Much has been made of the similarities between the performance of the Dodgers in this year’s National League Championship Series and in the 1965 World Series. As the Dodgers head to their fourth World Series in eight years, holding up their accomplishment to that of their brethren 59 years ago provides both a contrast and a comparison.
What’s the same? Lock-down pitching in the victories and lop-sided scores throughout. The ‘65 Dodgers were the only team in baseball history until the current Dodgers to have the first six games of a postseason series decided by four or more runs.