| 1964 New York Yankees | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American League champions | ||||
| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |||
| City | New York City | |||
| Owners | Dan Topping andDel Webb | |||
| General managers | Ralph Houk | |||
| Managers | Yogi Berra | |||
| Television | WPIX (Mel Allen,Red Barber,Phil Rizzuto,Jerry Coleman) | |||
| Radio | WCBS (AM) (Mel Allen,Red Barber,Phil Rizzuto,Jerry Coleman) | |||
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The 1964New York Yankees season was the 62nd season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 99–63, winning their 29thpennant, finishing 1 game ahead of theChicago White Sox. New York was managed byYogi Berra. The Yankees played atYankee Stadium. In theWorld Series, they were defeated by theSt. Louis Cardinals in 7 games. It would also be their last postseason appearance until 1976.
Yogi Berra, taking over as manager fromRalph Houk, who in turn moved up togeneral manager, had a difficult early season, with many veterans missing games due to injury. Doubts about his ability to manage his former teammates were brought into the open with theHarmonica Incident in late August, in which he clashed withutility infielderPhil Linz on the team bus following a sweep by theChicago White Sox that appeared to have removed the Yankees from pennant contention. The team rallied behind Berra afterwards, and won the pennant. However the incident may have convinced the team's executives to replace Berra withJohnny Keane, manager of the victorious Cardinals, after the season.
This season is considered to be the endpoint of the "Old Yankees" dynasty that had begun with theRuppert–Huston partnership and then continued with theTopping–Webb partnership. The Yankees would soon undergo ownership changes and front office turmoil, and would not be a serious factor in the pennant chase again until the mid-1970s. For television viewers and radio listeners, the sudden removal ofMel Allen following that season marked the end of an era of Yankees television and radio broadcasts.
On September 26,Mel Stottlemyre went 5 for 5, drove in two runs, and threw a two-hit shutout.[2][3]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 99 | 63 | .611 | — | 50–31 | 49–32 |
| Chicago White Sox | 98 | 64 | .605 | 1 | 52–29 | 46–35 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 97 | 65 | .599 | 2 | 49–32 | 48–33 |
| Detroit Tigers | 85 | 77 | .525 | 14 | 46–35 | 39–42 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 82 | 80 | .506 | 17 | 45–36 | 37–44 |
| Cleveland Indians | 79 | 83 | .488 | 20 | 41–40 | 38–43 |
| Minnesota Twins | 79 | 83 | .488 | 20 | 40–41 | 39–42 |
| Boston Red Sox | 72 | 90 | .444 | 27 | 45–36 | 27–54 |
| Washington Senators | 62 | 100 | .383 | 37 | 31–50 | 31–50 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 57 | 105 | .352 | 42 | 26–55 | 31–50 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KCA | LAA | MIN | NYY | WAS | |||
| Baltimore | — | 11–7 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 13–5–1 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 13–5 | |||
| Boston | 7–11 | — | 4–14 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 9–9 | 12–6 | |||
| Chicago | 8–10 | 14–4 | — | 12–6 | 11–7 | 16–2 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 12–6 | |||
| Cleveland | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–12 | — | 11–7 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 10–8–1 | 3–15–1 | 11–7 | |||
| Detroit | 7–11 | 13–5 | 7–11 | 7–11 | — | 11–7 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 8–10–1 | 11–7 | |||
| Kansas City | 5–13–1 | 6–12 | 2–16 | 8–10 | 7–11 | — | 6–12 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 8–10 | |||
| Los Angeles | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 12–6 | — | 12–6 | 7–11 | 10–8 | |||
| Minnesota | 8–10 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 8–10–1 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 6–12 | — | 8–10 | 11–7 | |||
| New York | 8–10 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 15–3–1 | 10–8–1 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 10–8 | — | 12–6 | |||
| Washington | 5–13 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 6–12 | — | |||
| 1964 New York Yankees | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
| = Indicates league leader |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Elston Howard | 150 | 550 | 63 | 172 | .313 | 15 | 84 | 1 |
| 1B | Joe Pepitone | 160 | 613 | 71 | 154 | .251 | 28 | 100 | 2 |
| 2B | Bobby Richardson | 159 | 679 | 90 | 181 | .267 | 4 | 50 | 11 |
| 3B | Clete Boyer | 147 | 510 | 43 | 111 | .218 | 8 | 52 | 6 |
| SS | Tony Kubek | 106 | 415 | 46 | 95 | .229 | 8 | 31 | 4 |
| LF | Tom Tresh | 153 | 533 | 75 | 131 | .246 | 16 | 73 | 13 |
| CF | Mickey Mantle | 143 | 465 | 92 | 141 | .303 | 35 | 111 | 6 |
| RF | Roger Maris | 141 | 513 | 86 | 144 | .281 | 26 | 71 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Linz | 112 | 368 | 92 | .250 | 5 | 25 |
| Héctor López | 127 | 285 | 74 | .260 | 10 | 34 |
| Johnny Blanchard | 77 | 161 | 41 | .255 | 7 | 28 |
| Pedro González | 80 | 112 | 31 | .277 | 0 | 5 |
| Archie Moore | 31 | 23 | 4 | .174 | 0 | 1 |
| Jake Gibbs | 3 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvio Jimenez | 1 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Bright | 4 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hegan | 5 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Repoz | 11 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| = Indicates league leader |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bouton | 38 | 271.1 | 18 | 13 | 3.02 | 125 |
| Whitey Ford | 39 | 244.2 | 17 | 6 | 2.13 | 172 |
| Al Downing | 37 | 244.0 | 13 | 8 | 3.47 | 217 |
| Mel Stottlemyre | 13 | 96.0 | 9 | 3 | 2.06 | 49 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Terry | 27 | 114.0 | 7 | 11 | 4.54 | 77 |
| Rollie Sheldon | 19 | 102.1 | 5 | 2 | 3.61 | 57 |
| Stan Williams | 21 | 82.0 | 1 | 5 | 3.84 | 54 |
| Bud Daley | 13 | 35.0 | 3 | 2 | 4.63 | 16 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Mikkelsen | 50 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 3.56 | 63 |
| Hal Reniff | 41 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3.12 | 38 |
| Bill Stafford | 31 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2.67 | 39 |
| Steve Hamilton | 30 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3.28 | 49 |
| Pedro Ramos | 13 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.25 | 21 |
| Bob Meyer | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.91 | 12 |
With this 4–3World Series victory, the Cardinals gained a 3–2 edge in overall Series wins over the Yankees, the first time any team had an overall edge against the Yankees since the 1920s. As of 2022, the Cardinals remain the only one of the "classic eight" National League teams to hold an edge over the Yankees.
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | Time of game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yankees – 5,Cardinals – 9 | October 7 | Busch Stadium I | 30,805 | 2:42 |
| 2 | Yankees – 8, Cardinals – 3 | October 8 | Busch Stadium I | 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 I | 30,805 | 2:37 |
| 7 | Yankees – 5, Cardinals – 7 | October 15 | Busch Stadium I | 30,346 | 2:40 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fort Lauderdale, Johnson City[7]