The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Yankees 4 games to 3. Bob Gibson won two games on the mound for the Cards, including the crucial game seven in which he went the distance. It was the Cardinals first World Championship since 1946. After the series, Yogi Berra was fired as the Yankees manager after one year. Johnny Keene, the Cardinals' manager, resigned and was then hired to manage the Yankees.
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