
July 22, 1964: Mazeroski, Lynch, and Stargell lead Pirates’ rout of Cardinals
The Pittsburgh Pirates bombed the St. Louis Cardinals before…

July 23, 1964: Bert Campaneris homers twice, steals a base, and shines on defense in winning debut
A headache put Wally Pipp on the New York Yankees bench in June…

July 28, 1964: Dean Chance, Angels defeat Yankees as Jim Fregosi hits for the cycle
A couple of the Los Angeles Angels’ young stars put on a display…

July 30, 1964: Snakebitten Dick Voss puts it all together for minor-league one-hitter
Pitcher Dick Voss1 had a horrible year in 1964. In fact, he struggled…

August 16, 1964: Sandy Koufax blanks Cardinals but receives ominous medical diagnosis
“On August 8 I won a tough game in Milwaukee,” Sandy…

September 3, 1964: Houston’s Don Larsen tosses four-hit shutout, Philly boo birds target Dick Allen
On September 3, 1964, Don Larsen of the lowly Houston Colt .45s…

September 6, 1964: Pitching propels White Sox into first place
“There’s more of a feeling on this club that we’re going…

September 6, 1964: Umpire assault mars pennant-deciding game in NY-Penn League
While the expansion New York Mets were wallowing in the National…

September 10, 1964: Phillies get the best of Cardinals on a September afternoon with so much at stake
Arm's length. The Philadelphia Phillies had held the rest of…

September 19, 1964: Yankees grab the lead for good in AL pennant race
Chasing their fifth consecutive American League pennant and 14th…

September 21, 1964: Chico Ruiz steals home to begin Phillies’ collapse
The 1964 Philadelphia Phillies were a formidable team. As the…

September 25, 1964: Phillies suffer 5th straight defeat despite late homers by Johnny Callison, Dick Allen
The Philadelphia Phillies returned home on September 21, 1964,…

September 26, 1964: Phillies’ sixth straight loss erupts with ninth-inning fireworks
In 1964 Connie Mack Stadium was described as a “sprawling network…

September 26, 1964: Yankees pitcher Mel Stottlemyre records five hits in one game
With the designated hitter in place in both leagues starting…

September 27, 1964: Extra-inning pitchers’ duel closes Colt Stadium in style
Few major-league ballparks of the modern era seem less celebrated…

September 27, 1964: The Phold: Phillies’ seventh straight loss drops them out of first place
It had been a terrible week for the Philadelphia Phillies.…

September 30, 1964: Reds fall out of first place in epic battle of fireballers Maloney and Veale
It was nailbiting time in Cincinnati when the Reds met the Pittsburgh…

October 1, 1964: Red Sox-Indians game draws 306 fans, lowest documented attendance at Fenway Park
Sources agree that a mere 306 fans turned out for the game on…

October 2, 1964: Mets’ Al Jackson outduels Bob Gibson to keep Cardinals from clinching pennant
The National League pennant race had become a nailbiter. St.…

October 2, 1964: Phillies kill Reds’ pennant hopes with hit batsman, triple play
The 1964 National League pennant race might not have been the…

October 4, 1964: Reds’ pennant hopes dashed on last day of season
“This was the rarest of games,” wrote Frank Dolson of the…

October 4, 1964: Cards finally get best of Mets to clinch NL pennant
The St. Louis Cardinals must have been pinching themselves. On…

October 7, 1964: Schultz, Cardinals ignore the odds to defeat Yankees in Game 1
The city of St. Louis was ecstatic that it would get to host…

October 8, 1964: Rookie Mel Stottlemyre goes the distance as Yankees win Game 2
The New York Yankees had entered the 1964 World Series as favorites…