1964 New York Yankees season

1964 New York Yankees 1964 AL Champions
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Yankee Stadium (Since 1923) New York City, New York (Since 1903)
1964 Information
Owner(s)	Dan Topping and Del Webb
Manager(s)	Yogi Berra
Local television	WPIX
Local radio	WCBS (AM) (Mel Allen, Phil Rizzuto, Red Barber, Jerry Coleman, Bob DeLaney)
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The 1964 New York Yankees season was the 62nd season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 99-63, winning their 29th pennant, finishing 1 game ahead of the Chicago White Sox. New York was managed by Yogi Berra. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals in 7 games.

This season is considered to be the endpoint of the "Old Yankees" dynasty that had begun with the Ruppert-Huston partnership and then continued with the Topping-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 early 1970s.

Offseason

• November 30, 1963: Marshall Bridges was purchased from the Yankees by the Washington Senators.

Regular season

On September 26, Mel Stottlemyre went 5 for 5, drove in two runs, and threw a two hit shutout.

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	99	63	.611	--
Chicago White Sox	98	64	.605	1
Baltimore Orioles	97	65	.599	2
Detroit Tigers	85	77	.525	14
Los Angeles Angels	82	80	.506	17
Cleveland Indians	79	83	.488	20
Minnesota Twins	79	83	.488	20
Boston Red Sox	72	90	.444	27
Washington Senators	62	100	.383	37
Kansas City Athletics	57	105	.352	42

Notable transactions

• September 5, 1964: The Yankees traded players to be named later and $75,000 to the Cleveland Indians for Pedro Ramos. The Yankees completed the trade by sending Ralph Terry to the Indians on October 21 and Bud Daley to the Indians on November 27.

Roster

1964 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers 56 Jim Bouton 28 Bud Daley 24 Al Downing 16 Whitey Ford 39 Steve Hamilton 49 Bob Meyer 51 Pete Mikkelsen 14 Pedro Ramos 18 Hal Reniff 45 Rollie Sheldon 22 Bill Stafford 30 Mel Stottlemyre 23 Ralph Terry 19 Stan Williams		Catchers 38 Johnny Blanchard 41 Jake Gibbs 32 Elston Howard Infielders  6 Clete Boyer 14 Harry Bright 42 Pedro González 12 Mike Hegan 10 Tony Kubek 34 Phil Linz 25 Joe Pepitone  1 Bobby Richardson		Outfielders 48 Elvio Jiménez 11 Héctor López  7 Mickey Mantle  9 Roger Maris 26 Archie Moore 43 Roger Repoz 15 Tom Tresh		Manager  8 Yogi Berra Coaches  2 Frankie Crosetti 16 Whitey Ford 31 Jim Gleeson 44 Jim Hegan

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Howard, ElstonElston Howard	150	550	172	.313	15	84
1B	Pepitone, JoeJoe Pepitone	160	613	154	.251	28	100
2B	Richardson, BobbyBobby Richardson	159	679	181	.267	4	50
3B	Boyer, CleteClete Boyer	147	510	111	.218	8	52
SS	Kubek, TonyTony Kubek	106	415	95	.229	8	31
LF	Tresh, TomTom Tresh	153	533	131	.246	16	73
CF	Mantle, MickeyMickey Mantle	143	465	141	.303	35	111
RF	Maris, RogerRoger Maris	141	513	144	.281	26	71

Other batters

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
López, HéctorHéctor López	127	285	74	.260	10	34

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Bouton, JimJim Bouton	38	271.1	18	13	3.02	125
Ford, WhiteyWhitey Ford	39	244.2	17	6	2.13	172

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Terry, RalphRalph Terry	27	114	7	11	4.54	77
Daley, BudBud Daley	13	35	3	2	4.63	16

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Ramos, PedroPedro Ramos	13	1	0	8	1.25	21

1964 World Series

Main article: 1964 World Series

With this 4-3 World 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 2009, the Cardinals remain the only one of the "classic eight" National League teams to hold an edge over the Yankees.

NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (3)

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

Awards and honors

• Elston Howard, Gold Glove
• 1964 MLB All-Star Game
  • Whitey Ford, All-Star Game
  • Elston Howard, All-Star Game
  • Mickey Mantle, All-Star Game
  • Joe Pepitone, All-Star Game
  • Bobby Richardson, All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Richmond Virginians	International League	Preston Gómez
AA	Columbus Confederate Yankees	Southern League	Rube Walker
A	Greensboro Yankees	Carolina League	Loren Babe
A	Fort Lauderdale Yankees	Florida State League	Frank Verdi
A	Shelby Yankees	Western Carolinas League	Gary Blaylock
Rookie	Johnson City Yankees	Appalachian League	Lamar North
Rookie	SRL Yankees	Sarasota Rookie League	Billy Shantz

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fort Lauderdale, Johnson City

References

• 1964 New York Yankees
• 1964 World Series
• 1964 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

Preceded by New York Yankees 1963

American League Champions 1964

Succeeded by Minnesota Twins 1965