1964 Detroit Tigers season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Detroit Tigers

| season = 1964

| misc =

| league = American League

| ballpark = Tiger Stadium

| city = Detroit, Michigan

| owners = John Fetzer

| general_managers = Jim Campbell

| managers = Chuck Dressen

| television = WJBK

| radio = WKMH
WWJ
WJR
(Ernie Harwell, Bob Scheffing)

|}}

The 1964 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 64th season and the 53rd season at Tiger Stadium. The team finished fourth in the American League with a record of 85–77, 14 games behind the New York Yankees.

Offseason

December 2, 1963: Howie Koplitz was drafted from the Tigers by the Washington Senators in the 1963 rule 5 draft.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kopliho01.shtml Howie Koplitz] at Baseball Reference
December 5, 1963: Gus Triandos and Jim Bunning were traded by the Tigers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Don Demeter and Jack Hamilton.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/triangu01.shtml Gus Triandos] at Baseball Reference
March 18, 1964: Don Mossi was purchased from the Tigers by the Chicago White Sox.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mossido01.shtml Don Mossi] at Baseball Reference

Regular season

= Season standings =

= Record vs. opponents =

= Notable transitions =

Andy Kosco was released by the Tigers on June 3, 1964.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/koscoan01.shtml Andy Kosco] at Baseball-Reference.com On September 16, 1964, Dick Drago was signed as an amateur free agent.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dragodi01.shtml Dick Drago] at Baseball-Reference.com

After playing in 106 games during his fourth season with the Tigers, outfielder Bill Bruton retired.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brutobi01.shtml Bill Bruton] at Baseball-Reference.com

= Roster =

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colspan="10" style="background-color: #bd5d29; color: white; text-align: center;" \| Roster
valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|21,37\|Hank Aguirre}} {{MLBplayer\|41\|Dick Egan}} {{MLBplayer\|13\|Bill Faul}} {{MLBplayer\|44\|Fritz Fisher}} {{MLBplayer\|18\|Terry Fox}} {{MLBplayer\|20\|Fred Gladding}} {{MLBplayer\|48\|Jack Hamilton}} {{MLBplayer\|42\|Alan Koch}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Frank Lary}} {{MLBplayer\|29\|Mickey Lolich}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Denny McLain}} {{MLBplayer\|33,42\|Julio Navarro}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Ed Rakow}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Phil Regan}} {{MLBplayer\|39\|Johnnie Seale}} {{MLBplayer\|15\|Larry Sherry}} {{MLBplayer\|21\|Joe Sparma}} {{MLBplayer\|14\|Dave Wickersham}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\|11\|Bill Freehan}} {{MLBplayer\|12\|Mike Roarke}} {{MLBplayer\|36\|John Sullivan}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\|25\|Norm Cash}} {{MLBplayer\| 9\|Jerry Lumpe}} {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Dick McAuliffe}} {{MLBplayer\| 1\|Bubba Phillips}} {{MLBplayer\|37\|Bill Roman}} {{MLBplayer\|40\|George Smith}} {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Don Wert}} {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Jake Wood}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\|26\|Gates Brown}} {{MLBplayer\|38\|Bill Bruton}} {{MLBplayer\| 4\|Don Demeter}} {{MLBplayer\|23\|Willie Horton}} {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Al Kaline}} {{MLBplayer\|45\|Jim Northrup}} {{MLBplayer\|49\|Mickey Stanley}} {{MLBplayer\|24\|George Thomas}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Chuck Dressen}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\|54\|Wayne Blackburn}} {{MLBplayer\|52\|Pat Mullin}} {{MLBplayer\|53\|Stubby Overmire}} {{MLBplayer\|51\|Bob Swift}}

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valign="top" | Pitchers

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Catchers

Infielders

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Outfielders

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Manager

Coaches

Player stats

= Batting =

== Starters by position ==

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" \| Pos ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| C	{{sortname\|Bill\|Freehan}}	144	520	156	.300	18	80
align="center" \| 1B	{{sortname\|Norm\|Cash}}	144	479	123	.257	23	83
align="center" \| 2B	{{sortname\|Jerry\|Lumpe}}	158	624	160	.256	6	46
align="center" \| 3B	{{sortname\|Don\|Wert}}	148	525	135	.257	9	55
align="center" \| SS	{{sortname\|Dick\|McAuliffe}}	162	557	134	.241	24	66
align="center" \| LF	{{sortname\|Gates\|Brown}}	123	426	116	.272	15	54
align="center" \| CF	{{sortname\|Bill\|Bruton}}	106	296	82	.277	5	33
align="center" \| RF	{{sortname\|Al\|Kaline}}	146	525	154	.293	17	68

== Other batters ==

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Don\|Demeter}}	134	441	113	.256	22	80
align="center" \| George Thomas	105	308	88	.286	12	44
align=center \| Jake Wood	64	125	29	.232	1	7
align=center \| Bubba Phillips	46	87	22	.253	3	6
align=center \| Mike Roarke	29	82	19	.232	0	7
align=center \| Willie Horton	25	80	13	.163	1	10
align=center \| Jim Northrup	5	12	1	.083	0	0
align=center \| Mickey Stanley	4	11	3	.273	0	1
align=center \| Bill Roman	3	8	3	.375	1	1
align=center \| George Smith	5	7	2	.286	0	2
align=center \| {{sortname\|John\|Sullivan\|John Sullivan (1960s catcher)}}	2	3	0	.000	0	0

= Pitching =

== Starting pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Dave Wickersham	40	254.0	19	12	3.44	164
align=center \| Mickey Lolich	44	232.0	18	9	3.26	192
align=center \| {{sortname\|Hank\|Aguirre}}	32	161.2	5	10	3.79	88
align=center \| Denny McLain	19	100.0	4	5	4.05	70
align=center \| {{sortname\|Bill\|Faul\|dab=baseball

} || 1 || 5.0 || 0 || 0 || 10.80 || 1

== Other pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Ed Rakow	42	152.1	8	9	3.72	96
align=center \| Phil Regan	32	146.2	5	10	5.03	91
align=center \| Joe Sparma	21	84.0	5	6	3.00	71
align=center \| {{sortname\|Frank\|Lary}}	6	18.0	0	2	7.00	6
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Jack\|Hamilton\|Jack Hamilton (baseball)}}	5	15.0	0	1	8.40	5
align="center"

== Relief pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Larry Sherry	38	7	5	11	3.66	58
align=center \| Fred Gladding	42	7	4	7	3.07	59
align=center \| Terry Fox	32	4	3	5	3.39	28
align=center \| Julio Navarro	26	2	1	2	3.95	36
align=center \| {{sortname\|Dick\|Egan\|Dick Egan (pitcher)}}	23	0	0	2	4.46	21
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Johnnie\|Seale}}	4	1	0	0	3.60	5
align="center" \| Alan Koch	3	0	0	0	6.75	1
align=center \| Fritz Fisher	1	0	0	0	108.00	1

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System|level15=AAA|team15=Syracuse Chiefs|league15=International League|manager15=Frank Carswell

|level16=AA |team16=Knoxville Smokies|league16=Southern League|manager16=Bob Mavis

|level17=A |team17=Lakeland Tigers|league17=Florida State League|manager17=Al Federoff

|level18=A |team18=Jamestown Tigers|league18=New York–Penn League|manager18=Jack Phillips

|level19=A |team19=Duluth–Superior Dukes|league19=Northern League|manager19=Gail Henley

|level20=Rookie|team20=Cocoa Tigers|league20=Cocoa Rookie League|manager20=Doc Daugherty

}}

Notes

References

{{Cite book| editor1-last=Johnson| editor1-first=Lloyd| editor2-last=Wolff| editor2-first=Miles| title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball| edition=2nd| location=Durham, North Carolina| publisher=Baseball America| year=1997| isbn=978-0-9637189-8-3}}
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/1964.shtml 1964 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference]

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