1964 Richmond Virginians Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 65-88
Finished 7th in the IL
Manager: Preston Gómez (65-88)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Ballpark: Parker Field
Attendance: 141,191, Avg. 1,846
1964 Richmond Virginians Statistics

The Richmond Virginians of the International League ended the 1964 season with a record of 65 wins and 88 losses, finishing seventh in the IL.

The Virginians plated 587 runs and yielded 575 runs. Fred Hopke paced Richmond with 16 home runs Elvio Jiménez accounted for 88 RBI. Art López led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .315 clip. Mel Stottlemyre topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 1.42 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 1964 Richmond Virginians who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Rich Barry, Jim Brenneman, Harry Bright, Frank Carpin, Horace Clarke, Jack Cullen, Bud Daley, Tom Dukes, Jake Gibbs, Mickey Harrington, Elvio Jiménez, Ted Kazanski, Art López, Tom Metcalf, Billy Muffett, Jack Reed, Bob Schmidt, Rollie Sheldon, Mel Stottlemyre and Don Wallace.

Preston Gómez served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Rich BarryRRSeptember 12, 19406'4"205Berkeley, CA US
Jim BrennemanRRFebruary 13, 19416'2"180San Diego, CA US
Harry BrightRRSeptember 22, 19296'0"190Kansas City, MO US
Frank CarpinLLSeptember 14, 19385'10"172Brooklyn, NY US
Horace ClarkeSRJune 2, 19395'9"175Frederiksted, St. Croix VI
Jack CullenRROctober 6, 19395'11"170Newark, NJ US
Bud DaleyLLOctober 7, 19326'1"185Orange, CA US
Tom DukesRRAugust 31, 19426'2"185Knoxville, TN US
Leonardo FergusonRRApril 23, 19395'11"150Guabito, PA
Jake GibbsLRNovember 7, 19386'0"180Grenada, MS US
Mickey HarringtonRROctober 8, 19346'4"205Hattiesburg, MS US
Fred HopkeLLJanuary 25, 19376'3"225
James HorsfordRRSeptember 30, 19386'1"175Santurce, PR
Elvio JiménezRRJanuary 6, 19405'9"170San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Ted KazanskiRRJanuary 25, 19346'1"175Hamtramck, MI US
Howard KittRLMay 12, 19426'3"190Brooklyn, NY US
Art LópezLLMay 8, 19375'9"170Mayaguez, PR
Michael MathiesenLRMarch 6, 19385'10"175
Ed MerrittRRJanuary 8, 19406'2"180Denver, CO US
Tom MetcalfRRJuly 16, 19406'2"174Amherst, WI US
Billy MuffettRRSeptember 21, 19306'1"198Hammond, IN US
Jack ReedRRFebruary 2, 19336'0"185Silver City, MS US
Bob SchmidtRRApril 22, 19336'2"205St. Louis, MO US
Rollie SheldonRRDecember 17, 19366'4"185Putnam, CT US
Mel StottlemyreRRNovember 13, 19416'1"178Hazleton, MO US
Don WallaceLRAugust 25, 19405'8"165Sapulpa, OK 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.




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