1964 St. Louis Cardinals season

This article is about the Major League Baseball team. For the National Football League team, see 1964 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season.

1964 St. Louis Cardinals
1964 World Series Champions National League Champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Location
Busch Stadium I (since 1920) St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	93–69 (.574)
League place	1st
Other information
Owner(s)	August "Gussie" Busch
General manager(s)	Bing Devine, Bob Howsam
Manager(s)	Johnny Keane
Local television	KSD-TV
Local radio	KMOX (Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Jerry Gross)
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The 1964 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 83rd season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 73rd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 93–69 during the season and finished first in the National League, edging the co-runners-up Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies by one game each on the last day of the regular-season to claim their first NL pennant since 1946. They went on to win the World Series in 7 games over the New York Yankees.

Contents

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  1 Offseason
  


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  2 Regular season
  
  
  
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    2.1 Exit Musial, enter Brock
    
  
  
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    2.2 Busch fires Devine
    
  
  
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    2.3 The "Phillie Phold" and Cardinal comeback
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Season standings
  
  
  
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    3.1 Record vs. opponents
    
  
  
  
  


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  4 Notable transactions
  


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  5 Roster
  


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  6 Player stats
  
  
  
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    6.1 Batting
    
    
    
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      6.1.1 Starters by position
      
    
    
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      6.1.2 Other batters
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    6.2 Pitching
    
    
    
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      6.2.1 Starting pitchers
      
    
    
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      6.2.2 Other pitchers
      
    
    
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      6.2.3 Relief pitchers
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


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  7 1964 World Series
  


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  8 After the season
  


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  9 Awards and honors
  


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  10 Farm system
  


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  11 References
  


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  12 External links
  

Offseason

• October 1, 1963: Ken MacKenzie was traded by the Cardinals to the San Francisco Giants for Jimmie Coker.^[1]
  


• December 6, 1963: Carl Sawatski was released by the Cardinals.^[2]
  

Regular season

Exit Musial, enter Brock

The 1963 team went 93–69. It was the best record for St. Louis since that 1949 team won 96 games. The Cardinals finished six games behind the now-Los Angeles Dodgers.

1964 saw the Cardinals without the best hitter in franchise history. Stan Musial, whose 3,630 career hits were second on the all-time list and remain fourth today, retired after the 1963 season, at the age of 42, after 22 years in St. Louis. His absence left a hole in the Cardinal lineup and in left field, and as the early weeks of the 1964 season passed, St. Louis hovered at the .500 mark. Cardinals GM Bing Devine, worried about both the team and his own job security, looked for a deal to make before the June 15 trading deadline.^[3] He consulted with manager Johnny Keane and they decided that the team needed more speed. Keane and Devine focused on Lou Brock, an outfielder with the Chicago Cubs that the Cardinals had scouted years before and who had struggled since coming to the big leagues.^[4]

In June, with the trading deadline near and the Cardinals still around .500, Devine made the call to the Cubs and the deal was done.^[5] On June 15, they traded star pitcher Ernie Broglio, who went 18–8 in 1963 and was having another good year in 1964, to the Chicago Cubs as part of a six-player deal for Brock. Many people thought the Cubs had gotten the better of the deal, including Chicago sportswriters and many Cardinal players.^[6] However, Broglio would have a mediocre half-season for the Cubs and then two more ineffective, injury-riddled years in 1965 and 1966 before disappearing from the big leagues forever. Brock hit .348 for the 1964 Cardinals, and as a Cardinal went on to break the all-time record for stolen bases (since broken by Rickey Henderson), amass over 3000 base hits, and go into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985.

Busch fires Devine

For most of the 1964 season, the Philadelphia Phillies looked like the team to beat. Philadelphia spent almost the entire first half in first or second place, and in July moved in first place seemingly to stay. The Cardinals, on the other hand, spent much of the season mired in the middle of the pack, and sometimes close to the bottom. As late as June 17, the Cardinals were eighth in a ten-team league, although they were only six back of the lead. Lou Brock joined the team and immediately began to hit but St. Louis still could not dent Philadelphia's lead. The Cardinals called up prized prospect Mike Shannon in early July, and still they stagnated.^[7][8] They were seventh as late as July 24. One problem was first baseman Bill White; the Cardinal slugger, one of the few power hitters on the team, was bothered by a sore shoulder and struggling badly.^[9]

On August 16, with the Cardinals at 61–54 and ​9 ¹⁄₂ games out of first place, an impatient Gussie Busch fired general manager Bing Devine.^[10] Devine had been GM of the Cardinals since 1957,^[11] but would not be around to see how the team he had built would finish. Busch considered firing Keane as well, but held back out of reluctance to further disrupt the team by firing both the manager and GM during the season.^[12] Shortly thereafter, however, Busch met with Leo Durocher and made him a verbal offer to manage the Cardinals in 1965. Word soon got out that Keane was a lame duck.^[13]

On August 23, the Cardinals fell 11 games behind Philadelphia, tied for the farthest back they'd been all year, although they'd actually improved to fourth place in the overall standings. The Cardinals reeled off a six-game winning streak immediately after falling 11 back and continued to play well in September, but the Phillies seemed to be too far ahead to catch. On September 20, the Cardinals were tied with Cincinnati for second place, 6.5 games behind Philadelphia. A Sports Illustrated article described the Cardinal surge as "far too late".^[10]

The "Phillie Phold" and Cardinal comeback

Injuries accumulated for the first-place Phillies as the season wore on. Slugger Frank Thomas broke his thumb. Starting pitcher Ray Culp hurt his elbow and had to go to the bullpen. Starting pitcher Art Mahaffey was slumping badly.^[14] Starting pitcher Dennis Bennett was plagued by tendinitis.^[15] Philly manager Gene Mauch, in a move that has remained controversial ever since, reacted to his rotation's problems by using star pitchers Jim Bunning and Chris Short on less than normal rest six times down the stretch. Philadelphia lost all six of those games.^[16]

Still the Phillies held on to their lead. On September 20, Philadelphia was 90–60 and led the National League by ​6 ¹⁄₂ games with only twelve games to go. A pennant seemed assured. The Phillies even started taking applications for World Series tickets.^[17] Then came the infamous "Phillie Phold". The Phold started on September 21, when Philadelphia lost 1–0 to Cincinnati with the only run scoring on a steal of home.^[18][19] The Phils were swept in three games by Cincinnati, who crept to within ​3 ¹⁄₂ games of first place. Then they were swept in four games by Milwaukee. On the 25th the Braves beat Philly in 12 innings. On the 26th they beat Philly by scoring three in the top of the ninth. On the 27th Milwaukee beat the Phils 14–8, extending their losing streak to seven games and dropping them out of first place for the first time in two months. Philadelphia was one game behind Cincinnati, while the Cardinals, who'd gone 6–1 during Philadelphia's streak, were in third place, 1.5 games back. The Phillies were feeling the pressure and making mistakes on the bases; in one fifteen-game stretch, 10 Phillies were thrown out trying to take an extra base.^[19]

St. Louis and Philadelphia met for a crucial three-game series starting in St. Louis on September 28. The Cardinals won the first game 5–1, vaulting past Philly into second place, one game behind the idle Reds, with the Phils 1.5 games back. On the 29th the Cards beat the Phils 4–2 behind a strong start from Sadecki, and Cincinnati lost to visiting Pittsburgh. The Cardinals were in first place for the first time all year, tied with the Reds, with Philly 1.5 games back. On the 30th the Cardinals beat the Phillies again, 8–5, with Curt Simmons beating Bunning. Cincinnati lost to Pittsburgh at home again, and the Cardinals had sole possession of first place. Philadelphia had lost ten in a row and the Cardinals had won eight in a row.

The Cardinals lost 1–0 on October 2 at home to the terrible Mets while the Phillies beat the Reds in Cincinnati to finally snap their losing streak. On the 3rd the Cardinals lost again to the Mets while the Phillies and Reds remained idle. St. Louis and Cincinnati were tied for first place with 92–69 records, while Philadelphia was one game behind at 91–70. On the last day of the season, October 4, the Phillies beat the Reds at Cincinnati again, but the Cardinals beat the visiting Mets 11–5 to win the pennant by one game, with a 93–69 record; if the Cardinals had lost that game, the regular schedule would have ended in a 3-way tie for the pennant. The "Phold" is remembered as one of the worst late-season collapses in baseball history.^[20] The Cardinals, having won their first pennant since 1946, would go on to face the mighty Yankees in the World Series.

Season standings

v t e National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	93	69	0.574	—	48–33	45–36
Philadelphia Phillies	92	70	0.568	1	46–35	46–35
Cincinnati Reds	92	70	0.568	1	47–34	45–36
San Francisco Giants	90	72	0.556	3	44–37	46–35
Milwaukee Braves	88	74	0.543	5	45–36	43–38
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	82	0.494	13	42–39	38–43
Los Angeles Dodgers	80	82	0.494	13	41–40	39–42
Chicago Cubs	76	86	0.469	17	40–41	36–45
Houston Colt .45s	66	96	0.407	27	41–40	25–56
New York Mets	53	109	0.327	40	33–48	20–61

Record vs. opponents

1964 National League Records v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Team	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MIL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SF	STL
Chicago	—	6–12	11–7	10–8	8–10	11–7	6–12	9–9	9–9	6–12
Cincinnati	12–6	—	12–6	14–4–1	9–9	11–7	9–9	8–10	7–11	10–8
Houston	7–11	6–12	—	7–11	12–6	9–9	5–13	5–13	7–11	8–10
Los Angeles	8–10	4–14–1	11–7	—	8–10	15–3–1	8–10	10–8	6–12	10–8
Milwaukee	10–8	9–9	6–12	10–8	—	14–4	10–8	12–6	9–9	8–10
New York	7–11	7–11	9–9	3–15–1	4–14	—	3–15	6–12	7–11	7–11
Philadelphia	12-6	9–9	13–5	10–8	8–10	15–3	—	10–8	10–8	5–13
Pittsburgh	9–9	10–8	13–5	8–10	6–12	12–6	8–10	—	8–10	6–12
San Francisco	9–9	11–7	11–7	12–6	9–9	11–7	8–10	10–8	—	9–9
St. Louis	12–6	8–10	10–8	8–10	10–8	11–7	13–5	12–6	9–9	—

Notable transactions

• April 9, 1964: Gary Kolb and Jimmie Coker were traded by the Cardinals to the Milwaukee Braves for Bob Uecker.^[21]
  


• May 26, 1964: Walt Williams was selected off waivers by the Cardinals from the Houston Colt .45's.^[22]
  


• June 15, 1964: Ernie Broglio, Doug Clemens and Bobby Shantz were traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Lou Brock, Jack Spring, and Paul Toth.^[23]
  


• September 10, 1964: Mike Torrez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.^[24]
  

Roster

1964 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers 43 Dave Bakenhaster 32 Ernie Broglio 33 Lew Burdette 41 Roger Craig 35 Mike Cuellar 29 Dave Dowling 30 Harry Fanok 45 Bob Gibson 40 Glen Hobbie 47 Bob Humphreys 22 Gordie Richardson 37 Ray Sadecki 33 Barney Schultz 34 Bobby Shantz 31 Curt Simmons 22 Jack Spring 39 Ron Taylor 44 Ray Washburn		Catchers 15 Tim McCarver  9 Bob Uecker Infielders 14 Ken Boyer 11 Jerry Buchek 16 Phil Gagliano 24 Dick Groat 25 Julián Javier 27 Dal Maxvill 12 Bill White		Outfielders 20 Lou Brock 22 Doug Clemens 21 Curt Flood 23 Charlie James 28 Johnny Lewis 10 Jeoff Long 18 Mike Shannon 19 Bob Skinner 17 Carl Warwick Other batters 10 Joe Morgan 26 Ed Spiezio		Manager  5 Johnny Keane Coaches  8 Vern Benson  4 Howie Pollet  2 Red Schoendienst  3 Joe Schultz

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Tim McCarver	143	465	134	.288	9	52
1B	Bill White	160	631	191	.303	21	102
2B	Julián Javier	155	535	129	.241	12	65
3B	Ken Boyer	162	628	185	.295	24	119
SS	Dick Groat	161	636	186	.292	1	70
LF	Lou Brock	103	419	146	.348	12	44
CF	Curt Flood	162	679	211	.311	5	46
RF	Mike Shannon	88	253	66	.261	9	43

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Charlie James	88	233	52	.223	5	17
Carl Warwick	88	158	41	.259	3	15
Bob Skinner	55	118	32	.271	1	16
Bob Uecker	40	106	21	.198	1	6
Johnny Lewis	40	94	22	.234	2	7
Doug Clemens	33	78	16	.205	1	9
Phil Gagliano	40	58	15	.259	1	9
Jeoff Long	28	43	10	.233	1	4
Jerry Buchek	35	30	6	.200	0	1
Dal Maxvill	37	26	6	.231	0	4
Ed Spiezio	12	12	4	.333	0	0
Joe Morgan	3	3	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Bob Gibson	40	287.1	19	12	3.01	245
Curt Simmons	34	244	18	9	3.43	104
Ray Sadecki	37	220	20	11	3.68	119
Ernie Broglio	11	69.1	3	5	3.50	36

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Roger Craig	39	166	7	9	3.25	84
Ray Washburn	15	60	3	4	4.05	28
Gordie Richardson	19	47	4	2	2.30	28
Glen Hobbie	13	44.1	1	2	4.26	18
Bobby Shantz	16	17.1	1	3	3.12	12
Lew Burdette	8	10	1	0	1.80	3

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Barney Schultz	30	1	3	14	1.64	29
Ron Taylor	63	8	4	8	4.62	69
Mike Cuellar	32	5	5	4	4.50	56
Bob Humphreys	28	2	0	2	2.53	36
Harry Fanok	4	0	0	0	5.87	10
Dave Bakenhaster	2	0	0	0	6.00	0
Jack Spring	2	0	0	0	3.00	0
Dave Dowling	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

1964 World Series

Main article: 1964 World Series

Playing in their first Series in eighteen years, and one that resembled a rematch of the two franchises' first encounter in 1926, the upstart "Redbirds" took on the veteran New York Yankees, featuring Ken Boyer's younger brother Clete, also an All-Star third baseman. Ken Boyer's stunning grand slam home run in Game 4 at Yankee Stadium, along with Gibson's overpowering pitching, was a key in a 4 games to 3 win by the Cardinals – their seventh World Series championship. This marked the end of the Yankee dynasty that saw 15 pennants in 18 seasons from 1947 to 1964. The Cardinals are the only one of the original eight National League teams to hold an overall World Series edge against the Yankees, 3 Series to 2.

Before the regular season had ended, both the owners of the Cardinals and the Yankees had decided to replace their managers, Keane and Yogi Berra, after the season – regardless of outcome. When these two teams happened to meet in the World Series, this plan received a great deal of attention.

NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (3)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance	Time of Game
1	Yankees – 5, Cardinals – 9	October 7	Busch Stadium	30,805	2:42
2	Yankees – 8, Cardinals – 3	October 8	Busch Stadium	30,805	2:29
3	Cardinals – 1, Yankees – 2	October 10	Yankee Stadium	67,101	2:16
4	Cardinals – 4, Yankees – 3	October 11	Yankee Stadium	66,312	2:18
5	Cardinals – 5, Yankees – 2	October 12	Yankee Stadium	65,633	2:37
6	Yankees – 8, Cardinals – 3	October 14	Busch Stadium	30,805	2:37
7	Yankees – 5, Cardinals – 7	October 15	Busch Stadium	30,346	2:40

Thirty years later, David Halberstam would chronicle the 1964 Cardinals and their World Series opponents the 1964 Yankees in the book October 1964.

After the season

Busch changed his mind about Durocher and attempted to rehire his Series-winning manager, but Keane, angry at the way Busch had treated him and Devine, quit and became manager of the Yankees.^[25]Red Schoendienst took over as manager and led the team to two pennants and a championship in 1967 on his way to twelve seasons at the helm. The Sporting News named Bing Devine Baseball Executive of the Year a few months after he was fired and Keane Manager of the Year.^[26]

Awards and honors

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  Ken Boyer, National League MVP Award
  


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  Bob Gibson, Babe Ruth Award
  


• Bob Gibson, World Series Most Valuable Player Award


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  Gold Glove Awards
  
  
  
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    Curt Flood, outfield
  
  
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    Bobby Shantz, pitcher
  
  
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    Bill White, first base
  
  
  
  

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Jacksonville Suns	International League	Harry Walker
AA	Tulsa Oilers	Texas League	Grover Resinger
A	Raleigh Cardinals	Carolina League	George Kissell
A	Winnipeg Goldeyes	Northern League	Ron Plaza
A	Rock Hill Cardinals	Western Carolinas League	Hal Smith
Rookie	SRL Cardinals	Sarasota Rookie League	Fred Koenig

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References

1. 
   ^ Jimmie Coker at Baseball-Reference
   


2. 
   ^ Carl Sawatski at Baseball-Reference
   


3. 
   ^ Halberstam 133
   


4. 
   ^ Halberstam 134–5
   


5. 
   ^ Halberstam 135–6
   


6. 
   ^ Halberstam 136–7
   


7. 
   ^ Mike Shannon 1964 game log
   


8. 
   ^ Halberstam 194–6
   


9. 
   ^ Halberstam 198
   


10. 
    ^ ^ab "Futile Surge", Sports Illustrated, September 21, 1964
    


11. 
    ^ Halberstam 17
    


12. 
    ^ Halberstam 253
    


13. 
    ^ Halberstam 265–7
    


14. 
    ^ Halberstam 303
    


15. 
    ^ Halberstam 303, 311
    


16. 
    ^ Halberstam 303–4, 306
    


17. 
    ^ Halberstam 305
    


18. 
    ^ Reds 1, Phils 0
    


19. 
    ^ ^ab "The Big Red Surge" Sports Illustrated, Oct. 5, 1964
    


20. 
    ^ 1964 Sports Illustrated cover
    


21. 
    ^ Gary Kolb at Baseball-Reference
    


22. 
    ^ Walt Williams at Baseball-Reference
    


23. 
    ^ Ernie Broglio at Baseball-Reference
    


24. 
    ^ Mike Torrez at Baseball-Reference
    


25. 
    ^ Halberstam 351–2
    


26. 
    ^ Halberstam 354
    


27. 
    ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
    

External links

• 
  1964 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference. Includes box scores, daily schedule, and daily standings.


• 1964 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com


• 
  Halberstam, David (1995). October 1964 (paperback ed.). Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-449-98367-6..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
  


• Audio: Harry Caray calls the pennant-clinching out on October 4, 1964

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v t e 1964 MLB season by team
American League	Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Los Angeles Minnesota New York Washington
National League	Chicago Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco
1964 All-Star Game 1964 World Series

v t e St. Louis Cardinals 1964 World Series champions
9 Bob Uecker 11 Jerry Buchek 12 Bill White 14 Ken Boyer (NL MVP) 15 Tim McCarver 17 Carl Warwick 18 Mike Shannon 19 Bob Skinner 20 Lou Brock 21 Curt Flood 22 Gordie Richardson 23 Charlie James 24 Dick Groat 25 Julián Javier 27 Dal Maxvill 31 Curt Simmons 33 Barney Schultz 35 Mike Cuellar 37 Ray Sadecki 39 Ron Taylor 41 Roger Craig 44 Ray Washburn 45 Bob Gibson (World Series MVP) 47 Bob Humphreys
Manager 5 Johnny Keane Coaches 2 Red Schoendienst 3 Joe Schultz Jr. 4 Howie Pollet 8 Vern Benson
Regular season

v t e St. Louis Cardinals
Established in 1882 Based in St. Louis, Missouri
Franchise	Hall of Fame Members of the National Hall of Fame Awards & League Leaders Records No-hitters Roster Players Coaches Managers General Managers and Owners Broadcasters Opening Day starting pitchers Minor League Players First-round draft picks All articles
History	1875–1919 1920–52 1953–89 1990–present Seasons
Ballparks	Robison Field Sportsman's Park Busch Memorial Stadium Busch Stadium Spring training Whittington Park Herald Park West End Park City Park City Island Ball Park Ninth Street Park Al Lang Stadium Roger Dean Stadium
Culture	Jack Buck Cardinal Nation Fredbird "Here Comes the King" Gashouse Gang KMOX Mike Shannon Rally Squirrel Whiteyball The Pride of St. Louis Death on the Diamond Budweiser Clydesdales Ballpark Village
Lore	1946 NL tie-breaker series Slaughter's Mad Dash Brock for Broglio "Go Crazy, Folks!" The Call Home run chase Fernando Tatís' two grand slams 2011 World Series Game 6 2017 MLB Little League Classic
Rivalries	Chicago Cubs Kansas City Royals
Key personnel	Owner: Bill DeWitt, Jr. President of Baseball Operations: John Mozeliak General Manager: Mike Girsch Manager: Mike Shildt
Minor league affiliates	AAA Memphis Redbirds AA Springfield Cardinals A Adv. Palm Beach Cardinals A Peoria Chiefs Short A State College Spikes Rookie Adv. Johnson City Cardinals Rookie Gulf Coast League Cardinals DSL Cardinals Blue DSL Cardinals Red
World Series Championships	pre-MLB 1885 1886 MLB 1926 1931 1934 1942 1944 1946 1964 1967 1982 2006 2011
League pennants	American Association 1885 1886 1887 1888 National League 1926 1928 1930 1931 1934 1942 1943 1944 1946 1964 1967 1968 1982 1985 1987 2004 2006 2011 2013
Division titles	National League East 1982 1985 1987 National League Central 1996 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 2009 2013 2014 2015
Wild card titles	2001 2011 2012
All Star Games hosted	1940 1957 1966 2009
Seasons (138) 1880s 1880 · 1881 · 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890s 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900s 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910s 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920s 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930s 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940s 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950s 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960s 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010s 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

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