1965 World Series: Game 5

Game 5:

Monday, October 11, 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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Los Angeles	2	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	x	7	14	0
WP: Sandy Koufax (1–1) LP: Jim Kaat (1–1)

Box Score Info. - (read me)

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Versalles ss                  4   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
Nossek cf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Oliva rf                      3   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
Killebrew 3b                  3   0   1   0       0   1       1   2
Battey c                      3   0   0   0       0   0       7   1
Allison lf                    2   0   0   0       1   2       3   0
Mincher 1b                    3   0   0   0       0   1       5   0
Quilici 2b                    3   0   1   0       0   1       2   3
Kaat p                        1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Boswell p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rollins ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Perry p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Valdespino ph               1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       28   0   4   0       1  10      24   8

FIELDING - 
E: Quilici (2).

BATTING - 
GDP: Battey (2,off Koufax); Mincher (1,off Koufax).
Team LOB: 2.

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wills ss                      5   2   4   1       0   0       1   7
Gilliam 3b                    4   1   2   2       0   0       0   0
  Kennedy 3b                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Davis cf                      4   1   2   0       0   1       1   0
Johnson lf                    5   1   1   1       0   0       2   0
Fairly rf                     5   1   3   1       0   0       2   0
Parker 1b                     4   0   0   0       0   1       7   0
Tracewski 2b                  3   0   1   0       1   1       4   2
Roseboro c                    2   1   0   0       2   1      10   0
Koufax p                      4   0   1   1       0   3       0   1
Totals                       37   7  14   6       3   7      27  10

FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Wills-Tracewski-Parker, Wills-Tracewski-Parker, Wills-Tracewski.

BATTING - 
2B: Wills 2 (3,off Kaat,off Perry); Fairly (2,off Kaat).
SH: Davis (1,off Kaat); Parker (2,off Perry).
IBB: Roseboro (1,by Perry).
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Davis 3 (3,2nd base off Kaat/Battey,2nd base off Boswell/Battey,2nd base
off Perry/Battey); Wills (3,2nd base off Boswell/Battey).
CS: Tracewski (1,3rd base by Kaat/Battey).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kaat L(1-1)                   2.1   6   4   3   0   1   0  14
Boswell                       2.2   3   1   1   2   3   0  13
Perry                         3     5   2   2   1   3   0  15
Totals                        8    14   7   6   3   7   0  42

IBB: Perry (1,Roseboro).

Los Angeles Dodgers          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Koufax W(1-1)                 9     4   0   0   1  10   0  29

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

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 55801

Starting Lineups:

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

In Game 5, a mirror image of Game 4, the pitcher for the Twins who had done so well in Game 2, Jim Kaat, did not do as well this time, as the Dodgers won their third straight by shutting out the Twins. Koufax had an excellent start, giving up only four hits, one walk, and striking out ten. After Kaat gave up two runs quickly in the first inning, and then again in the third, Dave Boswell came in to attempt to stop the bleeding. Later, Jim Perry did the same. While both fared better than Kaat, Koufax basically put the game out of reach in the seventh, when he helped himself out with an RBI single to score Fairly. The Dodgers won their third in a row and went up 3–2 in the series. The final score was 7–0.

14-year old and future major league pitcher Craig Swan, a member of the Long Beach, CA, Pony League Champions, threw out the first pitch. In the first inning Dodger speed forced the Twins into fielding mishaps. Maury Wills doubled and Gilliam singled in the run. Next, Willie Davis bunted and third-baseman Killebrew's hurried throw to first went high, through Quilici's glove enabling the streaking Davis to make it all the way to third and plating Gilliam. Meanwhile, Koufax demonstrated top form striking out 4 of 6 hitters in the second and third innings as the Dodgers continued to use speed to put pressure on the Minnesota defense. In the Dodger third, in rapid succession, Davis singled and promptly stole second. Johnson singled and Davis scored without a throw from center-fielder Nossek. Fairly doubled to center bringing home Johnson and chasing Kaat from the mound. In the fourth inning Wills beat out an infield single to Versalles, stole second, and came home on another Gilliam single to center. The Dodgers collected 14 hits and 4 stolen bases on the day, while Koufax steadily kept the Twins in check for the shutout.