New York Yankees vs St. Louis Cardinals
October 8, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 8, 1964 at Sportsman's Park. The New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 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 8, St. Louis Cardinals 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Linz ss 4 2 3 1
Richardson 2b 5 1 2 1
Maris cf 5 1 2 0
Mantle rf 4 2 1 2
  Lopez rf 0 0 0 0
Howard c 4 2 1 0
Pepitone 1b 4 0 2 1
Tresh lf 3 0 1 2
Boyer 3b 3 0 0 1
Stottlemyre p 5 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 12 8
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Flood cf 4 0 0 1
Brock lf 4 0 0 1
White 1b 3 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 0 0
Groat ss 3 1 1 0
McCarver c 4 0 1 1
Shannon rf 4 1 1 0
Maxvill 2b 2 0 1 0
  Warwick ph 1 1 1 0
  Schultz p 0 0 0 0
  Richardson p 0 0 0 0
  Craig p 0 0 0 0
  James ph 1 0 0 0
Gibson p 1 0 1 0
  Skinner ph 1 0 1 0
  Buchek pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
New York 000 101 2048120
St. Louis 001 000 011370
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre  W (1-0) 9.0 7 3 3 2 4
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Gibson  L (0-1) 8.0 8 4 4 3 9
  Schultz   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Richardson   0.1 2 2 2 2 0
  Craig   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
5
10

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  PB–Howard (3).  2B–New York Richardson (1,off Gibson); Howard (1,off Gibson); Pepitone (1,off Gibson); Mantle (1,off Richardson), St. Louis Skinner (1,off Stottlemyre).  3B–St. Louis Groat (1,off Stottlemyre).  HR–New York Linz (1,9th inning off Schultz 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Boyer (1,off Gibson); Tresh (1,off Richardson).  HBP–Pepitone (1,by Gibson).  IBB–Tresh (1,by Gibson); Howard (1,by Richardson); Boyer (1,by Richardson).  SH–Gibson (1,off Stottlemyre).  WP–Gibson (1).  HBP–Gibson (1,Pepitone).  IBB–Gibson (1,Tresh); Richardson 2 (2,Howard,Boyer).  U–Bill McKinley (AL), Ken Burkhart (NL), Hank Soar (AL), Vinnie Smith (NL), Frank Secory (NL), Al Smith (AL).  T–2:29.  A–30,805.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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