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 San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Yo ...

. The Dodgers went on to win the

World Series The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, contested since 1903 between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winner of the Worl ...

in seven games over the

Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team is named after the Twin Cities area w ...

Offseason

*October 15, 1964:

Nick Willhite Jon Nicholas Willhite (January 27, 1941 – December 14, 2008) was an American professional baseball player, a left-handed pitcher. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Willhite grew up in Denver, Colorado and graduated from South High School in 1959. He ...

was purchased from the Dodgers by the Washington Senators.Nick Willhite
at ''Baseball Reference'' *October 15, 1964: Larry Miller was traded by the Dodgers to the

New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major lea ...

for Dick Smith. *November 30, 1964:

Doug Camilli Douglas Joseph Camilli (born September 22, 1936) is an American former catcher and coach (baseball), coach in Major League Baseball who played from 1960–67 and in 1969 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Senators (1961–71), Washington ...

was purchased from the Dodgers by the Washington Senators. *December 4, 1964: Frank Howard,

Phil Ortega Filomeno Coronado Ortega (born October 7, 1939) is a retired American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in 204 games in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Senators and California Angels over all or parts of ten ...

Pete Richert Peter Gerard Richert (born October 29, 1939) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1962–64, 1972–73), Washington Senators (1965–67), B ...

and a player to be named later were traded by the Dodgers to the Washington Senators for

Claude Osteen Claude Wilson Osteen (born August 9, 1939), nicknamed "Gomer" because of his resemblance to television character Gomer Pyle, is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cinc ...

, John Kennedy and cash. The Dodgers completed the deal by sending

Dick Nen Richard Leroy Nen (born September 24, 1939) is an American former professional baseball player. A first baseman, Nen appeared in 367 games in Major League Baseball ( MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers (), Washington Senators (–, ) and Chicago Cub ...

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

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 Louis Brown Johnson (September 22, 1934 – October 1, 2020), nicknamed Sweet Lou, was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. Johnson's professional baseball career lasted for 17 seasons, and included 8 years in the majors: parts of 1960� ...

; 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 -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 Maurice Morning Wills (October 2, 1932 – September 19, 2022) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) primarily for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1959 through 1966 and the latter part of ...

with 94 stolen bases,

Sandy Koufax Sanford Koufax (; born Sanford Braun; December 30, 1935) is an American former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played his entire career for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers from 1955 to 1966. He has been hailed as one of t ...

(26–8, 2.04 E.R.A. and a then record 382 strikeouts), and

Don Drysdale Donald Scott Drysdale (July 23, 1936 – July 3, 1993) was an American professional baseball player and television sports commentator. A right-handed pitcher for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers for his entire career in Major League Baseball, D ...

(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

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

*May 11, 1965:

was purchased by the Dodgers from the Washington Senators. *December 15, 1965: Dick Tracewski was traded by the Dodgers to the

Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was f ...

for Phil Regan.

Roster

Game log

Regular season

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Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citize ...

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Miller A miller is a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a grain (for example corn or wheat) to make flour. Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalent ...

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Fisher Fisher is an archaic term for a fisherman, revived as gender-neutral. Fisher, Fishers or The Fisher may also refer to: Places Australia *Division of Fisher, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in Queensland *Elect ...

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Herbert Herbert may refer to: People Individuals * Herbert (musician), a pseudonym of Matthew Herbert Name * Herbert (given name) * Herbert (surname) Places Antarctica * Herbert Mountains, Coats Land * Herbert Sound, Graham Land Australia * Herbert ...

(1–0) , , Drysdale (2–2) , , Baldschun (2) , , 2:42 , , 25,766 , , 7–3 ,
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, , 3–4 , , Short (3–1) , , Koufax (2–1) , , Baldschun (3) , , 3:00 , , 24,703 , , 7–4 ,
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Reed Reed or Reeds may refer to: Science, technology, biology, and medicine * Reed bird (disambiguation) * Reed pen, writing implement in use since ancient times * Reed (plant), one of several tall, grass-like wetland plants of the order Poales * ...

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Giants A giant is a being of human appearance, sometimes of prodigious size and strength, common in folklore. Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to: Mythology and religion *Giants (Greek mythology) *Jötunn, a Germanic term often translated as 'gi ...

, , 2–1 , , Drysdale (3–2) , , Marichal (3–2) , , – , , 2:13 , , 30,219 , , 9–5 ,
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Bolin Bolin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bert Bolin (1925–2007), Swedish meteorologist * Bob Bolin (born 1939), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Charles E. Bolin (1843–1924), American politician *Jane Bolin (1908� ...

(0–3) , , – , , 3:02 , , 48,586 , , 10–5 ,
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Perry Perry, also known as pear cider, is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented pears, traditionally the perry pear. It has been common for centuries in England, particularly in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire. It is also mad ...

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Brewer Brewing is the production of beer by steeping a starch source (commonly cereal grains, the most popular of which is barley) in water and fermenting the resulting sweet liquid with yeast. It may be done in a brewery by a commercial brewer ...

(1) , , 2:27 , , 49,758 , , 11–5 ,
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Sanford Sanford may refer to: People *Sanford (given name), including a list of people with the name *Sanford (surname), including a list of people with the name Places United States * Sanford, Alabama, a town in Covington County * Sanford, Colorado ...

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(1–1) , , Linzy (1) , , 2:43 , , 40,439 , , 11–6 ,
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(1–0) , , Jay (1–1) , , – , , 2:30 , , 9,767 , , 12–6 ,
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, , May 5 , , 6:05p.m. PDT , , @ Reds , , 4–2 , , Koufax (3–1) , , O'Toole (0–4) , , – , , 2:38 , , 9,753 , , 13–6 ,
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, , 9–0 , , Drysdale (4–2) , ,

Herbel Herbel ( ar, حربل, also spelled Herbil and Harbul) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. With a population of 3,403 as per the 2004 census. Administratively, it is part of the Nahiya Mare' in A'zaz District. Near ...

(1–2) , , – , , 2:22 , , 37,548 , , 16–6 ,
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Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 afte ...

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(2–1) , , Woodeshick (1–2) , , – , , 2:44 , , 22,535 , , 17–7 ,
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, , 1–2 , , Giusti (6–0) , , Osteen (3–3) , , – , , 1:57 , , 21,086 , , 17–8 ,
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, , 3–0 , , Koufax (4–2) , , Bruce (1–4) , , – , , 2:05 , , 20,963 , , 19–8 ,
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, , May 14 , , 8:00p.m. PDT , , Cubs , , 1–2 , , Buhl (4–2) , , Purdin (1–1) , , Abernathy (8) , , 2:23 , , 26,356 , , 19–9 ,
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McDaniel McDaniel is a surname. It may refer to: People: *Barry McDaniel (1930–2018), American operatic baritone * Chris McDaniel (born 1972), American attorney and politician * Clara McDaniel (born 1948), American blues singer and songwriter * Clint Mc ...

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Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...

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MacKenzie Mackenzie, Mckenzie, MacKenzie, or McKenzie may refer to: People * Mackenzie (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Mackenzie (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * Clan Mackenzie, a S ...

(0–2) , , Drysdale (1) , , 4:04 , , 30,885 , , 23–11 ,
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, , May 21 , , 11:30a.m. PDT , , @ Cubs , , 3–4 , , Ellsworth (4–3) , , Drysdale (6–3) , , – , , 2:22 , , 4,716 , , 23–12 ,
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, , May 22 , , 11:30a.m. PDT , , @ Cubs , , 3–1 , , Koufax (6–2) , , Koonce (3–2) , , – , , 2:30 , , 17,922 , , 24–12 ,
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, , May 24 , , 8:00p.m. PDT , , Cardinals , , 4–6 , , Stallard (3–1) , , Osteen (3–4) , , Schultz (1) , , 3:11 , , 22,987 , , 24–14 ,
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Gibson Gibson may refer to: People * Gibson (surname) Businesses * Gibson Brands, Inc., an American manufacturer of guitars, other musical instruments, and audio equipment * Gibson Technology, and English automotive and motorsport company based * Gi ...

(8–1) , , – , , 1:41 , , 28,515 , , 25–14 ,
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O'Dell O'Dell is an English surname originating from the village Odell in Bedfordshire, England. Folk etymology gave it a misleading Irish O'Dell spelling. Some families anglicized their name over time. Notable people with the surname include (''in al ...

(3–2) , , Osteen (3–5) , , , , , , 30,107 , , 26–16 , , , -style=background:#cfc , 43 , , May 29 , , , , Braves , , 5–3 , , Drysdale (8–3) , , Carroll (0–1) , , , , , , 23,707 , , 27–16 , , , -style=background:#cfc
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, , May 30 , , 1:00p.m. PDT , , Reds , , 12–5 , , Koufax (7–3) , , Ellis (7–2) , , – , , 2:43 , , 36,309 , , 28–16 ,
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Maloney Maloney is a surname of Irish origin. The name 'Maloney' is derived from the Irish ''Ó Maoldhomhnaigh''. The surname is a sept of an Irish clan Dál gCais'' who were a powerful group in Ireland during the 10th century. The name may refer to: Pe ...

(5–1) , , – , , 2:44 , , , , 29–16 ,
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, , May 31 , , 4:19p.m. PDT , , Reds , , 1–6 , , Jay (3–1) , , Osteen (3–6) , , – , , 2:14 , , 50,997 , , 29–17 ,
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, , June 2 , , 6:00p.m. PDT , , @ Cardinals , , 4–1 , , Drysdale (9–3) , , Washburn (3–3) , , Perranoski (1) , , 2:46 , , 17,560 , , 30–17 ,
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(3–2) , , , , , , 5,760 , , 31–18 , , , -style=background:#fbb , 50 , , June 5 , , , , @ Braves , , 9–1 , , Cloninger (7–4) , , Podres (3–1) , , , , , , 4,116 , , 31–19 , , , -style=background:#cfc , 51 , , June 6 , , , , @ Braves , , 4–0 , , Drysdale (10–3) , , Kelley (0–1) , , , , , , , , 32–19 , , , -style=background:#fbb , 52 , , June 6 , , , , @ Braves , , 6–4 , , Lemaster (3–5) , ,

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, , 3–7 , , Short (5–6) , , Kekich (0–1) , , – , , 3:01 , , 16,241 , , 34–21 ,
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, , June 11 , , 5:00p.m. PDT , , @ Mets , , 2–1 , , Drysdale (11–3) , , Spahn (4–7) , , – , , 2:16 , , 55,023 , , 35–22 ,
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, , June 13 , , 1:16p.m. PDT , , @ Mets , , 4–3 , , Perranoski (2–1) , ,

Kroll Kroll is a German language, German, Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxon, and Scottish people, Scottish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Colin Kroll (1983/4–2018), American businessman; co-founder of Vine and HQ Trivia * Eric Kroll (bo ...

(3–5) , , Podres (1) , , 3:25 , , 57,175 , , 38–22 ,
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Shaw Shaw may refer to: Places Australia *Shaw, Queensland Canada * Shaw Street, a street in Toronto England *Shaw, Berkshire, a village * Shaw, Greater Manchester, a location in the parish of Shaw and Crompton * Shaw, Swindon, a suburb of Swindon ...

(6–4) , , – , , 2:36 , , 44,499 , , 39–23 ,
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, , June 20 , , 1:00p.m. PDT , , Mets , , 2–1 , , Koufax (11–3) , , Spahn (4–9) , , – , , 1:52 , , , , 42–24 ,
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, , June 20 , , 3:27p.m. PDT , , Mets , , 2–3 , ,

(1–0) , , Drysdale (11–5) , , – , , 2:30 , , 52,248 , , 42–25 ,
L1
, -style=background:#fbb
68
, , June 21 , , 8:00p.m. PDT , , Mets , , 0–1 , ,

(3–9) , , Osteen (6–7) , , – , , 1:54 , , 18,867 , , 42–26 ,
L2
, -style=background:#cfc
69
, , June 22 , , 8:00p.m. PDT , , Mets , , 4–2 , ,

(2–2) , ,

Parsons Parsons may refer to: Places In the United States: * Parsons, Kansas, a city * Parsons, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Parsons, Tennessee, a city * Parsons, West Virginia, a town * Camp Parsons, a Boy Scout camp in the state of Washingt ...

(0–4) , , Perranoski (4) , , 2:18 , , 20,633 , , 43–26 ,
W1
, -style=background:#fbb
70
, , June 24 , , 8:00p.m. PDT , ,

, , 3–13 , , Cardwell (5–2) , , Drysdale (11–6) , , – , , 2:33 , , 28,867 , , 43–27 ,
L1
, -style=background:#cfc
71
, , June 25 , , 8:00p.m. PDT , ,

, , 4–1 , , Koufax (12–3) , ,

Friend Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between people. It is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an "acquaintance" or an "association", such as a classmate, neighbor, coworker, or colleague. In some cultures, the concept of ...

(3–6) , , – , , 2:04 , , 32,060 , , 44–27 ,
W1
, -style=background:#fbb
72
, , June 26 , , 1:00p.m. PDT , ,

, , 1–6 , ,

Law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vario ...

(8–5) , , Osteen (6–8) , , – , , 2:28 , , 21,769 , , 44–28 ,
L1
, -style=background:#fbb
73
, , June 27 , , 1:00p.m. PDT , ,

, , 2–10 , , Veale (8–5) , , Podres (3–4) , , – , , 2:39 , , 33,161 , , 44–29 ,
L2
, -style=background:#fbb
74
, , June 28 , , 8:15p.m. PDT , , @

, , 0–5 , , Marichal (12–6) , , Drysdale (11–7) , , – , , 2:38 , , 36,702 , , 44–30 ,
L3
, -style=background:#cfc
75
, , June 29 , , 1:00p.m. PDT , , @

, , 9–3 , , Koufax (13–3) , ,

(7–5) , , – , , 2:45 , , 29,380 , , 45–30 ,
W1
, -style=background:#fbb
76
, , June 30 , , 11:00a.m. PDT , , @ Cubs , , 1–4 , , Ellsworth (9–3) , , Osteen (6–9) , , – , , 2:03 , , , , 45–31 ,
L1
, -style=background:#cfc
77
, , June 30 , , 1:38p.m. PDT , , @ Cubs , , 4–3 , ,

(4–2) , , Hoeft (0–1) , , – , , 2:38 , , 17,950 , , 46–31 ,
W1
, - , -style=background:#fbb
78
, , July 1 , , 11:30a.m. PDT , , @ Cubs , , 3–6 , ,

(3–3) , , Podres (3–5) , , Abernathy (16) , , 2:34 , , 7,420 , , 46–32 ,
L1
, -style=background:#fbb
79
, , July 2 , , 5:30p.m. PDT , , @

, , 3–4 , , Cuellar (1–1) , , Drysdale (11–8) , , – , , 2:35 , , 33,044 , , 46–33 ,
L2
, -style=background:#cfc
80
, , July 3 , , 5:30p.m. PDT , , @

, , 3–1 , , Koufax (14–3) , , Dierker (2–4) , , – , , 2:10 , , 50,136 , , 47–33 ,
W1
, -style=background:#fbb
81
, , July 4 , , 12:30p.m. PDT , , @

, , 1–3 , , Raymond (5–3) , , Osteen (6–10) , , – , , 2:04 , , 47,642 , , 47–34 ,
L1
, -style=background:#fbb
82
, , July 5 , , 6:05p.m. PDT , , @ Reds , , 4–7 , ,

(9–4) , ,

(4–3) , ,

McCool McCool is an Irish surname. People Notable people with the surname include: * Alex McCool (1923–2020), American NASA manager *Billy McCool (1944–2014), professional baseball player * Colin McCool (1916–1986), Australian cricket player * ...

(8) , , 2:29 , , 29,047 , , 47–35 ,
L1
, -style=background:#cfc
83
, , July 6 , , 6:05p.m. PDT , , @ Reds , , 11–7 , , Drysdale (12–8) , , O'Toole (1–8) , , Perranoski (5) , , 2:54 , , 18,833 , , 48–35 ,
W1
, -style=background:#fbb
84
, , July 7 , , 6:05p.m. PDT , , @ Reds , , 6–7 , , Nuxhall (4–2) , ,

(4–4) , , – , , 2:58 , , 25,785 , , 48–36 ,
L1
, -style=background:#cfc
85
, , July 8 , , 4:30p.m. PDT , , @

, , 9–4 , ,

(3–2) , ,

(8–8) , , – , , 2:59 , , 22,247 , , 49–36 ,
W1
, -style=background:#fbb
86
, , July 9 , , 5:15p.m. PDT , , @

, , 1–4 , , Veale (9–6) , , Willhite (1–1) , , – , , 2:29 , , 16,284 , , 49–37 ,
L1
, -style=background:#cfc
87
, , July 10 , , 11:15a.m. PDT , , @

, , 8–4 , , Drysdale (13–8) , , Cardwell (8–3) , , Perranoski (6) , , 2:57 , , 14,880 , , 50–37 ,
W1
, -style=background:#cfc
88
, , July 11 , , 10:00a.m. PDT , , @

, , 4–2 , , Koufax (15–3) , ,

(2–8) , , – , , 2:29 , , , , 51–37 ,
W2
, -style=background:#fbb
89
, , July 11 , , 1:04p.m. PDT , , @

, , 3–4 , , Carpin (3–0) , ,

(4–5) , , – , , 2:42 , , 37,631 , , 51–38 ,
L1
, -style=background:#bbbfff , – , , July 13 , , , , 36th All-Star Game , , colspan=8 ,

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vs.

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(

Metropolitan Stadium Metropolitan Stadium (often referred to as "the Met", "Met Stadium", or now "the Old Met" to distinguish from the Metrodome) was an outdoor sports stadium in the north central United States, located in Bloomington, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneap ...

Bloomington, Minnesota Bloomington is a suburban city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, on the north bank of the Minnesota River, above its confluence with the Mississippi River, south of downtown Minneapolis. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 89,987, m ...

) , -style=background:#cfc
90
, , July 15 , , 8:00p.m. PDT , , Cubs , , 5–0 , , Drysdale (14–8) , , Ellsworth (10–5) , , – , , 2:19 , , 25,538 , , 52–38 ,
W1
, -style=background:#cfc
91
, , July 16 , , 8:00p.m. PDT , , Cubs , , 3–0 , , Koufax (16–3) , ,

(8–11) , , – , , 2:20 , , 47,947 , , 53–38 ,
W2
, -style=background:#cfc
92
, , July 17 , , 8:00p.m. PDT , , Cubs , , 7–2 , , Osteen (7–10) , , Koonce (7–8) , , – , , 2:21 , , 31,228 , , 54–38 ,
W3
, -style=background:#cfc
93
, , July 18 , , 1:00p.m. PDT , , Cubs , , 4–3 , ,

(4–2) , , Hendley (0–2) , , – , , 3:05 , , 27,508 , , 55–38 ,
W4
, -style=background:#cfc
94
, , July 19 , , 8:00p.m. PDT , ,

, , 8–3 , , Drysdale (15–8) , , Nottebart (1–7) , , – , , 2:34 , , 22,756 , , 56–38 ,
W5
, -style=background:#cfc
95
, , July 20 , , 8:00p.m. PDT , ,

, , 3–2 , , Koufax (17–3) , , Taylor (2–4) , , – , , 2:15 , , 30,937 , , 57–38 ,
W6
, -style=background:#fbb , 96 , , July 21 , , , , Braves , , 6–4 , , Blasingame (11–7) , , Osteen (7–11) , ,

(10) , , , , 28,721 , , 57–39 , , , -style=background:#fbb , 97 , , July 22 , , , , Braves , , 5–2 , , Cloninger (12–8) , ,

(4–6) , ,

(11) , , , , 27,179 , , 57–40 , , , -style=background:#fbb
98
, , July 23 , , 8:00p.m. PDT , , Cardinals , , 3–4 , , Washburn (6–7) , , Willhite (1–2) , , – , , 3:48 , , 40,286 , , 57–41 ,
L3
, -style=background:#fbb
99
, , July 24 , , 8:00p.m. PDT , , Cardinals , , 2–3 , ,

Dennis Dennis or Denis is a first or last name from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius, via one of the Christian saints named Dionysius. The name came from Dionysus, the Greek god of ecstatic states, particularly those produced by wine, which is somet ...

(2–1) , , Perranoski (2–2) , , Woodeshick (12) , , 3:04 , , 48,998 , , 57–42 ,
L4
, -style=background:#cfc
100
, , July 25 , , 1:00p.m. PDT , , Cardinals , , 5–1 , , Osteen (8–11) , , Simmons (6–10) , , – , , 2:44 , , 31,710 , , 58–42 ,
W1
, -style=background:#cfc
101
, , July 26 , , 8:00p.m. PDT , , Reds , , 5–4 , , Podres (4–5) , ,

(11–5) , , Perranoski (7) , , 2:20 , , 39,978 , , 59–42 ,
W2
, -style=background:#cfc
102
, , July 27 , , 8:00p.m. PDT , , Reds , , 9–7 , , Perranoski (3–2) , , Jay (8–3) , , – , , 3:25 , , 46,537 , , 60–42 ,
W3
, -style=background:#fbb
103
, , July 28 , , 8:00p.m. PDT , , Reds , , 1–4 , , Ellis (14–6) , , Koufax (17–4) , , – , , 2:00 , , 53,604 , , 60–43 ,
L1
, -style=background:#cfc
104
, , July 30 , , 6:00p.m. PDT , , @ Cardinals , , 4–2 , ,

(5–6) , ,

(2–2) , , Perranoski (8) , , 2:39 , , 29,497 , , 61–43 ,
W1
, -style=background:#fbb
105
, , July 31 , , 6:00p.m. PDT , , @ Cardinals , , 3–4 , ,

(13–8) , , Perranoski (3–3) , , – , , 2:31 , , 30,109 , , 61–44 ,
L1
, - , -style=background:#cfc
106
, , August 1 , , 11:15a.m. PDT , , @ Cardinals , , 3–2 , , Koufax (18–4) , , Sadecki (2–9) , , – , , 2:29 , , 30,605 , , 62–44 ,
W1
, -style=background:#fbb
107
, , August 2 , , 6:00p.m. PDT , , @ Cardinals , , 5–6 , , Stallard (8–4) , , Perranoski (3–4) , ,

(6) , , 2:34 , , 20,518 , , 62–45 ,
L1
, -style=background:#bbb , – , , August 3 , , , , @ Braves , , colspan=8 , Postponed (Inclement weather) ''(Makeup date: August 4)'' , -style=background:#fbb , 108 , , August 4 , , , , @ Braves , , 4–3 , , Fischer (5–5) , , Drysdale (15–9) , ,

(15) , , , , , , 62–46 , , , -style=background:#cfc , 109 , , August 4 , , , , @ Braves , , 3–2 , , Osteen (9–11) , , Lemaster (4–9) , ,

(7) , , , , 19,950 , , 63–46 , , , -style=background:#cfc , 110 , , August 5 , , , , @ Braves , , 6–3 , , Koufax (19–4) , , Blasingame (13–8) , , , , , , 18,368 , , 64–46 , , , -style=background:#fbb
111
, , August 6 , , 6:05p.m. PDT , , @ Reds , , 4–5 , ,

(7–6) , , Perranoski (3–5) , , – , , 3:26 , , 25,668 , , 64–47 ,
L1
, -style=background:#cfc
112
, , August 7 , , 5:05p.m. PDT , , @ Reds , , 5–3 , ,

(5–2) , , Ellis (14–7) , , Perranoski (9) , , 2:37 , , 27,844 , , 65–47 ,
W1
, -style=background:#fbb
113
, , August 8 , , 10:30a.m. PDT , , @ Reds , , 0–18 , ,

(13–5) , , Drysdale (15–10) , , – , , 2:20 , , 28,335 , , 65–48 ,
L1
, -style=background:#cfc
114
, , August 10 , , 8:00p.m. PDT , , Mets , , 4–3 , , Koufax (20–4) , ,

(5–16) , , – , , 2:07 , , 36,815 , , 66–48 ,
W2
, -style=background:#cfc
115
, , August 11 , , 8:00p.m. PDT , , Mets , , 1–0 , , Drysdale (16–10) , ,

Richardson Richardson may refer to: People * Richardson (surname), an English and Scottish surname * Richardson Gang, a London crime gang in the 1960s * Richardson Dilworth, Mayor of Philadelphia (1956-1962) Places Australia * Richardson, Australian Capi ...

(0–1) , , – , , 2:34 , , 23,376 , , 67–48 ,
W3
, -style=background:#cfc
116
, , August 13 , , 8:00p.m. PDT , ,

, , 3–1 , , Osteen (10–11) , , Veale (12–9) , , – , , 2:21 , , 32,551 , , 68–48 ,
W4
, -style=background:#cfc
117
, , August 14 , , 8:00p.m. PDT , ,

, , 1–0 , , Koufax (21–4) , , Cardwell (10–7) , , – , , 2:43 , , 29,237 , , 69–48 ,
W5
, -style=background:#fbb
118
, , August 15 , , 1:00p.m. PDT , ,

, , 2–4 , , Sisk (4–2) , , Drysdale (16–11) , , McBean (13) , , 3:02 , , 25,175 , , 69–49 ,
L1
, -style=background:#fbb
119
, , August 16 , , 8:00p.m. PDT , ,

, , 1–6 , , Short (14–8) , , Podres (4–6) , , – , , 2:47 , , 22,611 , , 69–50 ,
L2
, -style=background:#cfc
120
, , August 17 , , 8:00p.m. PDT , ,

, , 4–2 , , Osteen (11–11) , ,

(5–6) , , Perranoski (10) , , 2:31 , , 23,144 , , 70–50 ,
W1
, -style=background:#fbb
121
, , August 18 , , 8:00p.m. PDT , ,

, , 3–6 , ,

Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most op ...

(5–3) , ,

(2–2) , , – , , 4:05 , , 38,267 , , 70–51 ,
L1
, -style=background:#cfc
122
, , August 19 , , 8:15p.m. PDT , , @

, , 8–5 , , Perranoski (4–5) , ,

(8–11) , , – , , 4:11 , , 35,901 , , 71–51 ,
W1
, -style=background:#fbb
123
, , August 20 , , 8:15p.m. PDT , , @

, , 5–1 , ,

(14–6) , ,

(5–3) , , – , , 2:38 , , 41,858 , , 71–52 ,
L1
, -style=background:#cfc
124
, , August 21 , , 1:00p.m. PDT , , @

, , 6–4 , , Podres (5–6) , , Henry (3–2) , , – , , 3:27 , , 42,283 , , 72–52 ,
W1
, -style=background:#fbb
125
, , August 22 , , 1:00p.m. PDT , , @

, , 3–4 , ,

(8–6) , , Koufax (21–5) , , Murakami (5) , , 2:18 , , 42,807 , , 72–53 ,
L1
, -style=background:#cfc
126
, , August 23 , , 5:00p.m. PDT , , @ Mets , , 8–4 , , Drysdale (17–11) , ,

(1–3) , ,

(8) , , 2:59 , , 33,393 , , 73–53 ,
W1
, -style=background:#fbb
127
, , August 24 , , 5:00p.m. PDT , , @ Mets , , 3–4 , , Eilers (1–0) , ,

(5–7) , , – , , 2:34 , , 37,023 , , 73–54 ,
L1
, -style=background:#fbb
128
, , August 25 , , 5:00p.m. PDT , , @ Mets , , 5–7 , ,

(2–1) , , Osteen (11–12) , , – , , 2:38 , , 32,432 , , 73–55 ,
L2
, -style=background:#fbb
129
, , August 26 , , 5:00p.m. PDT , , @ Mets , , 2–5 , , McGraw (2–2) , , Koufax (21–6) , ,

(1) , , 2:24 , , 45,950 , , 73–56 ,
L3
, -style=background:#cfc
130
, , August 27 , , 5:05p.m. PDT , , @

, , 9–8 , , Drysdale (18–11) , ,

(5–7) , ,

(1) , , 3:16 , , 26,740 , , 74–56 ,
W1
, -style=background:#cfc
131
, , August 28 , , 5:05p.m. PDT , , @

, , 8–4 , ,

(3–2) , , Short (14–9) , , Koufax (1) , , 3:16 , , 27,439 , , 75–56 ,
W2
, -style=background:#fbb
132
, , August 29 , , 10:35a.m. PDT , , @

, , 3–13 , , Culp (9–9) , , Osteen (11–13) , , – , , 2:39 , , 21,744 , , 75–57 ,
L1
, -style=background:#bbb , – , , August 31 , , , , @

, , colspan=8 , Postponed (Rain) ''(Makeup date: September 1)'' , - , -style=background:#fbb
133
, , September 1 , , 2:30p.m. PDT , , @

, , 2–3 , ,

(4–9) , , Koufax (21–7) , , – , , 3:00 , , , , 75–58 ,
L2
, -style=background:#fbb
134
, , September 1 , , 6:05p.m. PDT , , @

, , 1–2 , ,

(16–9) , , Drysdale (18–12) , , – , , 2:18 , , 26,394 , , 75–59 ,
L3
, -style=background:#cfc
135
, , September 2 , , 5:15p.m. PDT , , @

, , 7–1 , , Osteen (12–13) , , Veale (14–10) , , Perranoski (11) , , 2:38 , , 29,200 , , 76–59 ,
W1
, -style=background:#cfc
136
, , September 3 , , 5:30p.m. PDT , , @

, , 3–0 , , Willhite (2–2) , , Nottebart (4–13) , , Perranoski (12) , , 2:14 , , 31,154 , , 77–59 ,
W2
, -style=background:#cfc
137
, , September 4 , , 11:15a.m. PDT , , @

, , 5–0 , , Podres (6–6) , , Bruce (9–17) , , Perranoski (13) , , 2:13 , , 41,951 , , 78–59 ,
W3
, -style=background:#cfc
138
, , September 5 , , 12:30p.m. PDT , , @

, , 4–2 , ,

(4–2) , , Roberts (4–1) , , – , , 2:05 , , 49,442 , , 79–59 ,
W4
, -style=background:#fbb
139
, , September 6 , , 1:00p.m. PDT , ,

, , 6–7 , , Linzy (7–2) , ,

(6–4) , , – , , 3:43 , , 53,581 , , 79–60 ,
L1
, -style=background:#fbb
140
, , September 7 , , 6:00p.m. PDT , ,

, , 1–3 , ,

(15–8) , , Osteen (12–14) , , Murakami (7) , , 2:48 , , 48,586 , , 79–61 ,
L2
, -style=background:#cfc
141
, , September 9 , , 8:00p.m. PDT , , Cubs , , 1–0 , , Koufax (22–7) , , Hendley (2–3) , , – , , 1:43 , , 29,139 , , 80–61 ,
W1
, -style=background:#cfc
142
, , September 10 , , 8:00p.m. PDT , ,

, , 5–2 , , Drysdale (19–12) , , Roberts (4–2) , , Perranoski (14) , , 2:00 , , 30,200 , , 81–61 ,
W2
, -style=background:#cfc
143
, , September 11 , , 8:00p.m. PDT , ,

, , 8–3 , , Osteen (13–14) , ,

Farrell Farrell (anglicization of the Irish ''Ó Fearghail'') is a surname and may refer to: * Farrell (surname) * Farrell Lines, shipping company (acquired by Maersk) * Farrell, Nevada, an American city * Farrell, Pennsylvania, an American city * Farr ...

(10–10) , , Perranoski (15) , , 2:32 , , 30,278 , , 82–61 ,
W3
, -style=background:#fbb
144
, , September 12 , , 1:00p.m. PDT , ,

, , 2–3 , , Owens (6–4) , , Perranoski (4–6) , , Raymond (4) , , 2:40 , , 21,918 , , 82–62 ,
L1
, -style=background:#fbb
145
, , September 14 , , 11:30a.m. PDT , , @ Cubs , , 1–2 , , Hendley (3–3) , , Koufax (22–8) , , – , , 1:57 , , 6,220 , , 82–63 ,
L2
, -style=background:#fbb
146
, , September 15 , , 11:30a.m. PDT , , @ Cubs , , 6–8 , , Ellsworth (14–14) , ,

(6–5) , , Hoeft (1) , , 2:45 , , 1,886 , , 82–64 ,
L3
, -style=background:#cfc
147
, , September 16 , , 11:30a.m. PDT , , @ Cubs , , 2–0 , , Osteen (14–14) , , Faul (5–5) , , Koufax (2) , , 2:15 , , 550 , , 83–64 ,
W1
, -style=background:#cfc
148
, , September 17 , , 6:00p.m. PDT , , @ Cardinals , , 3–2 , , Drysdale (20–12) , , Simmons (9–15) , , Perranoski (16) , , 2:36 , , 19,042 , , 84–64 ,
W2
, -style=background:#cfc
149
, , September 18 , , 6:00p.m. PDT , , @ Cardinals , , 1–0 , , Koufax (23–8) , , Washburn (9–11) , , – , , 2:11 , , 29,063 , , 85–64 ,
W3
, -style=background:#cfc
150
, , September 19 , , 11:15a.m. PDT , , @ Cardinals , , 5–0 , , Osteen (15–14) , ,

(18–11) , , Perranoski (17) , , 2:33 , , 23,941 , , 86–64 ,
W4
, -style=background:#cfc , 151 , , September 21 , , , , @ Braves , , 3–1 , , Drysdale (21–12) , , Lemaster (6–13) , , , , , , 5,169 , , 87–64 , , , -style=background:#cfc , 152 , , September 22 , , , , @ Braves , , 7 – 6 (11) , , Perranoski (5–6) , , Olivo (0–1) , ,

(9) , , , , 12,577 , , 88–64 , , , -style=background:#cfc
153
, , September 24 , , 8:00p.m. PDT , , Cardinals , , 4–3 , , Perranoski (6–6) , ,

(18–12) , , – , , 2:38 , , 37,450 , , 89–64 ,
W7
, -style=background:#cfc
154
, , September 25 , , 1:00p.m. PDT , , Cardinals , , 2–0 , , Koufax (24–8) , , Briles (2–3) , , – , , 2:10 , , 31,532 , , 90–64 ,
W8
, -style=background:#cfc
155
, , September 26 , , 1:00p.m. PDT , , Cardinals , , 1–0 , , Drysdale (22–12) , , Sadecki (6–14) , , – , , 2:18 , , 40,317 , , 91–64 ,
W9
, -style=background:#cfc
156
, , September 27 , , 8:00p.m. PDT , , Reds , , 6–1 , , Podres (7–6) , , Ellis (21–10) , , Perranoski (18) , , 2:31 , , 32,593 , , 92–64 ,
W10
, -style=background:#cfc
157
, , September 28 , , 8:00p.m. PDT , , Reds , , 2–1 , ,

(7–5) , , Jay (9–8) , , – , , 3:52 , , 38,424 , , 93–64 ,
W11
, -style=background:#cfc
158
, , September 29 , , 6:00p.m. PDT , , Reds , , 5–0 , , Koufax (25–8) , ,

(20–9) , , – , , 2:20 , , 52,312 , , 94–64 ,
W12
, -style=background:#cfc , 159 , , September 30 , , , , Braves , , 4–0 , , Drysdale (23–12) , , Fischer (8–9) , , , , , , 36,006 , , 95–64 , , , - , -style=background:#fbb , 160 , , October 1 , , , , Braves , , 2–0 , , Lemaster (7–13) , , Osteen (15–15) , , , , , , 50,813 , , 95–65 , , , -style=background:#cfc , 161 , , October 2 , , , , Braves , , 3–1 , , Koufax (26–8) , , Cloninger (24–11) , , , , , , 41,574 , , 96–65 , , , -style=background:#cfc , 162 , , October 3 , , , , Braves , , 3–0 , ,

(6–7) , , Sadowski (5–9) , , Willhite (1) , , , , 39,922 , , 97–65 , , , - , - style="text-align:center;" , Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Dodgers team member

Postseason Game log

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1
, , October 6 , , 12Noon PDT , , @

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, , L 2–8 , ,

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(1–0) , , Drysdale (0–1) , , – , , 2:29 , , 47,797 , , 0–1 ,
L1
, -style=background:#fbb
2
, , October 7 , , 12Noon PDT , , @

, , L 1–5 , , Kaat (1–0) , , Koufax (0–1) , , – , , 2:13 , , 48,700 , , 0–2 ,
L2
, -style=background:#cfc
3
, , October 9 , , 1:00p.m. PDT , ,

, , W 4–0 , , Osteen (1–0) , , Pascual (0–1) , , – , , 2:06 , , 55,934 , , 1–2 ,
W1
, -style=background:#cfc
4
, , October 10 , , 1:00p.m. PDT , ,

, , W 7–2 , , Drysdale (1–1) , ,

(1–1) , , – , , 2:15 , , 55,920 , , 2–2 ,
W2
, -style=background:#cfc
5
, , October 11 , , 1:00p.m. PDT , ,

, , W 7–0 , , Koufax (1–1) , , Kaat (1–1) , , – , , 2:34 , , 55,801 , , 3–2 ,
W3
, -style=background:#fbb
6
, , October 13 , , 12Noon PDT , , @

, , L 1–5 , ,

(2–1) , , Osteen (1–1) , , – , , 2:16 , , 49,578 , , 3–3 ,
L1
, -style=background:#cfc
7
, , October 14 , , 12Noon PDT , , @

, , W 2–0 , , Koufax (2–1) , , Kaat (1–2) , , – , , 2:27 , , 50,976 , , 4–3 ,
W1
, - , - style="text-align:center;" , Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Dodgers team member

Player stats

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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

1965 World Series

Game 1

October 6, 1965, at

Game 2

October 7, 1965, at

Game 3

October 9, 1965, at

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in Los Angeles

Game 4

October 10, 1965, at

in Los Angeles

Game 5

October 11, 1965, at

in Los Angeles

Game 6

October 13, 1965, at

Game 7

October 14, 1965, at

Awards and honors

Cy Young Award The Cy Young Award is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB), one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL). The award was first introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Ha ...

National League Rookie of the Year In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to two outstanding rookie players, one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL), as voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). The aw ...

Jim Lefebvre James Kenneth Lefebvre ( ; born January 7, 1942) is a former major league baseball player, coach, and manager. An infielder, he was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1962. Baseball career Playing career Lefebvre was th ...

* World Series Most Valuable Player **

Associated Press Athlete of the Year The first Athlete of the Year award in the United States was initiated by the Associated Press (AP) in 1931. At a time when women in sports were not given the same recognition as men, the AP offered a male and a female athlete of the year award t ...

Associated Press Athlete of the Year (male)
/ref> * TSN Pitcher of the Year Award **

* TSN Major League Player of the Year Award **

All-Stars

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starter **

reserve **

reserve * TSN National League All-Star **

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Albuquerque

1965 Major League Baseball draft The 1965 Major League Baseball Draft is the first year in which a draft took place for Major League Baseball. It was held on June 8–9 in New York City. In Major League Baseball's first Free Agent Amateur Draft, the Kansas City Athletics selec ...

This was the first

Major League Baseball draft The first-year player draft is the primary mechanism of Major League Baseball (MLB) for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to its teams. The draft order is determined based on a lo ...

. 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 Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. Historically the position was assigned to defensive specialists wh ...

from

Bakersfield High School Bakersfield High School (BHS) is a public four-year high school located in Bakersfield, California, United States. Opened in 1893, Bakersfield High School serves grades ninth through twelfth within the Kern High School District. Notable alumni * ...

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 George Thomas Seaver (November 17, 1944 – August 31, 2020), nicknamed "Tom Terrific" and "the Franchise", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the New York Mets, Cinc ...

, who was picked in the 10th round from the

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, but he did not sign with the team and re-entered the draft the following year, where he was selected by the

Notes

References

Baseball-Reference season pageBaseball Almanac season page

External links

Los Angeles Dodgers 1965 uniformLos Angeles Dodgers official web site
{{1965 MLB season by team Los Angeles Dodgers seasons National League champion seasons World Series champion seasons Los Angeles Dodgers season Los Angel