1964 Milwaukee Braves season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Milwaukee Braves

| season = 1964

| misc =

| league = National League

| ballpark = Milwaukee County Stadium

| city = Milwaukee, Wisconsin

| record = 88–74 (.543)

| league_place = 5th

| owners = William Bartholomay (chairman)

| general_managers = John McHale

| managers = Bobby Bragan

| television = WTMJ-TV
(Bill Mazer, Blaine Walsh)

| radio = WEMP
(Merle Harmon, Tom Collins, Blaine Walsh)

|}}

The 1964 Milwaukee Braves season was the team's 12th season in Milwaukee while also the 94th season overall. The fifth-place Braves finished the season with an {{nowrap|{{winning percentage|88|74|record=y}}}} record, five games behind the National League and World Series champion {{nowrap|St. Louis Cardinals.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3CoNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=g2wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1683%2C624148|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |agency=(final standings) |title=Major Leagues |date=October 5, 1964 |page=30}}}}

Milwaukee finished the season with ten wins in the final eleven games; the season's home attendance was {{nowrap|910,911,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3CoNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=g2wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4818%2C624645 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |title=Bucs drop final game of '64 to Braves, 6-0 |date=October 5, 1964 |page=30}}}} their highest since 1961, and the highest of the last four seasons in Milwaukee (1962–65).

It was the franchise's penultimate season in Milwaukee. The franchise had attempted to move to Atlanta shortly after {{nowrap|this season;}}{{Cite news |date=1964-10-21 |title=Braves Directors Request Transfer of Club to Atlanta |url=https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/title/ndiojgbuhbosrovzcabfqlrleaebwojj_ip-10-166-46-74_1741672628749 |access-date=2025-03-11 |work=Milwaukee Journal |page=1, part 1 |via=GenealogyBank.com}}{{Cite news |date=1964-10-22 |title=Braves Ask to Move, County Obtains Writ |url=https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/title/ygvzavkikxsjkvmofcwzlketxlsgpvll_ip-10-166-46-106_1741672773487 |access-date=2025-03-11 |work=Milwaukee Sentinel |page=1, part 1 |via=GenealogyBank.com}} it was delayed {{nowrap|a year,}}{{Cite news |date=1964-11-07 |title=League orders Braves to stay here |url=https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/title/kfyqghtndqqjmcemcdtadooefcaxgrgm_ip-10-166-46-166_1741672911170 |access-date=2025-03-11 |work=Milwaukee Journal |page=1, part 1 |via=GenealogyBank.com}}{{cite news |date=November 8, 1964 |title=Stay at home, Braves told |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aBdZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8ugDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7397%2C2831532 |access-date=2025-03-11 |work=Spokesman-Review |page=7, sports |via=Google News Archive |agency=Associated Press}} and the team relocated for the 1966 season.

Offseason

October 10, 1963: Claude Raymond was drafted from the Braves by the Houston Colt .45s in a 1963 special draft.{{Cite web |title=Claude Raymond Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/raymocl01.shtml |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}
December 2, 1963: Lou Jackson was drafted from the Braves by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1963 Rule 5 draft.{{Cite web |title=Lou Jackson Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jackslo01.shtml |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}
March 22, 1964: Cito Gaston was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.{{Cite web |title=Cito Gaston Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gastoci01.shtml |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}
Prior to 1964 season: Skip Guinn was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.{{Cite web |title=Skip Guinn Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/guinnsk01.shtml |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

Regular season

= Season standings =

= Record vs. opponents =

= Notable transactions =

April 9, 1964: Bob Uecker was traded by the Braves to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jimmie Coker and Gary Kolb.{{Cite web |title=Bob Uecker Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/u/ueckebo01.shtml |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}
May 12, 1964: Gus Bell was released by the Braves.{{Cite web |title=Gus Bell Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bellgu01.shtml |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}
June 3, 1964: Len Gabrielson was traded by the Braves to the Chicago Cubs for $40,000. The Cubs completed the deal by sending Merritt Ranew to the Braves on June 8.{{Cite web |title=Len Gabrielson Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gabrile02.shtml |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}
August 8, 1964: Dennis Ribant and cash were traded by the Braves to the New York Mets for Frank Lary.{{Cite web |title=Dennis Ribant Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ribande01.shtml |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}
August 14, 1964: Carl Morton was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.{{Cite web |title=Carl Morton Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mortoca01.shtml |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}
August 23, 1964: Jimmie Coker was purchased from the Braves by the Cincinnati Reds for $35,000.{{Cite web |title=Jimmie Coker Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cokerji01.shtml |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

= Roster =

class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"
colspan="10" style="background-color: #0f437c; color: white; text-align: center;" \| 1964 Milwaukee Braves
colspan="10" style="background-color: #af0039; color: white; text-align: center;" \| Roster
valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|36\|Wade Blasingame}} {{MLBplayer\|38\|John Braun}} {{MLBplayer\|32\|Cecil Butler}} {{MLBplayer\|20\|Clay Carroll}} {{MLBplayer\|40\|Tony Cloninger}} {{MLBplayer\|39\|Dave Eilers}} {{MLBplayer\|34\|Hank Fischer}} {{MLBplayer\|26\|Billy Hoeft}} {{MLBplayer\|22\|Dick Kelley}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Frank Lary}} {{MLBplayer\|23\|Denny Lemaster}} {{MLBplayer\|35\|Phil Niekro}} {{MLBplayer\|30\|Chi-Chi Olivo}} {{MLBplayer\|37\|Bob Sadowski}} {{MLBplayer\|25\|Dan Schneider}} {{MLBplayer\|45,53\|Jack Smith}} {{MLBplayer\|21\|Warren Spahn}} {{MLBplayer\|18\|Bobby Tiefenauer}} {{MLBplayer\|46\|Arnold Umbach}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\| 9\|Ed Bailey}} {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Merritt Ranew}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Phil Roof}} {{MLBplayer\|15\|Joe Torre}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\|16\|Sandy Alomar Sr.}} {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Frank Bolling}} {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Mike de la Hoz}} {{MLBplayer\|39\|Len Gabrielson}} {{MLBplayer\|11\|Lou Klimchock}} {{MLBplayer\|41\|Eddie Mathews}} {{MLBplayer\|11\|Roy McMillan}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Denis Menke}} {{MLBplayer\|12\|Gene Oliver}} {{MLBplayer\|47\|Bill Southworth}} {{MLBplayer\|14\|Woody Woodward}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\|44\|Hank Aaron}} {{MLBplayer\|29\|Felipe Alou}} {{MLBplayer\|42\|Ethan Blackaby}} {{MLBplayer\|43\|Rico Carty}} {{MLBplayer\|31\|Ty Cline}} {{MLBplayer\|27\|Gary Kolb}} {{MLBplayer\|24\|Lee Maye}} Other batters {{MLBplayer\|20\|Gus Bell}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\|10\|Bobby Bragan}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Ken Silvestri}} {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Dixie Walker}} {{MLBplayer\| 4\|Jo-Jo White}} {{MLBplayer\| 5\|Whit Wyatt}}

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colspan="10" style="background-color: #af0039; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster

valign="top" | Pitchers

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Catchers

Infielders

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Outfielders

Other batters

| 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\|Joe\|Torre}}	154	601	193	.321	20	109
align="center" \| 1B	{{sortname\|Gene\|Oliver}}	93	279	77	.276	13	49
align="center" \| 2B	{{sortname\|Frank\|Bolling}}	120	352	70	.199	5	34
align="center" \| 3B	{{sortname\|Eddie\|Mathews}}	141	502	117	.233	23	74
align="center" \| SS	{{sortname\|Denis\|Menke}}	151	505	143	.283	20	65
align="center" \| LF	{{sortname\|Rico\|Carty}}	133	455	150	.330	22	88
align="center" \| CF	{{sortname\|Lee\|Maye}}	153	588	179	.304	10	74
align="center" \| RF	{{sortname\|Hank\|Aaron}}	145	570	187	.328	24	95

== 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\|Felipe\|Alou}}	121	415	105	.253	9	51
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Ed\|Bailey}}	95	271	71	.262	5	34
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Mike\|de la Hoz}}	78	189	55	.291	4	12
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Ty\|Cline}}	101	116	35	.302	1	13
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Woody\|Woodward}}	77	115	24	.209	0	11
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Gary\|Kolb}}	36	64	12	.188	0	2
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Sandy\|Alomar Sr.}}	19	53	13	.245	0	6
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Len\|Gabrielson\|Len Gabrielson (outfielder)}}	24	38	7	.184	0	1
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Lou\|Klimchock}}	10	21	7	.333	0	2
align="center"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Merritt\|Ranew}}	9	17	2	.118	0	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Roy\|McMillan}}	8	13	4	.308	0	2
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Ethan\|Blackaby}}	9	12	1	.083	0	1
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Bill\|Southworth}}	3	7	2	.286	1	2
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Gus\|Bell}}	3	3	0	.000	0	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Phil\|Roof}}	1	2	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" \| {{sortname\|Tony\|Cloninger}}	38	242.2	19	14	3.56	163
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Denny\|Lemaster}}	39	221.0	17	11	4.15	185
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Hank\|Fischer}}	37	168.1	11	10	4.01	99
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Arnold\|Umbach}}	1	8.1	1	0	3.24	7

== 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" \| {{sortname\|Warren\|Spahn}}	38	173.2	6	13	5.29	78
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Bob\|Sadowski\|Bob Sadowski (pitcher)}}	51	166.2	9	10	4.10	96
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Wade\|Blasingame}}	28	116.2	9	5	4.24	70
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Dan\|Schneider\|Dan Schneider (baseball)}}	13	36.1	1	2	5.45	14
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Frank\|Lary}}	5	12.1	1	0	4.38	4
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" \| {{sortname\|Bobby\|Tiefenauer}}	46	4	6	13	3.21	48
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Billy\|Hoeft}}	42	4	0	4	3.80	47
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Chi-Chi\|Olivo}}	38	2	1	5	3.75	45
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Jack\|Smith\|Jack Smith (pitcher)}}	22	2	2	0	3.77	19
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Clay\|Carroll}}	11	2	0	1	1.77	17
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Phil\|Niekro}}	10	0	0	0	4.80	8
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Dave\|Eilers}}	6	0	0	0	4.70	1
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Cecil\|Butler\|Cecil Butler (baseball)}}	2	0	0	0	8.31	2
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Dick\|Kelley}}	2	0	0	0	18.00	2
align="center" \| {{sortname\|John\|Braun\|dab=baseball}}	1	0	0	0	0.00	1

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System|level14=AAA|team14=Toronto Maple Leafs|league14=International League|manager14=Sparky Anderson

|level15=AAA|team15=Denver Bears|league15=Pacific Coast League|manager15=Bill Adair

|level16=AA |team16=Austin Senators|league16=Texas League|manager16=Buddy Hicks

|level17=A |team17=Binghamton Triplets|league17=New York–Penn League|manager17=Andy Pafko

|level18=A |team18=Yakima Bears|league18=Northwest League|manager18=Hub Kittle

|level19=A |team19=Greenville Braves|league19=Western Carolinas League|manager19=Bill Steinecke and Jimmy Brown

|level20=Rookie|team20=SRL Braves|league20=Sarasota Rookie League|manager20=Paul Snyder

}}

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Yakima, SRL Braves{{Cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball |publisher=Baseball America |year=1997 |isbn=978-0-9637189-8-3 |editor1-last=Johnson |editor1-first=Lloyd |edition=2nd |location=Durham, North Carolina |editor2-last=Wolff |editor2-first=Miles}}
Toronto affiliation shared with Washington Senators

Notes

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MLN/1964.shtml 1964 Milwaukee Braves season] at Baseball Reference

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