1965 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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.

1965 Los Angeles Dodgers
World Series Champions
National League champions
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
OwnersWalter O'Malley, James & Dearie Mulvey
PresidentWalter O'Malley
General managersBuzzie Bavasi
ManagersWalter Alston
Local televisionKTTV (11)
Local radioKFI
Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett
KWKW
José García, Jaime Jarrín
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Offseason

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 15 of their last 16 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 Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Dodgers 9765 0.599 — 50–31 47–34
San Francisco Giants 9567 0.586 2 51–30 44–37
Pittsburgh Pirates 9072 0.556 7 49–32 41–40
Cincinnati Reds 8973 0.549 8 49–32 40–41
Milwaukee Braves 8676 0.531 11 44–37 42–39
Philadelphia Phillies 8576 0.528 11½ 45–35 40–41
St. Louis Cardinals 8081 0.497 16½ 42–39 38–42
Chicago Cubs 7290 0.444 25 40–41 32–49
Houston Astros 6597 0.401 32 36–45 29–52
New York Mets 50112 0.309 47 29–52 21–60

Record vs. opponents
1965 National League record

Sources:
Team CHC CIN HOU LAD MIL NYM PHI PIT SF STL
Chicago —7–118–108–109–911–7–18–105–136–1210–8–1
Cincinnati 11–7—12–66–1212–611–713–58–106–1210–8
Houston 10–86–12—5–134–1414–46–128–103–159–9
Los Angeles 10–812–613–5—10–812–69–99–910–812–6
Milwaukee 9–96–1214–48–10—13–56–129–910–811–7
New York 7–11–17–114–146–125–13—7–11–14–145–135–13
Philadelphia 10–85–1312–69–912–611–7–1—8–108–1010–7
Pittsburgh 13–510–810–89–99–914–410–8—11–7–14–14
San Francisco 12–612–615–38–108–1013–510–87–11–1—10–8
St. Louis 8–10–18–109–96–127–1113–57–1014–48–10—

Opening Day lineup
Opening Day starters
NamePosition
Maury WillsShortstop
Wes ParkerFirst baseman
Willie DavisCenter fielder
Tommy DavisLeft fielder
Johnny RoseboroCatcher
Jim LefebvreSecond baseman
Ron FairlyRight fielder
John KennedyThird baseman
Don DrysdaleStarting pitcher

Notable transactions

Roster
1965 Los Angeles Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Game log

Regular season
1965 regular season game log: 97–65 (Home: 50–31; Away: 47–34)
April: 10–5 (Home: 7–4; Away: 3–1)
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1April 1211:00 a.m. PST@ Mets6–1Drysdale (1–0)Jackson (0–1)–2:2337,9991–0W1
2April 145:15 p.m. PST@ Pirates3–1Osteen (1–0)Gibbon (0–1)–1:587,7702–0W2
–April 15@ PiratesPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: July 11)
3April 175:05 p.m. PST@ Phillies2–3Short (2–0)Drysdale (1–1)Baldschun (1)2:2317,0212–1L1
4April 1810:35 a.m. PST@ Phillies6–2Koufax (1–0)Belinsky (0–1)–2:4311,1073–1W1
5April 208:00 p.m. PSTMets2–3Spahn (1–0)Osteen (1–1)–2:3736,1613–2L1
6April 218:00 p.m. PSTMets5–1Drysdale (2–1)Willey (0–1)Miller (1)3:0918,1344–2W1
7April 228:00 p.m. PSTMets2–1Koufax (2–0)Fisher (0–1)–2:1220,8885–2W2
8April 238:00 p.m. PSTPhillies4–0Podres (1–0)Bunning (1–2)–1:5829,1206–2W3
9April 248:00 p.m. PSTPhillies9–3Osteen (2–1)Belinsky (0–2)–2:4736,5007–2W4
10April 251:00 p.m. PDTPhillies4–6Herbert (1–0)Drysdale (2–2)Baldschun (2)2:4225,7667–3L1
11April 268:00 p.m. PDTPhillies3–4Short (3–1)Koufax (2–1)Baldschun (3)3:0024,7037–4L2
12April 278:00 p.m. PDTPirates5–4Reed (1–0)Gibbon (0–3)Miller (2)2:5417,6308–4W1
13April 288:00 p.m. PDTPirates0–2Veale (2–0)Osteen (2–2)–2:0517,4648–5L1
14April 298:00 p.m. PDTGiants2–1Drysdale (3–2)Marichal (3–2)–2:1330,2199–5W1
15April 308:00 p.m. PDTGiants6–3Miller (1–0)Bolin (0–3)–3:0248,58610–5W2
May: 19–12 (Home: 11–8; Away: 8–4)
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16May 18:00 p.m. PDTGiants4–2Purdin (1–0)Perry (1–2)Brewer (1)2:2749,75811–5W3
17May 21:00 p.m. PDTGiants2–4 (10)Sanford (2–1)Miller (1–1)Linzy (1)2:4340,43911–6L1
18May 46:05 p.m. PDT@ Reds8–6Brewer (1–0)Jay (1–1)–2:309,76712–6W1
19May 56:05 p.m. PDT@ Reds4–2Koufax (3–1)O'Toole (0–4)–2:389,75313–6W2
20May 66:05 p.m. PDT@ Reds4–3Podres (2–0)Tsitouris (2–2)Miller (3)2:207,82114–6W3
21May 78:15 p.m. PDT@ Giants4–3Osteen (3–2)Henry (2–1)–2:2633,97715–6W4
22May 81:00 p.m. PDT@ Giants9–0Drysdale (4–2)Herbel (1–2)–2:2237,54816–6W5
23May 91:00 p.m. PDT@ Giants3–6Marichal (5–2)Koufax (3–2)–2:4840,59616–7L1
24May 108:00 p.m. PDTAstros3–2 (10)Miller (2–1)Woodeshick (1–2)–2:4422,53517–7W1
25May 118:00 p.m. PDTAstros1–2Giusti (6–0)Osteen (3–3)–1:5721,08617–8L1
26May 128:00 p.m. PDTAstros4–2Drysdale (5–2)Nottebart (0–2)–2:0619,30218–8W1
27May 138:00 p.m. PDTAstros3–0Koufax (4–2)Bruce (1–4)–2:0520,96319–8W2
28May 148:00 p.m. PDTCubs1–2Buhl (4–2)Purdin (1–1)Abernathy (8)2:2326,35619–9L1
29May 151:00 p.m. PDTCubs3–1Miller (3–1)Ellsworth (3–3)Brewer (2)2:0222,04720–9W1
30May 16 (1)1:00 p.m. PDTCubs3–5 (10)Jackson (3–3)Perranoski (0–1)–2:3820–10L1
31May 16 (2)4:13 p.m. PDTCubs3–2Drysdale (6–2)McDaniel (0–1)–2:2245,73921–10W1
32May 175:30 p.m. PDT@ Astros5–3 (11)Koufax (5–2)Bruce (1–5)Miller (4)2:5940,85822–10W2
33May 185:30 p.m. PDT@ Astros1–4Johnson (3–1)Brewer (1–1)Woodeshick (2)2:0722,22022–11L1
34May 195:30 p.m. PDT@ Astros4–2 (14)Purdin (2–1)MacKenzie (0–2)Drysdale (1)4:0430,88523–11W1
35May 2111:30 a.m. PDT@ Cubs3–4Ellsworth (4–3)Drysdale (6–3)–2:224,71623–12L1
36May 2211:30 a.m. PDT@ Cubs3–1Koufax (6–2)Koonce (3–2)–2:3017,92224–12W1
37May 2311:30 a.m. PDT@ Cubs2–3 (16)Ellsworth (5–3)Reed (1–1)–4:0917,13924–13L1
38May 248:00 p.m. PDTCardinals4–6Stallard (3–1)Osteen (3–4)Schultz (1)3:1122,98724–14L2
39May 258:00 p.m. PDTCardinals2–0Drysdale (7–3)Gibson (8–1)–1:4128,51525–14W1
40May 268:00 p.m. PDTCardinals1–2Simmons (3–5)Koufax (6–3)–2:2630,79425–15L1
41May 27Braves3–2Podres (3–0)Lemaster (2–5)19,00126–15
42May 28Braves5–4O'Dell (3–2)Osteen (3–5)30,10726–16
43May 29Braves5–3Drysdale (8–3)Carroll (0–1)23,70727–16
44May 301:00 p.m. PDTReds12–5Koufax (7–3)Ellis (7–2)–2:4336,30928–16W2
45May 31 (1)1:00 p.m. PDTReds4–3Perranoski (1–1)Maloney (5–1)–2:4429–16W3
46May 31 (2)4:19 p.m. PDTReds1–6Jay (3–1)Osteen (3–6)–2:1450,99729–17L1
June: 17–14 (Home: 6–7; Away: 11–7)
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47June 26:00 p.m. PDT@ Cardinals4–1Drysdale (9–3)Washburn (3–3)Perranoski (1)2:4617,56030–17W1
48June 36:00 p.m. PDT@ Cardinals11–10Brewer (2–1)Schultz (1–1)Miller (5)3:1919,94631–17W2
49June 4@ Braves5–2Blasingame (6–4)Miller (3–2)5,76031–18
50June 5@ Braves9–1Cloninger (7–4)Podres (3–1)4,11631–19
51June 6@ Braves4–0Drysdale (10–3)Kelley (0–1)32–19
52June 6@ Braves6–4Lemaster (3–5)Reed (1–2)O'Dell (6)17,17532–20
53June 75:05 p.m. PDT@ Phillies14–3Koufax (8–3)Burdette (0–3)–3:0223,34533–20W1
54June 85:05 p.m. PDT@ Phillies2–1Osteen (4–6)Bunning (5–5)Perranoski (2)2:4914,97534–20W2
55June 95:05 p.m. PDT@ Phillies3–7Short (5–6)Kekich (0–1)–3:0116,24134–21L1
56June 105:05 p.m. PDT@ Phillies0–4Herbert (3–3)Podres (3–2)–1:5819,46734–22L2
57June 115:00 p.m. PDT@ Mets2–1Drysdale (11–3)Spahn (4–7)–2:1655,02335–22W1
58June 1211:15 a.m. PDT@ Mets5–0Koufax (9–3)Jackson (2–8)–2:5038,91536–22W2
59June 13 (1)10:00 a.m. PDT@ Mets5–2Osteen (5–6)Fisher (5–6)Miller (6)2:4137–22W3
60June 13 (2)1:16 p.m. PDT@ Mets4–3Perranoski (2–1)Kroll (3–5)Podres (1)3:2557,17538–22W4
61June 158:00 p.m. PDTGiants1–2Marichal (10–5)Drysdale (11–4)–2:1652,35738–23L1
62June 168:00 p.m. PDTGiants2–1Koufax (10–3)Shaw (6–4)–2:3644,49939–23W1
63June 178:00 p.m. PDTGiants3–0Osteen (6–6)Perry (6–6)–2:2440,70740–23W2
64June 188:00 p.m. PDTPhillies2–4Short (7–6)Podres (3–3)–2:2330,40140–24L1
65June 198:00 p.m. PDTPhillies4–0Willhite (1–0)Herbert (3–4)Perranoski (3)2:1920,51841–24W1
66June 20 (1)1:00 p.m. PDTMets2–1Koufax (11–3)Spahn (4–9)–1:5242–24W2
67June 20 (2)3:27 p.m. PDTMets2–3Miller (1–0)Drysdale (11–5)–2:3052,24842–25L1
68June 218:00 p.m. PDTMets0–1Jackson (3–9)Osteen (6–7)–1:5418,86742–26L2
69June 228:00 p.m. PDTMets4–2Reed (2–2)Parsons (0–4)Perranoski (4)2:1820,63343–26W1
70June 248:00 p.m. PDTPirates3–13Cardwell (5–2)Drysdale (11–6)–2:3328,86743–27L1
71June 258:00 p.m. PDTPirates4–1Koufax (12–3)Friend (3–6)–2:0432,06044–27W1
72June 261:00 p.m. PDTPirates1–6Law (8–5)Osteen (6–8)–2:2821,76944–28L1
73June 271:00 p.m. PDTPirates2–10Veale (8–5)Podres (3–4)–2:3933,16144–29L2
74June 288:15 p.m. PDT@ Giants0–5Marichal (12–6)Drysdale (11–7)–2:3836,70244–30L3
75June 291:00 p.m. PDT@ Giants9–3Koufax (13–3)Shaw (7–5)–2:4529,38045–30W1
76June 3011:00 a.m. PDT@ Cubs1–4Ellsworth (9–3)Osteen (6–9)–2:0345–31L1
77June 301:38 p.m. PDT@ Cubs4–3Miller (4–2)Hoeft (0–1)–2:3817,95046–31W1
July: 15–13 (Home: 9–5; Away: 6–8)
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78July 111:30 a.m. PDT@ Cubs3–6McDaniel (3–3)Podres (3–5)Abernathy (16)2:347,42046–32L1
79July 25:30 p.m. PDT@ Astros3–4Cuellar (1–1)Drysdale (11–8)–2:3533,04446–33L2
80July 35:30 p.m. PDT@ Astros3–1Koufax (14–3)Dierker (2–4)–2:1050,13647–33W1
81July 412:30 p.m. PDT@ Astros1–3Raymond (5–3)Osteen (6–10)–2:0447,64247–34L1
82July 56:05 p.m. PDT@ Reds4–7Maloney (9–4)Miller (4–3)McCool (8)2:2929,04747–35L1
83July 66:05 p.m. PDT@ Reds11–7Drysdale (12–8)O'Toole (1–8)Perranoski (5)2:5418,83348–35W1
84July 76:05 p.m. PDT@ Reds6–7Nuxhall (4–2)Miller (4–4)–2:5825,78548–36L1
85July 84:30 p.m. PDT@ Pirates9–4Reed (3–2)Law (8–8)–2:5922,24749–36W1
86July 95:15 p.m. PDT@ Pirates1–4Veale (9–6)Willhite (1–1)–2:2916,28449–37L1
87July 1011:15 a.m. PDT@ Pirates8–4Drysdale (13–8)Cardwell (8–3)Perranoski (6)2:5714,88050–37W1
88July 11 (1)10:00 a.m. PDT@ Pirates4–2Koufax (15–3)Gibbon (2–8)–2:2951–37W2
89July 11 (2)1:04 p.m. PDT@ Pirates3–4 (10)Carpin (3–0)Miller (4–5)–2:4237,63151–38L1
–July 1336th All-Star GameNational League vs. American League (Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota)
90July 158:00 p.m. PDTCubs5–0Drysdale (14–8)Ellsworth (10–5)–2:1925,53852–38W1
91July 168:00 p.m. PDTCubs3–0Koufax (16–3)Jackson (8–11)–2:2047,94753–38W2
92July 178:00 p.m. PDTCubs7–2Osteen (7–10)Koonce (7–8)–2:2131,22854–38W3
93July 181:00 p.m. PDTCubs4–3 (11)Reed (4–2)Hendley (0–2)–3:0527,50855–38W4
94July 198:00 p.m. PDTAstros8–3Drysdale (15–8)Nottebart (1–7)–2:3422,75656–38W5
95July 208:00 p.m. PDTAstros3–2Koufax (17–3)Taylor (2–4)–2:1530,93757–38W6
96July 21Braves6–4Blasingame (11–7)Osteen (7–11)O'Dell (10)28,72157–39
97July 22Braves5–2Cloninger (12–8)Miller (4–6)O'Dell (11)27,17957–40
98July 238:00 p.m. PDTCardinals3–4 (12)Washburn (6–7)Willhite (1–2)–3:4840,28657–41L3
99July 248:00 p.m. PDTCardinals2–3 (10)Dennis (2–1)Perranoski (2–2)Woodeshick (12)3:0448,99857–42L4
100July 251:00 p.m. PDTCardinals5–1Osteen (8–11)Simmons (6–10)–2:4431,71058–42W1
101July 268:00 p.m. PDTReds5–4Podres (4–5)Maloney (11–5)Perranoski (7)2:2039,97859–42W2
102July 278:00 p.m. PDTReds9–7Perranoski (3–2)Jay (8–3)–3:2546,53760–42W3
103July 288:00 p.m. PDTReds1–4Ellis (14–6)Koufax (17–4)–2:0053,60460–43L1
104July 306:00 p.m. PDT@ Cardinals4–2Miller (5–6)Dennis (2–2)Perranoski (8)2:3929,49761–43W1
105July 316:00 p.m. PDT@ Cardinals3–4Gibson (13–8)Perranoski (3–3)–2:3130,10961–44L1
August: 14–13 (Home: 5–3; Away: 9–10)
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106August 111:15 a.m. PDT@ Cardinals3–2Koufax (18–4)Sadecki (2–9)–2:2930,60562–44W1
107August 26:00 p.m. PDT@ Cardinals5–6Stallard (8–4)Perranoski (3–4)Dennis (6)2:3420,51862–45L1
–August 3@ BravesPostponed (Inclement weather) (Makeup date: August 4)
108August 4@ Braves4–3Fischer (5–5)Drysdale (15–9)O'Dell (15)62–46
109August 4@ Braves3–2Osteen (9–11)Lemaster (4–9)Miller (7)19,95063–46
110August 5@ Braves6–3Koufax (19–4)Blasingame (13–8)18,36864–46
111August 66:05 p.m. PDT@ Reds4–5 (11)McCool (7–6)Perranoski (3–5)–3:2625,66864–47L1
112August 75:05 p.m. PDT@ Reds5–3Reed (5–2)Ellis (14–7)Perranoski (9)2:3727,84465–47W1
113August 810:30 a.m. PDT@ Reds0–18Maloney (13–5)Drysdale (15–10)–2:2028,33565–48L1
114August 108:00 p.m. PDTMets4–3Koufax (20–4)Jackson (5–16)–2:0736,81566–48W2
115August 118:00 p.m. PDTMets1–0Drysdale (16–10)Richardson (0–1)–2:3423,37667–48W3
116August 138:00 p.m. PDTPirates3–1Osteen (10–11)Veale (12–9)–2:2132,55168–48W4
117August 148:00 p.m. PDTPirates1–0 (10)Koufax (21–4)Cardwell (10–7)–2:4329,23769–48W5
118August 151:00 p.m. PDTPirates2–4Sisk (4–2)Drysdale (16–11)McBean (13)3:0225,17569–49L1
119August 168:00 p.m. PDTPhillies1–6Short (14–8)Podres (4–6)–2:4722,61169–50L2
120August 178:00 p.m. PDTPhillies4–2Osteen (11–11)Herbert (5–6)Perranoski (10)2:3123,14470–50W1
121August 188:00 p.m. PDTPhillies3–6 (12)Wagner (5–3)Brewer (2–2)–4:0538,26770–51L1
122August 198:15 p.m. PDT@ Giants8–5 (15)Perranoski (4–5)Perry (8–11)–4:1135,90171–51W1
123August 208:15 p.m. PDT@ Giants5–1Shaw (14–6)Reed (5–3)–2:3841,85871–52L1
124August 211:00 p.m. PDT@ Giants6–4 (11)Podres (5–6)Henry (3–2)–3:2742,28372–52W1
125August 221:00 p.m. PDT@ Giants3–4Herbel (8–6)Koufax (21–5)Murakami (5)2:1842,80772–53L1
126August 235:00 p.m. PDT@ Mets8–4Drysdale (17–11)Miller (1–3)Miller (8)2:5933,39373–53W1
127August 245:00 p.m. PDT@ Mets3–4Eilers (1–0)Miller (5–7)–2:3437,02373–54L1
128August 255:00 p.m. PDT@ Mets5–7Richardson (2–1)Osteen (11–12)–2:3832,43273–55L2
129August 265:00 p.m. PDT@ Mets2–5McGraw (2–2)Koufax (21–6)Fisher (1)2:2445,95073–56L3
130August 275:05 p.m. PDT@ Phillies9–8Drysdale (18–11)Herbert (5–7)Reed (1)3:1626,74074–56W1
131August 285:05 p.m. PDT@ Phillies8–4Brewer (3–2)Short (14–9)Koufax (1)3:1627,43975–56W2
132August 2910:35 a.m. PDT@ Phillies3–13Culp (9–9)Osteen (11–13)–2:3921,74475–57L1
–August 31@ PiratesPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 1)
September: 20–7 (Home: 10–3; Away: 10–4)
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133September 1 (1)2:30 p.m. PDT@ Pirates2–3 (11)Gibbon (4–9)Koufax (21–7)–3:0075–58L2
134September 1 (2)6:05 p.m. PDT@ Pirates1–2Law (16–9)Drysdale (18–12)–2:1826,39475–59L3
135September 25:15 p.m. PDT@ Pirates7–1Osteen (12–13)Veale (14–10)Perranoski (11)2:3829,20076–59W1
136September 35:30 p.m. PDT@ Astros3–0Willhite (2–2)Nottebart (4–13)Perranoski (12)2:1431,15477–59W2
137September 411:15 a.m. PDT@ Astros5–0Podres (6–6)Bruce (9–17)Perranoski (13)2:1341,95178–59W3
138September 512:30 p.m. PDT@ Astros4–2Reed (4–2)Roberts (4–1)–2:0549,44279–59W4
139September 61:00 p.m. PDTGiants6–7 (12)Linzy (7–2)Reed (6–4)–3:4353,58179–60L1
140September 76:00 p.m. PDTGiants1–3Shaw (15–8)Osteen (12–14)Murakami (7)2:4848,58679–61L2
141September 98:00 p.m. PDTCubs1–0Koufax (22–7)Hendley (2–3)–1:4329,13980–61W1
142September 108:00 p.m. PDTAstros5–2Drysdale (19–12)Roberts (4–2)Perranoski (14)2:0030,20081–61W2
143September 118:00 p.m. PDTAstros8–3Osteen (13–14)Farrell (10–10)Perranoski (15)2:3230,27882–61W3
144September 121:00 p.m. PDTAstros2–3Owens (6–4)Perranoski (4–6)Raymond (4)2:4021,91882–62L1
145September 1411:30 a.m. PDT@ Cubs1–2Hendley (3–3)Koufax (22–8)–1:576,22082–63L2
146September 1511:30 a.m. PDT@ Cubs6–8Ellsworth (14–14)Reed (6–5)Hoeft (1)2:451,88682–64L3
147September 1611:30 a.m. PDT@ Cubs2–0Osteen (14–14)Faul (5–5)Koufax (2)2:1555083–64W1
148September 176:00 p.m. PDT@ Cardinals3–2Drysdale (20–12)Simmons (9–15)Perranoski (16)2:3619,04284–64W2
149September 186:00 p.m. PDT@ Cardinals1–0Koufax (23–8)Washburn (9–11)–2:1129,06385–64W3
150September 1911:15 a.m. PDT@ Cardinals5–0Osteen (15–14)Gibson (18–11)Perranoski (17)2:3323,94186–64W4
151September 21@ Braves3–1Drysdale (21–12)Lemaster (6–13)5,16987–64
152September 22@ Braves7 – 6 (11)Perranoski (5–6)Olivo (0–1)Miller (9)12,57788–64
153September 248:00 p.m. PDTCardinals4–3Perranoski (6–6)Gibson (18–12)–2:3837,45089–64W7
154September 251:00 p.m. PDTCardinals2–0Koufax (24–8)Briles (2–3)–2:1031,53290–64W8
155September 261:00 p.m. PDTCardinals1–0Drysdale (22–12)Sadecki (6–14)–2:1840,31791–64W9
156September 278:00 p.m. PDTReds6–1Podres (7–6)Ellis (21–10)Perranoski (18)2:3132,59392–64W10
157September 288:00 p.m. PDTReds2–1 (12)Reed (7–5)Jay (9–8)–3:5238,42493–64W11
158September 296:00 p.m. PDTReds5–0Koufax (25–8)Maloney (20–9)–2:2052,31294–64W12
159September 30Braves4–0Drysdale (23–12)Fischer (8–9)36,00695–64
October: 2–1 (Home: 2–1; Away: 0–0)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
160October 1Braves2–0Lemaster (7–13)Osteen (15–15)50,81395–65
161October 2Braves3–1Koufax (26–8)Cloninger (24–11)41,57496–65
162October 3Braves3–0Miller (6–7)Sadowski (5–9)Willhite (1)39,92297–65
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Dodgers team member

Postseason Game log
1965 Postseason game log: 4–3 (Home: 3–0; Away: 1–3)
World Series vs. Minnesota Twins 4–3 (Home: 3–0; Away: 1–3)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceSeriesBox/
Streak
1October 612 Noon PDT@ TwinsL 2–8Grant (1–0)Drysdale (0–1)–2:2947,7970–1L1
2October 712 Noon PDT@ TwinsL 1–5Kaat (1–0)Koufax (0–1)–2:1348,7000–2L2
3October 91:00 p.m. PDTTwinsW 4–0Osteen (1–0)Pascual (0–1)–2:0655,9341–2W1
4October 101:00 p.m. PDTTwinsW 7–2Drysdale (1–1)Grant (1–1)–2:1555,9202–2W2
5October 111:00 p.m. PDTTwinsW 7–0Koufax (1–1)Kaat (1–1)–2:3455,8013–2W3
6October 1312 Noon PDT@ TwinsL 1–5Grant (2–1)Osteen (1–1)–2:1649,5783–3L1
7October 1412 Noon PDT@ TwinsW 2–0Koufax (2–1)Kaat (1–2)–2:2750,9764–3W1
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Dodgers team member

Player stats

Note: Team batting and pitching leaders are in bold.

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; PA = Plate appearances; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles hit; 3B = Triples hit; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; CS = Caught stealing; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging; OPS = On Base + Slugging; TB = Total bases; GDP = Grounded into double play; HBP = Hit by pitch; SH = Sacrifice hits; SF = Sacrifice flies; IBB = Intentional base on balls

Pos Player G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO Avg. OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
CJohn Roseboro13648043742102100857163451.233.289.311.60113652347
1BWes Parker154644542801292478511377595.238.334.352.687191651931
2BJim Lefebvre157631544571362141269357192.250.337.369.706201821047
SSMaury Wills1587116509218614703394314064.286.330.329.660214641422
3BJim Gilliam11143237254104194439955331.280.374.384.75814314125
LFLou Johnson1315184685712124112581562481.259.315.391.706183716738
CFWillie Davis1425955585213324310572591481.238.263.346.60919377973
RFRon Fairly15865455573152281970207672.274.361.377.7382097314611

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
Dick Tracewski7818640.215120
Jeff Torborg5615036.240313
John Kennedy10410518.17115
Wally Moon538918.202111
Al Ferrara418117.210110
Don LeJohn347820.25607
Tommy Davis176015.25009
Derrell Griffith22417.17112
Willie Crawford52274.14800
Hector Valle9134.30802
Dick Smith1060.00001
Johnny Werhas430.00000
Nate Oliver8111.00000

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
Sandy Koufax43335.22682.04382
Don Drysdale44308.123122.77210
Claude Osteen40287.015152.79162
Johnny Podres27134.0763.4363

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
Howie Reed3878.0753.1247
Nick Willhite1542.0225.3628
Mike Kekich510.1019.589

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
Ron Perranoski5966182.2453
Bob Miller616792.9777
Jim Brewer193221.8231
John Purdin112106.7516
Bill Singer20000.001

1965 World Series
Main article: 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) 010 000 001 2101
Minnesota (A) 016 001 00x 8100
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) 000 000 100 173
Minnesota (A) 000 002 12x 590
W: Jim Kaat (1–0)   L: Sandy Koufax (0–1)

Game 3

October 9, 1965, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota (A) 000 000 000 050
Los Angeles (N) 000 211 00x 4101
W: Claude Osteen (1–0)  L: Camilo Pascual (0–1)

Game 4

October 10, 1965, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota (A) 000 101 000 252
Los Angeles (N) 110 103 01x 7100
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

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota (A) 000 000 000 041
Los Angeles (N) 202 100 20x 7140
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) 000 000 100 161
Minnesota (A) 000 203 00x 561
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) 000 200 000 270
Minnesota (A) 000 000 000 031
W: Sandy Koufax (2–1)   L: Jim Kaat (1–2)
HR: LAD – Lou Johnson (2)

Awards and honors
Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax

All-Stars

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
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.

Notes
  1. Nick Willhite at Baseball Reference
  2. Larry Miller at Baseball Reference
  3. Doug Camilli at Baseball Reference
  4. Frank Howard at Baseball Reference
  5. Dick Tracewski at Baseball Reference
  6. Associated Press Athlete of the Year (male)
  7. 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
  8. 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB August Legion Draft

References
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