1964 Houston Colt .45s Roster

The 1964 Houston Colt .45s team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1964 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1964 Houston Colt .45s Opening Day starters list, a 1964 Houston Colt .45s salary list, a 1964 Houston Colt .45s uniform number breakdown and a 1964 Houston Colt .45s primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1964 Houston Colt .45s



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Complete Roster  
 

45 Don Bradey 5-09 180 Right Right 1934-10-04
38 Hal Brown 6-02 182 Right Right 1924-12-11
30 Bob Bruce 6-03 210 Right Right 1933-05-16
44 Danny Coombs 6-05 210 Left Right 1942-03-23
49 Larry Dierker 6-04 215 Right Right 1946-09-22
13 Turk Farrell 6-04 220 Right Right 1934-04-08
39 Dave Giusti 5-11 195 Right Right 1939-11-27
44 Joe Hoerner 6-01 200 Left Right 1936-11-12
40 Ken Johnson 6-04 210 Right Right 1933-06-16
34 Gordon Jones 6-00 190 Right Right 1930-04-02
31 Don Larsen 6-04 227 Right Right 1929-08-07
43 Don Nottebart 6-01 190 Right Right 1936-01-23
33 Jim Owens 5-11 190 Right Right 1934-01-16
36 Claude Raymond 5-10 175 Right Right 1937-05-07
46 Hal Woodeshick 6-03 200 Left Right 1932-08-24
47 Larry Yellen 5-11 190 Right Right 1943-01-04
37 Chris Zachary 6-02 200 Right Left 1944-02-19
8 Dave Adlesh 6-00 187 Right Right 1943-07-15
7 John Bateman 6-03 220 Right Right 1940-07-21
8 Jerry Grote 5-10 190 Right Right 1942-10-06
9 John Hoffman 6-00 190 Right Left 1943-10-31
14 Bob Aspromonte 6-02 185 Right Right 1938-06-19
23 Walt Bond 6-07 228 Right Left 1937-10-19
2 Nellie Fox 5-09 150 Right Left 1927-12-25
17 Steve Hertz 6-01 195 Right Right 1945-02-26
19 Sonny Jackson 5-09 155 Right Left 1944-07-09
11 Eddie Kasko 6-00 180 Right Right 1932-06-27
15 Bob Lillis 5-11 160 Right Right 1930-06-02
35 Joe Morgan 5-07 160 Right Left 1943-09-19
26 Dave Roberts 6-00 172 Left Left 1933-06-30
3 Pete Runnels 6-00 170 Right Left 1928-01-28
10 Rusty Staub 6-02 200 Right Left 1944-04-01
22 Jim Beauchamp 6-02 205 Right Right 1939-08-21
29 Brock Davis 5-10 168 Left Left 1943-10-19
22, 27 Joe Gaines 6-01 190 Right Right 1936-11-22
20 Carroll Hardy 6-00 185 Right Right 1933-05-18
23 Ivan Murrell 6-02 196 Right Right 1945-04-24
21 Al Spangler 6-00 175 Left Left 1933-07-08
26 Johnny Weekly 6-00 200 Right Right 1937-06-14
16 Mike White 5-08 160 Right Right 1938-12-18
28 Walt Williams 5-06 185 Right Right 1943-12-19
24 Jimmy Wynn 5-09 170 Right Right 1942-03-12
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The 1964 Houston Colt .45s played 162 games during the regular season, won 66 games, lost 96 games, and finished in ninth position. They played their home games at Colt Stadium (Park Factors: 94/97) where 725,773 fans witnessed their 1964 Colt .45s finish the season with a .407 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1964 Houston Colt .45s Opening Day starters list, a 1964 Houston Colt .45s salary list, a 1964 Houston Colt .45s uniform number breakdown and a 1964 Houston Colt .45s primary starters list:

1964 Houston Colt .45s
Opening Day Starters


Bob Aspromonte
John Bateman
Jim Beauchamp
Nellie Fox
Eddie Kasko
Jim Owens
Pete Runnels
Johnny Weekly
Jimmy Wynn

1964 Houston Colt .45s
Most Games by Position

C Jerry Grote (98)
1B Walt Bond (76)
2B Nellie Fox (115)
3B Bob Aspromonte (155)
SS Eddie Kasko (128)
LF Al Spangler (113)
CF Mike White (55)
RF Joe Gaines (81)
  
SP Hal Brown
SP Bob Bruce
SP Turk Farrell
SP Ken Johnson
SP Don Nottebart
  
RP Gordon Jones
RP Claude Raymond
CL Hal Woodeshick


1964 Houston Colt .45s
Salaries

Joe Gaines $8,500.00


1964 Houston Colt .45s
Uniform Numbers

#2 Nellie Fox
#3 Pete Runnels
#7 John Bateman
#8 Dave Adlesh
#8 Jerry Grote
#9 John Hoffman
#10 Rusty Staub
#11 Eddie Kasko
#13 Turk Farrell
#14 Bob Aspromonte
#15 Bob Lillis
#16 Mike White
#17 Steve Hertz
#19 Sonny Jackson
#20 Carroll Hardy
#21 Al Spangler
#22 Jim Beauchamp
#22 Joe Gaines
#23 Walt Bond
#23 Ivan Murrell
#24 Jimmy Wynn
#26 Dave Roberts
#26 Johnny Weekly
#27 Joe Gaines
#28 Walt Williams
#29 Brock Davis
#30 Bob Bruce
#31 Don Larsen
#33 Jim Owens
#34 Gordon Jones
#35 Joe Morgan
#36 Claude Raymond
#37 Chris Zachary
#38 Hal Brown
#39 Dave Giusti
#40 Ken Johnson
#43 Don Nottebart
#44 Danny Coombs
#44 Joe Hoerner
#45 Don Bradey
#46 Hal Woodeshick
#47 Larry Yellen
#49 Larry Dierker

Did you know that a 1964 Houston Colt .45s Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?