1964 New York Yankees season

The 1964 New York Yankees season was the 62nd season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 99-63, winning their 29th pennant, finishing 1 game ahead of the Chicago White Sox. New York was managed by Yogi Berra. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals in 7 games.

This season is considered to be the endpoint of the "Old Yankees" dynasty that had begun with the Ruppert-Huston partnership and then continued with the Topping-Webb partnership. The Yankees would soon undergo ownership changes and front office turmoil, and would not be a serious factor in the pennant chase again until the early 1970s.

Offseason

 * November 30, 1963: Marshall Bridges was purchased from the Yankees by the Washington Senators.

Regular season
On September 26, Mel Stottlemyre went 5 for 5, drove in two runs, and threw a two hit shutout.

Notable transactions

 * September 5, 1964: The Yankees traded players to be named later and $75,000 to the Cleveland Indians for Pedro Ramos. The Yankees completed the trade by sending Ralph Terry to the Indians on October 21 and Bud Daley to the Indians on November 27.

Starters by position
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

1964 World Series
With this 4-3 World Series victory, the Cardinals gained a 3-2 edge in overall Series wins over the Yankees, the first time any team had an overall edge against the Yankees since the 1920s. As of 2009, the Cardinals remain the only one of the "classic eight" National League teams to hold an edge over the Yankees.

Awards and honors

 * Elston Howard, Gold Glove
 * 1964 MLB All-Star Game
 * Whitey Ford, All-Star Game
 * Elston Howard, All-Star Game
 * Mickey Mantle, All-Star Game
 * Joe Pepitone, All-Star Game
 * Bobby Richardson, All-Star Game

Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fort Lauderdale, Johnson City