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1964 World Series (4-3): St. Louis Cardinals (93-69) over New York Yankees (99-63)

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Series Games

Game 1 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 7, 1964 at Sportsman Pk (St. Louis Cardinals)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    New York Yankees             0  3  0    0  1  0    0  1  0     5 12  2
    St. Louis Cardinals          1  1  0    0  0  4    0  3  x     9 12  0

    PITCHERS: NYY - Ford, Downing (6), Sheldon (8), Mikkelsen (8)
              STL - Sadecki, Schultz (7)

               WP - Ray Sadecki
	       LP - Whitey Ford
             SAVE - Barney Schultz

   HOME RUNS: NYY - Tresh
              STL - Shannon

  ATTENDANCE: 30,805

Game 2 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 8, 1964 at Sportsman Pk (St. Louis Cardinals)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    New York Yankees             0  0  0    1  0  1    2  0  4     8 12  0
    St. Louis Cardinals          0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  1     3  7  0

    PITCHERS: NYY - Stottlemyre
              STL - Gibson, Schultz (9), Richardson (9), Craig (9)

               WP - Mel Stottlemyre
	       LP - Bob Gibson
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: NYY - Linz
              STL - none

  ATTENDANCE: 30,805

Game 3 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 10, 1964 at Yankee Stad (New York Yankees)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    St. Louis Cardinals          0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0     1  6  0
    New York Yankees             0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1     2  5  2

    PITCHERS: STL - Simmons, Schultz (9)
              NYY - Bouton

               WP - Jim Bouton
	       LP - Barney Schultz
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: STL - none
              NYY - Mantle

  ATTENDANCE: 67,101

Game 4 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 11, 1964 at Yankee Stad (New York Yankees)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    St. Louis Cardinals          0  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  0     4  6  1
    New York Yankees             3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0     3  6  1

    PITCHERS: STL - Sadecki, Craig (1), Taylor (6)
              NYY - Downing, Mikkelsen (7), Terry (8)

               WP - Roger Craig
	       LP - Al Downing
             SAVE - Ron Taylor

   HOME RUNS: STL - Boyer
              NYY - none

  ATTENDANCE: 66,312

Game 5 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 12, 1964 at Yankee Stad (New York Yankees)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9   10     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -    -     -  -  -
    St. Louis Cardinals          0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0    3     5 10  1
    New York Yankees             0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2    0     2  6  2

    PITCHERS: STL - Gibson
              NYY - Stottlemyre, Reniff (8), Mikkelsen (8)

               WP - Bob Gibson
	       LP - Pete Mikkelsen
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: STL - McCarver
              NYY - Tresh

  ATTENDANCE: 65,633

Game 6 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 14, 1964 at Sportsman Pk (St. Louis Cardinals)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    New York Yankees             0  0  0    0  1  2    0  5  0     8 10  0
    St. Louis Cardinals          1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1     3 10  1

    PITCHERS: NYY - Bouton, Hamilton (9)
              STL - Simmons, Taylor (7), Schultz (8), Richardson (8), Humphreys (9)

               WP - Jim Bouton
	       LP - Curt Simmons
             SAVE - Steve Hamilton

   HOME RUNS: NYY - Mantle, Maris, Pepitone
              STL - none

  ATTENDANCE: 30,805

Game 7 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  October 15, 1964 at Sportsman Pk (St. Louis Cardinals)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    New York Yankees             0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  2     5  9  2
    St. Louis Cardinals          0  0  0    3  3  0    1  0  x     7 10  1

    PITCHERS: NYY - Stottlemyre, Downing (5), Sheldon (5), Hamilton (7), Mikkelsen (8)
              STL - Gibson

               WP - Bob Gibson
	       LP - Mel Stottlemyre
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: NYY - Boyer, Linz, Mantle
              STL - Boyer, Brock

  ATTENDANCE: 30,346

Series MVP - Bob Gibson

Series Batting Stats

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St. Louis Cardinals

                                          SERIES STATS                   |      REGULAR SEASON       
 Player              G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO  BA    OBP   SLG  SB |  AB  H  HR  BA     OPS  SB
+-------------------+-+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+---+----+---+--+-----+-----+---+
 Ken Boyer           7  27  5  6  1  0  2   6  1  5  .222  .241  .481  0 | 628 185 24  .295  .854   3
*Lou Brock           7  30  2  9  2  0  1   5  0  3  .300  .300  .467  0 |+634 200 14  .315  .822  43
 Jerry Buchek        4   1  1  1  0  0  0   0  0  0 1.000 1.000 1.000  0 |  30   6  0  .200  .606   0
 Roger Craig         2   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0 |  48  10  0  .208  .512   0
 Curt Flood          7  30  5  6  0  1  0   3  3  1  .200  .273  .267  0 | 679 211  5  .311  .734   8
 Bob Gibson          3   9  1  2  0  0  0   0  0  3  .222  .222  .222  0 |  96  15  0  .156  .396   0
 Dick Groat          7  26  3  5  1  1  0   1  4  3  .192  .300  .308  0 | 636 186  1  .292  .706   2
 Bob Humphreys       1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |   4   1  0  .250  .750   0
 Charlie James       3   3  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  .000  .000  .000  0 | 233  52  5  .223  .596   0
 Julian Javier       1   0  1  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 | 535 129 12  .241  .645   9
 Dal Maxvill         7  20  0  4  1  0  0   1  1  4  .200  .238  .250  0 |  26   6  0  .231  .462   1
*Tim McCarver        7  23  4 11  1  1  1   5  5  1  .478  .552  .739  1 | 465 134  9  .288  .743   2
 Gordie Richardson   2   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |  13   1  0  .077  .277   0
*Ray Sadecki         2   2  0  1  0  0  0   1  0  1  .500  .500  .500  0 |  75  12  0  .160  .459   0
 Barney Schultz      4   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0 |   6   1  0  .167  .334   0
 Mike Shannon        7  28  6  6  0  0  1   2  0  9  .214  .214  .321  1 | 253  66  9  .261  .725   4
*Curt Simmons        2   4  0  2  0  0  0   1  0  1  .500  .500  .500  0 |  94  10  0  .106  .249   0
*Bob Skinner         4   3  0  2  1  0  0   1  1  0  .667  .750 1.000  0 |+177  45  4  .254  .680   0
 Ron Taylor          2   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  .000  .000  .000  0 |  15   2  0  .133  .266   0
 Carl Warwick        5   4  2  3  0  0  0   1  1  0  .750  .800  .750  0 | 158  41  3  .259  .679   2
*Bill White          7  27  2  3  1  0  0   2  2  6  .111  .172  .148  1 | 631 191 21  .303  .829   7
+-------------------+-+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+---+----+---+--+-----+-----+---+
 Total               7 240 32 61  8  3  5  29 18 39  .254  .304  .375  3 |        109  .272  .715  73

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed

A + before season totals indicates the player was with multiple teams this year.

New York Yankees

                                          SERIES STATS                   |      REGULAR SEASON       
 Player              G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO  BA    OBP   SLG  SB |  AB  H  HR  BA     OPS  SB
+-------------------+-+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+---+----+---+--+-----+-----+---+
*Johnny Blanchard    4   4  0  1  1  0  0   0  0  1  .250  .250  .500  0 | 161  41  7  .255  .779   1
 Jim Bouton          2   7  0  1  0  0  0   1  0  2  .143  .143  .143  0 | 100  13  0  .130  .289   0
 Clete Boyer         7  24  2  5  1  0  1   3  1  5  .208  .231  .375  1 | 510 111  8  .218  .573   6
 Al Downing          3   2  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  .000  .000  .000  0 |  85  15  0  .176  .425   0
*Whitey Ford         1   1  0  1  0  0  0   1  2  0 1.000 1.000 1.000  0 |  67   8  0  .119  .378   0
 Pedro Gonzalez      1   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0 | 112  31  0  .277  .697   3
*Steve Hamilton      2   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |  20   4  0  .200  .473   0
*Mike Hegan          3   1  1  0  0  0  0   0  1  1  .000  .500  .000  0 |   5   0  0  .000  .167   0
 Elston Howard       7  24  5  7  1  0  0   2  4  6  .292  .414  .333  0 | 550 172 15  .313  .826   1
 Phil Linz           7  31  5  7  1  0  2   2  2  5  .226  .273  .452  0 | 368  92  5  .250  .696   3
 Hector Lopez        3   2  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  .000  .000  .000  0 | 285  74 10  .260  .735   1
#Mickey Mantle       7  24  8  8  2  0  3   8  6  8  .333  .467  .792  0 | 465 141 35  .303 1.014   6
*Roger Maris         7  30  4  6  0  0  1   1  1  4  .200  .226  .300  0 | 513 144 26  .281  .828   3
 Pete Mikkelsen      4   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |  16   1  0  .063  .126   0
*Joe Pepitone        7  26  1  4  1  0  1   5  2  3  .154  .241  .308  0 | 613 154 28  .251  .699   2
 Hal Reniff          1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |  10   1  0  .100  .200   0
 Bobby Richardson    7  32  3 13  2  0  0   3  0  2  .406  .406  .469  1 | 679 181  4  .267  .627  11
 Rollie Sheldon      2   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |  34   3  0  .088  .176   0
 Mel Stottlemyre     3   8  0  1  0  0  0   0  0  6  .125  .125  .125  0 |  37   9  0  .243  .552   0
 Ralph Terry         1   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0                    0 |  35   7  0  .200  .492   0
#Tom Tresh           7  22  4  6  2  0  2   7  6  7  .273  .414  .636  0 | 533 131 16  .246  .744  13
+-------------------+-+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+---+----+---+--+-----+-----+---+
 Total               7 239 33 60 11  0 10  33 25 54  .251  .325  .423  2 |        162  .253  .702  54

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed

A + before season totals indicates the player was with multiple teams this year.

Series Pitching Stats

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St. Louis Cardinals

                        SERIES STATS                     |     REGULAR SEASON           
 Player              G  ERA   W-L SV CG  IP   H ER BB SO |  W-L   IP  ERA   WHIP  SO SV 
+-------------------+-+------+---+--+--+----+--+--+--+---+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
 Bob Gibson          3   3.00 2-1  0  2 27.0 23  9  8 31 | 19-12 287  3.01  1.17 245  1
*Curt Simmons        2   2.51 0-1  0  0 14.3 11  4  3  8 | 18-9  244  3.43  1.16 104   
*Ray Sadecki         2   8.53 1-0  0  0  6.3 12  6  5  2 | 20-11 220  3.68  1.33 119  1
 Roger Craig         2   0.00 1-0  0  0  5.0  2  0  3  9 |  7-9  166  3.25  1.30  84  5
 Ron Taylor          2   0.00 0-0  1  0  4.7  0  0  1  2 |  8-4  101  4.62  1.40  69  7
 Barney Schultz      4  18.00 0-1  1  0  4.0  9  8  3  1 |  1-3   49  1.64  0.93  29 14
 Bob Humphreys       1   0.00 0-0  0  0  1.0  0  0  0  1 |  2-0   43  2.53  1.10  36  2
*Gordie Richardson   2  40.50 0-0  0  0  0.7  3  3  2  0 |  4-2   47  2.30  1.17  28  1
+-------------------+-+------+---+--+--+----+--+--+--+---+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
 Total                   4.29 4-3  2  2 63.0 60 30 25 54 |            3.43 1.260   

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed

A + before season totals indicates the player was with multiple teams this year.

New York Yankees

                        SERIES STATS                     |     REGULAR SEASON           
 Player              G  ERA   W-L SV CG  IP   H ER BB SO |  W-L   IP  ERA   WHIP  SO SV 
+-------------------+-+------+---+--+--+----+--+--+--+---+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
 Mel Stottlemyre     3   3.15 1-1  0  1 20.0 18  7  6 12 |  9-3   96  2.06  1.17  49   
 Jim Bouton          2   1.56 2-0  0  1 17.3 15  3  5  7 | 18-13 271  3.02  1.06 125   
*Al Downing          3   8.22 0-1  0  0  7.7  9  7  2  5 | 13-8  244  3.47  1.32 217  2
*Whitey Ford         1   8.44 0-1  0  0  5.3  8  5  1  4 | 17-6  245  2.13  1.10 172  1
 Pete Mikkelsen      4   5.79 0-1  0  0  4.7  4  3  2  4 |  7-4   86  3.56  1.40  63 12
 Rollie Sheldon      2   0.00 0-0  0  0  2.7  0  0  2  2 |  5-2  102  3.61  1.07  57  1
 Ralph Terry         1   0.00 0-0  0  0  2.0  2  0  0  3 |  7-11 115  4.54  1.40  77  4
*Steve Hamilton      2   4.50 0-0  1  0  2.0  3  1  0  2 |  7-2   60  3.28  1.16  49  3
 Hal Reniff          1   0.00 0-0  0  0  0.3  2  0  0  0 |  6-4   69  3.12  1.11  38  9
+-------------------+-+------+---+--+--+----+--+--+--+---+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+
 Total                   3.77 3-4  1  2 62.0 61 26 18 39 |            3.15 1.210   

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed

A + before season totals indicates the player was with multiple teams this year.

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