 101 5 John O'Donoghue 79
1964 Kansas City Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Orlando Peña 12 14 4.43 40 32 0 219.1 231 108 73 184
Diego Segui 8 17 4.56 40 35 0 217.0 219 110 94 155
John O'Donoghue 10 14 4.92 39 32 0 173.2 202 95 65 79
Moe Drabowsky 5 13 5.29 53 21 1 168.1 176 99 72 119
John Wyatt 9 8 3.59 81 0 20 128.0 111 51 52 74
Ted Bowsfield 4 7 4.10 50 9 0 118.2 135 54 31 45
Wes Stock 6 3 1.94 50 0 5 93.0 69 20 34 101
Jose Santiago 0 6 4.73 34 8 0 83.2 84 44 35 64
Bob Meyer 1 4 3.86 9 7 0 42.0 37 18 33 30
Dan Pfister 1 5 6.53 19 3 0 41.1 50 30 29 21
Vern Handrahan 0 1 6.06 18 1 0 35.2 33 24 25 18
Aurelio Monteagudo 0 4 8.90 11 6 0 31.1 40 31 10 14
Ken Sanders 0 2 3.67 21 0 1 27.0 23 11 17 18
Joe Grzenda 0 2 5.40 20 0 0 25.0 34 15 13 17
Blue Moon Odom 1 2 10.06 5 5 0 17.0 29 19 11 10
Jack Aker 0 1 8.82 9 0 0 16.1 17 16 10 7
Lew Krausse 0 2 7.36 5 4 0 14.2 22 12 9 9
Tom Sturdivant 0 0 9.82 3 0 0 3.2 4 4 1 1

👥 Roster (40)

Jack Aker George Alusik Ted Bowsfield Billy Bryan Bert Campaneris Wayne Causey Ed Charles Gino Cimoli Rocky Colavito Moe Drabowsky Dave Duncan Doc Edwards +28 more

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The 1964 Kansas City Athletics in brief

The 1964 Kansas City Athletics won 57 games and lost 105, ending up 10th in the AL. With 621 runs scored and 836 given up, the 1964 differential was -215. The team batting average of .239 was 3% below the 1964 league mark of .247. The staff ERA of 4.71 was 30% worse than the league average of 3.63. League clubs averaged 661 runs that year, so the Kansas City Athletics scored 6% fewer.

The home park, Municipal Stadium I, recorded 635,465 in attendance, about 7,845 a game. For power, Rocky Colavito led the way with 34 homers. The hits leader was Wayne Causey with 170. Orlando Peña was the top winner, with 12 victories. The saves leader was John Wyatt with 20.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1964 Kansas City Athletics

What was the 1964 Kansas City Athletics record?
The 1964 Kansas City Athletics finished 57-105 (.352 win pct).
Who led the 1964 Kansas City Athletics in home runs?
Rocky Colavito led the 1964 Kansas City Athletics with 34 home runs.
What was the 1964 Kansas City Athletics team ERA?
The 1964 Kansas City Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.71.
Did the 1964 Kansas City Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1964 Kansas City Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1964 Kansas City Athletics play?
The 1964 Kansas City Athletics played home games at Municipal Stadium I.
Who led the 1964 Kansas City Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Rocky Colavito (34 HR, 102 RBI) and Orlando Peña (12-14, 4.43 ERA).
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