1964

1964 in baseball
Cuban National League
Japanese baseball
American League
National League
<< 1963 1965 >>

Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1964.

Club competitions

Professional

Asia and Australia

• Nippon Professional Baseball
  • Nippon Series: Nankai Hawks (PL) over the Hanshin Tigers (CL), 4 - 3 - 0 (Details)
    • Central League: Hanshin Tigers (Details)
    • Pacific League: Nankai Hawks (Details)
• Claxton Shield: South Australia

Europe

• European Cup: Pirates Madrid, RFEBS (Details)
  • Baseball-Bundesliga: TB Germania Mannheim
  • Hoofdklasse Honkbal: Sparta Rotterdam
  • Serie A1: Simmenthal Nettuno

North America

• Major League Baseball
  • World Series: St. Louis Cardinals (NL) over the New York Yankees (AL), 4 - 3 (Details)
    • American League: New York Yankees (Details)
    • National League: St. Louis Cardinals (Details)

• Minor League Baseball
  • Appalachian League: Johnson City Yankees
  • California League: Fresno Giants
  • Carolina League: Winston-Salem Red Sox
  • Cocoa Rookie League: Melbourne Twins
  • Eastern League: Elmira Pioneers
  • Florida State League: Fort Lauderdale Yankees
  • International League: Rochester Red Wings (Details)
  • Mexican Center League: Leon Broncos
  • Mexican Southeast League: Tabasco Plataneros
  • Midwest League: Fox Cities Foxes
  • New York-Penn League: Auburn Mets
  • Northern League: Aberdeen Pheasants
  • Northwest League: Yakima Bears
  • Pacific Coast League: San Diego Padres (Details)
  • Pioneer League: Treasure Valley Cubs
  • Sarasota Rookie League: SRL Braves
  • Southern League: Lynchburg White Sox
  • Texas League: San Antonio Bullets
  • Western Carolinas League: Salisbury Dodgers

• Liga Mexicana de Béisbol: Diablos Rojos del México

• Cuban Serie Nacional: Industriales (Details)

Winter Leagues

• Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana: Tigres del Licey defeated the Águilas Cibaeñas in the league's finals, 5 - 3
• Winter League of Sonora: Naranjeros de Hermosillo
• Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico: Senadores de San Juan
• Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional: Leones del Caracas defeated the Industriales de Valencia in the finals, 4 - 3

Amateur

• College World Series (National Collegiate Athletic Association): The University of Minnesota defeated the University of Missouri in the best-of-three finals, 5 - 1 (Details)
• NAIA College World Series: West Liberty State College over the Grambling State University, 3 - 2 in the finals
  • NJCAA Baseball World Series: Miami-Dade Community College
• Community College League of California: Mt. San Antonio College over Vallejo Junior College in the finals
• National Baseball Congress World Series: Wichita Service Auto Glass (Details)
• All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series: Komazawa University defeated the Waseda University in the final, 2 - 0 (Details)
• Japan High School Baseball Federation
  • National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Tokushima Kainan High School (Tokushima) defeat Onomichi Shogyo High School (Hiroshima), 3 - 2 in the championship (Details)
  • National High School Baseball Championship: Kochi High School (Kochi) defeat Hayatomo High School (Yamaguchi), 2 - 0 in the championship (Details)
• Little League
  • Little League World Series: Mid Island (Staten Island, NY) defeat Pequena Obispado (Monterrey, Nuevo Leon), 4 - 0 in the championship (Details)

International competitions

• Olympics (Demonstration Sport) in Tokyo, Japan (Details)
  • A collegiate all-star team representing the United States defeated an all-star amateur team team representing Japan, 6 - 2
• European Championship in Milan, Italy (Details)
  • The Netherlands (Gold); Italy (Silver); Spain (Bronze)

Culture

Literature

• Catcher With a Glass Arm, by Matt Christopher

Births

Further information: Births in 1964

Deaths

Further information: Deaths in 1964