The 1964

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season was the team's 64th season in the major leagues, and its 65th season overall. They finished with a record of 98–64, good enough for second place in the

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, just one game behind the first-place

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Offseason

* December 2, 1963:

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was drafted by the White Sox from the

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in the 1963 first-year draft. * February 25, 1964:

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was released by the White Sox. * March 18, 1964:

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was purchased by the White Sox from the

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Regular season

Notable transactions

* April 8, 1964:

Minnie Miñoso Orestes "Minnie" Miñoso (, ; born Saturnino Orestes Armas Miñoso Arrieta; November 29, 1923 – March 1, 2015), nicknamed "The Cuban Comet" and "Mr. White Sox", was a Cuban professional baseball player. He began his baseball career in the Neg ...

was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.Minnie Miñoso page at Baseball Reference
/ref> * April 23, 1964:

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was traded by the White Sox to the

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for

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, Bobby Catton (minors), and cash. * July 13, 1964: Joe Cunningham and a player to be named later were traded by the White Sox to the Washington Senators for

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and

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. The White Sox completed the deal by sending

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to the Senators on July 28. * July 17, 1964: Minnie Miñoso was released by the White Sox.

Opening Day lineup

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, CF *

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, 2B *

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, RF *

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, LF * Joe Cunningham, 1B * Ron Hansen, SS *

, 3B * J. C. Martin, C *

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, P

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

Player stats

Batting

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases''

Pitching

''Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts''

Farm system

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Notes

References

1964 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference
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