1964 Quincy Gems Roster
Team Record: 42-78
Finished 10th in the MWL
Manager: Jim Finigan (0-0), Les Peden (0-0)
Location: Quincy, Illinois
Ballpark: Q-Stadium
Attendance: 39,338, Avg. 656
The Quincy Gems of the Midwest League ended the 1964 season with a record of 42 wins and 78 losses, finishing tenth in the MWL.
The Gems plated 556 runs and allowed 741 runs, most in the circuit. Ed Moxey paced Quincy with 13 home runs and recorded 56 runs batted in, while leading hitters with significant playing time with a .362 average. Bill McRae topped the squad with 10 wins, and Donald Pierce recorded a 3.16 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Les Peden and Jim Finigan both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Jim Finigan and Les Peden served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore Aronow | R | L | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| James Biggart | R | R | June 18, 1942 | 6'0" | 165 | Port St. Joe, FL US |
| Bobby Black | R | R | November 6, 1943 | 6'3" | 180 | |
| Johnny Bland | R | R | July 30, 1941 | 5'10" | 163 | |
| Alan Butt | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Mick Campbell | R | R | September 28, 1943 | 5'10" | 173 | Mount Pleasant, MI US |
| Francisco Candocia | R | |||||
| Elliott Coleman | R | R | December 27, 1936 | 5'11" | 170 | Pulaski, TN US |
| James Cope | S | R | October 21, 1945 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Cotton Coppedge | R | R | October 4, 1941 | 5'9" | 168 | Desloge, MO US |
| Louis Deliz | L | L | 5'9" | 155 | ||
| Donald Dillard | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Dennis Downes | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Jim Finigan | R | R | August 19, 1928 | 5'11" | 175 | Quincy, IL US |
| Joseph Flood | R | R | 5'11" | 168 | ||
| Stephen Gruwell | R | R | January 20, 1941 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Chris Heintz | L | L | January 28, 1944 | 6'2" | 180 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Robert Iglesias | L | R | February 26, 1943 | 6'1" | 188 | |
| Donald Juillerat | L | R | August 17, 1944 | 6'0" | 155 | |
| Bill Kelley | R | R | November 18, 1944 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| David Kuhl | R | L | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Gary Lewis | L | L | August 3, 1943 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Fred Light | L | R | September 26, 1942 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Neil MacClellan | R | R | August 13, 1943 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Reginald Main | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Larry Mason | R | R | October 22, 1942 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Glen Mattison | R | R | March 10, 1941 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Bill McRae | R | R | September 22, 1944 | 6'3" | 190 | Fernandina Beach, FL US |
| Ed Moxey | R | R | July 8, 1942 | 5'7" | 185 | Nassau, BS |
| Peter Needham | R | R | 6'5" | 185 | ||
| Robert Neubauer | R | R | April 20, 1941 | |||
| Richard Pandolfo | L | L | 6'0" | 178 | ||
| Chuck Papp | S | R | August 15, 1945 | 6'2" | 180 | Granite City, IL US |
| Mel Patton | L | R | May 2, 1942 | 6'2" | 180 | Belleville, IL US |
| Les Peden | R | R | September 17, 1923 | 6'1" | 212 | Azle, TX US |
| Donald Pierce | R | R | May 14, 1942 | 6'2" | 192 | |
| Tomas Rodriguez | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Stephen Schaub | L | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Paul Sullivan | R | R | May 19, 1943 | 5'11" | 170 | Portland, OR US |
| Arthur Uresti | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Kenneth Walling | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Charles Warden | R | R | April 10, 1944 | 6'1" | 190 |
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.
