1964 Houston Colt .45s season


The 1964 Houston Colt.45s season was the team's third season in Major League Baseball. It involved the Houston Colt.45s finishing in ninth place in the National League with a record of 66–96, 27 games behind the eventual World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals. It was their final season for the team at Colt Stadium before relocating their games to the Astrodome in 1965, along with the accompanying name change to the "Astros" for the '65 season.

Offseason

On April 8, just a few days before Opening Day, Colt.45s pitcher Jim Umbricht died of cancer. Umbricht had come back from cancer in 1963 to pitch in 35 games, but it returned during the offseason. His uniform number 32 would be retired by the Astros the following season.

Notable transactions

On April 23, Houston pitcher Ken Johnson became the first pitcher in major league history to lose a complete game no-hitter in nine innings when he was beaten 1–0 by the Cincinnati Reds. Cincinnati's Pete Rose scored the only run of the game in the ninth inning, when he reached second base on an error and later scored.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Positional abbreviations: C = Catcher; 1B = First base; 2B = Second base; 3B = Third base; SS = Shortstop; LF = Left field; CF = Center field; RF = Right field
PosPlayerGABRH2B3BAvg.HRRBISB
C100298265493.1813240
1B14854363138167.25420852
2B13344245117126.2650280
3B15755351155203.28012286
SS13344845109161.2430224
LF13544951110185.2454387
CF892803076113.2710271
RF89307377897.2547348

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
PlayerGABRH2B3BAvg.HRRBISB
74221184280.1905190
6112592341.184170
6151100.067000
1091000.000001

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
PlayerGGSIPWLERARERBBK
353521811163.631008844117
3529202.11592.76737062135
3227198.111103.27807252117
28241576113.9076683790
27211323153.9568582653

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
PlayerGGSIPWLSVERARERBBK
48111188763.2848433288
312.102019.297532

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLSVERARERBBK
6178.129232.7632243258
3879.25502.8228252256
34500104.1424231428
7181105.0010101014

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: San Antonio
Statesville affiliation shared with Boston Red Sox