League standings -- American League
Regular season
| Divisional |
| Year | Team | W | L | Pct | GB | | L10 | Strk | Recent | RF | RA | Mgn | Mgc |
| 1964 | Detroit | 94 | 68 | .580 | - |   | 4-6 | W1 | wllllwwwll | 762 | 649 | 113 | 0 |
| 1964 | Chicago (A) | 91 | 71 | .562 | 3 |   | 7-3 | L1 | lwlwwwwwlw | 691 | 631 | 60 |   |
| 1964 | Kansas City | 91 | 71 | .562 | 3 |   | 4-6 | W1 | wlwllwwlll | 656 | 608 | 48 |   |
| 1964 | Cleveland | 90 | 72 | .556 | 4 |   | 4-6 | L2 | llwlllwlww | 626 | 534 | 92 |   |
| 1964 | Boston | 87 | 75 | .537 | 7 |   | 8-2 | W5 | wwwwwllwww | 812 | 742 | 70 |   |
| 1964 | New York (A) | 82 | 80 | .506 | 12 |   | 7-3 | W2 | wwlwwwlwlw | 743 | 753 | -10 |   |
| 1964 | California | 73 | 89 | .451 | 21 |   | 4-6 | L2 | llwllwlwlw | 562 | 630 | -68 |   |
| 1964 | Minnesota | 73 | 89 | .451 | 21 |   | 5-5 | W2 | wwlwllwlwl | 625 | 678 | -53 |   |
| 1964 | Baltimore | 67 | 95 | .414 | 27 |   | 5-5 | L1 | lwlwwlwlwl | 636 | 676 | -40 |   |
| 1964 | Washington | 62 | 100 | .383 | 32 |   | 2-8 | L2 | llwlllwlll | 531 | 743 | -212 |   |
| Wildcard |
| Year | Team | W | L | Pct | GB | | L10 | Strk | Recent | Mgc |
| 1964 | Detroit | 94 | 68 | .580 | na |   | 4-6 | W1 | wllllwwwll |   |
| 1964 | Chicago (A) | 91 | 71 | .562 | - |   | 7-3 | L1 | lwlwwwwwlw | 1 |
| 1964 | Kansas City | 91 | 71 | .562 | - |   | 4-6 | W1 | wlwllwwlll | 1 |
| 1964 | Cleveland | 90 | 72 | .556 | 1 |   | 4-6 | L2 | llwlllwlww |   |
| 1964 | Boston | 87 | 75 | .537 | 4 |   | 8-2 | W5 | wwwwwllwww |   |
| 1964 | New York (A) | 82 | 80 | .506 | 9 |   | 7-3 | W2 | wwlwwwlwlw |   |
| 1964 | California | 73 | 89 | .451 | 18 |   | 4-6 | L2 | llwllwlwlw |   |
| 1964 | Minnesota | 73 | 89 | .451 | 18 |   | 5-5 | W2 | wwlwllwlwl |   |
| 1964 | Baltimore | 67 | 95 | .414 | 24 |   | 5-5 | L1 | lwlwwlwlwl |   |
| 1964 | Washington | 62 | 100 | .383 | 29 |   | 2-8 | L2 | llwlllwlll |   |
| Expanded1 |
| Year | Team | Home | Road | Grass | Turf | vsLHP | vsRHP | Div | InterLg |
| 1964 | Detroit | 51-30 | 43-38 | 94-68 |   | 35-21 | 59-47 | 94-68 |   |
| 1964 | Chicago (A) | 45-36 | 46-35 | 91-71 |   | 36-28 | 55-43 | 91-71 |   |
| 1964 | Kansas City | 48-33 | 43-38 | 91-71 |   | 35-23 | 56-48 | 91-71 |   |
| 1964 | Cleveland | 47-34 | 43-38 | 90-72 |   | 29-31 | 61-41 | 90-72 |   |
| 1964 | Boston | 49-32 | 38-43 | 87-75 |   | 29-35 | 58-40 | 87-75 |   |
| 1964 | New York (A) | 47-34 | 35-46 | 82-80 |   | 32-30 | 50-50 | 82-80 |   |
| 1964 | California | 42-39 | 31-50 | 73-89 |   | 23-29 | 50-60 | 73-89 |   |
| 1964 | Minnesota | 38-43 | 35-46 | 73-89 |   | 28-25 | 45-64 | 73-89 |   |
| 1964 | Baltimore | 32-49 | 35-46 | 67-95 |   | 15-37 | 52-58 | 67-95 |   |
| 1964 | Washington | 32-49 | 30-51 | 62-100 |   | 26-41 | 36-59 | 62-100 |   |
| Expanded2 |
| Year | Team | Lead7 | Tied7 | Trail7 | 1-run | Extra |
| 1964 | Detroit | 68-5 | 15-8 | 11-55 | 33-20 | 9-9 |
| 1964 | Chicago (A) | 79-8 | 7-9 | 5-54 | 33-24 | 5-8 |
| 1964 | Kansas City | 73-7 | 7-7 | 11-57 | 31-25 | 14-8 |
| 1964 | Cleveland | 72-9 | 12-11 | 6-52 | 30-28 | 10-11 |
| 1964 | Boston | 68-7 | 11-6 | 8-62 | 22-24 | 7-7 |
| 1964 | New York (A) | 68-7 | 7-12 | 7-61 | 24-30 | 8-9 |
| 1964 | California | 51-4 | 14-9 | 8-76 | 26-21 | 16-10 |
| 1964 | Minnesota | 57-6 | 10-11 | 6-72 | 21-28 | 10-7 |
| 1964 | Baltimore | 58-12 | 7-16 | 2-67 | 16-35 | 4-10 |
| 1964 | Washington | 49-1 | 11-12 | 2-87 | 19-20 | 5-9 |