Dodgers starting pitchers Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, and Johnny Podres, and ace reliever Ron Perranoski combined to give up only four runs in four games.

This series was also the first meeting between teams from New York City and Los Angeles for a major professional sports championship.

Catcher Elston Howard (.287 BA, 28 HRs, 85 RBI) won the MVP Award, while Joe Pepitone, Roger Maris, and Tom Tresh also topped the 20 home run mark.

The 15 strikeouts bested fellow Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine's mark in 1953 by one, and would be surpassed by Bob Gibson in 1968 with 17.

Koufax also struck out three pinch-hitters, including Harry Bright to end the game.

Second baseman Dick Tracewski's single preceded a three-run home run by catcher John Roseboro to give the Dodgers a 4–0 lead.

Yankees right fielder Roger Maris left the game in the third after hurting his left arm running into the right field foul wall while chasing down Tommy Davis's first triple and would miss the final two games of the series.

Jim Bouton, making his first World Series start, dueled Drysdale throughout, permitting only four hits in seven innings for a losing cause.

The lone run of the game came in the bottom of the first on a Jim Gilliam walk, a wild pitch and a two-out single by Tommy Davis.

The final out came on Joe Pepitone's drive that backed Dodger right fielder Ron Fairly up against the bullpen gate to make the catch of a ball that would have been a home run in Yankee Stadium.

Sandy Koufax went on to hold the Yankees for the final two innings for a 2–1 victory and the Dodgers' third world championship.

To date, this is the only time the Dodgers have won the deciding game of a World Series at home.