1964 Minnesota Twins season

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1964 Minnesota Twins
79-83, sixth place finish
Major league affiliations
Location
1964 Information
Owner(s) Calvin Griffith
Manager(s) Sam Mele
Local television WTCN-TV
Local radio 830 WCCO AM
(Herb Carneal, Halsey Hall, Ray Scott)

After winning 91 games the previous two seasons, the Twins slumped to 79-83, a disappointing sixth in the American League. 1,207,514 fans attended Twins games, the third highest total in the American League. Five Twins made the All-Star Game: first baseman Harmon Killebrew, outfielders Bob Allison, Jimmie Hall and Tony Oliva and pitcher Camilo Pascual.

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[edit] Offense

Six Twins hit 20 or more home runs: Harmon Killebrew (49 HR, 111 RBI), Tony Oliva (32 HR, 96 RBI, 109 runs), Bob Allison (32 HR, 86 RBI), Jimmie Hall (25 HR, 75 RBI), Don Mincher (23 HR, 56 RBI), and Zoilo Versalles (20 HR, 94 runs). Tony Oliva was named Rookie of the Year.

Team Leaders
Statistic Player Quantity
HR Harmon Killebrew 49*
RBI Harmon Killebrew 111
BA Tony Oliva .323*
Runs Tony Oliva 109*
*League leader

[edit] Pitching

Jim Kaat led the Twins with 17 wins. Camilo Pascual again lead the Twins in strikeouts with 213.

Team Leaders
Statistic Player Quantity
ERA Mudcat Grant 2.82
Wins Jim Kaat 17
Saves Al Worthington 14
Strikeouts Camilo Pascual 213
*League leader

[edit] Defense

Jim Kaat won his third Gold Glove.

[edit] Regular Season

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[edit] American League final standings

American League
Rank Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
1st New York Yankees 99   63 .611    --
2nd Chicago White Sox 98   64 .605   1.0
3rd Baltimore Orioles 97   65 .599   2.0
4th Detroit Tigers 85   77 .525   14.0
5th Los Angeles Angels 82   80 .506   17.0
6th Cleveland Indians 79   83 .488   20.0
6th Minnesota Twins 79   83 .488   20.0
8th Boston Red Sox 72   90 .444   27.0
9th Washington Senators 62   100 .383   37.0
10th Kansas City Atheltics 57   105 .352   42.0

[edit] Roster

1964 Minnesota Twins roster
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Infielders

Outfielders

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[edit] Notable transactions

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[edit] External links

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1964 MLB season by team
American League
Baltimore • Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • Los Angeles • Minnesota • New York • Washington
National League
1964 All-Star Game • 1964 World Series