1964 Milwaukee Braves season

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 88–74 (.543) record, five games behind the National League and World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals.^[1]

Milwaukee finished the season with ten wins in the final eleven games; the season's home attendance was 910,911,^[2] 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 this season;^[3]^[4] it was delayed a year,^[5]^[6] 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.^[7]
December 2, 1963: Lou Jackson was drafted from the Braves by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1963 Rule 5 draft.^[8]
March 22, 1964: Cito Gaston was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.^[9]
Prior to 1964 season: Skip Guinn was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.^[10]

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.^[11]
May 12, 1964: Gus Bell was released by the Braves.^[12]
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.^[13]
August 8, 1964: Dennis Ribant and cash were traded by the Braves to the New York Mets for Frank Lary.^[14]
August 14, 1964: Carl Morton was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.^[15]
August 23, 1964: Jimmie Coker was purchased from the Braves by the Cincinnati Reds for $35,000.^[16]

Roster

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

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Yakima, SRL Braves
Toronto affiliation shared with Washington Senators

Notes

^ "Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. (final standings). October 5, 1964. p. 30.
^ "Bucs drop final game of '64 to Braves, 6-0". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. October 5, 1964. p. 30.
^ "Braves directors request transfer of club to Atlanta". Milwaukee Journal. October 21, 1964. p. 1, part 1.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Braves ask to move, County obtains writ". Milwaukee Sentinel. October 22, 1964. p. 1, part 1.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "League orders Braves to stay here". Milwaukee Journal. November 7, 1964. p. 1, part 1.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Stay at home, Braves told". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 8, 1964. p. 7, sports.
^ Claude Raymond page at Baseball Reference
^ Lou Jackson page at Baseball-Reference
^ Cito Gaston page at Baseball Reference
^ Skip Guinn page at Baseball Reference
^ Bob Uecker page at Baseball Reference
^ Gus Bell page at Baseball Reference
^ Len Gabrielson page at Baseball Reference
^ Dennis Ribant page at Baseball Reference
^ Carl Morton page at Baseball Reference
^ Jimmie Coker page at Baseball Reference

References

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