1964 Portsmouth Tides Roster
Team Record: 75-63
Finished 2nd in the CL's East Division
Manager: Allen Jones (75-63)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Portsmouth, Virginia
Ballpark: Frank Lawrence Stadium
Attendance: 83,255, Avg. 1,207
Playoffs - Portsmouth Tides 2 games, Kinston Eagles 0
Finals - Winston-Salem Red Sox 2 games, Portsmouth Tides 0
The Portsmouth Tides of the Carolina League ended the 1964 season with a record of 75 wins and 63 losses, finishing second in the league's East Division.
The Tides scored 603 runs and allowed 582 runs. Lawrence Clayton led Portsmouth with 15 home runs Buddy Bradford and Lawrence Clayton each accounted for 75 RBI. Ed Stroud topped all regular batters by hitting .323. Rudy May paced the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 2.55 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Roger Nelson, Buddy Bradford, Fred Klages, Rudy May, Ed Stroud, Rich Morales and Greg Bollo were all players from the 1964 Portsmouth Tides who played in the Majors during their careers.
Allen Jones served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Bauer | L | L | April 20, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Marshfield, WI US |
| Stanley Blunt | R | R | February 8, 1943 | 6'0" | 175 | Detroit, MI US |
| Greg Bollo | R | R | November 16, 1943 | 6'4" | 183 | Detroit, MI US |
| Buddy Bradford | R | R | July 25, 1944 | 5'11" | 170 | Mobile, AL US |
| William Burns | R | R | February 22, 1944 | 5'11" | 178 | Topeka, KS US |
| James Churchwell | R | R | June 27, 1941 | 6'2" | 200 | Macon, GA US |
| Lawrence Clayton | L | R | June 8, 1940 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Lester Clinkscales | L | L | June 9, 1941 | 6'3" | 163 | Anderson, SC US |
| Mike Cloutier | R | R | July 19, 1941 | 6'0" | 185 | Green Bay, WI US |
| Lawrence Davis | R | R | March 8, 1941 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Oscar Flores | R | R | December 11, 1942 | 5'11" | 175 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Louis Garvin | R | R | October 26, 1938 | 6'0" | 169 | Apopka, FL US |
| James Humay | L | R | October 1, 1941 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Stanley Jaciuk | R | R | August 10, 1943 | 6'2" | 180 | Wyandotte, MI US |
| Allen Jones | R | R | April 5, 1930 | 6'0" | 200 | Grifton, NC US |
| Jesse Jones | R | R | May 8, 1941 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Joe Jones | R | R | December 13, 1941 | 5'9" | 150 | Lebanon, TN US |
| Hub King | R | R | July 3, 1941 | 6'3" | 205 | Fond du Lac, WI US |
| Fred Klages | R | R | October 31, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | Ambridge, PA US |
| Denny Lundgren | L | L | September 25, 1940 | 5'11" | 185 | Oak Park, IL US |
| Rudy May | L | L | July 18, 1944 | 6'2" | 205 | Coffeyville, KS US |
| Bob McKillop | L | R | June 1, 1942 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Rich Morales | R | R | September 20, 1943 | 5'11" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Gary Mykkanen | R | R | April 29, 1945 | 6'1" | 220 | |
| Roger Nelson | R | R | June 7, 1944 | 6'3" | 200 | Altadena, CA US |
| Bob Pearson | R | R | January 21, 1943 | 5'11" | 172 | Wichita, KS US |
| Dale Rohde | R | L | January 26, 1941 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Jerry Rozmus | R | R | March 22, 1940 | 6'4" | 197 | Chicago, IL US |
| Rube Rubilotta | L | L | July 24, 1943 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Steven Selsky | L | L | December 8, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Norman Shanahan | R | R | February 24, 1941 | 6'0" | 188 | Toronto, ON CA |
| Ed Stroud | L | R | October 31, 1939 | 5'11" | 180 | Lapine, AL 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.
