morning of Game 7. From the start, it was apparent that Lonborg was struggling. Three Cardinal hits and a wild pitch put St. Louis ahead 2–0 in the third inning. Two more scored in the fifth on a home run by Gibson, Lou Brock's single and two stolen bases (his seventh steal—a new Series record), and a Roger Maris sacrifice-fly to right. A Boston run in the fifth cut the score to 4–1, but the Red Sox dream was abruptly halted in the sixth on a three-run homer by Julián Javier off the arm-weary Lonborg. With the 7–2 defeat, Boston's "Impossible Dream" ended one win short, and the St. Louis Cardinals were World Series Champions for the second time in the 1960s, and eighth overall. Composite box 1967 World Series (4–3): St. Louis Cardinals (N.L.) over Boston Red Sox (A.L.) Records and notables This series marked the first time that the Commissioner's Trophy was presented to the World Series-winning team. Lou Brock stole three bases in Game 7 for a record seven thefts in a seven-game series, surpassing the mark set by Honus Wagner in . The Cardinals tied a World Series record by using eight pitchers in their Game 6 loss. Ken Brett, the older brother of George Brett, became the youngest pitcher in World Series history. Aged 19 years, 20 days, when he pitched one inning of relief at the end of Game 4. He also pitched of an inning at the end of Game 7. He gave up no hits or runs in either appearance. He was the only left-hander on the Boston pitching staff. Bob Gibson gave up only 14 hits in his three complete games, tying Christy Mathewson's record for fewest hits given up in winning three complete World Series games. The Cardinals are one of only two teams to take a 3–1 World Series lead, then lose the next two games and still win the series in Game 7. The other was the Oakland Athletics in their victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the 1972 World Series. Aftermath The 1967 Series was the first non-exhibition meeting between Major League Baseball teams from St. Louis and Boston since the departures of the Boston Braves and St. Louis Browns following (respectively) the 1952 and 1953 seasons ended regular season meetings between teams from those cities (Braves vs Cardinals, Browns vs Red Sox). It also marked the