1964 Milwaukee Braves

88-74 • .543 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1964 Milwaukee Braves went 88-74 (.543) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 803 runs, allowed 744, and played home games at County Stadium. Team leaders included Hank Aaron (24 HR, 95 RBI) and Tony Cloninger (19-14, 3.56 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

88 Wins
74 Losses
.543 Win %
5th Rank
803 R 744 RA
Diff +59

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803 Runs Scored
744 Runs Allowed
+59 Run Diff
912K Attendance

📈 vs. 1964 NL Average

Batting Avg .272 7% above the 1964 league average (.253)
OBP .332 7% above the 1964 league average (.310)
SLG .417 12% above the 1964 league average (.374)
Team ERA 4.12 16% worse than the 1964 league average (3.54)
Runs Scored 803 23% above the 1964 league average (652 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCounty Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 912,022
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Avg per Game 11,259

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1964

Batting Avg

1 Rico Carty 0.330 2 Hank Aaron 0.328 3 Joe Torre 0.321 4 Lee Maye 0.304 5 Ty Cline 0.302

Home Runs

1 Hank Aaron 24 2 Eddie Mathews 23 3 Rico Carty 22 4 Denis Menke 20 5 Joe Torre 20

RBI

1 Joe Torre 109 2 Hank Aaron 95 3 Rico Carty 88 4 Eddie Mathews 74 5 Lee Maye 74
1964 Milwaukee Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe Torre 154 601 87 193 36 5 20 109 36 67 2 0.321
Lee Maye 153 588 96 179 44 5 10 74 34 54 5 0.304
Hank Aaron 145 570 103 187 30 2 24 95 62 46 22 0.328
Denis Menke 151 505 79 143 29 5 20 65 68 77 4 0.283
Eddie Mathews 141 502 83 117 19 1 23 74 85 100 2 0.233
Rico Carty 133 455 72 150 28 4 22 88 43 78 1 0.330
Felipe Alou 121 415 60 105 26 3 9 51 30 41 5 0.253
Frank Bolling 120 352 35 70 11 1 5 34 21 44 0 0.199
Gene Oliver 93 279 45 77 15 1 13 49 17 41 3 0.276
Ed Bailey 95 271 30 71 10 1 5 34 34 39 2 0.262
Miguel de la Hoz 78 189 25 55 7 1 4 12 14 22 1 0.291
Ty Cline 101 116 22 35 4 2 1 13 8 22 0 0.302
Woody Woodward 77 115 18 24 2 1 0 11 6 28 0 0.209
Tony Cloninger 38 87 9 21 0 0 0 7 0 20 0 0.241
Denny Lemaster 39 67 2 9 1 0 0 6 4 25 0 0.134
Gary Kolb 36 64 7 12 1 0 0 2 6 10 3 0.188
Warren Spahn 39 59 2 11 2 0 1 5 0 10 0 0.186
Sandy Alomar 19 53 3 13 1 0 0 6 0 11 1 0.245
Hank Fischer 38 52 5 8 1 0 0 3 4 14 0 0.154
Bob Sadowski 51 52 6 8 1 0 0 4 1 22 0 0.154
Wade Blasingame 29 40 5 7 2 0 1 3 6 13 0 0.175
Len Gabrielson 24 38 0 7 2 0 0 1 1 8 1 0.184
Lou Klimchock 10 21 3 7 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.333
Merritt Ranew 9 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.118
Bobby Tiefenauer 46 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.000
Roy McMillan 8 13 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0.308
Ethan Blackaby 9 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.083
Billy Hoeft 42 9 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0.222
Dan Schneider 14 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Bill Southworth 3 7 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0.286
Chi-Chi Olivo 38 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Gus Bell 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Frank Lary 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jack Smith 22 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Arnold Umbach 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clay Carroll 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Phil Roof 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Braun 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cecil Butler 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Eilers 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Kelley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Phil Niekro 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1964

ERA

1 Bobby Tiefenauer 3.21 2 Tony Cloninger 3.56 3 Chi-Chi Olivo 3.75 4 Jack Smith 3.77 5 Billy Hoeft 3.80

Wins

1 Tony Cloninger 19 2 Denny Lemaster 17 3 Hank Fischer 11 4 Wade Blasingame 9 5 Bob Sadowski 9

Strikeouts

1 Denny Lemaster 185 2 Tony Cloninger 163 3 Hank Fischer 99 4 Bob Sadowski 96 5 Warren Spahn 78
1964 Milwaukee Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tony Cloninger 19 14 3.56 38 34 2 242.2 206 96 82 163
Denny Lemaster 17 11 4.15 39 35 1 221.0 216 102 75 185
Warren Spahn 6 13 5.29 38 25 4 173.2 204 102 52 78
Hank Fischer 11 10 4.01 37 28 2 168.1 177 75 39 99
Bob Sadowski 9 10 4.10 51 18 5 166.2 159 76 56 96
Wade Blasingame 9 5 4.24 28 13 2 116.2 113 55 51 70
Billy Hoeft 4 0 3.80 42 0 4 73.1 76 31 18 47
Bobby Tiefenauer 4 6 3.21 46 0 13 73.0 61 26 15 48
Chi-Chi Olivo 2 1 3.75 38 0 5 60.0 55 25 21 45
Dan Schneider 1 2 5.45 13 5 0 36.1 38 22 13 14
Jack Smith 2 2 3.77 22 0 0 31.0 28 13 11 19
Clay Carroll 2 0 1.77 11 1 1 20.1 15 4 3 17
Phil Niekro 0 0 4.80 10 0 0 15.0 15 8 7 8
Frank Lary 1 0 4.38 5 2 0 12.1 15 6 0 4
Arnold Umbach 1 0 3.24 1 1 0 8.1 11 3 4 7
Dave Eilers 0 0 4.70 6 0 0 7.2 11 4 1 1
Cecil Butler 0 0 8.31 2 0 0 4.1 7 4 0 2
John Braun 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 0 1 1
Dick Kelley 0 0 18.00 2 0 0 2.0 2 4 3 2

👥 Roster (42)

Hank Aaron Sandy Alomar Felipe Alou Ed Bailey Gus Bell Ethan Blackaby Wade Blasingame Frank Bolling John Braun Cecil Butler Clay Carroll Rico Carty +30 more

42 players

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The 1964 Milwaukee Braves in brief

The record for the 1964 Milwaukee Braves reads 88 wins and 74 losses, good for 5th in the NL. The run column shows 803 for and 744 against. The team batting average of .272 was 7% above the 1964 league mark of .253. The staff ERA of 4.12 was 16% worse than the league average of 3.54. The 803 runs scored compare with a league average of 652 per club, 23% more.

Attendance at County Stadium totaled 912,022 for the year. Hank Aaron topped the Milwaukee Braves with 24 home runs. Joe Torre led in RBI with 109. The pitching staff's wins leader was Tony Cloninger (19). Denny Lemaster struck out 185, the most on the club. Bobby Tiefenauer closed out 13 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1964 Milwaukee Braves

What was the 1964 Milwaukee Braves record?
The 1964 Milwaukee Braves finished 88-74 (.543 win pct).
Who led the 1964 Milwaukee Braves in home runs?
Hank Aaron led the 1964 Milwaukee Braves with 24 home runs.
What was the 1964 Milwaukee Braves team ERA?
The 1964 Milwaukee Braves posted a team ERA of 4.12.
Did the 1964 Milwaukee Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1964 Milwaukee Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1964 Milwaukee Braves play?
The 1964 Milwaukee Braves played home games at County Stadium.
Who led the 1964 Milwaukee Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hank Aaron (24 HR, 95 RBI) and Tony Cloninger (19-14, 3.56 ERA).
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