Game 7, 1965 World Series

On YouTube, I recently stumbled across the complete Game 7 of the 1965 World Series.

What I found fascinating was the restrained celebration after the final out. Perhaps it shows how much American culture has changed over the past 48 years.

If you skip ahead to 2:20:16, you can see the final out. SPOILER ALERT – Sandy Koufax strikes him out. But notice how subdued the celebration is. Of course, the game is in Minnesota and not Los Angeles, so that certainly is a factor. Everyone is happy but it’s far from the over-the-top New Year’s-like manic celebrations we see nowadays. No man-pile. No confetti. Just hearty handshakes.

This was also a remarkable performance for Koufax. He pitched a three-hit shutout just three days after pitching a four-hit shutout. Koufax didn’t pitch in game #1 as it coincided with the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur.

I guess people acted with a little more dignity back then. But as much as things change, there’s one constant — Vin Scully.

Posted by on October 18th, 2013 at 4:04 pm


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