Drysdale To Oppose Grant In World Series Opener
Dodgers close the regular season with a 6 0 victory over the Braves as Walter Alston unveils a six reliever setup led by Howie Reed and Bob Miller to back up Koufax. The win caps a streak of 15 wins in 16 games and a 0.52 team ERA over the final 87 innings ahead of facing Minnesota in the World Series.
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Reds Woes Dampen Hopes for Pitching Big Guns
Cincinnati Reds failed to live up to hype as the NL's top pitching staff, finishing fourth eight games behind Los Angeles. Manager Dick Sisler watched a season of near the top fail to string together long win streaks, with a disastrous road trip helping hands Dodgers and Giants seal the pennant.
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Heffner Denies Reds Manager Job Interest
NEW YORK AP Don Heffner denied being Cincinnati manager candidate for 1966 saying he knew nothing of the job offer. Reds president Bill DeWitt declined to discuss the situation as Cincinnati slipped to fourth place after losing to the Giants. The article notes Reds batting and fielding strengths, weaknesses in pitching, and key 1965 stats for Rose Pinson Johnson and others, plus resignations of pitching coach Jim Turner and third base coach Reggie Otero.
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Sorrell Elected President Of Middletown Umpires
Wayne Sorrell was elected president of the Middletown Umpires Association at the annual banquet Saturday night. Everett Miller was elected vice president and Cyp Klamo was named secretary-treasurer.
Indians Finish Fifth After Threatening
Cleveland finished the 1965 season fifth with 84 wins and 75 losses after a late surge. The Tribe, whose fate was sealed in the final game at Baltimore, saw attendance reach 934,786, the best since 1960, while manager Joe Gordon had previously guided them to a 89-65 mark in 1959.
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Killebrew Overcomes Setback With Homer Pace
Harmon Killebrew finds his range again with a 25th homer as the Twins beat California 3-2, despite losing his crown to Tony Conigliaro who finished with 32. Oliva wins the batting title at .321 as season ends for the AL. White Sox take second, Orioles third, and Washington edges Detroit.
Texas Leaguer Does A Little Of Everything
ALBUQUERQUE AP Bill Berrier 27 year old outfielder with the Texas League s Albuquerque Dodgers is also the dean of men at Juniata College Huntingdon Pa Berrier also is head wrestling coach and assistant football coach at Juniata during the off season He has been in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization since signing a bonus contract in 1960 He has been with Albuquerque since 1963 That year he batted .286 In 1964 Berrier hit .297 While attending Juniata Berrier was a halfback for three years Berrier a player coach for Albuquerque recently succeeded Don LeJohn called up by the parent Los Angeles Team At one time this season Ber rier hit safely in 10 straight games and raised his average to 315
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Ford's 232nd Yankee win tops club with Red Sox triumph
Whitey Ford became the Yankees' winningest pitcher with victory No. 232 over Boston, despite yielding 11 hits. Jim Gosger and Carl Yastrzemski homered for the Red Sox. Tony Kubek drove in three runs for New York, delivering the key offensive support.
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Ball Champions Repeat Honors In Both Loops
In 1965 Roberto Clemente of Pittsburgh and Tony Oliva of Minnesota won their second straight batting titles. Clemente led the NL with a .329 average, Oliva the AL with .321 after final games Sunday. Yaztrezemski .312, Davalillo .301, Robinson .297, Aaron .318, Mays .317, Williams .315.
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Score Summary From Recent Baseball Matches
Minnesota defeated California 3 to 2 while Chicago beat Kansas City 3 to 1. Baltimore edged Cleveland 2 to 1 as Washington won 3 to 0 over Detroit. New York topped Boston 11 to 5 in another game.
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Major League Leaders Summary Card
The Associated Press lists top ML batting leaders: Oliva of Minnesota leads with 321 at bats and 185 hits. Yastrzemski of Boston has 312 at bats and 182 hits. Versalles of Minnesota also appears with 182 hits and 126 runs. Pitching leaders show Grant of Minnesota with 21 7 record and 750 strikeouts by McDowell of Cleveland with 325.
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Batting leaders include Clemente and Aaron with high averages. Runs and RBIs highlight Harper Mays and Johnson. Rose leads hits with 209, Williams and Aaron notable in doubles. Mays hits 52 home runs, Brock steals 63. Koufax dominates pitching with 26 8 record and 382 strikeouts. Veale 1276 strikeouts.
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Dodgers Offense Struggled in Key Drysdale Setbacks
The Los Angeles Dodgers failed to score more than two runs in 10 of Don Drysdale's 16 losses last season, underscoring limited run support in his outings.
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Alston to Use Three Starters In Series Opener
Dodgers manager Walter Alston plans to rely on three starters for the World Series opener with Don Drysdale and Kim Mudcat Grant penciled as verve pitchers. Drysdale brings a rest, a 23-win season and 15 straight pennants, while Grant, Minnesota’s top pitcher at 21-7, was touched for three runs in two innings in his tuneup. Koufax likely second game starter. Osteen to pitch third. The Dodgers face Twins in Minneapolis for Games 1-2, then return to Los Angeles for Game 3 onward on 1 pm starts NBC coverage.
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Attendance at All Time High in Major Leagues
Major league baseball posted a record 22,441,824 in 1965, up 5.4 percent from 1964. The National League drew 13,581,130, an increase of 1,535,940, while the American League fell to 8,840,694 from 9,235,151.
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Yesterday's Stars in Baseball Wins and Standings
BATTING Tom McCraw of Chicago collected three hits including a fifth inning homer that powered the White Sox to a 32 victory over Kansas City securing a second place in the American League. PITCHING Joe Coleman Jr of Washington pitched five hits in a strong second career start, earning his second complete game win in six days as the Senators edged Detroit 3-2.
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