| 1964 Baltimore Orioles | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium | |||
| City | Baltimore, Maryland | |||
| Record | 97–65 (.599) | |||
| League place | 3rd | |||
| Owners | Jerold Hoffberger, Joseph Iglehart | |||
| General managers | Lee MacPhail | |||
| Managers | Hank Bauer | |||
| Television | WJZ-TV | |||
| Radio | WBAL (AM) (Chuck Thompson, Frank Messer) | |||
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The 1964 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing third in the American League with a record of 97 wins, 65 losses and one tie,[1] two games behind the AL champion New York Yankees. Baltimore spent 92 days in first place during the season before relinquishing that position on September 18.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 99 | 63 | .611 | — | 50–31 | 49–32 |
| Chicago White Sox | 98 | 64 | .605 | 1 | 52–29 | 46–35 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 97 | 65 | .599 | 2 | 49–32 | 48–33 |
| Detroit Tigers | 85 | 77 | .525 | 14 | 46–35 | 39–42 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 82 | 80 | .506 | 17 | 45–36 | 37–44 |
| Cleveland Indians | 79 | 83 | .488 | 20 | 41–40 | 38–43 |
| Minnesota Twins | 79 | 83 | .488 | 20 | 40–41 | 39–42 |
| Boston Red Sox | 72 | 90 | .444 | 27 | 45–36 | 27–54 |
| Washington Senators | 62 | 100 | .383 | 37 | 31–50 | 31–50 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 57 | 105 | .352 | 42 | 26–55 | 31–50 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KCA | LAA | MIN | NYY | WSH | |||
| Baltimore | — | 11–7 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 13–5–1 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 13–5 | |||
| Boston | 7–11 | — | 4–14 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 9–9 | 12–6 | |||
| Chicago | 8–10 | 14–4 | — | 12–6 | 11–7 | 16–2 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 12–6 | |||
| Cleveland | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–12 | — | 11–7 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 10–8–1 | 3–15–1 | 11–7 | |||
| Detroit | 7–11 | 13–5 | 7–11 | 7–11 | — | 11–7 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 8–10–1 | 11–7 | |||
| Kansas City | 5–13–1 | 6–12 | 2–16 | 8–10 | 7–11 | — | 6–12 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 8–10 | |||
| Los Angeles | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 12–6 | — | 12–6 | 7–11 | 10–8 | |||
| Minnesota | 8–10 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 8–10–1 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 6–12 | — | 8–10 | 11–7 | |||
| New York | 8–10 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 15–3–1 | 10–8–1 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 10–8 | — | 12–6 | |||
| Washington | 5–13 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 6–12 | — | |||
| 1964 Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Dick Brown | 88 | 230 | 59 | .257 | 8 | 32 |
| 1B | Norm Siebern | 150 | 478 | 117 | .245 | 12 | 56 |
| 2B | Jerry Adair | 155 | 569 | 141 | .248 | 9 | 47 |
| 3B | Brooks Robinson | 163 | 612 | 194 | .317 | 28 | 118 |
| SS | Luis Aparicio | 146 | 578 | 154 | .266 | 10 | 37 |
| LF | Boog Powell | 134 | 424 | 123 | .290 | 39 | 99 |
| CF | Jackie Brandt | 137 | 523 | 127 | .243 | 13 | 47 |
| RF | Sam Bowens | 139 | 501 | 132 | .263 | 22 | 71 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| John Orsino | 81 | 248 | 55 | .222 | 8 | 23 |
| Bob Johnson | 93 | 210 | 52 | .248 | 3 | 29 |
| Charley Lau | 62 | 158 | 41 | .259 | 1 | 14 |
| Willie Kirkland | 66 | 150 | 30 | .200 | 3 | 22 |
| Earl Robinson | 37 | 121 | 33 | .273 | 3 | 10 |
| Russ Snyder | 56 | 93 | 27 | .290 | 1 | 7 |
| Gino Cimoli | 38 | 58 | 8 | .138 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Saverine | 46 | 34 | 5 | .147 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Gaines | 16 | 26 | 4 | .154 | 1 | 2 |
| Lenny Green | 14 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Jackson | 4 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Blair | 8 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | 4 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Milt Pappas | 37 | 251.2 | 16 | 7 | 2.97 | 157 |
| Wally Bunker | 29 | 214.0 | 19 | 5 | 2.69 | 96 |
| Robin Roberts | 31 | 204.0 | 13 | 7 | 2.91 | 109 |
| Dave McNally | 30 | 159.1 | 9 | 11 | 3.67 | 88 |
| Steve Barber | 36 | 157.0 | 9 | 13 | 3.84 | 118 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Stu Miller | 66 | 97.0 | 7 | 7 | 3.06 | 87 |
| Harvey Haddix | 49 | 89.2 | 5 | 5 | 2.31 | 90 |
| Dick Hall | 45 | 87.2 | 9 | 1 | 1.85 | 52 |
| Chuck Estrada | 17 | 54.2 | 3 | 2 | 5.27 | 32 |
| Dave Vineyard | 19 | 54.0 | 2 | 5 | 4.17 | 50 |
| Frank Bertaina | 6 | 26.0 | 1 | 0 | 2.77 | 18 |
| Mike McCormick | 4 | 17.1 | 0 | 2 | 5.19 | 13 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Wes Stock | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.92 | 14 |
| Sam Jones | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.61 | 6 |
| Ken Rowe | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 4 |
| Herm Starrette | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.64 | 5 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Elmira, Fox Cities, Aberdeen
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