1965 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the regular-season with a 97–65 record, which earned them the NL pennant by two games over their arch-rivals, the San Francisco Giants.

Despite their weak offense and the trade of power hitting Frank Howard for Claude Osteen during the off season, they were expected to contend in 1965 with their strong pitching.

With these 6 teams tightly bunched heading into September, the Giants went on a 14-game winning streak to take a 4+1⁄2-game lead with two weeks to play.

= Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts October 6, 1965, at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota October 7, 1965, at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota October 9, 1965, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles October 10, 1965, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles October 11, 1965, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles October 13, 1965, at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota October 14, 1965, at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Albuquerque This was the first Major League Baseball draft.

The first player the Dodgers ever drafted was a shortstop from Bakersfield High School named John Wyatt.