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
World Series Champions National League Champions
League	National League
Ballpark	Busch Stadium I
City	St. Louis, Missouri
Record	93–69 (.574)
League place	1st
Owners	August "Gussie" Busch
General managers	Bing Devine, Bob Howsam
Managers	Johnny Keane
Television	KSD-TV
Radio	KMOX (Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Jerry Gross)
Seasons

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. This is the first season that the team wore their now famous red cap (but only for home games, beginning the next season, the team would make the red cap permanent for both home and away games).

Offseason

• October 1, 1963: Ken MacKenzie was traded by the Cardinals to the San Francisco Giants for Jimmie Coker.
• December 6, 1963: Carl Sawatski was released by the Cardinals.

Regular season

Exit Musial, enter Brock

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

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. On June 15, St. Louis traded star pitcher Ernie Broglio, who went 18–8 in 1963 and was having another good year in 1964, to Chicago 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. 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. 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.

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. Devine had been GM of the Cardinals since 1957, 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. 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.

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+1⁄2 games behind Philadelphia. A Sports Illustrated article described the Cardinal surge as "far too late".

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. Starting pitcher Dennis Bennett was plagued by tendinitis. 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.

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. 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. 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.

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. The Cardinals, having won their first pennant since 1946, would go on to face the mighty Yankees in the World Series.

Season standings

National League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	93	69	.574	—	48‍–‍33	45‍–‍36
Philadelphia Phillies	92	70	.568	1	46‍–‍35	46‍–‍35
Cincinnati Reds	92	70	.568	1	47‍–‍34	45‍–‍36
San Francisco Giants	90	72	.556	3	44‍–‍37	46‍–‍35
Milwaukee Braves	88	74	.543	5	45‍–‍36	43‍–‍38
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	82	.494	13	42‍–‍39	38‍–‍43
Los Angeles Dodgers	80	82	.494	13	41‍–‍40	39‍–‍42
Chicago Cubs	76	86	.469	17	40‍–‍41	36‍–‍45
Houston Colt .45s	66	96	.407	27	41‍–‍40	25‍–‍56
New York Mets	53	109	.327	40	33‍–‍48	20‍–‍61

Record vs. opponents

1964 National League record 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.
• May 26, 1964: Walt Williams was selected off waivers by the Cardinals from the Houston Colt .45's.
• 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.
• September 10, 1964: Mike Torrez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.

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

Game log

Past Games Legend
Cardinals Win (#bfb)	Cardinals Loss (#fbb)	Game Postponed (#bbb)	Clinched Playoff Berth (#039)
Bold denotes a Cardinals pitcher

1964 St. Louis Cardinals Game Log (93–69)
April: (8–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 14 @ Dodgers 0–4 Koufax (1–0) Broglio (0–1) 50,451 0–1 2 April 15 @ Dodgers 6–2 Gibson (1–0) Drysdale (0–1) 28,025 1–1 3 April 16 @ Giants 2–0 Simmons (1–0) Hendley (0–1) 9,875 2–1 4 April 17 @ Giants 4–5 (10) Shaw (1–0) Shantz (0–1) 19,524 2–2 5 April 18 @ Giants 3–2 Broglio (1–1) Bolin (0–1) 23,483 3–2 6 April 19 @ Colt .45s 6–1 Gibson (2–0) Nottebart (0–1) 12,913 4–2 7 April 20 @ Colt .45s 1–7 Farrell (1–0) Sadecki (0–1) 7,441 4–3 8 April 22 Dodgers 7–6 Simmons (2–0) Koufax (1–2) Craig (1) 31,410 5–3 9 April 23 Dodgers 5–7 Perranoski (1–0) Taylor (0–1) 10,276 5–4 10 April 24 Colt .45s 3–2 (11) Burdette (1–0) Woodeshick (0–1) 6,789 6–4 11 April 25 Colt .45s 2–4 Farrell (2–0) Shantz (0–2) Woodeshick (2) 11,796 6–5 12 April 26 Colt .45s 4–6 Owens (1–1) Simmons (2–1) Woodeshick (3) 9,700 6–6 13 April 28 Mets 8–0 Broglio (2–1) Jackson (1–3) 3,471 7–6 14 April 29 Mets 4–3 (11) Shantz (1–2) Bearnarth (0–3) 3,844 8–6
May: (17–14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 15 May 1 Pirates 6–2 Craig (1–0) Law (0–1) 14,701 9–6 16 May 2 Pirates 4–5 Sisk (1–1) Simmons (2–2) Bork (1) 12,534 9–7 17 May 3 Pirates 8–12 Schwall (2–1) Sadecki (0–2) Face (2) 11,051 9–8 18 May 4 Phillies 9–2 Craig (2–0) Dennis Bennett (2–2) 7,437 10–8 19 May 5 Phillies 2–1 Washburn (1–0) Bunning (3–1) Taylor (1) 10,443 11–8 20 May 6 @ Pirates 0–1 Friend (3–0) Sadecki (0–3) 8,659 11–9 21 May 7 @ Pirates 4–2 Simmons (3–2) Veale (1–3) Craig (2) 7,219 12–9 22 May 8 @ Mets 4–5 Bearnarth (1–3) Shantz (1–3) 32,386 12–10 23 May 9 @ Mets 5–1 Gibson (3–0) Cisco (0–2) 16,757 13–10 24 May 10 @ Mets 1–4 Stallard (2–4) Craig (2–1) – 13–11 25 May 10 @ Mets 10–1 Washburn (2–0) Hinsley (0–1) Taylor (2) 30,776 14–11 26 May 11 @ Phillies 3–2 Sadecki (1–3) Culp (1–3) 11,200 15–11 27 May 12 @ Phillies 4–2 Simmons (4–2) Mahaffey (2–2) Craig (3) 14,412 16–11 — May 13 @ Phillies Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 10 28 May 14 @ Phillies 2–3 Bunning (4–1) Broglio (2–2) Roebuck (4) 16,626 16–12 29 May 15 Braves 10–6 Craig (3–1) Tiefenauer (1–3) 22,400 17–12 30 May 16 Braves 6–5 Sadecki (2–3) Sadowski (2–3) Taylor (3) 13,564 18–12 31 May 17 Braves 7–3 Simmons (5–2) Fischer (4–2) – 19–12 32 May 17 Braves 2–4 Cloninger (3–2) Washburn (2–1) 28,594 19–13 33 May 19 Cubs 4–7 Ellsworth (3–4) Broglio (2–3) 8,541 19–14 34 May 20 Cubs 1–0 Gibson (4–0) Jackson (5–3) 8,612 20–14 35 May 21 Cubs 10–3 Sadecki (3–3) Hobbie (0–2) 7,877 21–14 36 May 22 @ Braves 6–1 Simmons (6–2) Cloninger (3–3) 20,489 22–14 37 May 23 @ Braves 4–8 Hoeft (1–0) Craig (3–2) 10,567 22–15 38 May 24 @ Braves 4–7 Spahn (4–3) Sadecki (3–4) Sadowski (1) – 22–16 39 May 24 @ Braves 0–10 Lemaster (5–2) Broglio (2–4) 26,084 22–17 — May 26 Giants Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 18 40 May 27 Giants 1–2 Marichal (7–1) Gibson (4–1) 14,786 22–18 41 May 28 Giants 1–2 Hendley (4–3) Simmons (6–3) Bolin (1) 14,092 22–19 42 May 29 Reds 4–3 Sadecki (4–4) O'Toole (3–2) 10,219 23–19 43 May 30 Reds 7–1 Broglio (3–4) Ellis (3–2) 11,051 24–19 44 May 31 Reds 0–6 Purkey (3–3) Washburn (2–2) – 24–20 45 May 31 Reds 2–1 Gibson (5–1) Tsitouris (1–3) 20,240 25–20
June: (11–18) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 46 June 2 @ Cubs 2–5 Jackson (7–4) Simmons (6–4) 5,129 25–21 47 June 3 @ Cubs 7–5 Sadecki (5–4) Buhl (5–3) Craig (4) 6,718 26–21 48 June 4 @ Cubs 1–2 Ellsworth (7–4) Gibson (5–2) 8,019 26–22 49 June 5 @ Reds 4–5 Jay (2–2) Craig (3–3) 10,692 26–23 50 June 6 @ Reds 0–3 Tsitouris (2–3) Washburn (2–3) Ellis (1) 17,386 26–24 51 June 7 @ Reds 6–11 Nuxhall (5–3) Simmons (6–5) Jay (1) 12,925 26–25 — June 8 @ Giants Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 10 52 June 9 @ Giants 1–0 Sadecki (6–4) Marichal (8–2) 14,348 27–25 53 June 10 @ Giants 0–3 Hendley (5–4) Gibson (5–3) Perry (1) – 27–26 54 June 10 @ Giants 2–1 Hobbie (1–3) Herbel (3–2) 16,684 28–26 55 June 11 @ Dodgers 0–5 Drysdale (8–5) Washburn (2–4) 29,272 28–27 56 June 12 @ Dodgers 0–3 Koufax (8–4) Broglio (3–5) 44,476 28–28 57 June 13 @ Dodgers 2–3 Moeller (4–5) Sadecki (6–5) Perranoski (4) 29,199 28–29 58 June 14 @ Colt .45s 1–4 Farrell (10–1) Gibson (5–4) 15,341 28–30 59 June 15 @ Colt .45s 3–9 Owens (2–4) Hobbie (1–4) 8,584 28–31 60 June 16 @ Colt .45s 7–1 Simmons (7–5) Bruce (6–3) 12,383 29–31 61 June 17 @ Colt .45s 2–1 Washburn (3–4) Johnson (5–6) Taylor (4) 10,777 30–31 62 June 18 Giants 7–6 Sadecki (7–5) Marichal (8–3) Taylor (5) 14,876 31–31 63 June 19 Giants 3–1 Gibson (6–4) Herbel (4–3) Taylor (6) 24,533 32–31 64 June 20 Giants 3–14 Hendley (6–4) Hobbie (1–5) Duffalo (1) 20,646 32–32 65 June 21 Giants 3–7 Sanford (5–7) Simmons (7–6) Perry (2) 25,848 32–33 66 June 23 Colt .45s 5–4 Taylor (1–1) Larsen (0–2) Cuellar (1) 9,679 33–33 67 June 24 Colt. 45s 5–7 Owens (3–4) Sadecki (7–6) Woodeshick (15) 8,621 33–34 68 June 25 Colt .45s 4–2 Craig (4–3) Bruce (7–4) Hobbie (1) 6,842 34–34 69 June 26 Phillies 5–6 Roebuck (2–2) Taylor (1–2) 18,484 34–35 70 June 27 Phillies 9–4 Simmons (8–6) Wise (1–1) 12,388 35–35 71 June 28 Phillies 0–5 Short (6–4) Cuellar (0–1) – 35–36 72 June 28 Phillies 8–2 Sadecki (8–6) Culp (4–6) 27,805 36–36 73 June 29 Braves 4–7 Tiefenauer (3–4) Gibson (6–5) 11,336 36–37 74 June 30 Braves 4–5 Sadowski (3–6) Craig (4–4) Tiefenauer (6) 7,484 36–38
July: (17–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 75 July 1 @ Braves 6–1 Simmons (9–6) Fischer (6–5) 13,608 37–38 76 July 2 @ Braves 4–3 Sadecki (9–6) Spahn (5–8) Humphreys (1) 6,863 38–38 77 July 3 @ Reds 1–4 Tsitouris (5–5) Gibson (6–6) 11,975 38–39 78 July 4 @ Reds 2–3 O'Toole (6–4) Cuellar (0–2) McCool (3) 21,320 38–40 79 July 5 @ Reds 3–1 Craig (5–4) Jay (4–5) 11,854 39–40 35th All-Star Game in Queens, New York City, New York 80 July 9 @ Mets 3–4 Jackson (5–10) Simmons (9–7) 13,804 39–41 81 July 10 @ Mets 3–1 Gibson (7–6) Fisher (5–8) 33,634 40–41 82 July 11 @ Mets 11–4 Sadecki (10–6) Stallard (5–11) Taylor (7) 19,475 41–41 — July 12 @ Pirates Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 13 — July 12 @ Pirates Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 24 83 July 13 @ Pirates 5–4 (12) Taylor (2–2) Sisk (1–4) – 42–41 84 July 13 @ Pirates 12–5 Cuellar (1–2) Law (7–8) Washburn (1) 14,773 43–41 85 July 14 Dodgers 8–7 Taylor (3–2) Perranoski (4–5) 24,817 44–41 86 July 15 Dodgers 3–13 L. Miller (1–1) Gibson (7–7) Perranoski (7) 17,304 44–42 87 July 16 Dodgers 2–10 Moeller (5–7) Sadecki (10–7) B. Miller (3) 15,780 44–43 88 July 17 Mets 9–8 Cuellar (2–2) Stallard (5–13) Gibson (1) 10,759 45–43 89 July 18 Mets 15–7 Taylor (4–2) Wakefield (2–3) Sadecki (1) 9,424 46–43 90 July 19 Mets 2–3 Fisher (6–9) Simmons (9–8) – 46–44 91 July 19 Mets 7–6 Gibson (8–7) Hunter (0–1) 18,377 47–44 92 July 21 Pirates 4–8 Gibbon (7–3) Sadecki (10–8) Bork (2) 11,805 47–45 93 July 22 Pirates 2–13 Veale (11–6) Craig (5–5) 11,089 47–46 94 July 23 Pirates 5–8 Blass (4–6) Cuellar (2–3) Face (3) 7,893 47–47 95 July 24 @ Phillies 1–9 Short (9–5) Gibson (8–8) 22,628 47–48 96 July 25 @ Phillies 10–9 Simmons (10–8) Dennis Bennett (9–8) Cuellar (2) 10,948 48–48 97 July 26 @ Phillies 6–1 Richardson (1–0) Boozer (1–1) – 49–48 98 July 26 @ Phillies 4–1 Sadecki (11–8) Mahaffey (9–5) 28,118 50–48 99 July 28 @ Cubs 12–7 (10) Taylor (5–2) Jackson (13–9) Cuellar (3) 16,052 51–48 100 July 29 @ Cubs 9–1 Simmons (11–8) L. Burdette (7–3) 16,781 52–48 101 July 30 @ Cubs 5–2 Sadecki (12–8) Ellsworth (12–12) Craig (5) 11,173 53–48 102 July 31 Reds 6–7 Tsitouris (7–7) Richardson (1–1) Purkey (1) 22,136 53–49
August: (18–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 103 August 1 Reds 5–6 Jay (6–8) Gibson (8–9) Ellis (6) 13,057 53–50 104 August 2 Reds 5–4 Cuellar (3–3) McCool (3–2) Taylor (8) 14,010 54–50 105 August 4 Cubs 0–4 L. Burdette (8–4) Sadecki (12–9) 12,723 54–51 106 August 5 Cubs 4–2 Richardson (2–1) Buhl (12–8) Humphreys (2) 11,614 55–51 107 August 6 Cubs 5–3 Gibson (9–9) Ellsworth (12–13) Schultz (1) 8,258 56–51 108 August 7 Colt .45s 4–0 Simmons (12–8) Brown (2–10) 14,344 57–51 109 August 8 Colt .45s 3–4 Nottebart (5–8) Taylor (5–3) Owens (3) 14,842 57–52 110 August 9 Colt .45s 8–2 Sadecki (13–9) Bruce (11–7) 19,658 58–52 111 August 10 Giants 2–1 Gibson (10–9) Herbel (10–7) Schultz (2) 18,779 59–52 112 August 11 Giants 3–6 Hendley (10–7) Simmons (12–9) Pierce (4) 21,075 59–53 113 August 12 Giants 6–4 Craig (6–5) Shaw (7–5) Schultz (3) 17,676 60–53 114 August 14 @ Dodgers 4–3 Sadecki (14–9) Drysdale (13–12) Cuellar (4) 33,835 61–53 115 August 15 @ Dodgers 3–4 Moeller (7–11) Gibson (10–10) Perranoski (9) 22,218 61–54 116 August 16 @ Dodgers 0–3 Koufax (19–5) Richardson (2–2) – 61–55 117 August 16 @ Dodgers 4–0 Simmons (13–9) L. Miller (2–4) 38,072 62–55 118 August 17 @ Colt .45s 3–1 Cuellar (4–3) Brown (2–12) Schultz (4) 8,053 63–55 119 August 18 @ Colt .45s 5–2 Sadecki (15–9) Larsen (1–6) Schultz (5) 8,617 64–55 120 August 19 @ Colt .45s 7–8 (10) Owens (6–7) Schultz (0–1) 8,149 64–56 121 August 21 @ Giants 6–5 Taylor (6–3) Duffalo (2–1) Schultz (6) 19,644 65–56 122 August 22 @ Giants 2–4 Bolin (5–5) Craig (6–6) 22,910 65–57 123 August 23 @ Giants 2–3 (10) O'Dell (6–6) Schultz (0–2) 28,712 65–58 124 August 24 Pirates 5–1 Gibson (11–10) Friend (10–14) 10,881 66–58 125 August 25 Pirates 7–6 (13) Taylor (7–3) McBean (7–2) 8,664 67–58 126 August 26 Pirates 4–2 Cuellar (5–3) Bork (2–1) 9,662 68–58 127 August 28 Dodgers 5–3 Sadecki (16–9) Ortega (6–6) 20,180 69–58 128 August 29 Dodgers 4–1 Gibson (12–10) Reed (1–3) 20,001 70–58 129 August 30 Dodgers 5–1 Simmons (14–9) L. Miller (2–6) 24,766 71–58 130 August 31 Dodgers 3–12 Drysdale (15–13) Cuellar (5–4) 16,387 71–59
September: (21–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 131 September 1 Braves 5–4 Taylor (8–3) Lemaster (13–10) 8,079 72–59 132 September 2 Braves 6–2 Gibson (13–10) Fischer (10–9) 8,369 73–59 133 September 3 Braves 0–7 Blasingame (4–4) Craig (6–7) 8,221 73–60 134 September 4 Cubs 8–5 Richardson (3–2) Elston (2–5) 10,220 74–60 135 September 5 Cubs 5–8 Jackson (18–10) Cuellar (5–5) McDaniel (11) 12,185 74–61 136 September 6 Cubs 5–4 (11) Humphreys (1–0) McDaniel (1–7) 16,161 75–61 137 September 7 Reds 3–2 Gibson (14–10) Henry (2–2) – 76–61 138 September 7 Reds 3–2 Schultz (1–2) Nuxhall (8–8) 22,187 77–61 139 September 9 @ Phillies 10–5 (11) Humphreys (2–0) Baldschun (6–7) 25,339 78–61 140 September 10 @ Phillies 0–3 Short (16–7) Sadecki (16–10) 14,552 78–62 141 September 11 @ Cubs 5–0 Gibson (15–10) Broglio (7–12) 2,240 79–62 142 September 12 @ Cubs 2–3 Buhl (13–11) Craig (6–8) 8,330 79–63 143 September 13 @ Cubs 15–2 Simmons (15–9) Ellsworth (14–15) Washburn (2) 11,606 80–63 — September 14 @ Braves Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 15 144 September 15 @ Braves 11–6 Sadecki (17–10) Cloninger (16–13) Schultz (7) – 81–63 145 September 15 @ Braves 3–1 Gibson (16–10) Blasingame (5–5) 5,843 82–63 146 September 16 @ Braves 2–3 Lemaster (15–11) Taylor (8–4) Tiefenauer (12) 3,019 82–64 — September 18 @ Reds Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 19 147 September 19 @ Reds 5–7 Ellis (9–3) Gibson (16–11) – 82–65 148 September 19 @ Reds 2–0 Sadecki (18–10) McCool (5–3) Schultz (8) 13,221 83–65 149 September 20 @ Reds 6–9 Ellis (10–3) Schultz (1–3) 11,544 83–66 150 September 22 @ Mets 2–1 Simmons (16–9) Stallard (10–19) 10,443 84–66 151 September 23 @ Mets 1–2 Cisco (6–17) Craig (6–9) Hunter (5) 3,941 84–67 152 September 24 @ Pirates 4–2 Gibson (17–11) Wood (0–1) – 85–67 153 September 24 @ Pirates 4–0 Sadecki (19–10) Butters (1–2) 2,846 86–67 154 September 25 @ Pirates 5–3 Richardson (4–2) Cardwell (1–1) Schultz (9) 3,694 87–67 155 September 26 @ Pirates 6–3 Simmons (17–9) Veale (18–12) Schultz (10) 4,085 88–67 156 September 27 @ Pirates 5–0 Craig (7–9) Law (12–13) Schultz (11) 19,287 89–67 157 September 28 Phillies 5–1 Gibson (18–11) Short (17–9) Schultz (12) 24,146 90–67 158 September 29 Phillies 4–2 Sadecki (20–10) Dennis Bennett (12–14) Schultz (13) 27,433 91–67 159 September 30 Phillies 8–5 Simmons (18–9) Bunning (18–8) Richardson (1) 29,920 92–67
October: (1–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 160 October 2 Mets 0–1 Jackson (11–16) Gibson (18–12) 19,019 92–68 161 October 3 Mets 5–15 Parsons (1–2) Sadecki (20–11) 18,650 92–69 162 October 4 Mets 11–5 Gibson (19–12) Cisco (6–19) Schultz (14) 30,146 93–69

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	244.0	18	9	3.43	104
Ray Sadecki	37	220.0	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	166.0	7	9	3.25	84
Ray Washburn	15	60.0	3	4	4.05	28
Gordie Richardson	19	47.0	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	10.0	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

Gussie 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. 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.

Awards and honors

• Ken Boyer, National League MVP Award
• Bob Gibson, Babe Ruth Award
• Bob Gibson, World Series Most Valuable Player Award
• Gold Glove Awards
  • Curt Flood, outfield
  • Bobby Shantz, pitcher
  • 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

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