Since 1922 the world series has followed a bestofsevengames format. The game pits the winner of the american league versus the national league. The world series is the annual championship series of major league baseball mlb and concludes the mlb postseason. In september 1965, he threw the most perfect game in baseball history, won the pennant clinching game on two days restand never missed a start all season. It is best remembered for the heroics of sandy koufax, who was named the series mvp. Koufax did not pitch in game 1, as it fell on the jewish holy day of yom kippur, but pitched in game 2 and then tossed shutouts in games 5 and 7 to win the championship. The mets won the series, four games to one, to accomplish one of the greatest upsets in series history, as that. First played in 1903, the world series championship is determined through a bestofseven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseballs national league nl and american league al. By submitting your name and email address you give hfpagg permission to store this information and use it to send you the weekly globe newsletter. A comprehensive list of mlb world series champions from 1903 to the present. The series is seen as a bellwether point in baseball history as it was the last hurrah for the 1950s yankee dynasty of mantle, maris, ford and berra, among others, and it demonstrated that the national leagues growing enthusiasm to sign.
Sandy koufax gets the final out as the dodgers go on to win the world series after beating the twins 20 in game 7 check out. Arizona state baseball will honor rick monday and its 1965 college world series championship team by wearing a commemorative uniform april 26 against arizona. The three previous world series that had six home wins all included the dodgers. World series, in baseball, a postseason playoff series between champions of the two major professional baseball leagues of north america. The 1964 world series, and the season leading up to it, later became the subject for the david halberstam new york times bestseller october 1964. This was a nice quiz but as hmlyons25 said, every time you type in a team, every time that team won appears on the screen. These will all be excerpts from my book, memorable world series moments. The washington nationals won the 2019 world series, earning their first championship in franchise history by outlasting the houston astros in. The 1965 world series between the minnesota twins and. Sandy, don, and claude take on jimmy, mudcat and the little potato.
Last pitch of the last 50 mlb world series 19652015 duration. The 65 dodgers defeated the minnesota twins in seven games to win the franchises fourth world series title. Over this past holiday season, my father and i replayed the 1965 world series in stratomatic, he as the dodgers while i took the twins. The 18game winner had beaten koufax in game 2, then been on the receiving end of the game 5 shutout. The dodgers came back from losing the first two games to eventually win the series 43. They are used by practically every major auction house in the country along with being recognized by ebay as a certified authenticator. See more ideas about 1965 world series, sandy koufax and world series. This is the finest video reproduction ever made of this memorable series, narrated by dodger voice vin scully. Koufax did not pitch in game 1, as it fell on the jewish holy day of yom kippur, but pitched in game 2 and then tossed shutouts in games 5 and 7 with only two days of rest in.
Also including a complete list of alcs and nlcs losers, world series winning coaches and world series mvps. When we played, world series checks meant something. Contentsshow background both teams improved from sixth place finishes in 1964. Because game 1 of the 1965 world series fell on yom kippur, sandy koufax. Reuters list of winners in major league baseballs world series. World series gate receipts and world series player shares. Twinkietown attempts to change history, replays the 1965. For each highlighted year, guess the team that won the world series. Mlb world series champions major league baseball espn. With the playoffs now in full swing and the world series just around the corner, with my next few posts ill be focusing on some of the more memorable world series of the past. World series winners a complete championship history. Legendary dodgers lefty sandy koufax chose not to start game 1 of the 1965 world series because it fell on the holiest day of the jewish calendar and he became an even greater hero to fans.
What should have happened did happen, for the last time in a long time. Louis cardinals against the american league champion new york yankees, with the cardinals prevailing in the best of seven games. The 66th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff between the american league al champion baltimore orioles and the national league nl champion new york mets. The postseasonproven lefty had just finished the regular season with a 268 record, a 2. In september 1965, he threw the most perfect game in baseball history, won the. The dodgers prevailed in seven games to capture their second title in three years.
Rare sports films vintage baseball video sports auto. A complete season by season list of the winners of each world series since the first world series in 1903. Looking back on asu 1965 college world series champions. World series 1965 the 1964 world series pitted the national league champion st. The twins had won their first pennant since 1933 when the team was known as the washington senators. Todays dodgers watch party brings us back to a pivotal contest in the 1965 world series, game 5 at dodger stadium. It didnt make a difference, because on this day koufax was virtually untouchable. The table provides a list of world series champions. The committee is known for the quality and quantity of work that it accomplishes yearround in order to successfully host this worldfamous baseball tournament. If im told it isnt proper to pitch, then i wont because i wouldnt feel right about it. All the world series winners since the world series started.
This game was played at metroplitan stadium in minnesota on october 14, 1965. The world series begins in late october as the two teams square off in a bestofseven series. The 1969 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1969 season. So, the story of the 1965 world series is the story of an american eras final bow in the form of mr.