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A wildly entertaining set of games led the World Series to a decisive Game 7 on Oct. 15, 1964, at St. Louis’ Busch Stadium. Gibson had lost Game 2 of the series but came back in Game 5 to earn a gutsy 10-inning victory.
Sep 27, 2022 · 1964 World Series recap. Cardinals defeat Yankees, 4 games to 3. September 27th, 2022. Yankees ace Whitey Ford, who had lost Game 6 in 1962, and Games 1 and 4 in 1963, saw his World Series losing streak reach four games in 1964, as he couldn't survive the sixth inning of 1964's opener.
Oct 15, 2014 · On the 50th anniversary of Game 7, a look back at the 1964 World Series. There was joy in Budville as the Cardinals ended a 17-year postseason drought and won the National League pennant on the last day of the regular season. It was a tough battle for the Birds.
Going into the 1964 World Series between the Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals, Mantle had played in 11 Series (seven of which the Yankees won). He had hit 15 home runs and had 32 runs batted in. He had, though never won a game with a walk-off home run.
Nov 28, 2018 · Steve Hamilton, the Yankees’ fourth pitcher of the day, struck out the first two batters he faced — Brock and White — before allowing a solo home run by Ken Boyer that gave St. Louis a 7-3 advantage. A momentarily-reinvigorated Gibson then set down the Yankees one-two-three in the top of the eighth inning.
The 1964 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1964 season. The 61st edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals against the American League champion New York Yankees; the Cardinals prevailed in seven games. St.
The 1964 World Series pitted the New York Yankees against the St. Louis Cardinals, both of whom struggled to get there. The Yankees, the defending American League champs, promoted skipper Ralph Houk to General Manager after the 1963 season, replacing him with popular star player Yogi Berra.
