With the American League pennant already in the bag, the Yankees went into the final game of the regular season against the Indians on October 4, 1964 with not much to play for. For that last game, they basically emptied the bench. Phil Linz and Hector Lopez were the only people who played in over 100 games to start. Game Three World Series starting pitcher Jim Bouton was given the ball, but other than those three and a couple others, it was a bunch of randoms and September call ups.
One of those player was a 24-year old making his major league debut.