1964 World Series Highlights

ichiro get pretty good oh boy get ready to learn a lesson from McGuire Griffon Ripken and more Major League Baseball is proud to introduce hitters on hitting finding the sweet spot some of baseball's all-time heaviest hitters reveal the inside secrets of their swing with exclusive interviews and footage not available anywhere else the interactive DVD includes over 50 minutes of bonus material that USA Today calls pure perfection hitters on hitting is available now wherever videos and DVDs are sold the Mississippi River and the steamboats had once plied its waters laden with goods from the north and south turn st. Louis in one of the great cities of America st. Louis in 1964 celebrating the 200th anniversary was founded and the Cardinals dramatically climax that celebration by winning their first pennant in 18 years it's a World Series for singles and everyone converges on Busch Stadium a one-time stamping grounds of a gas house gang a Dizzy Dean and pepper morning Jill medley and Johnny Mize of eNOS slaughter and Stan Musial and here again are the New York Yankees they've been in 15 of the last 18 World Series ken Boyer the Cardinal slugger takes a few practice swing next in the batting cage is Curt Flood Commissioner Ford Frick supreme authority at the World Series arise early Phil White and the Cardinals take the pregame warmup manager Johnny keen seems relaxed as he talks with reporters yd4 and race sadecki both left-handers will be the starting pitcher manager Berra the Yankees keeps busy before the game : or dam topping of the Yankees and his son Dan jr. appeared confident about the chances of Obama's tension grows in the crowd as game time approaches young fires hold the conference on ground rules the marine color guard marches toward the flagpole and the crowd comes to attention for the traditional flag raising ceremony sadecki a 20 game winner this year takes his final warm-up throws all the Cardinals are ready and alert here comes a becky's pitch to fill-ins and the series is underway ken Boyer fumbles of all but recovers in plenty of time why do Ford baseball's winning his World Series pitcher with ten victories gets ready for another appearance with runners on first and third and one out ken Boyer lifts a long fly the Mickey Mantle and move blocks towards the game's first run for San Luis what else from Howard on first base Tom pressured stink to left field in the second inning it might be it could be it is a full none it's the third home run in three World Series the time and the didn't think he's believe is power than fresh score with Boyer on second whitey Ford hit safely for another one as Clete Boyer Kelly's and the Yankees are ahead three two one with one on and two out on the Yankee for Lin smashes the ball the ken Boyer he knocks it down behind third-base on a fine play comes with them a ball a beautiful throw to first but the umpire called room bow fell room his voice to the court day after the first half of the sixth inning the Yankees lead for the two Mike Shanin comes up in the Cardinal sixth inning with one man out and Kemboi on second a Shannon takes a pill while they're up paces the dugout Shannon whips into the next one y-you take a look at it and so those peppers are all such tremendous over the locals in the park some pasta place out of four him the father keeps the Cardinal rally rolling with a drive the lights under the ball bounces off the wall and the father digs the second goes up to the double Yogi Berra goes to the line and here comes downing the fast falling lifting their hovels briefly with the new pitcher with two away car Warwick pinch hits for a selection downing checks the runner pitches and Warwick pull the ball toward lafiel Linz makes a desperate die but the ball goes food for him you were farther from sliding in with the lead one as well.we goes in the second downing now faces could flood and the whole center fielder drives the ball deep to left field I'm says starts backing up for the ball but he seems uncertain on the flood at the last good second try found but he has lost the ball cooling on Xavier running the wallet comes around to score but Stevie flood and the finally six before a game key run in the a produces the Tigers lead to six to five Pete Mickelson comes in to pitch the last of the eighth for the Yankee with two men on and two out Mickelson fires of all and flood singles Velez on the hip slide Shannon scores easily from secondary low block tips on the next book lapse of mm de valència phone that's cause pink dollars jelly did that and the questioner and the Cardinals of these considerable as they extend the lead to 9:00 to 5:00 Barney Schultz has retired Elston Howard and Clete Boyer to start the Yankee night now Joe Pepitone is the last New York hope Joe flies out the could flood in center field and as the cloud goes wide quote a really strong in the West for the 5 mils head for the Donna it's a big win for the Tigers who grabbed an early lead in the zoo it's warmup time for the second game of the zoo that includes Shannon and McCarty heroes of the open minke man who always is an infraction even in the batting cage Elston Howard the star Yankee catcher loosens up the Boyer brothers cannon cleat to a baseball's finest third baseman have a brief reunion brilliant rookie Mel stottlemyre a 19 game winner Bob Gibson will be the star Kohinoor del Webb and general manager Ralph halka the Yankees talk it over another capacity crowd jams Busch Stadium as the st. Louis Cardinals take fulfill rabid blinky fans of the second straight single is Victor Bob Gibson who walk billions to start the game now takes his time getting ready while coach Frank Ross said he paces around a third day Bobby Richardson is up and he takes a third strike Homam slugging Roger Maris is the next batter and he also strikes out now it's mantle at the play and Gipson blows one past him strike out the side and the single of fan love it in the second inning Gibson fans Elston Howard to make a four strikeouts in a row Ramsey fastball there isn't in the Cardinals third and Shannon's on third base with one out when stottlemyre pitches the flood Kirk grounds out to the shortstop and Shannon scores the first run of the ball ball with the score tied one on one mantel opens the sixth inning with a walk Howard girls get some next pitch for a low liner toward South it doesn't go through not so and my Joe Pepitone is hit on a hip by Gibson pitch but seems to stray too far inside but Gibson and McCarver don't believe it they argue he did leave an umpire feel McKinley the king also joined this broken bill wife finally get Gibson calm down mental is now in scoring position at second on the next pitch by the local Gibson Tom rush singles to Center Manos scores a Yankees lead 2 to 1 in the Yankees seventh Richardson gets a book and back before the center scoring wings from third the entries make it 4 to 1 when Bobby also scores before the crowd takes the traditional seventh-inning stretch in the Cardinal seventh Tim McCarver drives the ball the deep right center here comes Matt who has a long distance trouble with calamari all the way at the end of the eighth the Yankees lead 4 to 2 Barney show who saved the opener is back for a second relief appearance Schultz floats one of his necklace to the plate and full lens ties into the ball block races back but it didn't the bleachers for home the third hit of the day forelimbs was replaced the injured Tony Kubik at shot stop for the see Roger Maris slaps another Schultz Nutley for a single dissenter to keep the rally lower before the inning is over the Yankees have added four runs to build up an 8 to 2 march now it's up to Mel stottlemyre the billion youngster who won nine games for the Yankees after being called up from the minors on August the 11th dick grill it opens the Cardinal ninth-inning with a hard drive down the light field line gets past Hector Lopez and bounces off the wall once around the phone with a football Stano Myers next bed to wrap the Center for a single by Mikado and goats for the looking retires next to them now faces consider challenging Stottlemeyer the only and out away from victory is in no hurry he finally pitches James fights out and the Yankees win eight degree evening the ceilings and a victory of the Yankees congratulates Stottlemeyer World Series win two months in the make and they were talking in the coming race look he gave him the lift they needed now he has done it brought him again and now the oil Suri ships to me are the city of awesome skyscrapers would seem the stretch unending as far as the eye can see and Yankee Stadium must be included in this immensity of steel in Mordor New York fans never leave increased from Assyria August Bush junior president the st. Louis Cardinals indeed a happy man with his first National League pennant winner mr. Bush and his wife Trudy are out early to watch the Cardinals practice Jim Bowden and Curt Simmons of the starting pitchers in the third game rookie Mel stottlemyre relaxes following his victory in Game two it's a perfect day and the lip fling flags look beautiful against the blue sky a huge cloud of 60 7101 fills the stands everyone is at attention is the color guard representing all branches of the armed forces is in centerfield for the flag raising ceremony the game of school is going into the Yankee second now Curt Simmons faces Elston Howard and the Yankee catchers singles in the center third with two-out Pepitone at walk Simmons gets run over 40 Boyer who drives the ball in the left field it cams around the curving wall for a double and Howard for with the first one of the game as the Yankees take the field in the fifth inning bouton still is protecting a slim one to nothing else he pitches the McCarver and Tim opens with a single right nano fumbled the ball on the father - is on the second day someone's who have been pitching superbly as a back mountain pitches and notch's kappa week with occurrence with them simmons slashes the next pitch employer could dive for it temp hold on the ball count away and the father continues home with the London ties the score and one to one now it's the Cardinals turn to try to hold off the Yankees in the bottom of the night Barney Schultz the veteran knuckleballer makes his third straight relief appearance of the series and the first man Barney must face is the dangerous Mickey Mantle the Cardinals watch intently while mantle flexes his muscles with a few quick swing Schultz turns losses first mutlar man old tears into it with a terrific guy Shannon races the defense but it's a few low justice black crashes into the what a llama fantastic thought a moon shot that sets Mickey Mantle apartament weather and also scatters a most oil soy honey number six steaming for the great dancing switch it all now not only wins the game for the Yankees for the one gives them a two to one lead in Missouri Mickey Mantle whose tremendous homer won yesterday's Thriller relaxes during practice and so does Jim Barton who fired a brig in six-letter yesterday it's Sunday a New York Yankee Stadium is packed again race at IKEA 120 this year will start for the Cardinals in an all southpaw duel without downing who posted 13 victories for the Yankees from any angle you view it Yankee Stadium is filled with fans eagerly awaiting the action it comes quickly in the Yankee first inning when fill-ins leads off at a double the light there with limbs on third-base after escaping a rundown on a pickoff play sadecki now faces Bobby Richardson Bobby slashes the ball past Kenny Boyer just inside third in the left feel for a double scoring wins at the first run of the game and the cloud comes alive sadecki takes a little pause to try to collect himself after this rough grating but roger maris follows with another hit a single delight and lifted some has to hold up a third Mickey Mantle swinging from the right side single stripe salmon fumbles the ball and mantle breaks the second but Mike recovers quickly and close allowed meanwhile Richardson scores Roger Craig comes in from the bullpen as manager team decides to make a change obviously this just wasn't so Becky's day he gave up four straight hits Craig's first problem is Elston Howard and the Yankee catcher singers delight for the fifth in a row as Maris scores giving the Yankees of three to nothing lead the fans will be the Sun knob birth in the Yankees second Craig starts out by Fanning pleat Authority after downing also strikes out Roger Craig goes to work on fill-ins the shortstop takes the food one and play goes suck out the side the Cardinals congratulate them on a dazzling pitching if the score is unchanged in the Cardinals sixth inning Karl Warwick pinch hits for pitcher crack why wait to for tooth delivers again a single to left field for third straight hit tying an all-time World Series pinch-hitting record downing delivers the flood and the star outfielder drilled the single right there while weak stopping at second with one out and two on dick grote hips towards second base Richardson goes far to his life for a fine stop but the ball seems stuck in his glove he finally makes the cost Butlins drops the ball and flood is safe at second a now let's take another long look at this play by freezing the action at three different points Richardson is having trouble extricated the ball from the webbing of his glove limbs never really has possession of the ball which here is visible right at Richardson's left knee the action reveals the result of a violent activity that frequently occurs at second base now with big growth on first base club on second base and warwick on third Elston how it goes out for a talk with downing it's a rough spot with the next hitter being Kemboi while you're calmly looks at the pitch the inches are on their toes as downing tries that changeup while you're smashes it deep to left field it might be out of here it could be it is a home run a grand slam that's fair by only five or six feet Warwick Flood and go past the plate ahead of all you and the Cardinals take afford a free lead ken Boyer joyously saluted by his mates as only the 9th player in history to hit a grand slam Homer in World Series competition six of them have been Yankee Ron Taylor who replace Craig warms up for the Yankee 8th with st. Louis still leading 4 to 3 grote is offset a chart Taylor wine pitches and mouths hit sharply through the middle Ron barely the flexible and it looks like a full day no what is it well makes a confessional style regains of balance gets off a perfect road enough now is the first thing what a play that's the sort of thrill that keeps baseball first in popularity Elston Howard presents another threat he takes a vicious cut that strikes our side will still have her for the three out in the Yankee nine clean foyers the last New York hope Taylor let's fly with a why your checks his swing that the ball rolls to Bill White for the finalized but I made women all the three tie the series at two all Taylor's acclaim for his fine relief Richie but he shares the yellow it's with winner Roger clay who is just the spectacular and relief and ken Boyer who wall up that grand slam Homer Warren Giles president a nationally presents a portrait of pride and confidence Roger Craig and ken Boyer heroes of the fourth games still are enjoying it another key man in the big triumphs relief for Ron Taylor the series lead is at stake but the game still scoreless in the ante fourth Bob Gibson blazes the fastball past hard swinging Mickey Mantle with two out Gibson with tremendous stuff at this point also strikes out Joe Pepitone he is congratulated by his mates as the game continues in the scoreless deadlock with one on the Cardinal fifth Gibson lets a shark fly to left fresh come racing in and makes a desperate cry for the ball Bob doesn't quite reach it and somebody that will unhappy Stottlemeyer pitches to flood Kurt hits a ground ball toward Richardson Bobby gets in position for the ball suddenly a bad hop off the heel of his glove off his chair both runners are safe stottlemyre is in a jam with block up and Gibson on second Mel pitches black that's a single to light fail Gibson spreading home at the first run before the inning is over the Cardinals about on another on the lead sheet another Bob Gibson still has that to the nothing leading the night with mantle on first and one out Gibson makes a great play on Pepitone spot i moleculus throw very very close bingo Pepitone lysozyme fine I'll sniff and so does coach Jim Grayson manager Bella joins the argument he pushes Pepitone away to keep Jill out of further trouble mantle takes a lead off second base as Gibson pitches to trash and Tom drives the ball deep to right-center it's a home run into the bleachers beyond the spilled oil that I just thought it as Mickey Mantle school and then flesh he's met by the welcoming damn class of his mates he reaches the dugout there are more Yankees to congratulate him on his game-tying Wallace in the 10th inning with Bill White on third base and dick grote on first base and one out Nicholson pitches to McCarver and Tim takes a vicious cut it's a long one way back mantle heading for the stands and might be out of there it is a full run and the sudden jump ahead 5 to 2 as free runners score the Homer was his fo'get of the game his 8th of the series sending his average soaring before 71 with a runner on and two out in the Yankee ten Bob Gibson pitches to Maris Roger lifts a foul behind third while your makes a spectacular catch right over the head a Master League President Warren John the time those whim of demonic 5-2 to victory that gives them a three the two edge of a series they swarm around Kemboi and then Gibson with a jubilant youngster also giving a hug to the pitcher the World Series scenes shifts back to st. Louis for the sixth game this is Stan Musial greatest Cardinal to the mall now a club executive McCarver and Gibson who put st. Louis out and thought the series are mighty happy today starting pitchers Curt Simmons and Jim Bob pose for the photographer's st. Louis fans apparently confident the Cardinal go emissaries today Jam Busch Stadium the veteran Curt Simmons was all business as he heads for the mound with one on and one out in the first inning Maris strikes out on a shot curveball Simon throws another curve and mammal fans as the ball breaks away from him but the Cardinals leading one to nothing in the fourth Jim mountain cuts loose and lifts the fastball past Kemboi both Marys and Clete Boyer staying alert Shannon takes a little that an overhand curve and strikes out in the sixth Maris misses a fastball for strike two but mouse doesn't miss this one a towering fly delight on the pavilion roof for home on sale by only a foot or two it's the first run batted in the series the mouse this is a big one as it sends the Yankees I had the to the one what man will up flood gets ready on Simmons next pitch mantle pours all his power into a swing and there it goes over the loop in right-center as Shannon watches from below it's the 17th World Series home of the mantle and the back-to-back Wallops extend a bomber margin to 3 to 1 st. Louis still trails 3 to 1 in the 8th as Barney shorts makes his fourth thrilling for parents of the series bill Linz takes a half swing pokes a single the left with two men on base Barney shields floats up another knuckleball and Elston Howard smashes a singular Center the six hit of the series for the steady Yankee catcher Lynn's score that's all for Schultz and left-hander Gordon Richardson replaces a yogi berra faces the dugout impatiently first-degree Richardson is Joe Pepitone and he drives one deep too late it might be out of here it could be it is a grand slam home on second Grand Slam in a series and this has happened only once before and was who his competition on Yogi Berra I'm bill Stalin the bases-loaded homers for the Bombers in 1956 AMG's now lead in the ballgame 8 to 1 Yankee pitchers warm-up in the ninth as Bob Skinner comes up with two on and one out southpaw Steve Hamilton is called in to relieve Bolton who pitched well for a third inning Hamilton pitches to Skinner Bob cracks the ball through the middle for a single and the Cardinals are still alive as Shannon score next up is Kurt throughout and he grounds to sharp limbs scoops up the ball makes an underhand toss to Bobby Richardson for a forceout at second Bobby pivoting quickly and in one motion fires of all the first thing what is I it's a double play the Yankees win eight debris forced the series into a final seventh game for a decision obviously the big difference today the explosive homerun slugging of the Bombers President Joe Cronin the American League is an early arrival for the decisive seventh game Roger Maris Mickey Mantle and Joe Pepitone are the three bombers who yesterday reasserted the tradition of Yankee power Bobby Richardson with 11 hits is only one behind the series record bill white tries to get his stroke back starting pitchers Mel stottlemyre and Bob Gibson both will work with only two days rest managers Johnny Keane and Yogi Bear are ready for the final showdown battle in the pressbox 500 sports writers are waiting to describe the action of the world the Cardinals - onto the field the capacity crowd is temps as it easily awaits the first play and here it is ken Boyer throws out fill-ins to start the ballgame in the second inning the Yankees have the bases loaded with two out but Gibson gets stottlemyre on strike stand the play in the fourth the Cardinals have one run in was Shannon on first in the Carver on third Stottlemeyer pitches and bird or Shannon he slides in safely here comes McCarver he scores a double steal Stottlemeyer delivers again to maxvill dial lines a single to right there's - go to the plate it's late Shannon score in the Yankee clip with two on and one out wins looks a pop fly into short right Shannon makes a dazzling touch of it all fires on the London someone's time slice off second base Cardinals are leading three to nothing in the fifth Aldona ng has succeeded Mel stottlemyre on the mound little black lips in the Downing's first pitch a tremendous driver might be out of here it could be a home on as well conclude this home on tour Yogi Berra looks a bit shocked by the explosive wallet leave the speed boy with power gets a big welcome from his late after bill white singles ken Boyer keeps the Lally rolling it's a double and say mores has three more runs on a six for nothing larger in the mg6 spending with Richardson on second emmaus on first activity in the Cardinal bullpen Gibson who's pitching style is reminiscent of Dizzy Dean jazz keeps firing free and easy mental belts of powerful drive the left center it sailed deep from the breaches from opposite field home number three of the series number 18 overall for Mickey to expand the all-time record he already holds the three run homer slashes the Cardinal lead to six to three it shakes Gibson up a little and the ng seventh Bobby Richardson singles the center for his 13th in a new world series record but the score remains unchanged in the Cardinal 7 Steve Hamilton retires the first two and then Kenny Boyer hits deep to left in there for a homerun please get the face of nudge from your brother chum is the first title ever to hit two homers in the world the solo shot extends the crime the large into seven to three Gibson faces plea boy in the Yankee ninth on a 3-2 pitch clink gets one down his alley it might be out of here it could be it is a home on now it's pleats turn he dings if he passes chem and proceeds to the Yankee dugout Cardinal bullpen gets busy Gibson now pitches to fill in and the Yankee shortstop hammers the ball solidly to it's going back back bluegrass makes a valium fly for the ball leaping high against war it clears the left-field bleachers all falls in for a home as Lynn circled the bases the Yankees have taken our new life they now trail only by seven to five McCarver talks with Gibson who still needs one more out and the Troublesome Bobby Richardson is up but the weary Gibson reaches back for something extra Richardson pops up down maxvill gathers it in the titles of the new world champion Gibson lawyer in the father joining a big bear hug now it's one huge swirling mass of players and fans wild enthusiasm which is a tribute to baseball's unflagging popularity this is one day st. Louis will never forget it was a starring client by a cardinal team reminiscent of the gas house gang that has some of the speed of the colorful team of the 30s some of the pitching and all of its great heart and courage and that in the end carried them through the baseball's highest honor the World Championship

Channel: Sports History Channel

Views: 121,669

Rating: 4.7074542 out of 5

Keywords: baseball, world series, 1964, boyer, mantle, maris, berra, gibson, mccarver, howard, ford, bouton, simmons, sadecki, downing, hamilton, flood, brock, richardson, linz, tresh, groat, stottlemyre

Id: _Vhsbhz54TE

Length: 41min 37sec (2497 seconds)

Published: Sun Jan 18 2015