1964 Milwaukee Braves season

1964 Milwaukee Braves
LeagueNational League
BallparkMilwaukee County Stadium
CityMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Record88–74 (.543)
League place5th
OwnersWilliam Bartholomay (chairman)
General managersJohn McHale
ManagersBobby Bragan
TelevisionWTMJ-TV
(Bill Mazer, Blaine Walsh)
RadioWEMP
(Merle Harmon, Tom Collins, Blaine Walsh)
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The 1964 Milwaukee Braves season was the team's 12th season in Milwaukee while also the 94th season overall. The fifth-place Braves finished the season with an 88–74 (.543) record, five games behind the National League and World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals.[1]

Milwaukee finished the season with ten wins in the final eleven games; the season's home attendance was 910,911,[2] their highest since 1961, and the highest of the last four seasons in Milwaukee (1962–65).

It was the franchise's penultimate season in Milwaukee. The franchise had attempted to move to Atlanta shortly after this season;[3][4] it was delayed a year,[5][6] and the team relocated for the 1966 season.

  1. ^ "Major Leagues". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. (final standings). October 5, 1964. p. 30.
  2. ^ "Bucs drop final game of '64 to Braves, 6-0". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. October 5, 1964. p. 30.
  3. ^ "Braves directors request transfer of club to Atlanta". Milwaukee Journal. October 21, 1964. p. 1, part 1.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Braves ask to move, County obtains writ". Milwaukee Sentinel. October 22, 1964. p. 1, part 1.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "League orders Braves to stay here". Milwaukee Journal. November 7, 1964. p. 1, part 1.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Stay at home, Braves told". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 8, 1964. p. 7, sports.