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1964 New York Yankees

99-63 • .611 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1964 New York Yankees went 99-63 (.611) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 730 runs, allowed 577, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Mickey Mantle (35 HR, 111 RBI) and Jim Bouton (18-13, 3.02 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

99 Wins
63 Losses
.611 Win %
1st Rank
730 R 577 RA
Diff +153

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⚡ Quick Stats

730 Runs Scored
577 Runs Allowed
+153 Run Diff
1,305K Attendance

📈 vs. 1964 AL Average

Batting Avg .252 2% above the 1964 league average (.247)
OBP .316 1% above the 1964 league average (.314)
SLG .386 1% above the 1964 league average (.381)
Team ERA 3.15 13% better than the 1964 league average (3.63)
Runs Scored 730 10% above the 1964 league average (661 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,305,638
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Avg per Game 16,118

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1964

Batting Avg

1 Elston Howard 0.313 2 Mickey Mantle 0.303 3 Roger Maris 0.281 4 Pedro Gonzalez 0.277 5 Bobby Richardson 0.267

Home Runs

1 Mickey Mantle 35 2 Joe Pepitone 28 3 Roger Maris 26 4 Tom Tresh 16 5 Elston Howard 15

RBI

1 Mickey Mantle 111 2 Joe Pepitone 100 3 Elston Howard 84 4 Tom Tresh 73 5 Roger Maris 71
1964 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bobby Richardson 159 679 90 181 25 4 4 50 28 36 11 0.267
Joe Pepitone 160 613 71 154 12 3 28 100 24 63 2 0.251
Elston Howard 150 550 63 172 27 3 15 84 48 73 1 0.313
Tom Tresh 153 533 75 131 25 5 16 73 73 110 13 0.246
Roger Maris 141 513 86 144 12 2 26 71 62 78 3 0.281
Clete Boyer 147 510 43 111 10 5 8 52 36 93 6 0.218
Mickey Mantle 143 465 92 141 25 2 35 111 99 102 6 0.303
Tony Kubek 106 415 46 95 16 3 8 31 26 55 4 0.229
Phil Linz 112 368 63 92 21 3 5 25 43 61 3 0.250
Hector Lopez 127 285 34 74 9 3 10 34 24 54 1 0.260
Johnny Blanchard 77 161 18 41 8 0 7 28 24 24 1 0.255
Pedro Gonzalez 80 112 18 31 8 1 0 5 7 22 3 0.277
Jim Bouton 38 100 3 13 2 0 0 7 1 44 0 0.130
Al Downing 40 85 5 15 1 1 0 7 4 33 0 0.176
Whitey Ford 39 67 5 8 1 0 0 2 10 23 0 0.119
Mel Stottlemyre 14 37 2 9 1 0 0 3 1 12 0 0.243
Ralph Terry 27 35 2 7 1 0 0 0 3 10 0 0.200
Rollie Sheldon 19 34 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 23 0 0.088
Archie Moore 31 23 4 4 2 0 0 1 2 9 0 0.174
Stan Williams 22 21 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.143
Steve Hamilton 32 20 3 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.200
Pete Mikkelsen 50 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0.062
Bill Stafford 31 13 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.077
Hal Reniff 44 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.100
Bud Daley 13 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.250
Jake Gibbs 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Elvio Jimenez 1 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Harry Bright 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.200
Mike Hegan 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Pedro Ramos 13 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bob Meyer 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Roger Repoz 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1964

ERA

1 Mel Stottlemyre 2.06 2 Whitey Ford 2.13 3 Bill Stafford 2.67 4 Jim Bouton 3.02 5 Hal Reniff 3.12

Wins

1 Jim Bouton 18 2 Whitey Ford 17 3 Al Downing 13 4 Mel Stottlemyre 9 5 Steve Hamilton 7

Strikeouts

1 Al Downing 217 2 Whitey Ford 172 3 Jim Bouton 125 4 Ralph Terry 77 5 Pete Mikkelsen 63
1964 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Bouton 18 13 3.02 38 37 0 271.1 227 91 60 125
Whitey Ford 17 6 2.13 39 36 1 244.2 212 58 57 172
Al Downing 13 8 3.47 37 35 2 244.0 201 94 120 217
Ralph Terry 7 11 4.54 27 14 4 115.0 130 58 31 77
Rollie Sheldon 5 2 3.61 19 12 1 102.1 92 41 18 57
Mel Stottlemyre 9 3 2.06 13 12 0 96.0 77 22 35 49
Pete Mikkelsen 7 4 3.56 50 0 12 86.0 79 34 41 63
Stan Williams 1 5 3.84 21 10 0 82.0 76 35 38 54
Hal Reniff 6 4 3.12 41 0 9 69.1 47 24 30 38
Bill Stafford 5 0 2.67 31 1 4 60.2 50 18 22 39
Steve Hamilton 7 2 3.28 30 3 3 60.1 55 22 15 49
Bud Daley 3 2 4.63 13 3 1 35.0 37 18 25 16
Pedro Ramos 1 0 1.25 13 0 8 21.2 13 3 0 21
Bob Meyer 0 3 4.91 7 1 0 18.1 16 10 12 12

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to SLN 4-3

👥 Roster (32)

Johnny Blanchard Jim Bouton Clete Boyer Harry Bright Bud Daley Al Downing Whitey Ford Jake Gibbs Pedro Gonzalez Steve Hamilton Mike Hegan Elston Howard +20 more

32 players

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The 1964 New York Yankees in brief

A 99-63 record (.611) put the 1964 New York Yankees 1st in the AL. In 1964 the franchise won the pennant. The New York Yankees scored 730 runs and allowed 577, a run differential of +153. The team batting average of .252 was 2% above the 1964 league mark of .247. The staff ERA of 3.15 was 13% better than the league average of 3.63.

Yankee Stadium I was home in 1964, drawing a total attendance of 1,305,638. For power, Mickey Mantle led the way with 35 homers. On the mound, Jim Bouton won 18 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Al Downing with 217. Pete Mikkelsen saved 12 games. The World Series ended in a loss against SLN 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1964 New York Yankees

What was the 1964 New York Yankees record?
The 1964 New York Yankees finished 99-63 (.611 win pct).
How did the 1964 New York Yankees finish?
The 1964 New York Yankees finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1964 New York Yankees in home runs?
Mickey Mantle led the 1964 New York Yankees with 35 home runs.
What was the 1964 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1964 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.15.
Did the 1964 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1964 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1964 New York Yankees play?
The 1964 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
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