1964 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

The 1964 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University in the 1964 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Sun Devils played their home games at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, and played as part of the Western Athletic Conference. The team was coached by Bobby Winkles in his fifth season as head coach at Arizona State.

1964 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
WAC champions
NCAA District 7 playoffs champions
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record44–7 (11–1 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPhoenix Municipal Stadium
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Utah  ‍‍‍ 6 4   .600 14 16   .467
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 5 5   .500 16 16   .500
BYU  ‍‍‍ 4 6   .400 18 24   .429
Southern
No. 5 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 11 1   .917 44 7   .863
No. 20 Arizona  ‍‍‍ 7 5   .583 31 13   .705
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 0 12   .000 8 29   .216
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1964[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Sun Devils reached the College World Series, their first appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for fifth place after winning a second round game against Ole Miss and losing an opening round game to eventual runner-up Missouri and an elimination game to Maine.

Personnel

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Roster

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1964 Arizona State Sun Devils roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • - Sam Cook
  • - Skip Hancock
  • - Ron Lea
  • - Tom MacDougal
  • - Jim Merrick
  • - John Pavlik

Catchers

  • - Ray Stadler
 

Infielders

  • - Sal Bando
  • - Jan Kleinman
  • - Luis Lagunas
  • - John Ruedy

Outfielders

  • - Jim Gretta
  • - Jack Handley
  • - Dick Heiden
  • - Merrill Hyde
 

Unknown

  • - Tony Alesci
  • - Dave Cartun
  • - Mike Gallagher
  • - Lad Nemececk
  • - Rich Oliver
  • - Jack Smitheran
  • - John Torok
  • - Doug Westley

Coaches

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1964 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball coaching staff

Schedule and results

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Legend
  Arizona State win
  Arizona State loss
1964 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball game log[3]
Regular season
Postseason

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1964". boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  2. ^ 2019 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona State Sun Devils. pp. 63–66. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  3. ^ 2019 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Arizona State Sun Devils. p. 33. Retrieved November 30, 2021.