1965 Dodgers Win NL Flag in Replay
On September 29th, Sandy Koufax won his 25th game of the season beating the Cincinnati Reds 2-1. The victory, with San Francisco losing to the St. Louis Cardinals 8-6 in Candlestick Park, cinched the National Pennant for Los Angeles.
The Dodgers finished the month of September with a 97-62 overall record. The Giants are four games back of the Dodgers and the Reds are a distant third, nine games out. The Dodgers in the replay are two games ahead of the actual season with three games remaining.
Koufax (25-12, 2.27 era) has one more start and could match his actual season victory total of 26 wins. Don Drysdale (19-15, 2.62 era) failed in his final attempt of the season to win his 20th game. Claude Osteen (20-11, 2.95 era) has joined the 20 game winner club and Ron Perranoski has 27 saves. Overall, the team ERA is an outstanding 2.77.
Willie Davis leads the Dodger batters with a .300 average. Jim Lefebvre leads the club with 16 home runs and 75 rbi's. The overall team batting average is a .248.
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The Dodgers finished the month of September with a 97-62 overall record. The Giants are four games back of the Dodgers and the Reds are a distant third, nine games out. The Dodgers in the replay are two games ahead of the actual season with three games remaining.
Koufax (25-12, 2.27 era) has one more start and could match his actual season victory total of 26 wins. Don Drysdale (19-15, 2.62 era) failed in his final attempt of the season to win his 20th game. Claude Osteen (20-11, 2.95 era) has joined the 20 game winner club and Ron Perranoski has 27 saves. Overall, the team ERA is an outstanding 2.77.
Willie Davis leads the Dodger batters with a .300 average. Jim Lefebvre leads the club with 16 home runs and 75 rbi's. The overall team batting average is a .248.
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