1965 Los Angeles Dodgers season

1965 Los Angeles Dodgers
World Series Champions National League champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Dodger Stadium (since 1962)
Los Angeles (since 1958)
Other information
Owner(s)	Walter O'Malley
Manager(s)	Walter Alston
Local television	KTTV (11)
Local radio	KFI Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett KWKW José García, Jaime Jarrín
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The 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the regular-season with a 97–65 record, which earned them the NL pennant by two games over their arch-rivals, the San Francisco Giants. The Dodgers went on to win the World Series in seven games over the Minnesota Twins.

Offseason

• October 15, 1964: Nick Willhite was purchased from the Dodgers by the Washington Senators.^[1]
• October 15, 1964: Larry Miller was traded by the Dodgers to the New York Mets for Dick Smith.^[2]
• November 30, 1964: Doug Camilli was purchased from the Dodgers by the Washington Senators.^[3]
• December 4, 1964: Frank Howard, Phil Ortega, Pete Richert and a player to be named later were traded by the Dodgers to the Washington Senators for Claude Osteen, John Kennedy and cash. The Dodgers completed the deal by sending Dick Nen to the Senators on December 15.^[4]

Regular season

Season Recap

The Dodgers won the World Series in 1963, but injuries and poor play saw them fall to 6th place in 1964. Despite their weak offense and the trade of power hitting Frank Howard for Claude Osteen during the off season, they were expected to contend in 1965 with their strong pitching. However, one month into the season, they lost their best hitter Tommy Davis when he fractured his ankle sliding into second base. Most experts thought this ended any hope the Dodgers had of winning the pennant. To replace Davis, the club called up journeyman Lou Johnson; his infectious cheerful attitude and knack for timely hitting helped keep the club in contention.

The National League pennant race was a thriller, with 6 teams (the Dodgers, Giants, Pirates, Reds, Braves, and Phillies) in contention throughout a summer that saw the Dodgers, Giants, Braves, and Reds all take their turns in first place. With these 6 teams tightly bunched heading into September, the Giants went on a 14 game winning streak to take a 4 1/2 game lead with two weeks to play. Then the Dodgers went on a 13 game winning streak, and won 14 of their last 15 games to win the pennant by 2 games over the Giants.

The Dodgers were led by shortstop Maury Wills with 94 stolen bases, Sandy Koufax (26–8, 2.04 E.R.A. and a then record 382 strikeouts), and Don Drysdale (23–12, 2.77 E.R.A.) Drysdale also chipped in with 7 home runs and was the club's only .300 hitter.

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers	97	65	--	.599
San Francisco Giants	95	67	2	.586
Pittsburgh Pirates	90	72	7	.556
Cincinnati Reds	89	73	8	.549
Milwaukee Braves	86	76	11	.531
Philadelphia Phillies	85	76	11.5	.528
St. Louis Cardinals	80	81	16.5	.497
Chicago Cubs	72	90	25	.444
Houston Astros	65	97	32	.401
New York Mets	50	112	47	.309

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day starters
Name	Position
Maury Wills	Shortstop
Wes Parker	First baseman
Willie Davis	Center fielder
Tommy Davis	Left fielder
Johnny Roseboro	Catcher
Jim Lefebvre	Second baseman
Ron Fairly	Right fielder
John Kennedy	Third baseman
Don Drysdale	Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

• May 11, 1965: Nick Willhite was purchased by the Dodgers from the Washington Senators.^[1]
• December 15, 1965: Dick Tracewski was traded by the Dodgers to the Detroit Tigers for Phil Regan.^[5]

Roster

1965 Los Angeles Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers 21 Jim Brewer 53 Don Drysdale 37 Mike Kekich 32 Sandy Koufax 15 Bob Miller 23 Claude Osteen 16 Ron Perranoski 22 Johnny Podres 35 John Purdin 39 Howie Reed 40 Bill Singer 45 Nick Willhite		Catchers  8 Johnny Roseboro 10 Jeff Torborg 17 Héctor Valle Infielders 19 Jim Gilliam 11 John Kennedy  5 Jim Lefebvre 31 Don LeJohn 29 Nate Oliver 28 Wes Parker 44 Dick Tracewski 14 Johnny Werhas 30 Maury Wills		Outfielders 43 Willie Crawford 12 Tommy Davis  3 Willie Davis  6 Ron Fairly 20 Al Ferrara 26 Derrell Griffith 41 Lou Johnson  9 Wally Moon 25 Dick Smith		Manager 24 Walter Alston Coaches 19 Jim Gilliam 18 Preston Gómez 33 Danny Ozark 36 Lefty Phillips

Game log

1965 Game Log

April # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 12 @ Mets 6–1 Drysdale (1–0) Jackson (0–1) 37,999 1–0 2 April 14 @ Pirates 3–1 Osteen (1–0) Gibbon (0–1) 7,770 2–0 3 April 17 @ Phillies 3–2 Short (2–0) Drysdale (1–1) Baldschun (1) 17,021 2–1 4 April 18 @ Phillies 6–2 Koufax (1–0) Belinsky (0–1) 11,107 3–1 5 April 20 Mets 3–2 Spahn (1–0) Osteen (1–1) 36,161 3–2 6 April 21 Mets 5–1 Drysdale (2–1) Willey (0–1) Miller (1) 18,134 4–2 7 April 22 Mets 2–1 Koufax (2–0) Fisher (0–1) 20,888 5–2 8 April 23 Phillies 4–0 Podres (1–0) Bunning (1–2) 29,120 6–2 9 April 24 Phillies 9–3 Osteen (2–1) Belinsky (0–2) 36,500 7–2 10 April 25 Phillies 6–4 Herbert (1–0) Drysdale (2–2) Baldschun (2) 25,766 7–3 11 April 26 Phillies 4–3 Short (3–1) Koufax (2–1) Baldschun (3) 24,703 7–4 12 April 27 Pirates 5–4 Reed (1–0) Gibbon (0–3) Miller (2) 17,630 8–4 13 April 28 Pirates 2–0 Veale (2–0) Osteen (2–2) 17,464 8–5 14 April 29 Giants 2–1 Drysdale (3–2) Marichal (3–2) 30,219 9–5 15 April 30 Giants 6–3 Miller (1–0) Bolin (0–3) 48,586 10–5 May # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 16 May 1 Giants 4–2 Purdin (1–0) Perry (1–2) Brewer (1) 49,758 11–5 17 May 2 Giants 4 – 2 (10) Sanford (2–1) Miller (1–1) Linzy (1) 40,439 11–6 18 May 4 @ Reds 8–6 Brewer (1–0) Jay (1–1) 9,767 12–6 19 May 5 @ Reds 4–2 Koufax (3–1) O'Toole (0–4) 9,753 13–6 20 May 6 @ Reds 4–3 Podres (2–0) Tsitouris (2–2) Miller (3) 7,821 14–6 21 May 7 @ Giants 4–3 Osteen (3–2) Henry (2–1) 33,977 15–6 22 May 8 @ Giants 9–0 Drysdale (4–2) Herbel (1–2) 37,548 16–6 23 May 9 @ Giants 6–3 Marichal (5–2) Koufax (3–2) 40,596 16–7 24 May 10 Astros 3 – 2 (10) Miller (2–1) Woodeshick (1–2) 22,535 17–7 25 May 11 Astros 2–1 Giusti (6–0) Osteen (3–3) 21,086 17–8 26 May 12 Astros 4–2 Drysdale (5–2) Nottebart (0–2) 19,302 18–8 27 May 13 Astros 3–0 Koufax (4–2) Bruce (1–4) 20,963 19–8 28 May 14 Cubs 2–1 Buhl (4–2) Purdin (1–1) Abernathy (8) 26,356 19–9 29 May 15 Cubs 3–1 Miller (3–1) Ellsworth (3–3) Brewer (2) 22,047 20–9 30 May 16 Cubs 5 – 3 (10) Jackson (3–3) Perranoski (0–1) 20–10 31 May 16 Cubs 3–2 Drysdale (6–2) McDaniel (0–1) 45,739 21–10 32 May 17 @ Astros 5 – 3 (11) Koufax (5–2) Bruce (1–5) Miller (4) 40,858 22–10 33 May 18 @ Astros 4–1 Johnson (3–1) Brewer (1–1) Woodeshick (2) 22,220 22–11 34 May 19 @ Astros 4 – 2 (14) Purdin (2–1) MacKenzie (0–2) Drysdale (1) 30,885 23–11 35 May 21 @ Cubs 4–3 Ellsworth (4–3) Drysdale (6–3) 4,716 23–12 36 May 22 @ Cubs 3–1 Koufax (6–2) Koonce (3–2) 17,922 24–12 37 May 23 @ Cubs 3 – 2 (16) Ellsworth (5–3) Reed (1–1) 17,139 24–13 38 May 24 Cardinals 6–4 Stallard (3–1) Osteen (3–4) Schultz (1) 22,987 24–14 39 May 25 Cardinals 2–0 Drysdale (7–3) Gibson (8–1) 28,515 25–14 40 May 26 Cardinals 2–1 Simmons (3–5) Koufax (6–3) 30,794 25–15 41 May 27 Braves 3–2 Podres (3–0) Lemaster (2–5) 19,001 26–15 42 May 28 Braves 5–4 O'Dell (3–2) Osteen (3–5) 30,107 26–16 43 May 29 Braves 5–3 Drysdale (8–3) Carroll (0–1) 23,707 27–16 44 May 30 Reds 12–5 Koufax (7–3) Ellis (7–2) 36,309 28–16 45 May 31 Reds 4–3 Perranoski (1–1) Maloney (5–1) 29–16 46 May 31 Reds 6–1 Jay (3–1) Osteen (3–6) 50,997 29–17 June # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 47 June 2 @ Cardinals 4–1 Drysdale (9–3) Washburn (3–3) Perranoski (1) 17,560 30–17 48 June 3 @ Cardinals 11–10 Brewer (2–1) Schultz (1–1) Miller (5) 19,946 31–17 49 June 4 @ Braves 5–2 Blasingame (6–4) Miller (3–2) 5,760 31–18 50 June 5 @ Braves 9–1 Cloninger (7–4) Podres (3–1) 4,116 31–19 51 June 6 @ Braves 4–0 Drysdale (10–3) Kelley (0–1) 32–19 52 June 6 @ Braves 6–4 Lemaster (3–5) Reed (1–2) O'Dell (6) 17,175 32–20 53 June 7 @ Phillies 14–3 Koufax (8–3) Burdette (0–3) 23,345 33–20 54 June 8 @ Phillies 2–1 Osteen (4–6) Bunning (5–5) Perranoski (2) 14,975 34–20 55 June 9 @ Phillies 7–3 Short (5–6) Kekich (0–1) 16,241 34–21 56 June 10 @ Phillies 4–0 Herbert (3–3) Podres (3–2) 19,467 34–22 57 June 11 @ Mets 2–1 Drysdale (11–3) Spahn (4–7) 55,023 35–22 58 June 12 @ Mets 5–0 Koufax (9–3) Jackson (2–8) 38,915 36–22 59 June 13 @ Mets 5–2 Osteen (5–6) Fisher (5–6) Miller (6) 37–22 60 June 13 @ Mets 4–3 Perranoski (2–1) Kroll (3–5) Podres (1) 57,175 38–22 61 June 15 Giants 2–1 Marichal (10–5) Drysdale (11–4) 52,357 38–23 62 June 16 Giants 2–1 Koufax (10–3) Shaw (6–4) 44,499 39–23 63 June 17 Giants 3–0 Osteen (6–6) Perry (6–6) 40,707 40–23 64 June 18 Phillies 4–2 Short (7–6) Podres (3–3) 30,401 40–24 65 June 19 Phillies 4–0 Willhite (1–0) Herbert (3–4) Perranoski (3) 20,518 41–24 66 June 20 Mets 2–1 Koufax (11–3) Spahn (4–9) 42–24 67 June 20 Mets 3–2 Miller (1–0) Drysdale (11–5) 52,248 42–25 68 June 21 Mets 1–0 Jackson (3–9) Osteen (6–7) 18,867 42–26 69 June 22 Mets 4–2 Reed (2–2) Parsons (0–4) Perranoski (4) 20,633 43–26 70 June 24 Pirates 13–3 Cardwell (5–2) Drysdale (11–6) 28,867 43–27 71 June 25 Pirates 4–1 Koufax (12–3) Friend (3–6) 32,060 44–27 72 June 26 Pirates 6–1 Law (8–5) Osteen (6–8) 21,769 44–28 73 June 27 Pirates 10–2 Veale (8–5) Podres (3–4) 33,161 44–29 74 June 28 @ Giants 5–0 Marichal (12–6) Drysdale (11–7) 36,702 44–30 75 June 29 @ Giants 9–3 Koufax (13–3) Shaw (7–5) 29,380 45–30 76 June 30 @ Cubs 4–1 Ellsworth (9–3) Osteen (6–9) 45–31 77 June 30 @ Cubs 4–3 Miller (4–2) Hoeft (0–1) 17,950 46–31 July # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 78 July 1 @ Cubs 6–3 McDaniel (3–3) Podres (3–5) Abernathy (16) 7,420 46–32 79 July 2 @ Astros 4–3 Cuellar (1–1) Drysdale (11–8) 33,044 46–33 80 July 3 @ Astros 3–1 Koufax (14–3) Dierker (2–4) 50,136 47–33 81 July 4 @ Astros 3–1 Raymond (5–3) Osteen (6–10) 47,642 47–34 82 July 5 @ Reds 7–4 Maloney (9–4) Miller (4–3) McCool (8) 29,047 47–35 83 July 6 @ Reds 11–7 Drysdale (12–8) O'Toole (1–8) Perranoski (5) 18,833 48–35 84 July 7 @ Reds 7–6 Nuxhall (4–2) Miller (4–4) 25,785 48–36 85 July 8 @ Pirates 9–4 Reed (3–2) Law (8–8) 22,247 49–36 86 July 9 @ Pirates 4–1 Veale (9–6) Willhite (1–1) 16,284 49–37 87 July 10 @ Pirates 8–4 Drysdale (13–8) Cardwell (8–3) Perranoski (6) 14,880 50–37 88 July 11 @ Pirates 4–2 Koufax (15–3) Gibbon (2–8) 51–37 89 July 11 @ Pirates 4 – 3 (10) Carpin (3–0) Miller (4–5) 37,631 51–38 90 July 15 Cubs 5–0 Drysdale (14–8) Ellsworth (10–5) 25,538 52–38 91 July 16 Cubs 3–0 Koufax (16–3) Jackson (8–11) 47,947 53–38 92 July 17 Cubs 7–2 Osteen (7–10) Koonce (7–8) 31,228 54–38 93 July 18 Cubs 4 – 3 (11) Reed (4–2) Hendley (0–2) 27,508 55–38 94 July 19 Astros 8–3 Drysdale (15–8) Nottebart (1–7) 22,756 56–38 95 July 20 Astros 3–2 Koufax (17–3) Taylor (2–4) 30,937 57–38 96 July 21 Braves 6–4 Blasingame (11–7) Osteen (7–11) O'Dell (10) 28,721 57–39 97 July 22 Braves 5–2 Cloninger (12–8) Miller (4–6) O'Dell (11) 27,179 57–40 98 July 23 Cardinals 4 – 3 (12) Washburn (6–7) Willhite (1–2) 40,286 57–41 99 July 24 Cardinals 3 – 2 (10) Dennis (2–1) Perranoski (2–2) Woodeshick (12) 48,998 57–42 100 July 25 Cardinals 5–1 Osteen (8–11) Simmons (6–10) 31,710 58–42 101 July 26 Reds 5–4 Podres (4–5) Maloney (11–5) Perranoski (7) 39,978 59–42 102 July 27 Reds 9–7 Perranoski (3–2) Jay (8–3) 46,537 60–42 103 July 28 Reds 4–1 Ellis (14–6) Koufax (17–4) 53,604 60–43 104 July 30 @ Cardinals 4–2 Miller (5–6) Dennis (2–2) Perranoski (8) 29,497 61–43 105 July 31 @ Cardinals 4–3 Gibson (13–8) Perranoski (3–3) 30,109 61–44 August # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 106 August 1 @ Cardinals 3–2 Koufax (18–4) Sadecki (2–9) 30,605 62–44 107 August 2 @ Cardinals 6–5 Stallard (8–4) Perranoski (3–4) Dennis (6) 20,518 62–45 108 August 4 @ Braves 4–3 Fischer (5–5) Drysdale (15–9) O'Dell (15) 62–46 109 August 4 @ Braves 3–2 Osteen (9–11) Lemaster (4–9) Miller (7) 19,950 63–46 110 August 5 @ Braves 6–3 Koufax (19–4) Blasingame (13–8) 18,368 64–46 111 August 6 @ Reds 5 – 4 (11) McCool (7–6) Perranoski (3–5) 25,668 64–47 112 August 7 @ Reds 5–3 Reed (5–2) Ellis (14–7) Perranoski (9) 27,844 65–47 113 August 8 @ Reds 18–0 Maloney (13–5) Drysdale (15–10) 28,335 65–48 114 August 10 Mets 4–3 Koufax (20–4) Jackson (5–16) 36,815 66–48 115 August 11 Mets 1–0 Drysdale (16–10) Richardson (0–1) 23,376 67–48 116 August 13 Pirates 3–1 Osteen (10–11) Veale (12–9) 32,551 68–48 117 August 14 Pirates 1 – 0 (10) Koufax (21–4) Cardwell (10–7) 29,237 69–48 118 August 15 Pirates 4–2 Sisk (4–2) Drysdale (16–11) McBean (13) 25,175 69–49 119 August 16 Phillies 6–1 Short (14–8) Podres (4–6) 22,611 69–50 120 August 17 Phillies 4–2 Osteen (11–11) Herbert (5–6) Perranoski (10) 23,144 70–50 121 August 18 Phillies 6 – 3 (12) Wagner (5–3) Brewer (2–2) 38,267 70–51 122 August 19 @ Giants 8 – 5 (15) Perranoski (4–5) Perry (8–11) 35,901 71–51 123 August 20 @ Giants 5–1 Shaw (14–6) Reed (5–3) 41,858 71–52 124 August 21 @ Giants 6 – 4 (11) Podres (5–6) Henry (3–2) 42,283 72–52 125 August 22 @ Giants 4–3 Herbel (8–6) Koufax (21–5) Murakami (5) 42,807 72–53 126 August 23 @ Mets 8–4 Drysdale (17–11) Miller (1–3) Miller (8) 33,393 73–53 127 August 24 @ Mets 4–3 Eilers (1–0) Miller (5–7) 37,023 73–54 128 August 25 @ Mets 7–5 Richardson (2–1) Osteen (11–12) 32,432 73–55 129 August 26 @ Mets 5–2 McGraw (2–2) Koufax (21–6) Fisher (1) 45,950 73–56 130 August 27 @ Phillies 9–8 Drysdale (18–11) Herbert (5–7) Reed (1) 26,740 74–56 131 August 28 @ Phillies 8–4 Brewer (3–2) Short (14–9) Koufax (1) 27,439 75–56 132 August 29 @ Phillies 13–3 Culp (9–9) Osteen (11–13) 21,744 75–57 September # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 133 September 1 @ Pirates 3 – 2 (11) Gibbon (4–9) Koufax (21–7) 75–58 134 September 1 @ Pirates 2–1 Law (16–9) Drysdale (18–12) 26,394 75–59 135 September 2 @ Pirates 7–1 Osteen (12–13) Veale (14–10) Perranoski (11) 29,200 76–59 136 September 3 @ Astros 3–0 Willhite (2–2) Nottebart (4–13) Perranoski (12) 31,154 77–59 137 September 4 @ Astros 5–0 Podres (6–6) Bruce (9–17) Perranoski (13) 41,951 78–59 138 September 5 @ Astros 4–2 Reed (4–2) Roberts (4–1) 49,442 79–59 139 September 6 Giants 7 – 6 (12) Linzy (7–2) Reed (6–4) 53,581 79–60 140 September 7 Giants 3–1 Shaw (15–8) Osteen (12–14) Murakami (7) 48,586 79–61 141 September 9 Cubs 1–0 Koufax (22–7) Hendley (2–3) 29,139 80–61 142 September 10 Astros 5–2 Drysdale (19–12) Roberts (4–2) Perranoski (14) 30,200 81–61 143 September 11 Astros 8–3 Osteen (13–14) Farrell (10–10) Perranoski (15) 30,278 82–61 144 September 12 Astros 3–2 Owens (6–4) Perranoski (4–6) Raymond (4) 21,918 82–62 145 September 14 @ Cubs 2–1 Hendley (3–3) Koufax (22–8) 6,220 82–63 146 September 15 @ Cubs 8–6 Ellsworth (14–14) Reed (6–5) Hoeft (1) 1,886 82–64 147 September 16 @ Cubs 2–0 Osteen (14–14) Faul (5–5) Koufax (2) 550 83–64 148 September 17 @ Cardinals 3–2 Drysdale (20–12) Simmons (9–15) Perranoski (16) 19,042 84–64 149 September 18 @ Cardinals 1–0 Koufax (23–8) Washburn (9–11) 29,063 85–64 150 September 19 @ Cardinals 5–0 Osteen (15–14) Gibson (18–11) Perranoski (17) 23,941 86–64 151 September 21 @ Braves 3–1 Drysdale (21–12) Lemaster (6–13) 5,169 87–64 152 September 22 @ Braves 7 – 6 (11) Perranoski (5–6) Olivo (0–1) Miller (9) 12,577 88–64 153 September 24 Cardinals 4–3 Perranoski (6–6) Gibson (18–12) 37,450 89–64 154 September 25 Cardinals 2–0 Koufax (24–8) Briles (2–3) 31,532 90–64 155 September 26 Cardinals 1–0 Drysdale (22–12) Sadecki (6–14) 40,317 91–64 156 September 27 Reds 6–1 Podres (7–6) Ellis (21–10) Perranoski (18) 32,593 92–64 157 September 28 Reds 2 – 1 (12) Reed (7–5) Jay (9–8) 38,424 93–64 158 September 29 Reds 5–0 Koufax (25–8) Maloney (20–9) 52,312 94–64 159 September 30 Braves 4–0 Drysdale (23–12) Fischer (8–9) 36,006 95–64 October # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 160 October 1 Braves 2–0 Lemaster (7–13) Osteen (15–15) 50,813 95–65 161 October 2 Braves 3–1 Koufax (26–8) Cloninger (24–11) 41,574 96–65 162 October 3 Braves 3–0 Miller (6–7) Sadowski (5–9) Willhite (1) 39,922 97–65

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Kennedy, JohnJohn Kennedy	104	105	18	.171	1	5
Smith, DickDick Smith	10	6	0	.000	0	1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Koufax, SandySandy Koufax	43	335.2	26	8	2.04	382
Drysdale, DonDon Drysdale	44	308.1	23	12	2.77	210
Osteen, ClaudeClaude Osteen	40	287	15	15	2.79	162

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Willhite, NickNick Willhite	15	42	2	2	5.36	28
Kekich, MikeMike Kekich	5	10.1	0	1	9.58	9

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Miller, BobBob Miller	61	6	7	9	2.97	77
Brewer, JimJim Brewer	19	3	2	2	1.82	31

1965 World Series

Game 1

October 6, 1965 at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles (N)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	10	1
Minnesota (A)	0	1	6	0	0	1	0	0	x	8	10	0
W: Mudcat Grant (1–0)   L: Don Drysdale (0–1)
HR: LAD – Ron Fairly (1)   MIN – Don Mincher (1), Zoilo Versalles (1)

Game 2

October 7, 1965 at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles (N)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	7	3
Minnesota (A)	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	x	5	9	0
W: Jim Kaat (1–0)   L: Sandy Koufax (0–1)

Game 3

October 9, 1965 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Minnesota (A)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Los Angeles (N)	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	x	4	10	1
W: Claude Osteen (1–0)  L: Camilo Pascual (0–1)

Game 4

October 10, 1965 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Minnesota (A)	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	5	2
Los Angeles (N)	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	1	x	7	10	0
W: Don Drysdale (1–1)  L: Mudcat Grant (1–1)
HR: MIN – Harmon Killebrew (1), Tony Oliva (1)    LAD – Wes Parker (1), Lou Johnson (1)

Game 5

October 11, 1965 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Minnesota (A)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Los Angeles (N)	2	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	x	7	14	0
W: Sandy Koufax (1–1)  L: Jim Kaat (1–1)

Game 6

October 13, 1965 at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles (N)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	1
Minnesota (A)	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	x	5	6	1
W: Mudcat Grant (2–1)   L: Claude Osteen (1–1)
HR: LAD – Ron Fairly (2)   MIN – Bob Allison (1), Mudcat Grant (1)

Game 7

October 14, 1965 at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles (N)	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0
Minnesota (A)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	'0	'3	1
W: Sandy Koufax (2–1)   L: Jim Kaat (1–2)
HR: LAD – Lou Johnson (2)

Awards and honors

• National League Cy Young Award
  • Sandy Koufax
• National League Rookie of the Year
  • Jim Lefebvre
• World Series Most Valuable Player
  • Sandy Koufax
• Associated Press Athlete of the Year
  • Sandy Koufax^[6]
• TSN Pitcher of the Year Award
  • Sandy Koufax
• TSN Major League Player of the Year Award
  • Sandy Koufax

All-Stars

• 1965 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Maury Wills starter
  • Don Drysdale reserve
  • Sandy Koufax reserve
• TSN National League All-Star
  • Sandy Koufax
  • Maury Wills

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Spokane Indians	Pacific Coast League	Bill Brenzel Duke Snider Pete Reiser
AA	Albuquerque Dodgers	Texas League	Roy Hartsfield
A	Santa Barbara Dodgers	California League	Norm Sherry
A	St. Petersburg Saints	Florida State League	George Scherger
A	Salem Dodgers	Northwest League	Stan Wasiak
Rookie	Pocatello Chiefs	Pioneer League	Tommy Lasorda

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Albuquerque

1965 Major League Baseball Draft

This was the first Major League Baseball Draft. The Dodgers drafted 30 players this year in the June draft and an additional 2 in the August Legion draft. The first player the Dodgers ever drafted was a shortstop from Bakersfield High School named John Wyatt. He played in the teams farm system through 1970 but never advanced past Class-A.

The most notable player drafted this year was Tom Seaver, who was picked in the 10th round from the University of Southern California, but he did not sign with the team and re-entered the draft the following year, where he was selected by the New York Mets.

1965 Draft Picks

June draft [7] Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 1 John Wyatt SS Bakersfield High School Yes 1965–1970 A 2 Alan Foster RHP Los Altos High School Yes 1965–1976 MLB 3 Michael Criscione C Syracuse University Yes 1965–1967 A 4 George Mercado OF Bishop Dubois High School Yes 1965–1967 A- 5 John Radosevich LHP West Virginia University Yes 1965–1968 A 6 Peter Barnes OF Southern University and A&M College No 7 Larry Griffith RHP Anadarko High School Yes 1965–1967 AA 8 James Johnson OF Las Vegas High School Yes 1965–1970 A 9 Paul Dennenbaum 1B Syracuse University No 10 Tom Seaver RHP University of Southern California No Mets −1966 1966–1986 MLB 11 Joseph Austin 1B University of Southern California Yes 1965–1966 A 12 Richard Binder LHP Waterloo High School No 13 Terrance Derringer RHP Southwest Miami High School No 14 Stephen McGreevy 1B University of Kansas Yes 1965–1967 A 15 Leon Everitt RHP Pemberton High School Yes 1965–1969 MLB 16 Michael McCall SS Greenville High School No Red Sox −1965 1967–1970 A 17 Johnny Alexander INF Whitmire High School No 18 Rod Austin OF Santa Clara University No 19 George Lewark SS University of Colorado No 20 William Maxwell RHP Central High School No 21 Daro Quiring RHP Stanford University No 22 Eric Krumlauf 3B Shaker Heights High School No 23 Rich Hinton LHP Marana High School No White Sox −1969 1969–1979 MLB 24 Frederick Moulder SS Oklahoma State University Yes 1967–1972 AAA 25 Jon Keirns OF Edmond High School No 26 Robert Harvey 3B John Marshall High School Yes 1966–1968 A 27 Rhett Thompson 3B Del Mar High School Yes 1965–1967 A- 28 Gary Moore OF University of Texas at Austin Yes 1967–1971 MLB 29 Kyle Carlin RHP Sulphur High School Yes 1965–1969 AA 30 Dennis Jensen SS Jacksonville University Yes 1965 A August Legion Draft [8] The August Legion Draft was for College players who had participated in summer amateur leagues. Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 1 Barry Snyder C No 2 Frank Stanek 1B No

Notes

References

• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page

External links

• Los Angeles Dodgers 1965 uniform
• Los Angeles Dodgers official web site

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