Fifty Years After The 1964 Cardinals Won The Pennant

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October 2, 1964

The Philadelphia Phillies finally snapped their ten-game losing streak, and they did it in dramatic fashion, coming from behind to beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-3. Chris Short got to start on normal rest this time thanks to Philadelphia's off day, but that didn't stop the Reds from scoring in the first on a walk to Pete Rose and an RBI double by Frank Robinson. In the Reds' fourth, Vada Pinson and Robinson reached to start the inning, but when they took off from first and second on a liner by Deron Johnson, only for Alex Johnson to catch the ball in left field, the Phils executed a triple play, LF-2b-1b. Still, it seemed like the Phillies had shot themselves in the foot again in the sixth inning. A two-out error by Tony Taylor allowed Pinson to reach, and then when Pinson and Ruiz tried a double steal, errors by Dick Allen and shortstop Bobby Wine let both of them score. The Reds now led 3-0, and the Phils had apparently self-destructed again.

However, Philadelphia staged a dramatic rally in the 8th. Thomas singled with one out, Cookie Rojas walked, and Taylor singled to score Thomas. Then Dick Allen, the consensus choice for NL Rookie of the Year, tripled, tying the game. Alex Johnson's single gave the Phillies a 4-3 lead. Relief pitcher Jack Baldschun then retired six straight Reds to preserve the 4-3 win.

With the win, Philadephia gained a game on the first-place Cardinals. As of close of play today, the possibility remains of an unprecedented four-way tie in the NL. If the Cardinals lose both of their last two games to the Mets (admittedly unlikely), the Phillies beat the Reds in the season finale, and the Giants can win their last two games against the Cubs, all four teams will finish with 92-70 records, necessitating a messy series of tiebreakers.

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October 3, 1964

The St. Louis Cardinals could have clinched at least a tie for the NL pennant today and eliminated the Phillies from the race. All they had to do was beat the New York Mets, who entered play sitting in the NL basement with a 53-107 record. Instead, the Mets routed the Cardinals 15-5.

Ray Sadecki took the mound for St. Louis, and his defense immediately let him down. Cards catcher Tim McCarver dropped a foul popup by Met leadoff hitter Bobby Klaus. Then Klaus hit a fly ball to Lou Brock, but Brock also dropped it, and Klaus was on second. Sadecki promptly came unraveled. The Mets went single, single, two-run single, wild pitch to advance runners, groundout, two-run single, and New York was up 4-0.

The Cardinals got three of those runs back in the bottom of the first on a walk by Brock and back-to-back homers by White and Boyer. After George Altman led off the second with a homer, manager Johnny Keane yanked Sadecki and sent in Roger Craig. The Cardinals scored again in the bottom of the second to pull back within one run, but in the bottom of the second the Mets broke it open. Jim Hickman got a leadoff walk, Hawk Taylor singled with one out, and Ed Kranepool hit a three-run homer to make the score 8-4. The Mets never looked back, hanging a six-spot on Mike Cuellar in the 7th to ice the victory.

Meanwhile, in San Francisco, the Cubs beat the Giants 10-7, eliminating them from the pennant race. St. Louis is now tied with the Reds with a 92-69 record, while the Phillies are one game back at 91-70. A Philadelphia victory tomorrow combined with a third Cardinal loss to the Mets would result in a three-way tie for the NL Pennant.

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Sunday, October 4, 1964

The last stand of the Philadelphia Phillies took place in Cincinnati today. Let it be said that the Phils went down fighting. The Reds and Phils were scoreless until the third, when Tony Gonzalez walked and Dick Allen doubled. Reds manager Dick Sisler elected to IBB Johnny Callison and let Wes Covington bat with the bases loaded and one out. Covington made the Reds pay with a two-run single. After a Vic Power strikeout--Power batted .208 in 48 at-bats since he was acquired four weeks ago to replace Frank Thomas--Tony Taylor singled to score Callison. A homer by Dick Allen in the fifth made it 4-0. Five more Philly runs in the sixth, capped by a three-run homer by Allen, broke the game wide open. Meanwhile, Jim Bunning, finally pitching on normal rest, sailed to victory, scattering six hits and striking out five. Philadelphia won 10-0, finished the season 92-70, and awaited the outcome of the Cardinals game against the New York Mets.

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In Sportsman's Park today, the Cardinals completed their shocking September comeback, beating the Mets 11-5 to win the National League pennant. It was not as easy as the score indicated. Tim McCarver doubled in the second and scored on a single by Mike Shannon, but Shannon was thrown out trying to take second base. The Mets tied it in the third on a homer by Charley Smith off of Curt Simmons. In the fourth, rivers ran backwards, the sun set in the east, and Dal Maxvill had an RBI single to put the Cardinals ahead 2-1.

In the fifth, the Mets took a 3-2 lead on a single by Altman and back-to-back doubles by Klaus and McMillan. With a pennant on the line, manager Johnny Keane went with the quick hook, removing Simmons and sending Bob Gibson into the game in relief. Gibson got a flyball and a groundout to strand McMillan at 2nd. in the bottom of the inning, Lou Brock walked, Bill White singled, and Ken Boyer doubled to tie the game. After reliever Bill Wakefield replaced Galen Cisco, Dick Groat's RBI groundout put the Cardinals in the lead. After an IBB to McCarver and a Shannon strikeout, the moon turned to blood, dogs and cats started living together, and Dal Maxvill hit another RBI single to go up 5-3.

In the sixth, Gibson issued a bases-loaded walk to make the score 5-4, but with the bases still loaded, Roy McMillan grounded to 2nd to end the rally. In the bottom of the sixth Lou Brock doubled and Bill White homered to make it 7-4. Ken Boyer walked and McCarver doubled him home to make the score 8-4. The Mets hardly threatened again. Gibson wasn't exactly sharp, giving up two hits and five walks in four innings of relief, but he was good enough, earning the win to finish 19-12 with a 3.01 ERA.

The Cardinals won their ninth NL pennant and first since 1946. They will face the New York Yankees in the World Series.

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Thanks to everyone who contributed, especially Vidor and Slide.

Great read.

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Vidor, where did you get your current events data from?

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Just thought I'd bump this thread because it was pretty cool.

Vidor wrote:Saturday, Sept. 12, 1964

The Philadelphia Phillies suffered a 9-1 loss at the hands of the San Francisco Giants today. With two out in the first, Art Mahaffey gave up a walk to Willie Mays and a homer to Jim Ray Hart. Mahaffey pitched a scoreless second, but manager Gene Mauch pulled him anyway. Relief pitcher John Boozer, inserted into the game in the third inning, hit leadoff batter Moises Alou, but Hal Lanier sacrificed and Willie Mays flied out to center. The next three batters were a walk, another hit batsman to load the bases, and a grand slam home run by Orlando Cepeda to make the score 6-1. From there, Gaylord Perry sailed to an easy complete game victory.

Mauch was unavailable to comment on why he pulled Mahaffey from the game so early with his team down only 2-1. Mahaffey has had trouble staying in games lately; he has failed to make it through five innings in six of his last nine starts.
Vidor wrote:The Cardinals blew a chance to gain a game on first-place Philadelphia today, losing 3-2. Two batters into the game the Cardinals were up 2-0, after Flood walked and Brock homered. St. Louis did not get another runner to third base for the rest of the game. In the third, Cardinal starter Roger Craig walked Santo and Banks, leading to an RBI groundout by shortstop Andre Rogers that made the score 2-1. The Cubs then got the winning runs in the sixth on a leadoff walk by Billy Williams and a homer by Ernie Banks.

Bob Buhl, who two years ago went 0-70 over the 1962 season as a hitter,

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threw a complete game to improve his record to 16-11. With the Cardinal loss, the Phillies' magic number is down to 15.

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