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1964 Major League Baseball season
| 1964 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | American League (AL) National League (NL) |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | Regular season:
|
| Number of games | 162 |
| Number of teams | 20 (10 per league) |
| TV partner(s) | NBC, CBS |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | AL: Brooks Robinson (BAL) NL: Ken Boyer (STL) |
| AL champions | New York Yankees |
| AL runners-up | Chicago White Sox |
| NL champions | St. Louis Cardinals |
| NL runners-up | Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds |
| World Series | |
| Champions | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Runners-up | New York Yankees |
| World Series MVP | Bob Gibson (STL) |
The 1964 major league baseball season began on April 13, 1964. The regular season ended on October 4, with the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 60th World Series on October 7 and ended with Game 7 on October 15. In the fifth iteration of this World Series matchup, the Cardinals defeated the Yankees, four games to three, capturing their seventh championship in franchise history, since their previous in 1946. As of 2024, the Cardinals are the only National League team to have an edge over the Yankees in series played (3–2), despite holding a losing record in World Series games against them (13–15).
The 5th Major League Baseball All-Star Game, was played on July 7, hosted by the New York Mets in Queens New York, New York, with the National League winning, 7–4.
This season is often remembered for the end of the New York Yankees' third dynasty, as they won their 29th American League Championship in 44 seasons.
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