Welcome to my blog. Nothing exciting or too newsworthy, just something to share results of my Strat-o-matic replay of the classic, and thrilling, 1964 baseball season. Both leagues had pennant races that we haven't seen in a long time.
The National League champion St Louis Cardinals squeaked by the Reds and Phillies, beating each by one game. Hot on their trail after that were Giants and the Milwaukee Braves at 3 and 5 games out respectively. Rounding out the division, just two years after their record 120 loss season, the Mets were a dismal 53-109.
Over in the American League, The Yankees found themselves in a familiar position--atop the league. But, both the White Sox (1 game out) and the Orioles (2 games out) put some pressure on the Yankees, ensuring the Bombers didn't mail it in after Labor Day. To show the srength of those top three teams, the Tigers finished fourth in the league, 14 games behind the Yanks---and they won 85 games!
Sit back and enjoy a great season with baseball greats such as Brooks & Frank Robinson. Willie Mays. Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris. Whitey Ford. Tony Oliva and Harmon Killebrew. Ron Santo, Ernie Banks and Billy Williams. Carl Yastrzemski. Bob Gibson. Mickey Lolich. Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale And many, many more
