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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 .
Single-season batting records Statistic Player Record Season Ref Batting average: Babe Herman.393 1930 [19] On-base percentage: Mike Griffin.466 1894 [20] Slugging percentage: Babe Herman.678 1930 [19] On-base plus slugging: Babe Herman: 1.132 1930 [19] Hits: Babe Herman: 241 1930 [19] Total bases: Babe Herman: 416 1930 [19] Singles: Willie ...
Like the Yankees and Cardinals, the Dodgers have not lost 100 games in a season since World War I, with their worst record being in 1992 with 63 wins and 99 losses. The following year, the Dodgers finished at .500 for the only time in 141 seasons. The most wins the Dodgers ever had in a season was 111, which they did in 2022.
The current Dodgers and the 1965 World Series one are the only teams to have the first six games of a playoff series decided by four or more runs. But that's all they have in common.
1965: Dodgers 4, Minnesota Twins 3. Game 1 — Twins 8, Dodgers 2. ... Both teams set a World Series record by hitting 25 home runs combined, 15 by the Astros. Yu Darvish, with only two days of ...
The 1965 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1965 season.The 62nd edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the American League champion Minnesota Twins.
The 1965 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 12 to October 14, 1965. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Minnesota Twins were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Dodgers then defeated the Twins in the World Series, four games to three.
December 9 – Branch Rickey, 83, Hall of Fame executive who built dynasties with the St. Louis Cardinals (1917–1942) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1943–1950); known for revolutionizing the game—first by establishing the farm system of player development with the Cardinals, and again by signing Jackie Robinson to integrate the major leagues with ...