Midwest League 1964

Summary

• Midwest League Champion: Fox Cities Foxes (Orioles)
• Team with Best Won/Lost Record: Fox Cities Foxes (Orioles) 81/43, .653

• League Attendance: 654,628
  • 10 teams played a 126 game, split-season schedule which began on April 26 and ended on August 31. The first half ended on June 27. A single-game championship playoff was held between the half-season winners.
  • The MWL had teams in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin.

This page is incomplete, and is likely to remain so for some time.

Overview

Composite 1964 Won/Lost Record for Each Team

                 Nickname    Affiliate Won Lost  Pct (Rank)
Burlington       Bees        Athletics  63  59  .516  (4) Roster
Cedar Rapids     Red Raiders Reds       51  69  .425  (8) Roster
Clinton          C-Sox       White Sox  77  48  .616  (2) Roster
Decatur          Commodores  Giants     61  63  .492  (6) Roster
Dubuque          Packers     Indians    59  63  .484  (7) Roster
Fox Cities       Foxes       Orioles    81  43  .653  (1) Roster
Quad Cities      Angels      Angels     62  56  .525  (3) Roster
Quincy           Gems        Indy       42  78  .350 (10) Roster
Waterloo         Hawks       Red Sox    65  61  .516  (5) Roster
Wisconsin Rapids Twins       Twins      50  71  .413  (9) Roster

First Half

                 W  L   Pct  GB
Clinton          42 20 .677  ---
Fox Cities       39 22 .639  2.5
Burlington       33 26 .559  7.5
Decatur          34 27 .557  7.5
Waterloo         35 28 .556  7.5    [TSN Guide has .555]
Dubuque          30 29 .508 10.5
Cedar Rapids     26 31 .456 13.5
Quad Cities      24 31 .436 14.5
Wisconsin Rapids 18 40 .310 22.0
Quincy           15 42 .263 24.5

First half ended on June 27.

Second Half

                 W  L   Pct  GB
Fox Cities       42 21 .667  ---
Quad Cities      38 25 .603  4.0
Clinton          35 28 .556  7.0
Wisconsin Rapids 32 31 .508 10.0
Burlington       30 33 .476 12.0
Waterloo         30 33 .476 12.0
Dubuque          29 34 .429 13.0
Decatur          27 36 .429 15.0
Quincy           27 36 .429 15.0
Cedar Rapids     25 38 .397 17.0

1964 Post Season

Championship:
Fox Cities d. Clinton, 1-0

1964 All Star Game

June 28 @ Quad Cities (Davenport, Iowa)
South 6, North 3

      North  021 000 000 - 3
      South  002 040 00x - 6

WP: Les Mundel (Quad Cities/Angels)
LP: Rich Peterson (Wisconsin Rapids/Twins)
MVP: none selected

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