1965 – Mudcat Grant does it all himself, hitting a three-run home run and pitching a 5 – 1 win at Minnesota to knot the World Series with the Dodgers after six games.
In Game 5, a 7-0 victory over the Twins at Dodger Stadium, Willie Davis becomes the second player to steal three bases in a World Series game. The L.A. center fielder joins Pirates shortstop Honus Wagner, who accomplished the feat on the same date 56 years ago against Detroit in Game 3 of the 1909 Fall Classic.
Sandy Koufax declines to pitch the first game of the World Series against the Twins because the scheduled game occurs Yom Kippur, the most sacred of the Jewish holidays. As the Dodger southpaw attends shul and fasts on the Day of Atonement, Don Drysdale gives up seven runs in three innings in the team’s 8-2 loss at Minnesota’s Metropolitan Stadium.
Earl Battey Position: Catcher Bats: Right • Throws: Right 6-1, 205lb (185cm, 92kg) Born: January 5, 1935 in Los Angeles, CA Died: November 15, 2003 in Ocala, FL Buried: Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA High School: Jordan HS (Los Angeles, CA) Debut: September 10, 1955 (11,299th in major league history) vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Last Game: September 27, 1967 vs. CAL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR,…
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