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All the drama of the 1964 National League season through the Cardinals' league championship is in this book. It covers Johnny Callison's All-Star game-winning home run, Duke Snider's trade from the New York Mets to the San Francisco Giants and Lou Brock's trade from the Cubs to the Cardinals, Reds manager Fred Hutchinson's battle with cancer, the controversial remarks made by Giants manager Alvin Dark about African American and Latin players on his own team, the no-hitters pitched by Sandy Koufax of the Dodgers, Jim Bunning of the Phillies, and Ken Johnson of the Colt .45s, the opening of Shea Stadium, and the demolition of the Polo Grounds. Special attention is given to the final weeks of the season when the Phillies collapsed with a six and a half game lead and twelve games to go, while battling it out with the Cardinals and the Reds.
List of contents
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Spring Training
2 Opening Day
3 An Amazin' May
4 A Perfect June
5 July, Part One
6 The 1964 All-Star Game
7 July, Part Two
8 Trials and Tribulations of the Dog Days
9 September Collapse
10 The Final Weekend
Notes Bibliography Index
About the author
William A. Cook is the author of numerous books, including 11 on baseball history, and has appeared in productions on ESPN2 and the MLB Network. A former health care administrator and township councilman in North Brunswick, New Jersey, he resides in Manalapan, New Jersey.
Summary
From spring training to the Cardinals' league championship, the events of the 1964 National League baseball season are presented. Virtual play-by-play breakdowns of certain games are discussed, alongside the statistics of the players and the jockeying of teams for pennant position.
