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1964 Milwaukee Braves season

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Record
  
88–74 (.543)

Owner(s)
  
William Bartholomay

Manager(s)
  
Bobby Bragan

League place
  
5th

General manager(s)
  
John McHale

Local television
  
WTMJ-TV (Bill Mazer, Blaine Walsh)

The 1964 Milwaukee Braves season was the team's 12th and penultimate season for the franchise in Milwaukee. The fifth-place Braves finished with a record of 88 wins and 74 losses, five games behind the National League and World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals.

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Offseason

  • October 10, 1963: Claude Raymond was drafted from the Braves by the Houston Colt .45s in a 1963 special draft.
  • December 2, 1963: Lou Jackson was drafted from the Braves by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1963 Rule 5 draft.
  • March 22, 1964: Cito Gaston was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.
  • Prior to 1964 season: Skip Guinn was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.

    • Notable transactions

  • April 9, 1964: Bob Uecker was traded by the Braves to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jimmie Coker and Gary Kolb.
  • May 12, 1964: Gus Bell was released by the Braves.
  • 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.
  • August 8, 1964: Dennis Ribant and cash were traded by the Braves to the New York Mets for Frank Lary.
  • August 14, 1964: Carl Morton was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.
  • August 23, 1964: Jimmie Coker was purchased from the Braves by the Cincinnati Reds for $35,000.

    • 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

    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

    References

    1964 Milwaukee Braves season Wikipedia
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