Battey recovered in 1965 and was hitting near .300 at mid-season when he received the most All-Star votes by an American League player for the 1965 All-Star Game which was played in his home ball park, Metropolitan Stadium. He was one of six Twins to appear in the 1965 mid-season classic (with Versalles, Killebrew, Jimmie Hall, Mudcat Grant, and Tony Oliva). Battey was an integral member of the Twins team that went on to clinch the American League pennant, hitting for a .297 batting average and finished in tenth place in voting for the American League Most Valuable Player Award (with teammate Versalles winning and six Twins finishing in the top 15). He started every game in the 1965 World Series but only hit for a .120 average with 2 RBIs and only one extra base hit as the Twins lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a seven-game series.