New York Yankees vs St. Louis Cardinals
October 7, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 7, 1964 at Sportsman's Park. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Yankees 5, St. Louis Cardinals 9

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Linz ss 4 0 0 0
Richardson 2b 5 0 2 1
Maris cf 4 0 1 0
Mantle rf 5 1 2 0
Howard c 4 1 2 0
Tresh lf 4 1 2 3
Pepitone 1b 5 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 1 1 0
Ford p 1 0 1 1
  Downing p 0 0 0 0
  Blanchard ph 1 0 1 0
  Hegan pr 0 1 0 0
  Sheldon p 0 0 0 0
  Mikkelsen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 12 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Flood cf 5 1 2 2
Brock lf 5 1 2 2
Groat ss 4 0 1 0
Boyer 3b 3 1 1 1
White 1b 4 0 0 0
Shannon rf 4 3 2 2
McCarver c 3 1 2 0
Maxvill 2b 2 0 0 0
  James ph 1 0 0 0
  Schultz p 1 0 0 0
Sadecki p 2 0 1 1
  Warwick ph 1 0 1 1
  Javier pr,2b 0 1 0 0
  Skinner ph 0 0 0 0
  Buchek pr,2b 0 1 0 0
Totals 35 9 12 9
New York 030 010 0105122
St. Louis 110 004 03x9120
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ford  L (0-1) 5.1 8 5 5 1 4
  Downing   1.2 2 1 1 0 1
  Sheldon   0.2 0 2 0 2 0
  Mikkelsen   0.1 2 1 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
12
9
6
4
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Sadecki  W (1-0) 6.0 8 4 4 5 2
  Schultz  SV (1) 3.0 4 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
6
3

  E–Mantle (1), Boyer (1).  DP–New York 1, St. Louis 1.  PB–Howard 2 (2).  2B–New York Tresh (1,off Sadecki); Blanchard (1,off Schultz), St. Louis McCarver (1,off Ford); Brock (1,off Mikkelsen).  3B–St. Louis McCarver (1,off Ford); Flood (1,off Downing).  HR–New York Tresh (1,2nd inning off Sadecki 1 on, 0 out), St. Louis Shannon (1,6th inning off Ford 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Boyer (1,off Ford).  IBB–Skinner (1,by Sheldon).  SB–Boyer (1,2nd base off Sadecki/McCarver).  IBB–Sheldon (1,Skinner).  U–Frank Secory (NL), Bill McKinley (AL), Ken Burkhart (NL), Hank Soar (AL), Al Smith (AL), Vinnie Smith (NL).  T–2:42.  A–30,805.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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