The following are the baseball events of the year 1964 throughout the world.

Champions

Major League Baseball

• World Series: St. Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4–3); Bob Gibson, MVP
• All-Star Game, July 7 at Shea Stadium: National League, 7–4; Johnny Callison, MVP

Other champions

• College World Series: Minnesota
• Japan Series: Nankai Hawks over Hanshin Tigers (4–3)
• Little League World Series: Mid Island, Staten Island, New York
• Senior League World Series: Massapequa, New York

Awards and honors

• Baseball Hall of Fame
  • Luke Appling
  • Red Faber
  • Burleigh Grimes
  • Miller Huggins
  • Tim Keefe
  • Heinie Manush
  • John Ward
• Most Valuable Player
  • Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles, 3B (AL)
  • Ken Boyer, St. Louis Cardinals, 3B (NL)
• Cy Young Award
  • Dean Chance, Los Angeles Angels
• Rookie of the Year
  • Tony Oliva, Minnesota Twins, OF (AL)
  • Dick Allen, Philadelphia Phillies, 3B (NL)
• Gold Glove Award
  • (P) Jim Kaat, Minnesota Twins (AL); Bobby Shantz, Cardinals/Cubs/Phillies (NL)
  • (C) Elston Howard, New York Yankees (AL); Johnny Edwards, Cincinnati Reds (NL)
  • (1B) Vic Power, Minnesota Twins/Los Angeles Angels (AL); Bill White, St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
  • (2B) Bobby Richardson, New York Yankees (AL); Bill Mazeroski, Pittsburgh Pirates (NL)
  • (3B) Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles (AL); Ron Santo, Chicago Cubs (NL)
  • (SS) Luis Aparicio, Baltimore Orioles (AL); Rubén Amaro Sr., Philadelphia Phillies (NL)
  • (OF) Vic Davalillo, Cleveland Indians (AL); Roberto Clemente, Pittsburgh Pirates (NL)
  • (OF) Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers (AL); Curt Flood, St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
  • (OF) Jim Landis, Chicago White Sox (AL); Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants (NL)

MLB statistical leaders

Major league baseball final standings

Events

January

• January 3 – The Cincinnati Reds announce that manager Fred Hutchinson has contracted lung cancer. He will begin two months of radiology treatment in Seattle and will make spring training with the team.
• January 6:
  • Charlie Finley signs a two-year pact to move the Athletics‚ pending American League approval‚ from Kansas City, Missouri to Louisville, Kentucky.
  • The Chicago White Sox introduce their new powder-blue road uniforms.
• January 15:
  • Major League Baseball executives vote to hold a free-agent draft in New York City. A new TV pact is also signed.
  • Willie Mays‚ the highest-paid player in baseball‚ signs a $105‚000 contract with the Giants.
• January 16 – American League owners vote 9–1 against Charlie Finley's Louisville moving proposal. Finley is given an ultimatum to sign a lease in Kansas City or lose his franchise.
• January 28 – Cincinnati Reds center fielder Vada Pinson is cleared of assault charges stemming from a September 5‚ 1963 incident when Cincinnati sportswriter Earl Lawson does not pursue charges further.
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