Vin Scully Narrates 1965 World Series Documentary

Enjoy this gorgeous, color recap of the exciting '65 World Series, as told by the incomparable Vin Scully, who signed off a short time ago this afternoon after the Dodgers final regular season game of 2016. This is the latest in the continuing 1965 World Series posts. It is a collection of summaries for each of the games 1-7 from that post season between the Dodgers and Twins.

I became a Dodger fan largely because of him. And I must say, it was my pleasure to see this classy chap one last time on the MLB app. This is Classic Twins's salute to the great one, arguably the best announcer in Major League Baseball history.

His is a career that has spanned post-War 1950s-era Brooklyn to the 21st Century Los Angeles of the digital age, endearing him to millions as he wove his way across the generations and the decades. Scully could adorn a baseball broadcast like no other, adding player anecdotes and figurative language in a genial, American vernacular that was accessible to people in all walks of life. He did so with an economy of words that always had the deft subtlety of one who never forgot the game is the thing. He was the added chrome and vivid detailing on the classic, Mustang Convertible.

As the description from the You Tube sponsor puts it:

"Sandy, Don, and Claude take on Jimmy, Mudcat and The Little Potato!"

Video via the Sports History Channel

"So long, everybody!" - Herb Carneal

Bonus: Vin Scully interview with NPR, with soundbites from some of his most famous calls!

My Twins Shrine (Video)

For your consideration: a lifetime's accumulation of Twins memorabilia.

I'm rather embarassed by it, was just creating a video to send to family

members. I decided to share it with civilization anyway.

It's heavy on Harmon Killebrew, Tony Oliva & Rod Carew stuff. Thoughts? If you're in my hometown, gimme a call, perhaps we can line up a quick tour.

To spin the song lyric: "You can check in anytime you like, but you (may) never leave," - no tiffany-twisted chicks, the bane of Don Henley and The Eagles, but lots of good stuff to feast your eyes on. Perhaps if I let you, you can go through the adjacent closet, and find Jarvis Brown, for example, encased in bubble, mothballs. Pretty much any & everything!

As our very own Hall-Of-Fame broadcaster would end his broadcasts:

"So long, everybody!" (Herb Carneal)

Video, 1965 World Series, Game 7: Met Stadium, Bloomington, Minn.

[ORIGINALLY POSTED- JULY 11, 2011 - additional video added, Sept. 13, 2013]

See link for unbelievably detailed scorecard, Game 7! Sandy Koufax (born "Sanford Braun") at the Met, Oct. 14, 1965 at Sports Junkie Score Card

The first video below was mined from a Korean site. It dishes a batter-by-batter capsule review of The Great Koufax' memorable 1-0 shutout win to clinch the series for L.A. The creator evidently wished to highlight every out recorded as a result of Koufax' strikeouts or fielders' putouts. The second, which is a fairly recent inclusion on MLB's You Tube Channel, is the full deal - with pregame, play-by-play, and post game interviews. Wild, wild stuff that's on the big time video site these days!

 [NOTE: video can be a slow download].

 Scroll to two minute mark, see behind home plate view of Koufax-Earl Battey confrontation. Being both obsessive AND compulsive, I hit the stop/pause buttons countless times to get a visual of standing in against Koufax. The impression? Lefty was a dominating, fast worker, great control, who would  keep you off balance with a mere two pitches.  He'd just embarrass batters by dispatching them quickly. Classic pitching.

Other Notable Things To Watch For:

* Koufax adjusting his hat after seemingly every pitch - must be a Jewish thing

* Watch how he wasn't accurately controlling his curve ball in the early going - abandons it in favor of fastball almost exclusively later (after 1-1:30 video mark)
* None of that "working the count," jazz in 1960's baseball, waiting for mistake pitches, getting walks - batters were up there to swing. Of course, pitchers like Steve Carlton, Pedro Martinez, Koufax hand you your ass if you try that (my apologies to Sister Catherine, my Grade 3 teacher at St. Wenceslaus School. I know it is very crass grammar, in addition to lazy verb-noun association. Expecting to be stuck on chalkboard eraser cleanup, post-haste)
* Putouts at first, first basemen turns to sling the ball to the catcher, backing up first - doesn't happen today - believe that all started with Joe Mauer's bilateral leg weakness
* Tony Oliva's bat throwing - he does it at least two times during the game
* On closeups of Koufax using the behind the plate camera, you can see how he hides the ball, and how difficult it could be to pick up his motion. Advantageous, especially the way he attacked hitters

No, you don't see the possible game-turning Zoilo Versalles smash that 3B Jim Gilliam converted into a force out of Frank Quilici in the 5th. Nor do you see Harmon Killebrew's  ground single bashed to left in the 9th. So, it's not perfectly complete. But you do get an idea of the quick pace and economy with which "The Left Arm of God" (see SI 1999 story) worked on that Thursday afternoon, October 14, 1965 (box score), even with the film edits. BONUS: you also get to hear broadcast greats Vin Scully (Dodgers) and Ray Scott (Twins) give the play-by-play for NBC (more You Tube audio of the two broadcasting greats from that day).

As our very own Herb Carneal would say "...and the count rides along." - TT

Classic Minnesota Twins Game Of The Week: Ray Scott Announcing Game One of 1965 WS - October 6th, Third Inning Highlight!




From 1962 Twins Scorecard: Herb Carneal's first season at the mic for the Twins.

THE CLASSIC of 1960's Twins classics!  The Twins jump all over the Dodgers and starter Don Drysdale in Game Number One, scoring 6 runs in the third inning.  Drysdale is pitching only because Sandy Koufax elected to sit out the game as an observance of Yom Kippur, the holiest of Jewish Holy Days.


Twins radio announcer Ray Scott is tabbed to work the national telecast for NBC with the Dodgers Vin Scully.  He's superb, especially when he has to fill air during the pitching break after Drysdale is removed!  Love the way he plugs the upcoming football games coming up on the network!



Sound quality isn't so hot for first 45 seconds, like the production quality.  But, it's a very entertaining 4 plus minutes, if I must say so myself!  Lovin' those boater hats and old-timey organ fills by the Metropolitan Stadium organist. Enjoy!

May Your Taters Fly Far!
Go Twins! Beat The Yankees!
Twinkler Out!

More from the ad above, August, 1962 Twins Scorecard.