1965 Los Angeles Dodgers
[edit] Summary
The 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers finished with a record of 97-65. They scored 608 runs and belted 78 home runs to go along with a .245 batting average. Lou Johnson and Jim Lefebvre were tied for the team lead in home runs with 12. Ron Fairly was the best run producer with 70 RBI. Maury Wills led the team with 186 hits for a .286 average. Maury Wills had a great year on the basepaths with 94 stolen bases.
The team allowed 521 runs and had a team ERA of 2.81. Sandy Koufax led the pitching staff with 26 wins and 382 strikeouts. Ron Perranoski led the team with 17 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Gilliam | 3B | 111 | 372 | 54 | 104 | 4 | 39 | 9 | .374 | .384 | .758 | .280 |
| John Kennedy | 3B | 104 | 105 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .243 | .229 | .472 | .171 |
| Jim Lefebvre | 2B | 157 | 544 | 57 | 136 | 12 | 69 | 3 | .337 | .369 | .706 | .250 |
| Don LeJohn | 3B | 34 | 78 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .301 | .282 | .583 | .256 |
| Nate Oliver | 2B | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 |
| Wes Parker | 1B | 154 | 542 | 80 | 129 | 8 | 51 | 13 | .334 | .352 | .686 | .238 |
| Dick Tracewski | 3B | 78 | 186 | 17 | 40 | 1 | 20 | 2 | .313 | .263 | .576 | .215 |
| Johnny Werhas | 1B | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Maury Wills | SS | 158 | 650 | 92 | 186 | 0 | 33 | 94 | .330 | .329 | .659 | .286 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Willie Crawford | OF | 52 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .207 | .148 | .355 | .148 |
| Tommy Davis | OF | 17 | 60 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | .270 | .300 | .570 | .250 |
| Willie Davis | OF | 142 | 558 | 52 | 133 | 10 | 57 | 25 | .263 | .346 | .609 | .238 |
| Ron Fairly | OF | 158 | 555 | 73 | 152 | 9 | 70 | 2 | .361 | .377 | .738 | .274 |
| Al Ferrara | OF | 41 | 81 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .297 | .296 | .593 | .210 |
| Derrell Griffith | OF | 22 | 41 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .171 | .244 | .415 | .171 |
| Lou Johnson | OF | 131 | 468 | 57 | 121 | 12 | 58 | 15 | .315 | .391 | .706 | .259 |
| Wally Moon | OF | 53 | 89 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 2 | .304 | .270 | .574 | .202 |
| Dick Smith | OF | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| John Roseboro | C | 136 | 437 | 42 | 102 | 8 | 57 | 1 | .289 | .311 | .600 | .233 |
| Jeff Torborg | C | 56 | 150 | 8 | 36 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .290 | .347 | .637 | .240 |
| Hector Valle | C | 9 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .400 | .308 | .708 | .308 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5425 | 608 | 1329 | 78 | 548 | 172 | .307 | .335 | .642 | .245 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Brewer | 19 | 2 | 49.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 31 | 28 | 1.82 | 1.237 | |||
| Don Drysdale | 44 | 42 | 308.3 | 23 | 12 | .657 | 1 | 210 | 66 | 2.77 | 1.090 | |||
| Mike Kekich | 5 | 1 | 10.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 9.58 | 2.233 | |||
| Sandy Koufax | 43 | 41 | 335.7 | 26 | 8 | .765 | 2 | 382 | 71 | 2.04 | 0.855 | |||
| Bob Miller | 61 | 1 | 103 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 9 | 77 | 26 | 2.97 | 1.049 | |||
| Claude Osteen | 40 | 40 | 287 | 15 | 15 | .500 | 0 | 162 | 78 | 2.79 | 1.153 | |||
| Ron Perranoski | 59 | 0 | 104.7 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 17 | 53 | 40 | 2.24 | 1.194 | |||
| Johnny Podres | 27 | 22 | 134 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 1 | 63 | 39 | 3.43 | 1.231 | |||
| John Purdin | 11 | 2 | 22.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 6.75 | 1.718 | |||
| Howie Reed | 38 | 5 | 78 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 1 | 47 | 27 | 3.12 | 1.282 | |||
| Bill Singer | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .00 | 4.000 | |||
| Nick Willhite | 15 | 6 | 42 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 28 | 22 | 5.36 | 1.643 | |||
| Team Totals | 364 | 162 | 1476 | 97 | 65 | .599 | 34 | 1079 | 425 | 2.81 | 1.117 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ron Fairly and Maury Wills | 158 |
| At Bats | Maury Wills | 650 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Maury Wills | 710 |
| Batting Average | Maury Wills | .286 |
| On-Base % | Ron Fairly | .361 |
| Slugging % | Lou Johnson | .391 |
| OPS | Ron Fairly | .738 |
| Runs | Maury Wills | 92 |
| Hits | Maury Wills | 186 |
| Total Bases | Maury Wills | 214 |
| Doubles | Ron Fairly | 28 |
| Triples | Wes Parker and Maury Wills | 7 |
| Home Runs | Lou Johnson and Jim Lefebvre | 12 |
| RBI | Ron Fairly | 70 |
| Walks | Ron Fairly | 76 |
| Strikeouts | Wes Parker | 95 |
| Stolen Bases | Maury Wills | 94 |
| Caught Stealing | Maury Wills | 31 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Wes Parker | 19 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Willie Davis | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Jim Lefebvre | 8 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Sandy Koufax | 26 |
| Losses | Claude Osteen | 15 |
| Saves | Ron Perranoski | 17 |
| Won-Loss % | Sandy Koufax | .765 |
| ERA | Sandy Koufax | 2.04 |
| WHIP | Sandy Koufax | 0.855 |
| Innings Pitched | Sandy Koufax | 335.7 |
| Games | Bob Miller | 61 |
| Games Started | Don Drysdale | 42 |
| Strikeouts | Sandy Koufax | 382 |
| Complete Games | Sandy Koufax | 27 |
| Shutouts | Sandy Koufax | 8 |
| Batters Faced | Sandy Koufax | 1297 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Don Drysdale | 95 |
| Hits Allowed | Don Drysdale | 270 |
| Walks Allowed | Claude Osteen | 78 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Don Drysdale | 30 |
| Doubles Allowed | Don Drysdale | 47 |
| Triples Allowed | Claude Osteen | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Don Drysdale | 12 |
| Double Plays Induced | Claude Osteen | 28 |
