1964 Sarasota Sun Sox Roster
Team Record: 63-71
Finished 6th in the FSL
Manager: Ira Hutchinson (63-71)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Sarasota, Florida
Ballpark: Payne Park
Attendance: 36,521, Avg. 545
The Sarasota Sun Sox of the Florida State League ended the 1964 season with a record of 63 wins and 71 losses, finishing sixth in the FSL.
The Sun Sox scored 481 runs and allowed 491 runs. Joe Cherry drove in 51 runs. Billy Hicks led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .224. Robert Gordon topped the squad with 13 wins, while Kenneth Lawrence registered a 2.32 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1964 Sarasota Sun Sox who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Mike DeGerick, Fred Klages and Roger Nelson.
Ira Hutchinson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Adams | R | R | September 23, 1938 | 5'8" | 160 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Richard Braun | R | R | 6'1" | 183 | ||
| Frank Bresland | R | L | November 26, 1940 | 6'0" | 170 | Blue Island, IL US |
| Barry Bruckner | R | R | February 20, 1941 | 5'10" | 165 | Chicago, IL US |
| William Burns | R | R | February 22, 1944 | 5'11" | 178 | Topeka, KS US |
| Frank Caliendo | R | R | 5'11" | 187 | ||
| Joe Cherry | R | R | August 27, 1941 | 6'1" | 195 | Heilford, NC US |
| Arthur Cottey | R | R | July 16, 1940 | 6'1" | 200 | El Reno, OK US |
| Mike DeGerick | R | R | April 1, 1943 | 6'2" | 178 | New York, NY US |
| Stephen Devener | R | L | August 9, 1942 | 6'2" | 205 | Jamaica, NY US |
| Billy Ewing | L | L | October 27, 1942 | 5'10" | 165 | Catawba County, NC US |
| Robert Gordon | R | R | January 8, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | Connersville, IN US |
| Lance Hardy | L | R | November 30, 1944 | 5'10" | 170 | Dover, DE US |
| Billy Hicks | L | R | September 10, 1939 | 5'11" | 170 | Sarasota, FL US |
| James Jedelsky | R | R | April 21, 1945 | 6'0" | 165 | Sandston, VA US |
| Charles Jones | R | R | May 21, 1944 | 6'2" | 174 | Packard, KY US |
| Jesse Jones | R | R | May 8, 1941 | 6'0" | 180 | Monroe, LA US |
| Bobby Kilpatrick | R | R | December 17, 1940 | 5'10" | 170 | Memphis, TN US |
| Dennis Kissane | L | L | April 20, 1945 | 6'0" | 180 | Chicago, IL US |
| Fred Klages | R | R | October 31, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | Ambridge, PA US |
| Russell Kunkle | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Kenneth Lawrence | R | R | August 9, 1940 | 6'4" | 200 | Peoria, IL US |
| Richard Littleton | R | R | January 24, 1942 | 5'10" | 175 | Clinton, SC US |
| William Maloney | R | R | March 21, 1945 | 6'0" | 181 | Elizabeth, NJ US |
| Bob McKillop | L | R | June 1, 1942 | 6'1" | 185 | Toronto, ON CA |
| Anthony Moreno | L | L | June 4, 1943 | 5'11" | 175 | Orange, NJ US |
| Bob Moxley | S | R | November 15, 1944 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Ernest Mungo | R | R | April 21, 1943 | 6'1" | 185 | Charlotte, NC US |
| William Nagle | L | L | 5'10" | 195 | ||
| Gregg Nelsen | R | R | February 4, 1942 | 5'11" | 165 | Alliance, NE US |
| Roger Nelson | R | R | June 7, 1944 | 6'3" | 200 | Altadena, CA US |
| Richard Owens | S | L | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Joseph Palma | R | R | February 12, 1941 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Philip Rizzo | R | R | September 14, 1943 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Scott Seger | L | L | April 8, 1941 | 6'2" | 190 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Steven Selsky | L | L | December 8, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | New York, NY US |
| Wayne Service | R | R | October 25, 1942 | 6'1" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Albert Shaw | R | R | June 15, 1943 | 6'3" | 189 | Norfolk, VA US |
| Marvin Straw | R | R | August 21, 1941 | 6'4" | 190 | Waterman, IL US |
| Thomas Sumpter | R | R | May 14, 1943 | 6'1" | 186 | Pasadena, CA US |
| Jerry Sutton | L | R | October 19, 1942 | 6'3" | 200 | Lansing, MI US |
| Robert Von Eps | R | R | August 4, 1945 | 5'10" | 170 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Donald Welsh | S | R | April 5, 1944 | 5'8" | 165 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Dennis Yoken | R | R | February 24, 1945 | 6'2" | 208 | Washington, PA US |
| Haley Young | R | R | November 2, 1940 | 5'11" | 171 | Fort Lauderdale, FL 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.
