1964 Pittsburgh Pirates

80-82 • .494 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1964 Pittsburgh Pirates went 80-82 (.494) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 663 runs, allowed 636, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included Willie Stargell (21 HR, 78 RBI) and Bob Veale (18-12, 2.74 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

80 Wins
82 Losses
.494 Win %
6th Rank
663 R 636 RA
Diff +27

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⚡ Quick Stats

663 Runs Scored
636 Runs Allowed
+27 Run Diff
759K Attendance

📈 vs. 1964 NL Average

Batting Avg .263 4% above the 1964 league average (.253)
OBP .315 1% above the 1964 league average (.310)
SLG .388 4% above the 1964 league average (.374)
Team ERA 3.52 equal to the 1964 league average (3.54)
Runs Scored 663 2% above the 1964 league average (652 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 759,498
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Avg per Game 9,376

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1964

Batting Avg

1 Roberto Clemente 0.339 2 Vern Law 0.311 3 Jim Pagliaroni 0.295 4 Donn Clendenon 0.282 5 Bob Bailey 0.281

Home Runs

1 Willie Stargell 21 2 Jerry Lynch 16 3 Roberto Clemente 12 4 Donn Clendenon 12 5 Bob Bailey 11

RBI

1 Roberto Clemente 87 2 Willie Stargell 78 3 Jerry Lynch 66 4 Donn Clendenon 64 5 Bill Mazeroski 64
1964 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Roberto Clemente 155 622 95 211 40 7 12 87 51 87 5 0.339
Bill Mazeroski 162 601 66 161 22 8 10 64 29 52 1 0.268
Bob Bailey 143 530 73 149 26 3 11 51 44 78 10 0.281
Bill Virdon 145 473 59 115 11 3 3 27 30 48 1 0.243
Donn Clendenon 133 457 53 129 23 8 12 64 26 96 12 0.282
Willie Stargell 117 421 53 115 19 7 21 78 17 92 1 0.273
Dick Schofield 121 398 50 98 22 5 3 36 54 60 1 0.246
Jim Pagliaroni 97 302 33 89 12 3 10 36 41 56 1 0.295
Jerry Lynch 114 297 35 81 14 2 16 66 26 57 0 0.273
Gene Freese 99 289 33 65 13 2 9 40 19 45 1 0.225
Manny Mota 115 271 43 75 8 3 5 32 10 31 4 0.277
Gene Alley 81 209 30 44 3 1 6 13 21 56 0 0.211
Smoky Burgess 68 171 9 42 3 1 2 17 13 14 2 0.246
Bob Veale 41 96 4 15 0 0 0 2 2 52 0 0.156
Orlando McFarlane 37 78 5 19 5 0 0 1 4 27 0 0.244
Bob Friend 35 71 2 5 0 0 0 2 3 26 0 0.070
Vern Law 36 61 9 19 3 0 1 3 3 11 0 0.311
Joe Gibbon 29 47 3 12 1 0 0 1 2 14 0 0.255
Jerry May 11 31 1 8 0 0 0 3 3 9 0 0.258
Steve Blass 24 30 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 13 0 0.067
Dave Wissman 16 27 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.148
Don Schwall 16 19 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 7 0 0.263
Al McBean 58 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.083
Tom Butters 28 11 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0.182
Tommie Sisk 42 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Don Cardwell 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.143
Rex Johnston 14 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.000
Frank Bork 33 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.200
Wilbur Wood 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Roy Face 55 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Bob Priddy 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Julio Gotay 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500
Earl Francis 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Gelnar 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Green 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1964

ERA

1 Al McBean 1.91 2 Tom Butters 2.38 3 Bob Veale 2.74 4 Bob Friend 3.33 5 Vern Law 3.61

Wins

1 Bob Veale 18 2 Bob Friend 13 3 Vern Law 12 4 Joe Gibbon 10 5 Al McBean 8

Strikeouts

1 Bob Veale 250 2 Bob Friend 128 3 Joe Gibbon 97 4 Vern Law 93 5 Steve Blass 67
1964 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Veale 18 12 2.74 40 38 0 279.2 222 85 124 250
Bob Friend 13 18 3.33 35 35 0 240.1 253 89 50 128
Vern Law 12 13 3.61 35 29 0 192.0 203 77 32 93
Joe Gibbon 10 7 3.68 28 24 0 146.2 145 60 54 97
Steve Blass 5 8 4.04 24 13 0 104.2 107 47 45 67
Al McBean 8 3 1.91 58 0 22 89.2 76 19 17 41
Roy Face 3 3 5.20 55 0 4 79.2 82 46 27 63
Tom Butters 2 2 2.38 28 4 0 64.1 52 17 37 58
Tommie Sisk 1 4 6.16 42 1 0 61.1 91 42 29 35
Don Schwall 4 3 4.35 15 9 0 49.2 53 24 15 36
Frank Bork 2 2 4.07 33 2 2 42.0 51 19 11 31
Bob Priddy 1 2 3.93 19 0 1 34.1 35 15 15 23
Don Cardwell 1 2 2.79 4 4 0 19.1 15 6 7 10
Wilbur Wood 0 2 3.63 3 2 0 17.1 16 7 11 7
John Gelnar 0 0 5.00 7 0 0 9.0 11 5 1 4
Fred Green 0 0 1.23 8 0 0 7.1 10 1 0 2
Earl Francis 0 1 8.53 2 1 0 6.1 7 6 1 6

👥 Roster (35)

Gene Alley Bob Bailey Steve Blass Frank Bork Smoky Burgess Tom Butters Don Cardwell Roberto Clemente Donn Clendenon Roy Face Earl Francis Gene Freese +23 more

35 players

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The 1964 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

In 1964 the Pittsburgh Pirates posted a 80-82 mark (.494) and finished 6th in the NL. Runs came in at 663 scored against 636 allowed (+27). At the plate the Pittsburgh Pirates hit .263, 4% better than the league's .253. The 663 runs scored compare with a league average of 652 per club, 2% more. The home park, Forbes Field, recorded 759,498 in attendance, about 9,376 a game.

Willie Stargell topped the Pittsburgh Pirates with 21 home runs. Roberto Clemente led in RBI with 87. Bob Veale led the pitchers with 18 wins. The saves leader was Al McBean with 22. The 1964 roster runs to 35 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1963 season and the 1965 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1964 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1964 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1964 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 80-82 (.494 win pct).
Who led the 1964 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Willie Stargell led the 1964 Pittsburgh Pirates with 21 home runs.
What was the 1964 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1964 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.52.
Did the 1964 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1964 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1964 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1964 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1964 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willie Stargell (21 HR, 78 RBI) and Bob Veale (18-12, 2.74 ERA).
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