![]() He consulted with manager Johnny Keane and they decided that the team needed more speed. ![]() Cardinals GM Bing Devine, worried about both the team and his own job security, looked for a deal to make before the June 15 trading deadline. His absence left a hole in the Cardinal lineup and in left field, and as the early weeks of the 1964 season passed, St. Stan Musial, whose 3,630 career hits were second on the all-time list and remain fourth today, retired after the 1963 season, at the age of 42, after 22 years in St. The Cardinals finished six games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.ġ964 saw the Cardinals without the best hitter in franchise history. December 6, 1963: Carl Sawatski was released by the Cardinals.October 1, 1963: Ken MacKenzie was traded by the Cardinals to the San Francisco Giants for Jimmie Coker. ![]() They went on to win the World Series in 7 games over the New York Yankees. The Cardinals went 93–69 during the season and finished first in the National League, edging the co-runners-up Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies by one game each on the last day of the regular-season to claim their first NL pennant since 1946. Louis, Missouri and its 73rd season in the National League. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 83rd season in St. ![]()
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