1964 Minnesota Twins

79-83 • .488 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1964 Minnesota Twins went 79-83 (.488) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 737 runs, allowed 678, and played home games at Metropolitan Stadium. Team leaders included Harmon Killebrew (49 HR, 111 RBI) and Jim Kaat (17-11, 3.22 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
737 R 678 RA
Diff +59

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737 Runs Scored
678 Runs Allowed
+59 Run Diff
1,207K Attendance

📈 vs. 1964 AL Average

Batting Avg .251 2% above the 1964 league average (.247)
OBP .321 2% above the 1964 league average (.314)
SLG .426 12% above the 1964 league average (.381)
Team ERA 3.58 1% better than the 1964 league average (3.63)
Runs Scored 737 12% above the 1964 league average (661 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMetropolitan Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 1,207,508
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Avg per Game 14,725

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1964

Batting Avg

1 Tony Oliva 0.323 2 Bob Allison 0.287 3 Jimmie Hall 0.282 4 Frank Kostro 0.272 5 Earl Battey 0.272

Home Runs

1 Harmon Killebrew 49 2 Bob Allison 32 3 Tony Oliva 32 4 Jimmie Hall 25 5 Don Mincher 23

RBI

1 Harmon Killebrew 111 2 Tony Oliva 94 3 Bob Allison 86 4 Jimmie Hall 75 5 Rich Rollins 68
1964 Minnesota Twins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tony Oliva 161 672 109 217 43 9 32 94 34 68 12 0.323
Zoilo Versalles 160 659 94 171 33 10 20 64 42 88 14 0.259
Rich Rollins 148 596 87 161 25 10 12 68 53 80 2 0.270
Harmon Killebrew 158 577 95 156 11 1 49 111 93 135 0 0.270
Jimmie Hall 149 510 61 144 20 3 25 75 44 112 5 0.282
Bob Allison 149 492 90 141 27 4 32 86 92 99 10 0.287
Earl Battey 131 405 33 110 17 1 12 52 51 49 1 0.272
Don Mincher 120 287 45 68 12 4 23 56 27 51 0 0.237
Bernie Allen 74 243 28 52 8 1 6 20 33 30 1 0.214
Jerry Kindall 62 128 8 19 2 0 1 6 7 44 0 0.148
Jerry Zimmerman 63 120 6 24 3 0 0 12 10 15 0 0.200
Johnny Goryl 58 114 9 16 0 2 0 1 10 25 1 0.140
Frank Kostro 59 103 10 28 5 0 3 12 4 21 0 0.272
Camilo Pascual 36 94 3 17 7 0 0 8 8 9 0 0.181
Jim Kaat 46 83 11 14 1 0 3 11 11 31 0 0.169
Jim Snyder 26 71 3 11 2 0 1 9 4 11 0 0.155
Dick Stigman 32 69 2 7 2 0 0 0 2 34 0 0.101
Mudcat Grant 39 60 8 10 2 0 0 3 2 18 0 0.167
Vic Power 19 45 6 10 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.222
Ron Henry 22 41 4 5 1 1 2 5 2 17 0 0.122
Jay Ward 12 31 4 7 2 0 0 2 6 13 0 0.226
Bill Bethea 10 30 4 5 1 0 0 2 4 4 0 0.167
Gerry Arrigo 41 29 3 5 1 0 0 3 2 7 0 0.172
Jim Roland 30 27 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0.148
Lee Stange 14 25 1 1 0 0 0 2 5 14 0 0.040
Joe McCabe 14 19 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0.158
Al Worthington 41 16 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.062
Lenny Green 26 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 0.000
Jim Perry 42 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.154
Dave Boswell 4 9 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.222
Bud Bloomfield 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.143
Rich Reese 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Pleis 47 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.250
Garland Shifflett 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Johnny Klippstein 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
George Banks 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Nossek 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Whitby 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Dailey 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Dotter 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Fischer 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Fosnow 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck Nieson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dwight Siebler 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1964

ERA

1 Al Worthington 1.37 2 Johnny Klippstein 1.97 3 Mudcat Grant 2.82 4 Jim Kaat 3.22 5 Camilo Pascual 3.30

Wins

1 Jim Kaat 17 2 Camilo Pascual 15 3 Mudcat Grant 11 4 Gerry Arrigo 7 5 Jim Perry 6

Strikeouts

1 Camilo Pascual 213 2 Jim Kaat 171 3 Dick Stigman 159 4 Gerry Arrigo 96 5 Mudcat Grant 75
1964 Minnesota Twins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Camilo Pascual 15 12 3.30 36 36 0 267.1 245 98 98 213
Jim Kaat 17 11 3.22 36 34 1 243.0 231 87 60 171
Dick Stigman 6 15 4.03 32 29 0 190.0 160 85 70 159
Mudcat Grant 11 9 2.82 26 23 1 166.0 162 52 36 75
Gerry Arrigo 7 4 3.84 41 12 1 105.1 97 45 45 96
Jim Roland 2 6 4.10 30 13 3 94.1 76 43 55 63
Lee Stange 3 6 4.74 14 11 0 79.2 78 42 19 54
Al Worthington 5 6 1.37 41 0 14 72.1 47 11 28 59
Jim Perry 6 3 3.44 42 1 2 65.1 61 25 23 55
Bill Pleis 4 1 3.91 47 0 4 50.2 43 22 31 42
Johnny Klippstein 0 4 1.97 33 0 2 45.2 44 10 20 39
Dave Boswell 2 0 4.24 4 4 0 23.1 21 11 12 25
Garland Shifflett 0 2 4.58 10 0 1 17.2 22 9 7 8
Bill Dailey 1 2 8.22 14 0 0 15.1 23 14 17 6
Dwight Siebler 0 0 4.91 9 0 0 11.0 10 6 6 10
Jerry Fosnow 0 1 10.97 7 0 0 10.2 13 13 8 9
Bill Fischer 0 1 7.36 9 0 0 7.1 16 6 5 2
Bill Whitby 0 0 8.53 4 0 0 6.1 8 6 1 2
Gary Dotter 0 0 2.08 3 0 0 4.1 3 1 3 6
Chuck Nieson 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 2.0 1 1 1 5

👥 Roster (44)

Bernie Allen Bob Allison Gerry Arrigo George Banks Earl Battey Bill Bethea Bud Bloomfield Dave Boswell Bill Dailey Gary Dotter Bill Fischer Jerry Fosnow +32 more

44 players

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The 1964 Minnesota Twins in brief

In 1964 the Minnesota Twins posted a 79-83 mark (.488) and finished 6th in the AL. The Minnesota Twins scored 737 runs and allowed 678, a run differential of +59. The team batting average of .251 was 2% above the 1964 league mark of .247. Pitchers allowed 3.58 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.63. League clubs averaged 661 runs that year, so the Minnesota Twins scored 12% more.

Home games were played at Metropolitan Stadium, where 1,207,508 fans came through the gates. Harmon Killebrew led the club in home runs with 49. The hits leader was Tony Oliva with 217. Jim Kaat led the pitchers with 17 wins. The strikeout leader was Camilo Pascual with 213. The saves leader was Al Worthington with 14.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1964 Minnesota Twins

What was the 1964 Minnesota Twins record?
The 1964 Minnesota Twins finished 79-83 (.488 win pct).
Who led the 1964 Minnesota Twins in home runs?
Harmon Killebrew led the 1964 Minnesota Twins with 49 home runs.
What was the 1964 Minnesota Twins team ERA?
The 1964 Minnesota Twins posted a team ERA of 3.58.
Did the 1964 Minnesota Twins win the World Series?
No. The 1964 Minnesota Twins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1964 Minnesota Twins play?
The 1964 Minnesota Twins played home games at Metropolitan Stadium.
Who led the 1964 Minnesota Twins in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Harmon Killebrew (49 HR, 111 RBI) and Jim Kaat (17-11, 3.22 ERA).
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