The starting pitchers for Game 1 of the Series were Don Drysdale of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Jim "Mudcat" Grant of the Minnesota Twins. The Dodgers' starter normally would have been Sandy Koufax, but Game 1 occurred on Oct. 6, 1965, which happened to be Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement. Koufax, who was Jewish, had announced he would not pitch on that day.
The Twins won Game 1 of the Series at Minneapolis' Metropolitan Stadium, 8-2.
Minnesota Twins Mudcat Grant was the winning pitcher in game 6 of the 1965 World Series. Grant pitched a complete game giving up 1 run against the LA Dodgers. The Dodgers won the Series 4 games to 3.
1965 World Series - 1965 Game 1 was released on: USA: 6 October 1965
1965 World Series - 1965 Game 2 was released on: USA: 7 October 1965
1965 World Series - 1965 Game 3 was released on: USA: 9 October 1965
1965 World Series - 1965 Game 4 was released on: USA: 10 October 1965
1965 World Series - 1965 Game 6 was released on: USA: 13 October 1965
1965 World Series - 1965 Game 7 was released on: USA: 14 October 1965
Pete Richert has: Played Himself - AL Pitcher in "1965 MLB All-Star Game" in 1965. Played Himself - AL Pitcher in "1966 MLB All-Star Game" in 1966. Played Himself - Baltimore Orioles Pitcher in "1969 World Series" in 1969. Played Himself - Baltimore Orioles Pitcher in "1969 American League Championship Series" in 1969. Played Himself - Baltimore Orioles Pitcher in "1970 World Series" in 1970. Played Himself - Baltimore Orioles Pitcher in "1971 World Series" in 1971.
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Michael Wacha was the winning pitcher of Game 2 of the 2013 World Series.
Boston Red Sox pitcher, John Lackey, was the losing pitcher in Game 2 of the 2013 World Series.
Prior to the 2007 World Series, the last Red Sox pitcher to get a base hit in a World Series game was Bill Lee in Game 7 of the 1975 World Series.
J.C. Romero was the winning pitcher in game 5 of the 2008 World Series.