1964 San Francisco Giants

90-72 • .556 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1964 San Francisco Giants went 90-72 (.556) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 656 runs, allowed 587, and played home games at Candlestick Park. Team leaders included Willie Mays (47 HR, 111 RBI) and Juan Marichal (21-8, 2.48 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

90 Wins
72 Losses
.556 Win %
4th Rank
656 R 587 RA
Diff +69

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656 Runs Scored
587 Runs Allowed
+69 Run Diff
1,503K Attendance

📈 vs. 1964 NL Average

Batting Avg .245 3% below the 1964 league average (.253)
OBP .310 equal to the 1964 league average (.310)
SLG .382 2% above the 1964 league average (.374)
Team ERA 3.19 10% better than the 1964 league average (3.54)
Runs Scored 656 1% above the 1964 league average (652 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCandlestick Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,503,544
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Avg per Game 18,562

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1964

Batting Avg

1 Orlando Cepeda 0.304 2 Willie Mays 0.296 3 Jim Ray Hart 0.286 4 Hal Lanier 0.274 5 Jesus Alou 0.274

Home Runs

1 Willie Mays 47 2 Orlando Cepeda 31 3 Jim Ray Hart 31 4 Willie McCovey 18 5 Tom Haller 16

RBI

1 Willie Mays 111 2 Orlando Cepeda 97 3 Jim Ray Hart 81 4 Willie McCovey 54 5 Tom Haller 48
1964 San Francisco Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Willie Mays 157 578 121 171 21 9 47 111 82 72 19 0.296
Jim Ray Hart 153 566 71 162 15 6 31 81 47 94 5 0.286
Orlando Cepeda 142 529 75 161 27 2 31 97 43 83 9 0.304
Tom Haller 117 388 43 98 14 3 16 48 55 51 4 0.253
Hal Lanier 98 383 40 105 16 3 2 28 5 44 2 0.274
Jesus Alou 115 376 42 103 11 0 3 28 13 35 6 0.274
Jose Pagan 134 367 33 82 10 1 1 28 35 66 5 0.223
Willie McCovey 130 364 55 80 14 1 18 54 61 73 2 0.220
Harvey Kuenn 111 351 42 92 16 2 4 22 35 32 0 0.262
Jim Davenport 116 297 24 70 10 6 2 26 29 46 2 0.236
Matty Alou 110 250 28 66 4 2 1 14 11 25 5 0.264
Chuck Hiller 80 205 21 37 8 1 1 17 17 23 1 0.180
Del Crandall 69 195 12 45 8 1 3 11 22 21 0 0.231
Duke Snider 91 167 16 35 7 0 4 17 22 40 0 0.210
Juan Marichal 33 97 4 14 0 0 0 3 4 25 1 0.144
Cap Peterson 66 74 8 15 1 1 1 8 3 20 0 0.203
Gaylord Perry 46 56 0 3 1 0 0 3 1 23 0 0.054
Bobby Bolin 39 50 2 5 1 0 0 3 6 21 0 0.100
Bob Hendley 30 47 3 5 0 0 0 2 3 18 0 0.106
Ron Herbel 41 47 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 30 0 0.000
Jack Sanford 19 30 3 4 1 0 0 4 3 12 0 0.133
Gil Garrido 14 25 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 7 1 0.080
Billy O'Dell 50 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.000
Jose Cardenal 20 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0.000
Dick Estelle 6 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.067
Jim Duffalo 35 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.071
Bob Shaw 61 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.000
Billy Pierce 34 9 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.333
Masanori Murakami 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Randy Hundley 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Don Larsen 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken MacKenzie 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Pregenzer 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1964

ERA

1 Billy Pierce 2.20 2 Juan Marichal 2.48 3 Gaylord Perry 2.75 4 Jim Duffalo 2.92 5 Dick Estelle 3.02

Wins

1 Juan Marichal 21 2 Gaylord Perry 12 3 Bob Hendley 10 4 Ron Herbel 9 5 Billy O'Dell 8

Strikeouts

1 Juan Marichal 206 2 Gaylord Perry 155 3 Bobby Bolin 146 4 Bob Hendley 104 5 Ron Herbel 98
1964 San Francisco Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Juan Marichal 21 8 2.48 33 33 0 269.0 241 74 52 206
Gaylord Perry 12 11 2.75 44 19 5 206.1 179 63 43 155
Bobby Bolin 6 9 3.25 38 23 1 174.2 143 63 77 146
Bob Hendley 10 11 3.64 30 29 0 163.1 161 66 59 104
Ron Herbel 9 9 3.07 40 22 1 161.0 162 55 61 98
Jack Sanford 5 7 3.30 18 17 1 106.1 91 39 37 64
Bob Shaw 7 6 3.76 61 1 11 93.1 105 39 31 57
Billy O'Dell 8 7 5.40 36 8 2 85.0 82 51 35 54
Jim Duffalo 5 1 2.92 35 3 3 74.0 57 24 31 55
Billy Pierce 3 0 2.20 34 1 4 49.0 40 12 10 29
Dick Estelle 1 2 3.02 6 6 0 41.2 39 14 23 23
John Pregenzer 2 0 4.91 13 0 0 18.1 21 10 11 8
Masanori Murakami 1 0 1.80 9 0 1 15.0 8 3 1 15
Don Larsen 0 1 4.35 6 0 0 10.1 10 5 6 6
Ken MacKenzie 0 0 5.00 10 0 1 9.0 9 5 3 3

👥 Roster (33)

Jesus Alou Matty Alou Bobby Bolin Jose Cardenal Orlando Cepeda Del Crandall Jim Davenport Jim Duffalo Dick Estelle Gil Garrido Tom Haller Jim Ray Hart +21 more

33 players

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The 1964 San Francisco Giants in brief

In 1964 the San Francisco Giants posted a 90-72 mark (.556) and finished 4th in the NL. The San Francisco Giants scored 656 runs and allowed 587, a run differential of +69. At the plate the San Francisco Giants hit .245, 3% worse than the league's .253. The staff ERA of 3.19 was 10% better than the league average of 3.54. The 1964 San Francisco Giants outscored the average club by 1% (656 against 652).

Candlestick Park was home in 1964, drawing a total attendance of 1,503,544. For power, Willie Mays led the way with 47 homers. The pitching staff's wins leader was Juan Marichal (21). The saves leader was Bob Shaw with 11. In all, the roster shows 33 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1964 San Francisco Giants

What was the 1964 San Francisco Giants record?
The 1964 San Francisco Giants finished 90-72 (.556 win pct).
Who led the 1964 San Francisco Giants in home runs?
Willie Mays led the 1964 San Francisco Giants with 47 home runs.
What was the 1964 San Francisco Giants team ERA?
The 1964 San Francisco Giants posted a team ERA of 3.19.
Did the 1964 San Francisco Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1964 San Francisco Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1964 San Francisco Giants play?
The 1964 San Francisco Giants played home games at Candlestick Park.
Who led the 1964 San Francisco Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willie Mays (47 HR, 111 RBI) and Juan Marichal (21-8, 2.48 ERA).
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