In this week's Blumberg Off the Bench, KOMU's Eric Blumberg explains how one of those teams still owns a place in the NCAA record book.

In 1964, the Beatles hits ruled the airwaves with members John, Paul, George and Ringo. But in 1964 Missouri Baseball also had a fantastic foursome. And just like the Beatles, they left a legacy standing the test of time.

Jack Stroud hasn't called the Missouri Baseball field home since 1964.

"I think our weight room consisted of two bricks out of the foundation of Brewer Fieldhouse," said Missouri Pitcher (1963-65) Jack Stroud.

Stroud now calls Columbus, Ohio home, but back in 1964 Stroud teamed with Denny Musgraves, Keith Weber and closer Jim Nelson to form the best Missouri pitching staff ever.

Stroud is still proud of his past, "I tell you, it was probably the best pitching staff in college baseball history."

Missouri Pitcher (1962-64) Jim Nelson also recognized the staff, "I don't think anyone had the pitching staff that we had, and it was somewhat coincidental all these great pitchers arrived at the same time."

According to the NCAA record books, the 1964 team only gave up 19 earned runs in 264 innings the entire season. It comes out to an ERA of .65, which is still the best season in NCAA history.

"It got to the point where it was an embarrassment if you didn't go out and throw a shutout because everybody else was throwing one," said Stroud.

In 1964 Coach Hi Simmons celebrated his 25th season as head coach by taking the Tigers to another College World Series.

Nelson remembers being recognized as a young player, "People came up, I'm 18 or 19 years old and asking me for my autograph. Why would you want my autograph? But they did. It was that type of thing."

Stroud started for Mizzou against Minnesota in a Championship game pushed back multiple days because of rain in Omaha.

Missouri Pitcher Denny Musgraves (1964) said the delay was a disadvantage, "The additional time they had to rest gave them a little bit of an advantage. That's my excuse."

A 5-1 loss washed away any hope for the National Title.

"It was the worst day of my athletic life. I still resent losing. I hate it," said Nelson.

Stroud also said the loss hurt, "You should enjoy every great moment you get, because you never know if you'll go back that way again. It hurts."

Musgraves accepts the loss, "It does sting a little bit, but we have to say we gave it our bests and that's the way it turned out."

There may be no championship rings, but the pitchers from 1964 still hold onto the .65 era record.

Stroud knows records don't last forever, "Records were made to be broken. Somebody will break our era record, but I don't think I'll be alive to see it."

Nelson still sees his team as one of the best, "Put wooden bats in there hands and put our pitching staff out there from 1964 and they'd have a lot of trouble."

Stroud still holds the Missouri single game strikeout record with 20 in a contest against Colorado.

Keith Weber couldn't make the reunion because of health problems. His .56 era in 1964 is still the best season in NCAA history.

After the 64 season, six Tigers signed Major League contracts, including sophomore Denny Musgraves. He received $100,000 from the New York Mets, the most ever for a Tiger player at the time.