I am a lifelong Dodger fan. My all time Dodger idol was Sandy Koufax. In the mid 1970’s, I had the pleasure of meeting Sandy in San Francisco. He was a class man and talked with me for about 10 minutes. Before he went on his way, he gave me his autograph and I was in Heaven for several weeks.

Afternoon World Series games... wonderful memories!

Crazy thing about this series. In all 7 games, the winning pitcher threw a complete game. The last time a series featured all complete games had been 1940, it has never been repeated since, and I guarantee it never will happen again, as the complete game is a lost art.

Mudcat Grant- amazing player and wonderful person RIP

Oh man this is just so classic.The song,the teams and of course the great Vin Scully.

Gee, that narrator is excellent. I think he has a chance for a long career in announcing.

For those who might not know, the Mall of America now sits on the same site as Metropolitan Stadium. The interior amusement park has marker where home-plate was

I was 10 years old and snuck my transistor radio to school so i could get bits and pieces of the game.

This is a real treat to see these games in color and a quality picture. I recall seeing this series in Souther Cal and in black and white. The picture quality wasn't that great because we depended on an antenna. If there was any thing like a tree or other obstruction it cause picture problems. The 7th game Koufax didn't have his curve ball working she he had to depend on his fast ball and change up. Maybe he had a slider, not sure. Great series.

Picture quality is crazy good for footage that old. Looks carefully restored.

For all those players we grew up with. Thanks for the memories!

Wow the fans clap so politely after each great play... amazing

We just won the World Series!! Now let's all walk off the field in an orderly fashion.

That's a great shot of Metropolitan Stadium, The old Met really was a good stadium and home to the Vikings and Twins.

Remember seeing this Sandy Koufax unreal curveball

Koufax dismantled the Teins on just two days rest throwing his second shutout in 3 days. What an incredible performance by a baseball icon even though it is 51 years later. He left the game and broke many hearts. To this day mine still aches!

Remember watching this World Series and even collected World Series programs as a kid. The second W.S. I ever watched. Rooted for the Dodgers but living in Chicago and being a Sox fan I was able to see so many great players. Killebrew was a HR monster. Oliva was an awesome player. This was a great time to be a baseball fan. I took so many pictures of ball players and they would gladly sign autographs for us kids. Today it's all about money sadly. What a beautiful game baseball is and will always be the best game of all sports. Al Kaline you will be missed.

Four Hall-of-Fame players and managers came out of this 62nd World Series: Sandy Koufax (1972 inductee), Walter Alston (1983), Don Drysdale and Harmon Killebrew (both 1984). Plus two Ford C. Frick Award recipients: Vin Scully (1982) and Herb Carneal (1996).

Great reminiscing. The first World Series I can remember watching. I was a 7 year old living in NJ and remember how special Koufax was.

I was a big Koufax fan back then (in 5th grade) and remember that grab by Gilliam as if it were yesterday.

Ran home from school to watch this series IN THE AFTERNOON!! We had a color TV in 1965 and this was just beautiful. If anyone has a time machine, please go back and record these games in HD so no one has to watch the abortion that modern strike-out-or-home-run MLB has become ever again.

My grandfather is Claude Osteen

i was so excited as a little kid in st. paul , watching the world series. i was so sad when they lost. it was hard to wait the next 23 years till they made it again. i remember meeting a lot of player's at the ford open house for the new car show at the ford plant. an exciting time for a little kid lol.

I watched this game, and indeed, all 7. I was 15 years old. I'll never forget the save by Gilliam at 3rd. THAT was the game on that play.

I remember that play by Gilliam. After that, Koufax seemed untouchable. The fastball had life & the curve buckled knees as it "dropped off the table." The first year the Yankees didn't make it into the World Series since '59. It was rough on this Bronx boy & they started their great swoon.

Dear Sports History Channel, What a wonderful year 1965 was. I saw Sandy Koufax pitch the Dodgers to victory at beautiful Dodger Stadium over the Houston Astros. Seeing Sandy Koufax pitch, in person, was surreal! It was practically a religious experience! He was so charismatic! What dynamism! He really looked like a Motion Picture Star! Sandy Koufax was such an intense competitor! He was so modest and such a gentleman! I was so fortunate and honored to have seen him in person!!!

This is how I want to remember Dodger Stadium not the over signage circus it is now

The Los Angeles Dodgers between 1962~1966 were the elite in Major League Baseball! Fantastic pitching, speed and great defense. How I wish I could go back to that time! There weren't any divisional playoffs since there weren't many teams and there weren't designated hitters. I saw Sandy Koufax pitch in 1965 at Los Angeles Dodgers Stadium. I must say that it was a religious experience! Koufax was compelling to see in person! What a competitor!!!

Thanks so much for adding this video. I've heard stories about this series from my grandpa (Lou Johnson), but it's awesome to see him on the field.

Thanks for posting this - brings back great memories ❤ it’s amazing how little they were paid relatively with no retirement plan. And pitchers who went 9 innings. I saw Koufax pitch often as we used to go to Dodger stadium quite often in those days. My folks would keep score in the programs. I believe I have a program from this series, I know I still have the felt Banner they sold for the series :)

Great to see this in color. More of game four would have been nice but considering technology at the time. I am grateful for this. Baseball has changed and the complete pitching game has gone bye, bye.

I was in the 8th grade at the time of this WS. As a Yankee fan I had to root for the AL Twins. I bet $5.00 on the Twins with my good friend and classmate Sully. It was a tough series and my bank account from caddying was lightened by a Lincoln. Koufax was unreal. Best there ever was!

The first World Series for the Minnesota Twins! They might have won except for a guy named Sandy Koufax pitching for the Dodgers! I was 13 yrs old and still remember like it was yesterday. also Vin Scully announcing#

Ahhh the good old days when pitchers pitched and hit.

14:07 Now THAT'S how you run into 1st base!

Jim Gilliam's play at third in the fifth inning was a huge play for the Dodgers, because as Vin Scully mentioned in his narration, the Twins could have easily have scored two to three runs in that inning. Gilliam's sparkling play was also a big psychological lift for the Dodgers, which tilted the World Series in their favor. 😁

Sixteen years old starting twelfth grade in High School..those sure were the days indeed..

8 years old....all about baseball laying on the living room floor with a pillow ......... good ole days. It was sports, comic books and NASA then .......

Notice how the fans are all dressed respectfully, hats, ties, white shirts, misses in modest clothing. Those were the days, before the hippies

Most surprising moment! Koufax, a notorious bad hitter, actually had an RBI single.

I remember that opening song playing before Dodger radio broadcasts in the late 70's

Hands-down, Vin Scully, the very best ever. EVER. -----MJL,77 y/o

Remember they played the radio broadcast through the classroom loudspeaker system during my 7th grade math class...I seriously doubt they would do this today in the "public skool" ....

I was in Little league back then. My Twins lost to L.A. Our English teacher was Awesome---he let us watch as much of the game as his class would allow. What fun. Great days.

Awesome series.

Sweet Lou Johnson. I used his bat model in college. Does anyone recall wood bats in college baseball?

Love the video especially the old unis.

My JR High School would show a free movie with some shorts on Saturday afternoons and this is where I saw it. This is the first time seeing since then.

How I miss Vin Scully. I moved to San Diego in 2005 from my native LA and there was nothing absolutely nothing that compares brought a smile to my face when I heard “ it’s time for Dodger baseball”

Watched it with Lamarre, Claude Lamarre in Limoilou, Qc

It’s amazing how much this looks like today’s game. The batting stances, the uniforms, the celebrations in the dugout. All looks the exact same. Baseball is one of the only sports that truly has maintained most of its original culture. It’s pretty cool.

3:21 Love how well dressed the fans are

Sand Koufax my favorite pitcher of all time.

Wow, all the players slide feet first ... what a concept.

I like how open the Twins ballpark was. It almost looked like a high school or college stadium. You could see the surroundings and it had a real nice feel to it and loved seeing the natural grass in both stadiums. Too bad the Twins couldn't win that final game for their fans.

I love how they got the Coke ad in.

Thanks for the post. Lava & Dee you may be on to something. But Derrick "Sweet" Lou Johnson was a monster in the time, your a lucky kid.

I see what everyone is talking about. He has a great announcer voice. Vin Scully. RIP.

The crowds applaud so politely with every hit! Plus, look how warm it is compared to the stupid winter ball we play nowadays.

Nice stop at third!! The twins threatens but the boys in blue managed and with grace finished the twins of good game!! And great hitting good days!!

Drysdale and Kaat did nothing special in this series, but Mr. Sandy Koufax showed why many consider him the greatest left-hander of all time.

Great series.

Claude Lamarre approuve cette vidéo 28/11/20

Metropolitan stadium at its finest.

Still, in 2023: Claude approves. Big time!

RIP Vin Scully

I love it that these guys congratulate each other like REAL MEN with handshakes. It's just less than masculine to touch your body against another man.

The Angels were happy to leave Dodger stadium that year to move to Anaheim. Also their attendance was horrible with crowds of 1,000 or less in some games near the end of the season.

Two of the key players on the Dodgers -- Lou Johnson and Junior Gilliam -- weren't even on the opening day roster. Wes Parker was a rookie. Even then, the 40-man was critical for a team winning a championship (especially, when the regular season generated only two playoff spots.)

Back then their was lot of homeruns

I was on the "tenth Man" team that year in at dodger stadium in LA. My junior year pitching on the baseball team at my high school.

Poor Zolio. Ended up like Leon Wagner.

I remember when soda in a cup had the little plastic condom wrappers! 1968-1972? 4:24Minutes

Its looks very good.

Awesome baseball.

i can't believe how they hammered Drysdale in game 1.

Great baseball.

Still love going to Dodger Stadium hope its here a hundred years from now. @19:32

Back when the Mall of America looked good!

I was there damn the Twins were great Koufax beat them.

I have a game day program from 1965........25 cents......

I didn't know that former Mariners announcer Ron fairly played in this world series, alongside former Mariners manager Jim Lefebvre. Wow! Another wow factor is hearing Vin Scully calling the action here.

Billy Martin's first World Series since 1956. But as Twins third base coach.

Met Koufax. Real gentleman.

Amazing Koufax was able to throw a complete game shut out in game 7 on two days rest (and he has arthritis in his throwing elbow). He probably would have started game 1 (which would have given him 3 days rest for a game 7) , but game 1 falls during the observance of Yon Kipper (which he chooses to honor) . Claude Osteen wins a crucial third game for the Dodgers. If he would have lost , the Dodgers would have been down 3-0 .

Worship the vin-dawg....the demi-god who graces us with his dulcet tones....mind you this guy really paid his dues for the gig - 23 and set for life....vin-dawg...down on all four and worship uncle vin-dawg chevrolet.

excelente

Speaking of the Minnesota Twins, the best World Series of all time was 26 years later

RIP mudcat 6/12/2021

The only reason why Sandy Koufax did not pitch in Game 1 of this World Series was because it fell on Yom Kippur, A Jewish Holiday. That is why Don Drysdale pitched that game. Koufax was scheduled to pitch Game 1. After the Minnesota Twins hammered the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1, Dodgers Manager Walter Alston asked Don Drysdale 'Why couldn't you be Jewish?".

Let's Go DODGERS World champs 1965 AND 2020 !

On 2 of Sandy Koufax's Game 7 World Series win he threw knuckleballs!

Danny Ozark, first base coach of the Dodgers....in just seven short years, he would be manager of the Phillies....this is when baseball was still pure, pitchers hitting, from Grant to Koufax....just the best era ever of the once great game......now, it's unwatchable, MLB, ESPN, MLB Network have destroyed the once great game of baseball....."The Mudcat", pitches a two hitter on two days rest, a CG, and "chips" in with the game winning 3 run HR.......incredible stuff.....and, when was the last time "you" saw a pepper game? Anyone?? Most today, have never heard of such a thing (a pepper game??)

really like the Twins uniforms...

Fun fact: Don Drysdale went to high school with the actor Robert Redford.

Great series ! To bad Topps , didn't put a World series run in the 1966 set? We could have had some more Koufax cards !

Dodgers pitching out did the heavy hitting Twins

The Highlights Were First Shown On Television On April 8th, 1966 In Syndication Order. Unfortunately It Is A Bit Repetitive To Fit Their Schedule At They Reran The Highlights Twice. Once In September, And Again In Early October To Fit The Schedule.

Just over 50,000squeezed in for game 7

mudflap ........ aka mudcat ...... or the other way around ......... terrific guy ........ off the field ........great names ........ terrific memories .....sandy valdespino .....have his ball card ....... use it as a book mark .......... bob m ....agree totally ....terrific article in the cleveland plain dealer this past sunday by terry pluto on mudcat .....