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1965
For the 1965 season, it was announced that the Championship Series was moving to a 7-game series, instead of the 5-game series it had been since it was implemented. It was also announced that the ABC would be expanding once again, year to be determined.
The St. Louis Bears' Bob Allison won the Home Run Derby again, going back to back just as Willie Mays did before him. Mays participated again this year as well, losing to Allison in the second round.
The Miami Gators did not defend their title well, slipping to 4th place in the ABC East. The Boston Patriots won the division in a close battle with the Cleveland Coyotes. The Silverbacks won the ABC West again. In the NBC, the Chicago Cardinals and Philadelphia Yellow Jackets took their respective divisions.
The Yellow Jackets and Silverbacks were the first teams to get to 3 wins in their championship series, but that was no longer enough now that the CS is a best of 7. The Yellow Jackets won their next game to win the pennant, but the Patriots took Game 6 to force a Game 7. Cincinnati won Game 7, however, to emerge victorious.
In the World Series, the Silverbacks suffered their first World Series defeat, as the Yellow Jackets captured their second championship in three years.
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