1964 Milwaukee Braves season explained

Milwaukee Braves
Season:	1964
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 record, five games behind the National League and World Series champion

Milwaukee finished the season with ten wins in the final eleven games; the season's home attendance was 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 it was delayed 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.^[1]
• December 2, 1963: Lou Jackson was drafted from the Braves by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1963 Rule 5 draft.^[2]
• March 22, 1964: Cito Gaston was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.^[3]
• Prior to 1964 season: Skip Guinn was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.^[4]

Regular season

Notable transactions

• April 9, 1964: Bob Uecker was traded by the Braves to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jimmie Coker and Gary Kolb.^[5]
• May 12, 1964: Gus Bell was released by the Braves.^[6]
• 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.^[7]
• August 8, 1964: Dennis Ribant and cash were traded by the Braves to the New York Mets for Frank Lary.^[8]
• August 14, 1964: Carl Morton was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.^[9]
• August 23, 1964: Jimmie Coker was purchased from the Braves by the Cincinnati Reds for $35,000.^[10]

Roster

1964 Milwaukee Braves
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		154	601	193	.321	20	109
1B		93	279	77	.276	13	49
2B		120	352	70	.199	5	34
3B		141	502	117	.233	23	74
SS		151	505	143	.283	20	65
LF		133	455	150	.330	22	88
CF		153	588	179	.304	10	74
RF		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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
	121	415	105	.253	9	51
	95	271	71	.262	5	34
	78	189	55	.291	4	12
	101	116	35	.302	1	13
	77	115	24	.209	0	11
	36	64	12	.188	0	2
	19	53	13	.245	0	6
	24	38	7	.184	0	1
	10	21	7	.333	0	2
	9	17	2	.118	0	0
	8	13	4	.308	0	2
	9	12	1	.083	0	1
	3	7	2	.286	1	2
	3	3	0	.000	0	0
	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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	38	242.2	19	14	3.56	163
	39	221.0	17	11	4.15	185
	37	168.1	11	10	4.01	99
	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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	38	173.2	6	13	5.29	78
	51	166.2	9	10	4.10	96
	28	116.2	9	5	4.24	70
	13	36.1	1	2	5.45	14
	5	12.1	1	0	4.38	4

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	46	4	6	13	3.21	48
	42	4	0	4	3.80	47
	38	2	1	5	3.75	45
	22	2	2	0	3.77	19
	11	2	0	1	1.77	17
	10	0	0	0	4.80	8
	6	0	0	0	4.70	1
	2	0	0	0	8.31	2
	2	0	0	0	18.00	2
	1	0	0	0	0.00	1

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball. LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Yakima, SRL Braves
Toronto affiliation shared with Washington Senators

References

• Book: Johnson. Lloyd. Wolff. Miles. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. 2nd. Durham, North Carolina. Baseball America. 1997. 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1964 Milwaukee Braves season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/raymocl01.shtml Claude Raymond page at Baseball Reference
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jackslo01.shtml Lou Jackson page at Baseball-Reference
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gastoci01.shtml Cito Gaston page at Baseball Reference
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/guinnsk01.shtml Skip Guinn page at Baseball Reference
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/u/ueckebo01.shtml Bob Uecker page at Baseball Reference
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bellgu01.shtml Gus Bell page at Baseball Reference
7. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gabrile02.shtml Len Gabrielson page at Baseball Reference
8. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/ribande01.shtml Dennis Ribant page at Baseball Reference
9. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mortoca01.shtml Carl Morton page at Baseball Reference
10. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cokerji01.shtml Jimmie Coker page at Baseball Reference