1964 New York Mets

53-109 • .327 Win% • 10th in NL

The 1964 New York Mets went 53-109 (.327) finishing 10th in the NL. The club scored 569 runs, allowed 776, and played home games at Shea Stadium. Team leaders included Charley Smith (20 HR, 58 RBI) and Al Jackson (11-16, 4.26 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

53 Wins
109 Losses
.327 Win %
10th Rank
569 R 776 RA
Diff -207

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569 Runs Scored
776 Runs Allowed
-207 Run Diff
1,734K Attendance

📈 vs. 1964 NL Average

Batting Avg .246 3% below the 1964 league average (.253)
OBP .295 5% below the 1964 league average (.310)
SLG .348 7% below the 1964 league average (.374)
Team ERA 4.25 20% worse than the 1964 league average (3.54)
Runs Scored 569 13% below the 1964 league average (652 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShea Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 1,734,389
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Avg per Game 21,151

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1964

Batting Avg

1 Chris Cannizzaro 0.311 2 Ron Hunt 0.303 3 Joe Christopher 0.300 4 Tim Harkness 0.282 5 Jesse Gonder 0.270

Home Runs

1 Charley Smith 20 2 Joe Christopher 16 3 Jim Hickman 11 4 Ed Kranepool 10 5 George Altman 9

RBI

1 Joe Christopher 76 2 Charley Smith 58 3 Jim Hickman 57 4 George Altman 47 5 Ed Kranepool 45
1964 New York Mets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe Christopher 154 543 78 163 26 8 16 76 48 92 6 0.300
Ron Hunt 127 475 59 144 19 6 6 42 29 30 6 0.303
Charley Smith 127 443 44 106 12 0 20 58 19 101 2 0.239
George Altman 124 422 48 97 14 1 9 47 18 70 4 0.230
Ed Kranepool 119 420 47 108 19 4 10 45 32 50 0 0.257
Jim Hickman 139 409 48 105 14 1 11 57 36 90 0 0.257
Roy McMillan 113 379 30 80 8 2 1 25 14 16 3 0.211
Jesse Gonder 131 341 28 92 11 1 7 35 29 65 0 0.270
Rod Kanehl 98 254 25 59 7 1 1 11 7 18 3 0.232
Hawk Taylor 92 225 20 54 8 0 4 23 8 33 0 0.240
Larry Elliot 80 224 27 51 8 0 9 22 28 55 1 0.228
Bobby Klaus 56 209 25 51 8 3 2 11 25 30 3 0.244
Frank Thomas 60 197 19 50 6 1 3 19 10 29 1 0.254
Chris Cannizzaro 60 164 11 51 10 0 0 10 14 28 0 0.311
Amado Samuel 53 142 7 33 7 0 0 5 4 24 0 0.232
Tim Harkness 39 117 11 33 2 1 2 13 9 18 1 0.282
Dick Smith 46 94 14 21 6 1 0 3 1 29 6 0.223
Tracy Stallard 36 79 5 15 3 0 0 1 0 22 0 0.190
Jack Fisher 40 76 5 12 1 0 0 8 5 24 0 0.158
Al Jackson 50 72 6 11 3 1 1 4 2 26 0 0.153
John Stephenson 37 57 2 9 0 0 1 2 4 18 0 0.158
Galen Cisco 36 54 2 6 1 0 0 4 4 19 0 0.111
Wayne Graham 20 33 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.091
Bill Wakefield 62 24 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.167
Al Moran 16 22 2 5 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0.227
Dennis Ribant 17 20 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.100
Frank Lary 13 17 1 2 0 0 0 1 4 5 0 0.118
Larry Bearnarth 44 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.143
Larry Burright 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Parsons 4 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Ron Locke 25 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Darrell Sutherland 10 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.200
Carl Willey 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Craig Anderson 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jay Hook 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Gary Kroll 8 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Jerry Hinsley 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Willard Hunter 41 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Tom Sturdivant 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Bauta 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Dillon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1964

ERA

1 Ron Locke 3.48 2 Carl Willey 3.60 3 Bill Wakefield 3.61 4 Galen Cisco 3.62 5 Tracy Stallard 3.79

Wins

1 Al Jackson 11 2 Jack Fisher 10 3 Tracy Stallard 10 4 Galen Cisco 6 5 Larry Bearnarth 5

Strikeouts

1 Tracy Stallard 118 2 Jack Fisher 115 3 Al Jackson 112 4 Galen Cisco 78 5 Bill Wakefield 61
1964 New York Mets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Fisher 10 17 4.23 40 34 0 227.2 256 107 56 115
Tracy Stallard 10 20 3.79 36 34 0 225.2 213 95 73 118
Al Jackson 11 16 4.26 40 31 1 213.1 229 101 60 112
Galen Cisco 6 19 3.62 36 25 0 191.2 182 77 54 78
Bill Wakefield 3 5 3.61 62 4 2 119.2 103 48 61 61
Larry Bearnarth 5 5 4.15 44 1 3 78.0 79 36 38 31
Dennis Ribant 1 5 5.15 14 7 1 57.2 65 33 9 35
Frank Lary 2 3 4.55 13 8 1 57.1 62 29 14 27
Willard Hunter 3 3 4.41 41 0 5 49.0 54 24 9 22
Ron Locke 1 2 3.48 25 3 0 41.1 46 16 22 17
Carl Willey 0 2 3.60 14 3 0 30.0 37 12 8 14
Tom Sturdivant 0 0 5.97 16 0 1 28.2 34 19 7 18
Darrell Sutherland 0 3 7.76 10 4 0 26.2 32 23 12 9
Gary Kroll 0 1 4.15 8 2 0 21.2 19 10 15 24
Tom Parsons 1 2 4.19 4 2 0 19.1 20 9 6 10
Jerry Hinsley 0 2 8.22 9 2 0 15.1 21 14 7 11
Craig Anderson 0 1 5.54 4 1 0 13.0 21 8 3 5
Ed Bauta 0 2 5.40 8 0 1 10.0 17 6 3 3
Jay Hook 0 1 9.31 3 2 0 9.2 17 10 7 5
Steve Dillon 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 3.0 4 3 2 2

👥 Roster (41)

George Altman Craig Anderson Ed Bauta Larry Bearnarth Larry Burright Chris Cannizzaro Joe Christopher Galen Cisco Steve Dillon Larry Elliot Jack Fisher Jesse Gonder +29 more

41 players

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The 1964 New York Mets in brief

A 53-109 record (.327) put the 1964 New York Mets 10th in the NL. The run column shows 569 for and 776 against. Against a league average of .253, the 1964 New York Mets batted .246. The staff ERA of 4.25 was 20% worse than the league average of 3.54. Measured against the 652-run league average, the offense was 13% behind. Attendance at Shea Stadium totaled 1,734,389 for the year.

Charley Smith topped the New York Mets with 20 home runs. Joe Christopher drove in a team-high 76 runs. Al Jackson led the pitchers with 11 wins. Tracy Stallard struck out 118, the most on the club. The 1964 roster runs to 41 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1963 season and the 1965 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1964 New York Mets

What was the 1964 New York Mets record?
The 1964 New York Mets finished 53-109 (.327 win pct).
Who led the 1964 New York Mets in home runs?
Charley Smith led the 1964 New York Mets with 20 home runs.
What was the 1964 New York Mets team ERA?
The 1964 New York Mets posted a team ERA of 4.25.
Did the 1964 New York Mets win the World Series?
No. The 1964 New York Mets did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1964 New York Mets play?
The 1964 New York Mets played home games at Shea Stadium.
Who led the 1964 New York Mets in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Charley Smith (20 HR, 58 RBI) and Al Jackson (11-16, 4.26 ERA).
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