The Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians

The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...

 season was a season in American baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

. The team finished in a tie for sixth place in the American League

American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...

 with the Minnesota Twins

1964 Minnesota Twins season

After winning 91 games the previous two seasons, the Minnesota Twins slumped to 79-83, a disappointing tie for sixth with the Cleveland Indians in the American League, 20 games behind the AL champion New York Yankees.- Offseason :...

, while winning 79 and losing 83, 20 games behind the AL champion New York Yankees

1964 New York Yankees season

The New York Yankees season was the 62nd season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 99-63, winning their 29th pennant, finishing 1 game ahead of the Chicago White Sox. New York was managed by Yogi Berra. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they were defeated...

.

Offseason

• Prior to 1964 season: Dave Nelson
  Dave Nelson
  David Earl Nelson is a former Major League Baseball player and one of the current broadcasters for the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team on Fox Sports Wisconsin...
  
   was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.

Regular season

In 1964, Vernon Stouffer

Vernon Stouffer

Vernon B. Stouffer, owned a national chain of restaurants, motor inns, and food-service operations and the Cleveland Indians from 1966-72. He played a key part in developing frozen foods and microwavable foods. His company Stouffer's was valued at $21.5 million when it was merged with Litton...

 became an investor in the Cleveland Indians due to the threat of the franchise relocating.

Manager Birdie Tebbetts

Birdie Tebbetts

George Robert "Birdie" Tebbetts was an American professional baseball player, manager, scout and front office executive. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians from to...

 suffered a heart attack during the offseason. George Strickland served as the Indians' acting manager during his convalescence. Tebbetts returned to the team on July 3.

Notable transactions

• September 5, 1964: Pedro Ramos
  Pedro Ramos
  Pedro Ramos Guerra was a Major League pitcher with a 15-year career from 1955 to 1967, and again from 1969 to 1970...
  
   was traded by the Indians to the New York Yankees
  New York Yankees
  The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
  
   for players to be named later and $75,000. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Ralph Terry
  Ralph Terry
  Ralph Willard Terry is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees , Kansas City Athletics , Cleveland Indians and New York Mets...
  
   to the Indians on October 21 and Bud Daley
  Bud Daley
  Leavitt Leo "Bud" Daley , is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1955-1964....
  
   to the Indians on November 27.

Roster

1964 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager (acting) Coaches

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		106	352	85	.241	19	47
1B		120	390	109	.279	14	75
2B		115	335	77	.230	12	40
3B		107	381	96	.252	18	53
SS		162	637	163	.256	3	52
LF		163	641	162	.253	31	100
CF		150	577	156	.270	6	51
RF		111	270	67	.248	8	24

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
	61	136	22	.162	4	9
	9	14	3	.214	0	2

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
	30	158.1	7	9	4.55	83

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
	36	133	7	10	5.14	98

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
	56	8	6	4	4.33	89
	53	2	6	11	4.33	57

Farm system