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1965 Los Angeles Dodgers

97-65 • .599 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers went 97-65 (.599) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 608 runs, allowed 521, and played home games at Dodger Stadium. Team leaders included Jim Lefebvre (12 HR, 69 RBI) and Sandy Koufax (26-8, 2.04 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

97 Wins
65 Losses
.599 Win %
1st Rank
608 R 521 RA
Diff +87

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⚡ Quick Stats

608 Runs Scored
521 Runs Allowed
+87 Run Diff
2,560K Attendance

📈 vs. 1965 NL Average

Batting Avg .244 2% below the 1965 league average (.249)
OBP .311 equal to the 1965 league average (.310)
SLG .335 10% below the 1965 league average (.374)
Team ERA 2.81 21% better than the 1965 league average (3.54)
Runs Scored 608 7% below the 1965 league average (656 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumDodger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,560,648
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Avg per Game 31,612

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1965

Batting Avg

1 Don Drysdale 0.300 2 Maury Wills 0.286 3 Jim Gilliam 0.280 4 Ron Fairly 0.274 5 Lou Johnson 0.259

Home Runs

1 Lou Johnson 12 2 Jim Lefebvre 12 3 Willie Davis 10 4 Ron Fairly 9 5 Wes Parker 8

RBI

1 Ron Fairly 70 2 Jim Lefebvre 69 3 Lou Johnson 58 4 Willie Davis 57 5 John Roseboro 57
1965 Los Angeles Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Maury Wills 158 650 92 186 14 7 0 33 40 64 94 0.286
Willie Davis 142 558 52 133 24 3 10 57 14 81 25 0.238
Ron Fairly 158 555 73 152 28 1 9 70 76 72 2 0.274
Jim Lefebvre 157 544 57 136 21 4 12 69 71 92 3 0.250
Wes Parker 154 542 80 129 24 7 8 51 75 95 13 0.238
Lou Johnson 131 468 57 121 24 1 12 58 24 81 15 0.259
John Roseboro 136 437 42 102 10 0 8 57 34 51 1 0.233
Jim Gilliam 111 372 54 104 19 4 4 39 53 31 9 0.280
Dick Tracewski 78 186 17 40 6 0 1 20 25 30 2 0.215
Jeff Torborg 56 150 8 36 5 1 3 13 10 26 0 0.240
Don Drysdale 58 130 18 39 4 1 7 19 5 34 0 0.300
Sandy Koufax 43 113 4 20 2 0 0 7 10 44 0 0.177
John Kennedy 104 105 12 18 3 0 1 5 8 33 1 0.171
Claude Osteen 42 99 6 12 0 1 0 2 3 32 0 0.121
Wally Moon 53 89 6 18 3 0 1 11 13 22 2 0.202
Al Ferrara 41 81 5 17 2 1 1 10 9 20 0 0.210
Don LeJohn 34 78 2 20 2 0 0 7 5 13 0 0.256
Tommy Davis 17 60 3 15 1 1 0 9 2 4 2 0.250
Johnny Podres 27 45 1 8 0 0 0 2 1 8 0 0.178
Derrell Griffith 22 41 3 7 0 0 1 2 0 9 0 0.171
Willie Crawford 52 27 10 4 0 0 0 0 2 8 2 0.148
Ron Perranoski 59 19 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.158
Bob Miller 61 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.000
Hector Valle 9 13 1 4 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.308
Howie Reed 38 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 10 0 0.000
Jim Brewer 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Nick Willhite 15 10 1 4 1 0 0 3 3 3 0 0.400
Dick Smith 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.000
John Purdin 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Johnny Werhas 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Mike Kekich 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nate Oliver 8 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.000
Bill Singer 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1965

ERA

1 Jim Brewer 1.82 2 Sandy Koufax 2.04 3 Ron Perranoski 2.24 4 Don Drysdale 2.77 5 Claude Osteen 2.79

Wins

1 Sandy Koufax 26 2 Don Drysdale 23 3 Claude Osteen 15 4 Johnny Podres 7 5 Howie Reed 7

Strikeouts

1 Sandy Koufax 382 2 Don Drysdale 210 3 Claude Osteen 162 4 Bob Miller 77 5 Johnny Podres 63
1965 Los Angeles Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Sandy Koufax 26 8 2.04 43 41 2 335.2 216 76 71 382
Don Drysdale 23 12 2.77 44 42 1 308.1 270 95 66 210
Claude Osteen 15 15 2.79 40 40 0 287.0 253 89 78 162
Johnny Podres 7 6 3.43 27 22 1 134.0 126 51 39 63
Ron Perranoski 6 6 2.24 59 0 17 104.2 85 26 40 53
Bob Miller 6 7 2.97 61 1 9 103.0 82 34 26 77
Howie Reed 7 5 3.12 38 5 1 78.0 73 27 27 47
Jim Brewer 3 2 1.82 19 2 2 49.1 33 10 28 31
Nick Willhite 2 2 5.36 15 6 1 42.0 47 25 22 28
John Purdin 2 1 6.75 11 2 0 22.2 26 17 13 16
Mike Kekich 0 1 9.58 5 1 0 10.1 10 11 13 9
Bill Singer 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1.0 2 0 2 1

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
LAN def. MIN 4-3

👥 Roster (33)

Jim Brewer Willie Crawford Tommy Davis Willie Davis Don Drysdale Ron Fairly Al Ferrara Jim Gilliam Derrell Griffith Lou Johnson Mike Kekich John Kennedy +21 more

33 players

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The 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers in brief

A 97-65 record (.599) put the 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers 1st in the NL. In 1965 the franchise won the World Series. Runs came in at 608 scored against 521 allowed (+87). Against a league average of .249, the 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers batted .244. Pitchers allowed 2.81 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.54. League clubs averaged 656 runs that year, so the Los Angeles Dodgers scored 7% fewer.

Home games were played at Dodger Stadium, where 2,560,648 fans came through the gates. For power, Jim Lefebvre led the way with 12 homers. Ron Fairly led in RBI with 70. The pitching staff's wins leader was Sandy Koufax (26). Ron Perranoski closed out 17 saves. The World Series ended in a win against MIN 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers

What was the 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers record?
The 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers finished 97-65 (.599 win pct).
Did the 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series?
Yes. The 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series.
Who led the 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers in home runs?
Lou Johnson led the 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers with 12 home runs.
What was the 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers team ERA?
The 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers posted a team ERA of 2.81.
Where did the 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers play?
The 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers played home games at Dodger Stadium.
Who led the 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jim Lefebvre (12 HR, 69 RBI) and Sandy Koufax (26-8, 2.04 ERA).
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