1964 Cardinals World Series Champs Framed Newspaper Print
St. Louis Cardinals won the 1964 World Series of Major League Baseball (MLB) after having defeated the New York Yankees in four games. St. Louis' Bob Gibson was named the World Series MVP. The games were held at the Busch Stadium in St. Louis, and the Yankee Stadium in New York with an average attendance of 45,972 fans. The Cardinals won the first game with a score of 9-5, recording WP: Ray Sadecki (1-0), LP: Whitey Ford (0-1), Sv: Barney Schultz (1), and Home runs by Tom Tresh (NYY:1), and Mike Shannon (STL:1). New York Yankees dominated the next two games with a score of 8-3 and 2-1, respectively. Game two recorded WP: Mel Stottlemyre (1-0), LP: Bob Gibson (0-1), and a Home run by Phil Linz (NYY:1). Whereas game three recorded WP: Jim Bouton (1-0), LP: Barney Schultz (0-1), and a Home run by Mickey Mantle (NYY:1). This back-and-forth continued as St. Louis Cardinals won the fourth and fifth games with a score of 4-3 and 5-2, respectively. Game four recorded WP: Roger Craig (1-0), LP: