The following are the baseball events of the year 1965 throughout the world.

Champions

Major League Baseball

• World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Minnesota Twins (4–3); Sandy Koufax, MVP
• All-Star Game, July 13 at Metropolitan Stadium: National League, 6–5; Juan Marichal, MVP

Other champions

• College World Series: Arizona State
• Japan Series: Yomiuri Giants over Nankai Hawks (4–1)
• Little League World Series: Windsor Locks, Connecticut
• Senior League World Series: Monterrey, Mexico

Awards and honors

• Baseball Hall of Fame
  • Pud Galvin
• Most Valuable Player
  • Zoilo Versalles, Minnesota Twins, SS (AL)
  • Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants, OF (NL)
• Cy Young Award
  • Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles Dodgers
• Rookie of the Year
  • Curt Blefary, Baltimore Orioles, OF (AL)
  • Jim Lefebvre, Los Angeles Dodgers, 2B (NL)
• Gold Glove Award
  • (P) Jim Kaat, Minnesota Twins (AL); Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
  • (C) Bill Freehan, Detroit Tigers (AL); Joe Torre, Milwaukee Braves (NL)
  • (1B) Joe Pepitone, New York Yankees (AL); Bill White, St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
  • (2B) Bobby Richardson, New York Yankees (AL); Bill Mazeroski, Pittsburgh Pirates (NL)
  • (3B) Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles (AL); Ron Santo, Chicago Cubs (NL)
  • (SS) Zoilo Versalles, Minnesota Twins (AL); Leo Cárdenas, Cincinnati Reds (NL)
  • (OF) Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers (AL); Roberto Clemente, Pittsburgh Pirates (NL)
  • (OF) Tom Tresh, New York Yankees (AL); Curt Flood, St. Louis Cardinals (NL)
  • (OF) Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox (AL); Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants (NL)

MLB statistical leaders

¹Major League Triple Crown Pitching Winner

Major league baseball final standings