1965 World Series Game 7 Ticket Stub PSA 4 Sandy Koufax MVP Dodgers 2, Twins 0

Description: Ticket stub from Game 7 of the 1965 World Series as Sandy Koufax and the Los Angeles Dodgers shut out the Minnesota Twins 2-0. Recently graded VG-EX 4 by PSA. The PSA holder is approximately 7” x 4”. Dodger manager Walt Alston was torn between starting Drysdale on normal rest or Koufax with only two days' rest. He decided on the left-handed Koufax, figuring if needed he would use the right-handed Drysdale in relief, then go back to his left-handed relief ace Ron Perranoski. Koufax told announcer Vin Scully in a post-game interview that he and Drysdale had come to the ballpark not knowing which one would be on the mound (though other sources indicated that Alston had informed Koufax the day before but asked him to keep it a secret). According to Koufax, the manager announced the decision purely in strategic terms regarding lefty vs. righty, saying he worded his announcement without even using the pitchers' names, saying only that he thought he'd "like to start the left-hander." The Twins went with Jim Kaat, also starting on two days' rest after losing game 5. Both managers had relief pitchers warming up as their starters began the game. Koufax had trouble throwing his curveball for strikes but escaped a couple of early jams, including two walks in the first inning and an unusual incident in the third inning when Zoilo Versalles appeared to have stolen second base with one out, but was ordered back to first after batter Joe Nossek was ruled out for interference. Koufax effectively gave up on his curveball and pitched the late innings almost exclusively with fastballs, still baffling the hard-hitting Twins. In the fourth inning, Dodger left fielder Lou Johnson told Koufax that he would get him the only run he would need. Johnson promptly hit a home off the left-field foul pole to give the Dodgers a 1–0 lead. Ron Fairly followed with a double and scored on a Wes Parker single. The two runs came on three consecutive pitches. Knowing Kaat was on short rest, manager Sam Mele pulled him quickly. Al Worthington, Johnny Klippstein, Jim Merritt, and Jim Perry combined to shut out the Dodgers for the rest of the game. The Twins threatened again in the fifth inning when they had runners on first and second with only one out. Versalles hit a hard grounder down the third base line that appeared to be going for a game-tying double. This could have ended Koufax's day as Drysdale was warming up in the bullpen and ready to go. But third baseman Jim Gilliam (who was often replaced late in games for defensive reasons) made a diving, backhanded stop and stepped on third for a force. Koufax bore down and got the third out. He ended up tossing a three-hit shutout, striking out ten in one of the greatest Game 7 pitching performances ever.

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