The living players from the L. A. Dodgers World Series championship teams ('59-'65)

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For a while there, it seemed like no one could beat the Yankees in the World Series. But their success waned and the Dodgers got a few wins in over the course of the late '50s and 1960s. Here are the surviving players from those World Series-winning teams.

The 1959 club has 17 living representatives.

Carl Erskine, 89
Chuck Churn, 86
Roger Craig, 86
Joe Pignatano, 86
Solly Drake, 85
Bob Lillis, 85
Wally Moon, 85
Chuck Essegian, 84
Fred Kipp, 84
Norm Sherry, 84
Maury Wills, 83
Don Demeter, 80
Sandy Koufax, 80
Frank Howard, 79
Stan Williams, 77
Ron Fairly, 77
Tommy Davis, 76

The 1963 team has 22 members who are still with us.

Daryl Spencer, 87
Wally Moon, 85
Ed Roebuck, 84
Maury Wills, 83
Dick Scott, 82
Dick Tracewski, 81
Sandy Koufax, 80
Jack Smith, 80
Doug Camilli, 79
Frank Howard, 79
Ron Perranoski, 79
Ron Fairly, 77
Tommy Davis, 76
Al Ferrara, 76
Dick Nen, 76
Phil Ortega, 76
Pete Richert, 76
Nate Oliver, 75
Ken McMullen, 73
Roy Gleason, 72
Derrell Griffith, 72
Dick Calmus, 72

The 1965 club has 20 members still among us.

Wally Moon, 85
Maury Wills, 83
Lou Johnson, 81
Dick Tracewski, 81
Sandy Koufax, 80
Ron Perranoski, 79
Johnny Werhas, 78
Ron Fairly, 77
Tommy Davis, 76
Al Ferrara, 76
Claude Osteen, 76
Wes Parker, 76
Nate Oliver, 75
Hector Valle, 75
John Kennedy, 74
Jeff Torborg, 74
Jim Lefebvre, 74
Derrell Griffith, 72
Bill Singer, 71
Mike Kekich, 70

The 1966 team, which won the National League pennant but lost the Fall Classic to the Orioles, has 23 surviving men.

Maury Wills, 83
Lou Johnson, 81
Sandy Koufax, 80
Dick Schofield, 81
Ron Perranoski, 79
Phil Regan, 78
Ron Fairly, 77
Tommy Davis, 76
Al Ferrara, 76
Claude Osteen, 76
Wes Parker, 76
Bart Shirley, 76
Nate Oliver, 75
Jim Barbieri, 74
John Kennedy, 74
Jeff Torborg, 74
Jim Lefebvre, 74
Joe Moeller, 73
Derrell Griffith, 72
Jim Campanis, 72
Bill Singer, 71
Don Sutton, 70
Tom Hutton, 69

And then the Dodgers took a long break, not winning another World Series until 1981.

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The 1959 club has lost Don Demeter (d. 2021), Stan Williams (d. 2021), Norm Sherry (d. 2021), Solly Drake (d. 2021), Ron Fairly (d. 2019), Wally Moon (d. 2018) and Chuck Churn (d. 2017), leaving us with 10 guys still alive:

Carl Erskine
Roger Craig
Joe Pignatano
Bob Lillis
Chuck Essegian
Fred Kipp
Maury Wills
Sandy Koufax
Frank Howard
Tommy Davis

The 1963 club has lost Jack Smith (d. 2021), Dick Scott (d. 2020), Ron Perranoski (d. 2020), Ron Fairly (d. 2019), Wally Moon (d. 2018), Ed Roebuck (d. 2018) and Daryl Spencer (d. 2017), leaving us with 15 living members:

Maury Wills
Dick Tracewski
Sandy Koufax
Doug Camilli
Frank Howard
Tommy Davis
Al Ferrara
Dick Nen
Phil Ortega
Pete Richert
Nate Oliver
Ken McMullen
Roy Gleason
Derrell Griffith
Dick Calmus

The 1965 club has lost Lou Johnson (d. 2020), Ron Perranoski (d. 2020), Ron Fairly (d. 2019), Wally Moon (d. 2018) and John Kennedy (d. 2018), leaving us with 15 living members:

Maury Wills
Dick Tracewski
Sandy Koufax
Johnny Werhas
Tommy Davis
Al Ferrara
Claude Osteen
Wes Parker
Nate Oliver
Hector Valle
Jeff Torborg
Jim Lefebvre
Derrell Griffith
Bill Singer
Mike Kekich

The 1966 club has lost Don Sutton (d. 2021), Lou Johnson (d. 2020), Ron Perranoski (d. 2020), Ron Fairly (d. 2019) and John Kennedy (d. 2018), leaving us with 18 living members:

Maury Wills
Sandy Koufax
Dick Schofield
Phil Regan
Tommy Davis
Al Ferrara
Claude Osteen
Wes Parker
Bart Shirley
Nate Oliver
Jim Barbieri
Jeff Torborg
Jim Lefebvre
Joe Moeller
Derrell Griffith
Jim Campanis
Bill Singer
Tom Hutton