1964 Columbus Jets Roster
Team Record: 68-85
Finished 6th in the IL
Manager: Larry Shepard (68-85)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Ballpark: Harold Cooper Stadium
Attendance: 134,448, Avg. 1,757
The Columbus Jets of the International League ended the 1964 season with a record of 68 wins and 85 losses, finishing sixth in the IL.
The Jets plated 596 runs and yielded 655 runs. Pancho Herrera and John Powers paced Columbus with 21 home runs apiece., while Bob Burda walloped 15 or more as well. Bob Burda recorded 78 runs batted in. Pancho Herrera topped all regular batters with a .308 average. Bill Knoch led the squad with 11 wins, and Dick Lines recorded a 3.5 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Rex Johnston, Earl Francis, Pancho Herrera, Frank Bork, Tom Parsons, Dick Drott, Ted Savage, Sam Jones, Dick Lines, Jim Price, Don Schwall, John Powers, John Gelnar, Ron Blackburn, Dave Wissman, Tommie Sisk, Julio Gotay, Tom Butters, Bob Burda, Ron Brand, Roberto Peña, Steve Blass, Fred Green, Gene Michael, Bob Priddy, Dave Gerard and Don Cardwell were all players from the 1964 Columbus Jets who played in the Majors during their careers.
Larry Shepard served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Blackburn | R | R | April 23, 1935 | 6'0" | 160 | Mount Airy, NC US |
| Steve Blass | R | R | April 18, 1942 | 6'0" | 165 | Canaan, CT US |
| Frank Bork | R | L | July 13, 1940 | 6'2" | 175 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Ron Brand | R | R | January 13, 1940 | 5'7" | 167 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Bob Burda | L | L | July 16, 1938 | 5'11" | 174 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Tom Butters | R | R | April 8, 1938 | 6'2" | 195 | Delaware, OH US |
| Don Cardwell | R | R | December 7, 1935 | 6'4" | 210 | Winston-Salem, NC US |
| Steve Dalkowski | L | L | June 3, 1939 | 5'11" | 175 | New Britain, CT US |
| Dick Drott | R | R | July 1, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Earl Francis | R | R | July 14, 1935 | 6'2" | 210 | Slab Fork, WV US |
| John Gelnar | R | R | June 25, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | Granite, OK US |
| Dave Gerard | R | R | August 6, 1936 | 6'2" | 205 | New York, NY US |
| Troy Giles | R | R | January 13, 1941 | 6'2" | 190 | Clinton, TN US |
| Julio Gotay | R | R | June 9, 1939 | 6'0" | 180 | Fajardo, PR |
| Fred Green | R | L | September 14, 1933 | 6'4" | 190 | Titusville, NJ US |
| Dave Hall | R | R | December 4, 1940 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Pancho Herrera | R | R | June 16, 1934 | 6'3" | 220 | Santiago de las Vegas, La Habana CU |
| Rex Johnston | S | R | November 8, 1937 | 6'1" | 202 | Colton, CA US |
| Sam Jones | R | R | December 14, 1925 | 6'4" | 192 | Stewartsville, OH US |
| Bill Knoch | R | R | August 21, 1942 | 6'2" | 195 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| David Kwiatkowski | L | R | June 1, 1942 | 6'4" | 220 | Melrose Park, IL US |
| Dick Lines | R | L | August 17, 1938 | 6'1" | 175 | Montreal, QC CA |
| Gene Michael | S | R | June 2, 1938 | 6'2" | 183 | Kent, OH US |
| Tom Parsons | R | R | September 13, 1939 | 6'7" | 210 | Lakeville, CT US |
| Roberto Peña | R | R | April 17, 1937 | 5'8" | 170 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| John Powers | L | R | July 8, 1929 | 6'1" | 185 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Jim Price | R | R | October 13, 1941 | 6'0" | 192 | Harrisburg, PA US |
| Bob Priddy | R | R | December 10, 1939 | 6'1" | 200 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Felix Santana | R | R | April 29, 1942 | 5'7" | 152 | Mao, Valverde DO |
| Ted Savage | R | R | February 21, 1936 | 6'1" | 185 | Venice, IL US |
| Don Schwall | R | R | March 2, 1936 | 6'6" | 200 | Wilkes-Barre, PA US |
| Tommie Sisk | R | R | April 12, 1942 | 6'3" | 195 | Ardmore, OK US |
| Dave Wissman | L | R | February 17, 1941 | 6'2" | 178 | Greenfield, MA US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
