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Damn Yankees
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general manager and the newly retired Berra was named manager. After dealing with player injuries and internal dissension, the Yankees rallied from third place late in the 1964 season and won the AL pennant by one game over the White Sox. It was their fifth straight World Series appearance and 14th in the past 16 years. The team faced the St. Louis Cardinals in a series that included a walk off home run by Mantle to end the third game. Despite Mantle's game winning hit, the Yankees were defeated by the Cardinals in seven games, and Berra was fired.