Top 5 Players of the 1964 World Series

Originally published on Jun. 4, 2019

By Zane Miller

On Thursday, October 15th, 1964, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Yankees at Busch Stadium in St. Louis to win the 61st World Series four games to three. It was the seventh World Series championship for the Cardinals franchise and the sixth that was won in Missouri. These are the top five players that I felt most stood out during the series.

5. #25 Joe Pepitone (Yankees)- 1B

Pepitone was game six’s player of the game, as he had four RBIs with a run and a hit as the Yankees went on to win it 8-3.

4. #56 Jim Bouton (Yankees)- P

Bouton earned player of the game honors in game three, going all nine innings while allowing no earned runs on six hits and three walks in the Yankees’ 2-1 victory.

3. #18 Mike Shannon (Cardinals)- RF

Shannon, who later became a radio broadcaster for the Cardinals, picked up game one’s player of the game, as he hit two RBIs with three runs and two hits in the Cardinals’ 9-5 win to kick off the series.

2. #15 Tim McCarver (Cardinals)- C

Another well-known broadcaster after retirement, McCarver was the player of the game in game five, grabbing three RBIs on one run and three hits as the Cardinals claimed a 5-2 victory in 10 innings.

1. #14 Ken Boyer (Cardinals)- 3B

Boyer got player of the game in game four and game seven, as game four saw him earn all four of the team’s RBIs with one run and one hit as the Cardinals won it 4-3, followed by a game seven performance that saw him knock in an RBI along with three runs and three hits to help the Cardinals claim a 7-5 victory to clinch the series.

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Link to stats database: https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1964_WS.shtml