# 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.

## Offseason

* October 15, 1964: Nick Willhite was purchased from the Dodgers by the Washington Senators.
* October 15, 1964: Larry Miller was traded by the Dodgers to the New York Mets for Dick Smith.
* November 30, 1964: Doug Camilli was purchased from the Dodgers by the Washington Senators.
* 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.

## 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

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 50‍–‍31 | 47‍–‍34 |
| San Francisco Giants | 95 | 67 | .586 | 2 | 51‍–‍30 | 44‍–‍37 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 90 | 72 | .556 | 7 | 49‍–‍32 | 41‍–‍40 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 73 | .549 | 8 | 49‍–‍32 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 86 | 76 | .531 | 11 | 44‍–‍37 | 42‍–‍39 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 85 | 76 | .528 | 11½ | 45‍–‍35 | 40‍–‍41 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 80 | 81 | .497 | 16½ | 42‍–‍39 | 38‍–‍42 |
| Chicago Cubs | 72 | 90 | .444 | 25 | 40‍–‍41 | 32‍–‍49 |
| Houston Astros | 65 | 97 | .401 | 32 | 36‍–‍45 | 29‍–‍52 |
| New York Mets | 50 | 112 | .309 | 47 | 29‍–‍52 | 21‍–‍60 |

### Record vs. opponents

1965 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SF | STL |
| Chicago | — | 7–11 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 11–7–1 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 6–12 | 10–8–1 |
| Cincinnati | 11–7 | — | 12–6 | 6–12 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 10–8 |
| Houston | 10–8 | 6–12 | — | 5–13 | 4–14 | 14–4 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 3–15 | 9–9 |
| Los Angeles | 10–8 | 12–6 | 13–5 | — | 10–8 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 12–6 |
| Milwaukee | 9–9 | 6–12 | 14–4 | 8–10 | — | 13–5 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 11–7 |
| New York | 7–11–1 | 7–11 | 4–14 | 6–12 | 5–13 | — | 7–11–1 | 4–14 | 5–13 | 5–13 |
| Philadelphia | 10–8 | 5–13 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 11–7–1 | — | 8–10 | 8–10 | 10–7 |
| Pittsburgh | 13–5 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 14–4 | 10–8 | — | 11–7–1 | 4–14 |
| San Francisco | 12–6 | 12–6 | 15–3 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 13–5 | 10–8 | 7–11–1 | — | 10–8 |
| St. Louis | 8–10–1 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 13–5 | 7–10 | 14–4 | 8–10 | — |

### Opening Day lineup

Opening Day starters :
| Name | Position |
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Wes Parker | First baseman |
| Willie Davis | Center fielder |
| Tommy Davis | Left fielder |
| John 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.
* December 15, 1965: Dick Tracewski was traded by the Dodgers to the Detroit Tigers for Phil Regan.

### Roster
## Game log
### Regular season

Legend :
| | Dodgers win |
| | Dodgers loss |
| | Postponement |
| | Clinched pennant |
| Bold | Dodgers team member |
1965 regular season game log: 97–65 (Home: 50–31; Away: 47–34) :
April: 10–5 (Home: 7–4; Away: 3–1)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
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. PDTGiantsW 2–1Drysdale (3–2)Marichal (3–2)—2:1330,2199–5W1
15April 308:00 p.m. PDTGiantsW 6–3Miller (1–0)Bolin (0–3)—3:0248,58610–5W2 :
May: 19–12 (Home: 11–8; Away: 8–4)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
16May 18:00 p.m. PDTGiantsW 4–2Purdin (1–0)Perry (1–2)Brewer (1)2:2749,75811–5W3
17May 21:00 p.m. PDTGiantsL 2–4 (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@ GiantsW 4–3Osteen (3–2)Henry (2–1)—2:2633,97715–6W4
22May 81:00 p.m. PDT@ GiantsW 9–0Drysdale (4–2)Herbel (1–2)—2:2237,54816–6W5
23May 91:00 p.m. PDT@ GiantsL 3–6Marichal (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)—2:0219,00126–15
42May 28Braves5–4O'Dell (3–2)Osteen (3–5)—2:2030,10726–16
43May 29Braves5–3Drysdale (8–3)Carroll (0–1)—2:2823,70727–16
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)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
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)—2:505,76031–18
50June 5@ Braves9–1Cloninger (7–4)Podres (3–1)—2:204,11631–19
51June 6@ Braves4–0Drysdale (10–3)Kelley (0–1)—2:2032–19
52June 6@ Braves6–4Lemaster (3–5)Reed (1–2)O'Dell (6)2:3517,17532–20
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. PDTGiantsL 1–2Marichal (10–5)Drysdale (11–4)—2:1652,35738–23L1
62June 168:00 p.m. PDTGiantsW 2–1Koufax (10–3)Shaw (6–4)—2:3644,49939–23W1
63June 178:00 p.m. PDTGiantsW 3–0Osteen (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@ GiantsL 0–5Marichal (12–6)Drysdale (11–7)—2:3836,70244–30L3
75June 291:00 p.m. PDT@ GiantsW 9–3Koufax (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)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
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 1310:00 a.m. PDT36th All-Star Game in Bloomington, MN
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)3:0528,72157–39
97July 22Braves5–2Cloninger (12–8)Miller (4–6)O'Dell (11)2:2427,17957–40
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)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
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)2:4462–46
109August 4@ Braves3–2Osteen (9–11)Lemaster (4–9)Miller (7)2:2519,95063–46
110August 5@ Braves6–3Koufax (19–4)Blasingame (13–8)—2:4618,36864–46
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@ GiantsW 8–5 (15)Perranoski (4–5)Perry (8–11)—4:1135,90171–51W1
123August 208:15 p.m. PDT@ GiantsL 1–5Shaw (14–6)Reed (5–3)—2:3841,85871–52L1
124August 211:00 p.m. PDT@ GiantsW 6–4 (11)Podres (5–6)Henry (3–2)—3:2742,28372–52W1
125August 221:00 p.m. PDT@ GiantsL 3–4Herbel (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)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
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. PDTGiantsL 6–7 (12)Linzy (7–2)Reed (6–4)—3:4353,58179–60L1
140September 76:00 p.m. PDTGiantsL 1–3Shaw (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)—2:305,16987–64
152September 22@ Braves7 – 6 (11)Perranoski (5–6)Olivo (0–1)Miller (9)3:3812,57788–64
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)2:1836,00695–64 :
October: 2–1 (Home: 2–1; Away: 0–0)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
160October 1Braves2–0Lemaster (7–13)Osteen (15–15)—2:1950,81395–65
161October 2Braves3–1Koufax (26–8)Cloninger (24–11)—2:4241,57496–65
162October 3Braves3–0Miller (6–7)Sadowski (5–9)Willhite (1)2:0139,92297–65 :

### Postseason Game log

Legend :
| | Dodgers win |
| | Dodgers loss |
| Bold | Dodgers team member |
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)—2:2947,797MIN 1–0L1
2October 712 Noon PDT@ TwinsL 1–5Kaat (1–0)Koufax (0–1)—2:1348,700MIN 2–0L2
3October 91:00 p.m. PDTTwinsW 4–0Osteen (1–0)Pascual (0–1)—2:0655,934MIN 2–1W1
4October 101:00 p.m. PDTTwinsW 7–2Drysdale (1–1)Grant (1–1)—2:1555,920Tie 2–2W2
5October 111:00 p.m. PDTTwinsW 7–0Koufax (1–1)Kaat (1–1)—2:3455,801LAN 3–2W3
6October 1312 Noon PDT@ TwinsL 1–5Grant (2–1)Osteen (1–1)—2:1649,578Tie 3–3L1
7October 1412 Noon PDT@ TwinsW 2–0Koufax (2–1)Kaat (1–2)—2:2750,976LAN 4–3W1 :

## Player stats

Note: Team batting and pitching leaders are in bold.

### Batting
#### 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 |
| C | John Roseboro | 136 | 480 | 437 | 42 | 102 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 57 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 51 | .233 | .289 | .311 | .601 | 136 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 1B | Wes Parker | 154 | 644 | 542 | 80 | 129 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 13 | 7 | 75 | 95 | .238 | .334 | .352 | .687 | 191 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| 2B | Jim Lefebvre | 157 | 631 | 544 | 57 | 136 | 21 | 4 | 12 | 69 | 3 | 5 | 71 | 92 | .250 | .337 | .369 | .706 | 201 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 7 |
| SS | Maury Wills | 158 | 711 | 650 | 92 | 186 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 94 | 31 | 40 | 64 | .286 | .330 | .329 | .660 | 214 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 2 |
| 3B | Jim Gilliam | 111 | 432 | 372 | 54 | 104 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 53 | 31 | .280 | .374 | .384 | .758 | 143 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| LF | Lou Johnson | 131 | 518 | 468 | 57 | 121 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 58 | 15 | 6 | 24 | 81 | .259 | .315 | .391 | .706 | 183 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
| CF | Willie Davis | 142 | 595 | 558 | 52 | 133 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 57 | 25 | 9 | 14 | 81 | .238 | .263 | .346 | .609 | 193 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| RF | Ron Fairly | 158 | 654 | 555 | 73 | 152 | 28 | 1 | 9 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 72 | .274 | .361 | .377 | .738 | 209 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 11 |

#### 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 Tracewski | 78 | 186 | 40 | .215 | 1 | 20 |
| Jeff Torborg | 56 | 150 | 36 | .240 | 3 | 13 |
| John Kennedy | 104 | 105 | 18 | .171 | 1 | 5 |
| Wally Moon | 53 | 89 | 18 | .202 | 1 | 11 |
| Al Ferrara | 41 | 81 | 17 | .210 | 1 | 10 |
| Don LeJohn | 34 | 78 | 20 | .256 | 0 | 7 |
| Tommy Davis | 17 | 60 | 15 | .250 | 0 | 9 |
| Derrell Griffith | 22 | 41 | 7 | .171 | 1 | 2 |
| Willie Crawford | 52 | 27 | 4 | .148 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Valle | 9 | 13 | 4 | .308 | 0 | 2 |
| Dick Smith | 10 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Werhas | 4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Oliver | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 |

### 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 |
| Sandy Koufax | 43 | 335.2 | 26 | 8 | 2.04 | 382 |
| Don Drysdale | 44 | 308.1 | 23 | 12 | 2.77 | 210 |
| Claude Osteen | 40 | 287.0 | 15 | 15 | 2.79 | 162 |
| Johnny Podres | 27 | 134.0 | 7 | 6 | 3.43 | 63 |

#### 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 Reed | 38 | 78.0 | 7 | 5 | 3.12 | 47 |
| Nick Willhite | 15 | 42.0 | 2 | 2 | 5.36 | 28 |
| Mike 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 |
| Ron Perranoski | 59 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 2.24 | 53 |
| Bob Miller | 61 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2.97 | 77 |
| Jim Brewer | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1.82 | 31 |
| John Purdin | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 16 |
| Bill Singer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |

## 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
* 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
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
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 :