Florida State Baseball - 1964 Year In Review
Fred Hatfield, Head Coach
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Al Williams, Track; John Parsons, Golf; Mike Augustine, Baseball; Lex Wood, Tennis
Florida State Baseball - 1964 Year In Review | |
| Coaching Staff Fred Hatfield, Head Coach Click here to see indivual mug shots |
Al Williams, Track; John Parsons, Golf; Mike Augustine, Baseball; Lex Wood, Tennis |
One of the most successful coaches in the college game, Litwhiler was attracted to Michigan State by a salary offer of more than $15,000 annually. Additional benefits were rumored.
FSU sought to retain him, in negotiations that had gone on for more than a week, but was unable to match the Michigan State offer.
He will leave soon for the new job, probably within two weeks, and FSU is already searching for a replacement.
In nine seasons at Florida State, Litwhiler coached the Seminoles into the District 3 playoffs seven times. They won the District three times and competed in the College World Series. His won-lost record here is 189-81. Last year's team won 26 games, a school record.
Six players made All-America during Litwhiler's time here.
A native of Pennsylvania, the 45-year-old Litwhiler has an impressive major league background, including one year when he played errorless ball in the outfield.
Hatfield replaced Danny Litwhiler who resigned in September to become baseball coach at Michigan State University.
Hatfield played 17 years of professional ball, including positions on the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, and Chicago White Sox. He served as mamanger of the Little Rock (Ar) Travelers of the old Southern Association, where he was named manager of the year in 1960.
Chuck Barton, P,
Bill Bearse, 5-8, 140, SS, Decatur, GA
Leon Chalhub, 5-9, 170, OF, West Palm Beach
Ken Creely, 6-0, 190, P, Bradenton
Harry Frank, 5-8, 165, OF, Marianna
Clay Gooch, 6-1, 180, P, Saint Augustine
Donald Hamm, 6-0, 170, P, Cairo, GA
Mike Haney, 6-0, 175, 1B-OF, Atlanta, GA
Monroe Hunt, 5-11, 170, P, Cordele, GA
Mike Hussey, 5-7, 160, P, Tampa
Rick Hutchinson, 6-0, 180, OF, Holmes Beach
Don Murray, 5-11, 175, P, Panama City
Ray Perez, 5-9, 175, OF, Tampa
Cliff Ranew, 6-5, 185, P, Albany, GA
Gene Ready, IF,
John Smith, 5-7, 150, P, Quincy
Walter Sparkman, 6-1, 195, C, Plant City
Tom Thomas, 6-0, 185, OF, Farmington, MI
Walter Wells, 6-1, 175, 1B, Jacksonville
The stocky Tampa native collected 44 hits, six home runs, 67 total bases, 30 runs batted in and 21 bases on balls - all team highs.
Lanky Cliff Ranew won seven games for the Seminoles, but had to yield the strikeout title to lefthander Marty Howell who finished with a 6-6 record. In a brilliant two-game performance against Florida
last weekend, Howell fanned 20 batters, boosting his season total to 70.
Sophomore Ken Creely had the best record, winning four games in relief while losing none. Creely's 2.14 earned run average also led the staff.
Shortstop Larry Johnson and rightfielder Bob Wilcox were the only two regulars besides Suarez to hit over .300 on a team which had a .273 batting average. Johnson hit .317, with eight doubles - led
the team in that category. Wilcox hit .303 and drove in 27 runs.
Outfielder Monty McBryde led the Seminoles in stolen bases with eight, followed by second baseman Jim Reed and centerfielder Mike Augustine who had seven and six.
Augustine, an All-American last year with a .399 batting average, hit .294 this season. However, the Philadelphia, Pa, senior got 40 hits and struck out only five times.
Coach Fred Hatfield's team won 23 games, lost 13 in his first year at Florida State. Traditionally one of the nation's strongest teams, the Seminoles have never had a losing season in baseball.
Co-captains of the 1964 team were Reed and catcher Paul Dirks. Seniors were Reed, Augustine, Howell, Dirks, Johnson, first baseman George Rountree and pitcher Gary Williamson.
1964 Roster - By Name
From the 1964 FSU Spring Sports Handbook, page 14.
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T PY
R Name Pos B-T Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* Mike Augustine OF L-L 5-9 150 Sr ** Philadelphia, PA (Lincoln)
* Chuck Barton P
* Bill Bearse SS R-R 5-8 140 So Decatur, GA (Gordon)
* Leon Chalhub OF L-L 5-9 170 Jr West Palm Beach (Palm Beach/Palm Beach CC)
* Gerry Chmielewski 3B R-R 6-2 195 Jr * West Allis, WI (Marquette)
* Ken Creely P R-R 6-0 190 So Bradenton (Manatee)
* Dave Dahlen IF-P R-R 5-10 175 Jr * West Palm Beach (West Palm Beach JC)
* Tom Davis P R-R 5-10 175 Jr-R * Miami
* Paul Dirks C R-R 5-10 180 Sr ** Arlington, VA
Harry Frank OF L-R 5-8 165 Jr Marianna
Clay Gooch P S-R 6-1 180 Jr Saint Augustine
Donald Hamm P R-R 6-0 170 Jr Cairo, GA
* Mike Haney 1B-OF L-L 6-0 175 So Atlanta, GA
* Marty Howell P L-L 5-10 170 Sr ** Bartow
* Monroe Hunt P 5-11 170 So Cordele, GA
Mike Hussey P L-L 5-7 160 So Tampa
* Rick Hutchinson OF L-R 6-0 180 So Holmes Beach
* Larry Johnson SS-3B R-R 6-0 185 Sr ** Thomasville, GA
* Bob Kull P R-R 6-0 195 Jr * Daytona Beach
Woody Litwhiler OF R-R 5-10 170 Sr ** Verona, NJ
* Monty McBryde OF L-R 6-0 175 Jr Pensacola
* Don Murray P L-L 5-11 175 So Panama City
* Gary Nichols 1B L-L 6-0 185 Jr * Williamsville, NY
Ray Perez OF R-R 5-9 175 So Tampa
* Cliff Ranew P R-R 6-5 185 Jr Albany, GA
* Gene Ready IF
* Jim Reed 2B R-R 5-9 160 Sr * Sarasota (Manatee CC)
* George Rountree 1B L-L 5-11 175 Sr ** Saint Simons Island, GA
* John Smith P R-R 5-7 150 So Quincy
Walter Sparkman C R-R 6-1 195 So Plant City
* Ken Suarez C R-R 5-9 175 Jr * Tampa (Jesuit)
* Tom Thomas OF L-R 6-0 185 So Farmington, MI
Walter Wells 1B L-L 6-1 175 So Jacksonville (Jackson)
* Bob Wilcox OF R-R 6-2 195 Jr * Melbourne
* Gary Williamson P R-R 6-0 170 Sr * Palm Harbor
Letter winners from the 2002 FSU Baseball Media Guide, page 164.
From the Florida Times Union, June 21, 1964, page 57
Catcher Ken Suarez, junior from Tampa who hit .404, was named to the NCAA All-America baseball team and led Florida State to a 23-13 record under new coach Fred Hatfield. Suarez became the eighth FSU
baseball player in eight years to receive that honor.
From the Tallahassee Democrat
Junior catcher Ken Suarez - a pacesetter all year - finished the season with a .404 batting average and led Florida State's baseball team in five other departments.
1964 All-Americans
Name Organization
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Ken Suarez American Baseball Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
All-Americans - 1
1964 Noles in the Pros
Name No Pos Team
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Dick Howser 18 SS Cleveland Indians
Woody Woodward 14 2B-SS-3B-1B Milwaukee Braves
Noles in the Pros - 2
1964 Schedule and Results
| FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL | W 5-2 | ||||
| FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL | L 4-8 | ||||
| CLEMSON | W 8-5 | ||||
| CLEMSON | L 5-8 | ||||
| CLEMSON | W 12-6 | ||||
| TENNESSEE | W 15-7 | ||||
| GEORGIA TECH FSU Invitational |
W 5-0 | ||||
| GEORGIA TECH FSU Invitational |
W 3-2 | ||||
| NORTHEAST LOUSISIANA FSU Invitational |
W 7-4 | ||||
| NORTH CAROLINA FSU Invitational |
W 9-0 | ||||
| MISSISSIPPI STATE FSU Invitational |
W 7-1 | ||||
| AMHERST COLLEGE FSU Invitational |
W 5-0 | ||||
| DUKE FSU Invitational |
W 10-4 | ||||
| NORTH CAROLINA FSU Invitational |
W 17-3 | ||||
| WAKE FOREST FSU Invitational |
L 4-6 | ||||
| MICHIGAN STATE FSU Invitational |
W 10-5 | ||||
| MICHIGAN STATE FSU Invitational |
W 7-6 | ||||
| WAKE FOREST FSU Invitational |
L 4-7 | ||||
| WAKE FOREST FSU Invitational |
W 9-2 | ||||
| AUBURN | L 3-5 | ||||
| GEORGIA TECH | W 14-1 | ||||
| GEORGIA | L 5-6 | ||||
| GEORGIA | W 18-11 | ||||
| GEORGIA SOUTHERN | L 6-8 | ||||
| GEORGIA SOUTHERN | W 6-1 | ||||
| AUBURN | L 2-4 | ||||
| AUBURN | L 5-19 | ||||
| GEORGIA SOUTHERN | W 9-7 | ||||
| GEORGIA SOUTHERN | L 6-9 | ||||
| JACKSONVILLE | W 7-4 | ||||
| JACKSONVILLE | W 3-2 | ||||
| FLORIDA | L 2-6 | ||||
| FLORIDA | W 4-3 | ||||
| FLORIDA | L 1-2 | ||||
| FLORIDA | L 1-2 | ||||
| FLORIDA | W 5-4 |
CB = Collegiate Baseball, CWS = College World Series
Overall Home Away Neutral
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FSU RECORD IS 23-13 19- 7 4- 6 0- 0
AGAINST TOP 25 5- 5 5- 3 0- 2 0- 0
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| DATE/OPPONENT | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 03/16/1964 FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL |
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| 03/17/1964 FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL |
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| 03/19/1964 CLEMSON |
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| 03/20/1964 CLEMSON |
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| 03/21/1964 CLEMSON |
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| 03/21/1964 TENNESSEE |
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| 03/23/1964 GEORGIA TECH |
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| 03/24/1964 GEORGIA TECH |
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| 03/25/1964 NORTHEAST LOUSISIANA |
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| 03/26/1964 NORTH CAROLINA |
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| 03/27/1964 MISSISSIPPI STATE |
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| 03/28/1964 AMHERST COLLEGE |
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| 03/28/1964 DUKE |
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| 03/30/1964 NORTH CAROLINA |
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| 03/31/1964 WAKE FOREST |
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| 04/01/1964 MICHIGAN STATE |
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| 04/02/1964 MICHIGAN STATE |
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| 04/03/1964 WAKE FOREST |
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| 04/04/1964 WAKE FOREST |
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| 04/20/1964 AUBURN |
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| 04/21/1964 GEORGIA TECH |
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| 04/22/1964 GEORGIA |
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| 04/23/1964 GEORGIA |
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| 04/24/1964 GEORGIA SOUTHERN |
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| 04/25/1964 GEORGIA SOUTHERN |
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| 05/04/1964 AUBURN |
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| 05/05/1964 AUBURN |
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| 05/11/1964 GEORGIA SOUTHERN |
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| 05/12/1964 GEORGIA SOUTHERN |
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| 05/16/1964 JACKSONVILLE |
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| 05/16/1964 JACKSONVILLE |
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| 05/22/1964 FLORIDA |
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| 05/23/1964 FLORIDA |
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| 05/29/1964 FLORIDA |
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| 05/30/1964 FLORIDA |
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| 05/30/1964 FLORIDA |
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| DATE/OPPONENT | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF |
| 03/16/1964 FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL |
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| 03/19/1964 CLEMSON |
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| 03/20/1964 CLEMSON |
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| 03/21/1964 CLEMSON |
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| 03/21/1964 TENNESSEE |
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| 03/23/1964 GEORGIA TECH |
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| 03/24/1964 GEORGIA TECH |
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| 03/25/1964 NORTHEAST LOUSISIANA |
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| 03/26/1964 NORTH CAROLINA |
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| 03/27/1964 MISSISSIPPI STATE |
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| 03/28/1964 AMHERST COLLEGE |
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| 03/28/1964 DUKE |
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| 03/30/1964 NORTH CAROLINA |
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| 03/31/1964 WAKE FOREST |
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| 04/01/1964 MICHIGAN STATE |
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| 04/02/1964 MICHIGAN STATE |
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| 04/03/1964 WAKE FOREST |
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| 04/04/1964 WAKE FOREST |
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| 04/20/1964 AUBURN |
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| 04/21/1964 GEORGIA TECH |
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| 04/22/1964 GEORGIA |
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| 04/23/1964 GEORGIA |
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| 04/24/1964 GEORGIA SOUTHERN |
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| 04/25/1964 GEORGIA SOUTHERN |
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| 05/04/1964 AUBURN |
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| 05/05/1964 AUBURN |
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| 05/11/1964 GEORGIA SOUTHERN |
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| 05/12/1964 GEORGIA SOUTHERN |
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| 05/16/1964 JACKSONVILLE |
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| 05/16/1964 JACKSONVILLE |
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| 05/22/1964 FLORIDA |
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| 05/23/1964 FLORIDA |
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| 05/29/1964 FLORIDA |
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| 05/30/1964 FLORIDA |
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| 05/30/1964 FLORIDA |
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