October 8 in St. Louis Cardinals History: Rookie Mel Stottlemyre dominates the St. Louis Cardinals and Bob Gibson Game 2 of 1964 World Series (1964)

On October 8, 1964 at Busch Stadium, Rookie Mel Stottlemyre, called up from the minors in August, dominated for New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinal bullpen wilted in the late innings. The Cardinals struck first in the third on Curt Flood’s groundout with runners on second and third, but the

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