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Los Angeles Dodgers @ New York Mets

1965-04-12 · Day game · Shea Stadium · Att: 37999 · 2:23

Los Angeles Dodgers defeated New York Mets 6–1. Los Angeles Dodgers put up 2 in the 1st. Don Drysdale earned the win. Willie Davis went 3-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
LAN	2	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	6	8
NYN	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4

W: Don Drysdale L: Al Jackson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Shag Crawford · 1B: Tony Venzon · 2B: Al Forman · 3B: Doug Harvey · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Los Angeles Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Maury Wills	4	1	1	0	1	1
Wes Parker	3	1	1	0	0	0
Willie Davis	3	2	3	2	0	0
Tommy Davis	3	0	2	0	0	0
John Roseboro	4	0	0	1	0	1
Jim Lefebvre	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Fairly	3	1	0	0	1	0
John Kennedy	4	0	0	0	0	1
Don Drysdale	4	1	1	2	0	1
Al Ferrara	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Cowan	4	0	0	0	0	3
Roy McMillan	4	1	1	0	0	0
Johnny Lewis	3	0	1	1	0	0
Ed Kranepool	3	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Christopher	2	0	1	0	1	1
Charley Smith	3	0	0	0	0	2
Bobby Klaus	3	0	0	0	0	1
Chris Cannizzaro	1	0	0	0	0	0
Al Jackson	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ron Swoboda	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jesse Gonder	2	0	0	0	0	0
Cleon Jones	1	0	0	0	0	1

Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Drysdale	9.0	4	1	9

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Jackson	5.0	8	1	4
Frank Lary	1.0	0	0	0
Tom Parsons	2.0	0	1	0
Jim Bethke	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Maury Wills: S7
Wes Parker: SB2
Wes Parker: 13
Willie Davis: PB.2-3
Willie Davis: D/89.3-H
Tommy Davis: S8.2-3
John Roseboro: 2/FL.3-H(NR);1-2
Jim Lefebvre: 5/P

Bot 1

Billy Cowan: K/C
Roy McMillan: 8
Johnny Lewis: 5/FL/P

Top 2

Ron Fairly: 9
John Kennedy: K
Don Drysdale: K/C

Bot 2

Ed Kranepool: 63
Joe Christopher: S4
Charley Smith: CS2(26)
Charley Smith: K

Top 3

Maury Wills: K
Wes Parker: 63
Willie Davis: HR/9
Tommy Davis: S7
John Roseboro: K

Bot 3

Bobby Klaus: 53
Chris Cannizzaro: 43
Al Jackson: K/C

Top 4

Jim Lefebvre: 3/FL
Ron Fairly: W
John Kennedy: 8
Don Drysdale: HR/8.1-H
Maury Wills: 9

Bot 4

Billy Cowan: K/C
Roy McMillan: S7
Johnny Lewis: D9.1-H
Ed Kranepool: PO2(16)
Ed Kranepool: 2/FL

Top 5

Wes Parker: S7
Willie Davis: S9.1-3
Tommy Davis: 9
John Roseboro: 46(1)/FO.3-H
Jim Lefebvre: 9

Bot 5

Joe Christopher: W
Charley Smith: 9
Bobby Klaus: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Ron Fairly: 43
John Kennedy: 9
Don Drysdale: 3/G

Bot 6

Ron Swoboda: 4/L
Jesse Gonder: 43
Billy Cowan: 31

Top 7

Maury Wills: W
Wes Parker: 23/SH.1-2
Al Ferrara: SB3
Al Ferrara: 43
Dick Smith: 43

Bot 7

Roy McMillan: 63
Johnny Lewis: 43
Ed Kranepool: S8
Joe Christopher: K

Top 8

John Roseboro: 163
Jim Lefebvre: 9
Ron Fairly: 13

Bot 8

Charley Smith: K/C
Bobby Klaus: K
Cleon Jones: K

Top 9

John Kennedy: 63
Don Drysdale: 43
Maury Wills: 13

Bot 9

Jesse Gonder: 4/L
Billy Cowan: K
Roy McMillan: 2/FL

Notes & reviews

xPB may have been with Parker at bat
Note: this would be a SF by today's rules, but not in 1965. $Official totals say no RBI either
Debut game for Jim Lefebvre
xPatterson has this pickoff as '26' A Roseboro
xPatterson has this foulout to third base
Debut game for Ron Swoboda
Debut game for Jim Bethke

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