Cool stuff 14Ny! Wow, you were at 1964 game 4! How cool is that! One thing that gets overlooked in that game was the terrific long relief we got from Roger Craig. He really gave us a chance by holding the deficit at 3-0. Must have been a real thrill for him, pitching in the World Series in New York after the previous two years toiling for the legendarily bad Mets.
I remember the Maris trade well. I was a kid, but old enough to be in charge of my younger sisters while my parents went out. I saw on the local television sports segment that we got Maris for Charlie Smith, and was elated. Later I heard the garage door opening and went running out to the garage to excitedly tell my dad, “The Cardinals got Roger Maris!!” He kind of groaned and did not think Maris would help much, but we saw how those teams worked out.