1965 World Series: Game 2

Game 2:

Thursday, October 7, 1965 at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	7	3
Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	x	5	9	0
WP: Jim Kaat (1–0) LP: Sandy Koufax (0–1)

Box Score Info. - (read me)

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wills ss                      4   0   1   0       0   0       1   2
Gilliam 3b                    4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Davis cf                      4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Johnson lf                    4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Fairly rf                     4   1   2   0       0   1       1   0
Lefebvre 2b                   4   0   2   0       0   0       2   0
Parker 1b                     1   0   1   0       1   0       3   1
Roseboro c                    4   0   1   1       0   0      12   1
Koufax p                      2   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
  Drysdale ph                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Perranoski p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Miller p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Tracewski ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   1   7   1       1   3      24   6

FIELDING - 
E: Gilliam 2 (2), Johnson (1).

BATTING - 
SH: Parker (1,off Kaat).
HBP: Parker (1,by Kaat).
Team LOB: 8.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Versalles ss                  5   2   1   0       0   1       0   0
Nossek cf                     3   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
Oliva rf                      4   1   1   1       0   1       3   0
Killebrew 3b                  3   0   2   1       1   0       2   1
Battey c                      4   0   1   0       0   1       3   1
Allison lf                    4   1   1   0       0   3       2   0
Mincher 1b                    4   1   1   0       0   1       7   4
Quilici 2b                    2   0   0   0       2   0       1   3
Kaat p                        4   0   1   2       0   3       5   0
Totals                       33   5   9   4       3  10      27   9

BATTING - 
2B: Oliva (1,off Koufax); Allison (1,off Perranoski).
3B: Versalles (1,off Perranoski).
SH: Nossek (1,off Koufax).
IBB: Quilici (1,by Perranoski).
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Quilici (1,2nd base by Koufax/Roseboro).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Koufax L(0-1)                 6     6   2   1   1   9   0  25
Perranoski                    1.2   3   3   3   2   1   0  11
Miller                        0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Totals                        8     9   5   4   3  10   0  37

WP: Perranoski (1).
BK: Perranoski (1).
IBB: Perranoski (1,Quilici).

Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kaat W(1-0)                   9     7   1   1   1   3   0  36
HBP: Kaat (1,Parker).
Umpires: HP - Tony Venzon, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Bob Stewart, LF - Ed Vargo, 
RF - Eddie Hurley
Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 48700
Starting Lineups:

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Minnesota Twins          
1. Wills               ss        Versalles           ss
2. Gilliam             3b        Nossek              cf
3. Davis               cf        Oliva               rf
4. Johnson             lf        Killebrew           3b
5. Fairly              rf        Battey              c
6. Lefebvre            2b        Allison             lf
7. Parker              1b        Mincher             1b
8. Roseboro            c         Quilici             2b
9. Koufax              p         Kaat                p

In Game 2, the Twins this time got to Dodger ace Sandy Koufax. Minnesota's pitcher, this time Jim Kaat, again shut down the Dodgers' weak offense. A heavy rain storm soaked Metropolitan Stadium overnight, and the two teams slogged their way through the first five innings. In the top of the fifth, Ron Fairly singled, then left-fielder Bob Allison made a diving, sliding catch of a fly ball off the bat of Jim Lefebvre, preventing a run. This time the Twins didn't get their runs until later on. Again though, an error hurt the Dodgers. In the Twins half of the sixth, Versalles hit a missile shot and Jim Gilliam bobbled the ball at third base, the ball ricocheted off Gilliam and into left field. Versalles reached on the two-base error, and ended up scoring on a Tony Oliva double. Killebrew followed with a single plating Oliva. That is all the runs the Twins would need, though Kaat added insurance in the eighth with a two-run base hit of his own. The Twins went up 2–0 in the series as they prevailed, 5–1 in the game.