The 1964

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

season was the 83rd in franchise history. The team finished tied for sixth in the

National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team s ...

with a record of 80–82, 13 games behind the

St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals hav ...

Offseason

* December 2, 1963: Byron Browne was drafted from the Pirates by the

Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located ...

in the 1963 first-year draft. * January 14, 1964:

Dock Ellis Dock Phillip Ellis Jr. (March 11, 1945 – December 19, 2008) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from through , most notably as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates teams ...

was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates. * Prior to 1964 season: John Lamb was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citizen ...

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Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. The Braves ...

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Cardinals Cardinal or The Cardinal may refer to: Animals * Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds **''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae **''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...

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Reds Reds may refer to: General * Red (political adjective), supporters of Communism or socialism * Reds (January Uprising), a faction of the Polish insurrectionists during the January Uprising in 1863 * USSR (or, to a lesser extent, China) during th ...

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Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

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Giants A giant is a being of human appearance, sometimes of prodigious size and strength, common in folklore. Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to: Mythology and religion *Giants (Greek mythology) *Jötunn, a Germanic term often translated as 'gi ...

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, , 3–5 , , Miller , , Friend (12–17) , , Miller , , 14,920 , , 74–70 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 145 , , September 16 , , @

, , 7–5 , , Law (12–12) , , Ortega , , McBean (19) , , 15,049 , , 75–70 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 146 , , September 18 , , @

, , 4–3 , , Veale (18–10) , , Shaw , , McBean (20) , , 9,741 , , 76–70 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 147 , , September 19 , , @

, , 4–13 , , Marichal , , Friend (12–18) , , — , , 11,012 , , 76–71 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 148 , , September 20 , , @

, , 3–4 (11) , , Duffalo , , McBean (7–3) , , — , , 15,548 , , 76–72 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 149 , , September 22 , ,

, , 0–2 , , Lemaster , , Veale (18–11) , , — , , 3,680 , , 76–73 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 150 , , September 23 , ,

, , 7–4 , , Gibbon (10–7) , , Cloninger , , — , , 2,776 , , 77–73 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 151 , , September 24 , ,

, , 2–4 , , Gibson , , Wood (0–1) , , — , , , , 77–74 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 152 , , September 24 , ,

, , 0–4 , , Sadecki , , Butters (1–2) , , — , , 2,846 , , 77–75 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 153 , , September 25 , ,

, , 3–5 , , Richardson , , Cardwell (1–1) , , Schultz , , 3,694 , , 77–76 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 154 , , September 26 , ,

, , 3–6 , , Simmons , , Veale (18–12) , , Schultz , , 4,085 , , 77–77 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 155 , , September 27 , ,

, , 0–5 , , Craig , , Law (12–13) , , Schultz , , 19,287 , , 77–78 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 156 , , September 29 , , @

, , 2–0 , , Friend (13–18) , , McCool , , — , , 10,858 , , 78–78 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 157 , , September 30 , , @

, , 1–0 (16) , , McBean (8–3) , , Tsitouris , , — , , 8,188 , , 79–78 , - , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 158 , , October 1 , , @

, , 4–5 , , Nuxhall , , Blass (5–8) , , Ellis , , 7,081 , , 79–79 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 159 , , October 2 , , @

, , 2–3 (10) , , Cloninger , , Wood (0–2) , , — , , , , 79–80 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 160 , , October 2 , , @

, , 5–4 , , Butters (2–2) , , Schneider , , McBean (21) , , 7,800 , , 80–80 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 161 , , October 3 , , @

, , 5–11 , , Umbach , , Cardwell (1–2) , , Spahn , , 5,636 , , 80–81 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 162 , , October 4 , , @

, , 0–6 , , Sadowski , , Francis (0–1) , , Spahn , , 10,079 , , 80–82 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member''

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

* June 13, 1964:

Al Oliver Albert Oliver Jr. (born October 14, 1946) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder and first baseman from through , most notably as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates teams that won ...

was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates. * September 6, 1964:

Wilbur Wood Wilbur Forrester Wood Jr. (born October 22, 1941) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. In a 17-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he pitched for the Boston Red Sox (1961–64), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1964–65), and the Chi ...

was purchased by the Pirates from the

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

. * September 12, 1964:

Smoky Burgess Forrest Harrill "Smoky" Burgess (February 6, 1927 – September 15, 1991) was an American professional baseball catcher, pinch hitter, coach, and scout, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from to . A nine-time All-Star, Burgess became kno ...

was selected off waivers from the Pirates by the

Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and p ...

.Smoky Burgess
at ''Baseball Reference''

Roster

Statistics

;Batting ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' ;Pitching ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

Notes

References

1964 Pittsburgh Pirates
at ''Baseball Reference''
1964 Pittsburgh Pirates
at ''Baseball Almanac'' * {{Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates season 1964 in sports in Pennsylvania