1965 World Series: Game 6

Game 6:

Wednesday, October 13, 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	6	1
Minnesota	0	0	0	2	0	3	1	2	x	5	6	1
WP: Mudcat Grant (2–1) LP: Claude Osteen (1–1) Home runs: LAD: Ron Fairly (2) MIN: Bob Allison (1), Mudcat Grant (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   1       4   4
Gilliam 3b                    4   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
Davis cf                      4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Fairly rf                     4   1   2   1       0   0       1   0
Johnson lf                    4   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Parker 1b                     4   0   0   0       0   0      10   1
Roseboro c                    3   0   1   0       0   1       5   0
Tracewski 2b                  3   0   1   0       0   1       2   3
Osteen p                      1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Crawford ph                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Reed p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Moon ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Miller p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   1   6   1       0   5      24  12

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Osteen-Wills-Parker.
E: Tracewski (1).

BATTING - 
HR: Fairly (2,7th inning off Grant 0 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Roseboro (2,2nd base by Grant/Battey).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Versalles ss                  3   0   1   0       1   1       2   3
Nossek cf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Oliva rf                      4   0   2   0       0   0       0   0
Killebrew 3b                  4   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Battey c                      4   1   1   0       0   0       5   1
Allison lf                    3   2   1   2       1   1       2   0
Mincher 1b                    3   0   0   0       1   1      11   0
Quilici 2b                    2   1   0   0       2   1       2   4
Grant p                       3   1   1   3       0   0       0   1
Totals                       30   5   6   5       5   5      27  10

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Battey-Versalles.
E: Killebrew (1).

BATTING - 
3B: Battey (1,off Osteen).
HR: Allison (1,4th inning off Osteen 1 on 0 out); Grant (1,6th inning off Reed
2 on 2 out).
GDP: Nossek (1,off Osteen).
IBB: Quilici (2,by Reed).
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Allison (1,2nd base off Reed/Roseboro).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Osteen L(1-1)                 5     4   2   1   3   2   1  22
Reed                          2     2   3   3   2   3   1  10
Miller                        1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        8     6   5   4   5   5   2  35

IBB: Reed (1,Quilici).

Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Grant W(2-1)                  9     6   1   1   0   5   1  33

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

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 49578

Starting Lineups:

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

In Game 6, Osteen did not fare quite as well as he had in his last start. In the fourth inning, Battey reached on an error by Dick Tracewski, yet another fielding blunder made by the Dodgers. This was followed by a Bob Allison two run home run. Meanwhile, Grant for the Twins, was on his game once again. Although Grant pitched very well (1 run, 6 hits, 5 strike outs), he also helped himself, similar to Koufax for L.A. the game before, but this time with a towering three-run home run, after Quilici was intentionally walked to get to Grant. A Fairly home run, his second of the series, put the Dodgers on the board and made the score 5–1, which would end up being the final, as Grant pitched a complete game.

Twins manager Sam Mele chose to leave veteran pitchers Pascual and Perry and youngster Jim Merritt in the bullpen, instead going with Mudcat Grant on only two days rest. Grant quickly disposed of the Dodgers in the first inning and the Dodgers responded by turning a double-play after Versalles led off the Twins half of the first with a single. In the second inning, Twins catcher Earl Battey brought the nearly 50,000 Metropolitan Stadium fans to their feet by leading off with a triple past a diving Willie Davis in center. Battey showed no outward ill-effects of his collision with the railing in Game 3, by diving head first into third base on the play. Osteen promptly struck out Allison and Quilici to quell the threat. Later in the third inning, Battey gunned down Roseboro on an attempted steal. Battey continued his fine play in the fourth by hustling to first when Tracewski booted his groundball, and Allison followed with a home run. Mudcat Grant checked the Dodgers and complimented his battery mate’s performance with his three-run home run in the bottom of the sixth. Grant pitched solidly all day to give the Twins a win and tie the series at 3–3.