MIN @ LAN

October 10, 1965

Final Score: MIN 2 - LAN 7

Game Information

Ballpark
Dodger Stadium
Attendance
55,920
Game Duration
135 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Don Drysdale
Losing Pitcher
Mudcat Grant

Umpires

Home Plate
Ed Sudol
First Base
Bob Stewart
Second Base
Ed Vargo
Third Base
Eddie Hurley

Weather & Field Conditions

Sky
Cloudy
Field Condition
Dry
Precipitation
None

Line Score

MIN @ LAN — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
MIN 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 2
LAN 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 x 7 10 0

MIN Batting

MIN @ LAN — MIN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Earl Battey 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Mudcat Grant 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Jimmie Hall 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000
Harmon Killebrew 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 .500
Don Mincher 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Nossek 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Tony Oliva 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Bill Pleis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Frank Quilici 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sandy Valdespino 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Zoilo Versalles 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Al Worthington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jerry Zimmerman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 31 2 5 2 2 11 0 0 2 0 .161

LAN Batting

MIN @ LAN — LAN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Willie Davis 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Don Drysdale 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000
Ron Fairly 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Jim Gilliam 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lou Johnson 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500
John Kennedy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wes Parker 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 .500
John Roseboro 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Dick Tracewski 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Maury Wills 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500
Team Totals 32 7 10 5 2 4 0 0 2 2 .312

MIN Pitching

MIN @ LAN — MIN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mudcat Grant (L) L 5.0 6 5 4 1 2 1 7.20
Bill Pleis - 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 9.00
Al Worthington - 2.0 2 1 0 1 2 0 0.00
Team Totals 8.0 10 7 5 2 4 2 5.62

LAN Pitching

MIN @ LAN — LAN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Don Drysdale (W) W 9.0 5 2 2 2 11 2 2.00
Team Totals 9.0 5 2 2 2 11 2 2.00

Minnesota Twins at Los Angeles Dodgers, October 10, 1965

At home, the Los Angeles Dodgers won 7-2 over the Minnesota Twins on October 10, 1965 in a World Series game. The game information lists attendance of 55,920, a game time of 135 minutes, and a day start. Conditions were recorded as cloudy skies. The Minnesota Twins' runs came one at a time, in the fourth and sixth. The Los Angeles Dodgers' runs came in the first, second, fourth, sixth, and eighth innings, 3 of them in the sixth. The Minnesota Twins had 5 hits and the Los Angeles Dodgers 10, with 2 and 0 errors. The win went to Don Drysdale, allowing 2 earned runs on 5 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Mudcat Grant after 5.0 innings and 5 runs. Don Drysdale led all pitchers with 11 strikeouts. The Minnesota Twins used Mudcat Grant, Bill Pleis, and Al Worthington on the mound. Harmon Killebrew led the Minnesota Twins at the plate: 1 for 2, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. Tony Oliva also homered for the Minnesota Twins. Lou Johnson led the Los Angeles Dodgers at the plate: 2 for 4, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. Ron Fairly drove in 3 for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Los Angeles Dodgers got another home run from Wes Parker. Behind the plate was umpire Ed Sudol.

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