1964: The Boyers
There were three Boyer brothers, third basemen Ken of the Cardinals and Clete of the Yankees as well as pitcher Cloyd, who pitched for five seasons in the early 1950s. But as Cloyd was leaving the game in 1955, Ken was just arriving, a slugging rookie and a fixture-to-be at third base for the Cardinals.
Clete also debuted in 1955, with Kansas City, but he did not begin to blossom until the Yankees acquired him in 1959. He became a fixture at third base for New York’s run of five consecutive American League pennants from 1960 through 1964.
When the Cardinals made up five games on the Phillies over the final 10 days of the 1964 season, Ken found himself competing for the World Series opposite his brother, Clete.
The Yankees led the Series two games to one and led 3-0 in the sixth inning of Game 4 at Yankee Stadium when Ken came to the plate. His grand slam into the seats in deep left proved to be all the Cardinals need for a Series-tying 4-3 win.
In Game 7, Ken’s leadoff hit in the fourth set the stage for a three-run Cardinal rally. He doubled in the fifth as St. Louis added three more runs, then homered in the seventh as the Cardinals won the World Series.
For the series, Ken batted only .222 but he hit two homers and drove in six runs. Clete managed only a .208 Series with one homer and three RBI.