Game 4:

Sunday, October 10, 1965 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California

Team

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

R

H

E

Minnesota

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

2

5

2

Los Angeles

1

1

0

1

0

3

0

1

x

7

10

0

WP: Don Drysdale (1–1)   LP: Mudcat Grant (1–1)

Home runs:

MIN: Harmon Killebrew (1), Tony Oliva (1)
LAD: Wes Parker (1), Lou Johnson (1)

 


Box Score Info. - (read me)

BATTING
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Versalles ss                  4   0   1   0       0   0       3   2
Valdespino lf                 4   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
Oliva rf                      4   1   1   1       0   0       2   0
Killebrew 3b                  2   1   1   1       2   1       1   0
Hall cf                       4   0   0   0       0   3       1   0
Mincher 1b                    4   0   0   0       0   3       8   0
Battey c                      3   0   0   0       0   2       3   2
  Zimmerman c                 0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Quilici 2b                    3   0   0   0       0   0       3   3
Grant p                       2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Worthington p               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Nossek ph                   1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Pleis p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       31   2   5   2       2  11      24   8

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Battey-Versalles.
E: Quilici (1), Worthington (1).

BATTING - 
HR: Killebrew (1,4th inning off Drysdale 0 on 1 out); Oliva (1,6th inning off
Drysdale 0 on 2 out).
Team LOB: 4.

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wills ss                      4   1   2   0       0   0       1   2
Gilliam 3b                    2   1   0   0       1   0       1   1
  Kennedy pr,3b               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Davis cf                      4   1   2   0       0   0       3   0
Fairly rf                     4   1   1   3       0   0       1   0
Johnson lf                    4   1   2   1       0   0       1   1
Parker 1b                     4   2   2   1       0   1       8   0
Roseboro c                    3   0   1   0       1   0      10   1
Tracewski 2b                  4   0   0   0       0   0       2   3
Drysdale p                    3   0   0   0       0   3       0   1
Totals                       32   7  10   5       2   4      27  10

BATTING - 
HR: Parker (1,4th inning off Grant 0 on 2 out); Johnson (1,8th inning off Pleis
0 on 1 out).
HBP: Gilliam (1,by Worthington).
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Wills (2,2nd base off Grant/Battey); Parker (2,2nd base off Grant/Battey).
CS: Roseboro (1,2nd base by Grant/Battey); Wills (1,2nd base by Grant/Battey).

PITCHING
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Grant L(1-1)                  5     6   5   4   1   2   1  21
Worthington                   2     2   1   0   1   2   0   9
Pleis                         1     2   1   1   0   0   1   5
Totals                        8    10   7   5   2   4   2  35

Grant faced 2 batters in the 6th inning
WP: Grant (1).
HBP: Worthington (1,Gilliam).

Los Angeles Dodgers          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Drysdale W(1-1)               9     5   2   2   2  11   2  33



Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bob Stewart, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Eddie Hurley, LF - Tony Venzon, 
RF - Red Flaherty

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 55920



Starting Lineups:

   Minnesota Twins               Los Angeles Dodgers          
1. Versalles           ss        Wills               ss
2. Valdespino          lf        Gilliam             3b
3. Oliva               rf        Davis               cf
4. Killebrew           3b        Fairly              rf
5. Hall                cf        Johnson             lf
6. Mincher             1b        Parker              1b
7. Battey              c         Roseboro            c
8. Quilici             2b        Tracewski           2b
9. Grant               p         Drysdale            p
 












In Game 4, a rematch of Game 1 pitchers Drysdale and Grant, the Dodgers ace prevailed allowing only two runs, both earned on five hits and two walks. He had eleven strike outs in the game, fanning Jimmie Hall and Mincher three times each. The Twins' Grant gave up three runs in the first five innings, then was removed in the sixth inning, when the Dodgers put three more runs on the board, two charged to Grant, while one was charged to reliever Al Worthington.


The Twins opened the game with aggression on the base paths when Sandy Valdespino, tried to stretch a single into a double. Lou Johnson, not known as a great fielder gunned down Valdespino with a laser shot to Tracewski at second. The Dodgers meanwhile scored their first two runs without even getting the ball out of the infield. Leading off the first inning, Maury Wills collided at first base with Twins second baseman Frank Quilici on an infield single as pitcher Mudcat Grant was slow to cover the bag. The play cartwheeled Wills backwards, but the Dodger SS dusted himself off and promptly stole second. Wills went to third on another infield single to first, this time by the speedy Willie Davis as Grant was again slow to cover. Wills scored when Ron Fairly was safe at first beating out a DP grounder.


In the bottom of the second, Dodger speed made up for what seemed a lack of power. Parker bunted a single, again down the first base line. Parker then attempted to steal second but made it all the way to third when Grant's pitch went wild. Parker scored when Roseboro's grounder to second got through Quilici.


After that inning, the Dodgers showed power with Parker and Johnson home runs. The Twins had scored their two runs on home runs from Killebrew and Oliva. Back in form, Drysdale had evened the series up as the Dodgers won, 7–2.