LAN @ MIN

October 07, 1965

Final Score: LAN 1 - MIN 5

Game Information

Ballpark
Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance
48,700
Game Duration
133 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Jim Kaat
Losing Pitcher
Sandy Koufax

Umpires

Home Plate
Tony Venzon
First Base
Red Flaherty
Second Base
Ed Sudol
Third Base
Bob Stewart

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
56°F
Sky
Overcast
Field Condition
Wet
Precipitation
Drizzle
Wind Speed
17 mph

Line Score

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

LAN Batting

LAN @ MIN — LAN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Willie Davis 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Don Drysdale 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Ron Fairly 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Jim Gilliam 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lou Johnson 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Sandy Koufax 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim Lefebvre 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Bob Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wes Parker 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Ron Perranoski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
John Roseboro 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Dick Tracewski 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Maury Wills 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 33 1 7 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 .212

MIN Batting

LAN @ MIN — MIN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Bob Allison 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 .250
Earl Battey 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Jim Kaat 4 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 .250
Harmon Killebrew 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667
Don Mincher 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Joe Nossek 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Tony Oliva 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Frank Quilici 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Zoilo Versalles 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .200
Team Totals 33 5 9 4 3 10 2 1 0 0 .273

LAN Pitching

LAN @ MIN — LAN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Sandy Koufax (L) L 6.0 6 2 1 1 9 0 1.50
Bob Miller - 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Ron Perranoski - 1.2 3 3 3 2 1 0 16.20
Team Totals 8.0 9 5 4 3 10 0 4.50

MIN Pitching

LAN @ MIN — MIN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jim Kaat (W) W 9.0 7 1 1 1 3 0 1.00
Team Totals 9.0 7 1 1 1 3 0 1.00

Los Angeles Dodgers at Minnesota Twins, October 7, 1965

At home, the Minnesota Twins won 5-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers on October 7, 1965 in the World Series. Retrosheet records attendance of 48,700, a running time of 133 minutes, and a day start for this game. Conditions were recorded as 56 degrees and overcast skies. The Los Angeles Dodgers' only run came in the seventh inning. The line score has the Minnesota Twins crossing the plate in the sixth, seventh, and eighth; the sixth brought 2 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers had 7 hits and the Minnesota Twins 9, with 3 and 0 errors. The win went to Jim Kaat, allowing 1 earned run on 7 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Sandy Koufax after 6.0 innings and 2 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Sandy Koufax, who had 9. The Los Angeles Dodgers' pitching table lists Sandy Koufax, Bob Miller, and Ron Perranoski. For the Los Angeles Dodgers, Jim Lefebvre went 2 for 4. For the Minnesota Twins, Harmon Killebrew went 2 for 3 and 1 RBI. Jim Kaat drove in 2 for the Minnesota Twins. The home-plate umpire was Tony Venzon.

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