1965 Baltimore Orioles season

1965 Baltimore Orioles
Major League affiliations
	American League (since 1901);
Location
	Memorial Stadium (since 1954); Baltimore, Maryland (since 1954);
Results
Record	94–68 (.580)
League place	3rd
Other information
Owner(s)	Jerold Hoffberger
General manager(s)	Lee MacPhail
Manager(s)	Hank Bauer
Local television	WJZ-TV
Local radio	WBAL (AM); (Chuck Thompson, Frank Messer)
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The 1965 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 3rd in the American League with a record of 94 wins and 68 losses.

Offseason

November 28, 1964: Merv Rettenmund was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Minnesota Twins	102	60	.630	--
Chicago White Sox	95	67	.586	7
Baltimore Orioles	94	68	.580	8
Detroit Tigers	89	73	.549	13
Cleveland Indians	87	75	.537	15
New York Yankees	77	85	.475	25
California Angels	75	87	.463	27
Washington Senators	70	92	.432	32
Boston Red Sox	62	100	.383	40
Kansas City Athletics	59	103	.364	43

Record vs. opponents

1965 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	LAA/ CAL	MIN	NYY	WSH
Baltimore	—	11–7	9–9	10–8	11–7	11–7	13–5	8–10	13–5	8–10
Boston	7–11	—	4–14	8–10	6–12	11–7	5–13	1–17	9–9	11–7
Chicago	9–9	14–4	—	10–8	9–9	13–5	12–6	7–11	8–10	13–5
Cleveland	8–10	10–8	8–10	—	9–9	9–9	9–9	11–7	12–6	11–7
Detroit	7–11	12–6	9–9	9–9	—	13–5	10–8	8–10	10–8	11–7
Kansas City	7–11	7–11	5–13	9–9	5–13	—	5–13	8–10	7–11	6–12
Los Angeles/California	5–13	13–5	6–12	9–9	8–10	13–5	—	9–9	6–12	6–12
Minnesota	10–8	17–1	11–7	7–11	10–8	10–8	9–9	—	13–5	15–3
New York	5–13	9–9	10–8	6–12	8–10	11–7	12–6	5–13	—	11–7
Washington	10–8	7–11	5–13	7–11	7–11	12–6	12–6	3–15	7–11	—

NOTE: The Los Angeles Angels changed their name to California Angels on September 2, 1965, with the season in progress.

Notable transactions

April 24, 1965: Bob Saverine and cash were traded by the Orioles to the Houston Astros for Don Larsen.^[2]
June 8, 1965: 1965 Major League Baseball Draft
- Frank Tepedino was drafted by the Orioles in the 3rd round of the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft.^[3]
- Lowell Palmer was drafted by the Orioles in the 23rd round, but did not sign.^[4]
July 24, 1965: Carl Warwick was purchased by the Orioles from the St. Louis Cardinals.^[5]

Roster

1965 Baltimore Orioles

Roster

Pitchers

13 Steve Barber

38 Ed Barnowski

40 Frank Bertaina

27 Wally Bunker

30 Harvey Haddix

29 Dick Hall

43 Darold Knowles

18 Don Larsen

19 Dave McNally

35 John Miller

37 Stu Miller

22 Jim Palmer

32 Milt Pappas

38 Robin Roberts

35 Ken Rowe

24 Herm Starrette

Catchers

10 Dick Brown

8 Andy Etchebarren

44 Charley Lau

12 John Orsino

Infielders

7 Jerry Adair

11 Luis Aparicio

33 Mark Belanger

2 Bob Johnson

6 Davey Johnson

26 Boog Powell

5 Brooks Robinson

4 Norm Siebern

Outfielders

6,33 Paul Blair

3 Curt Blefary

16 Sam Bowens

25 Jackie Brandt

9 Russ Snyder

23 Carl Warwick

Manager

42 Hank Bauer

Coaches

31 Harry Brecheen

55 Billy Hunter

41 Sherm Lollar

14 Gene Woodling

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Dick Brown	96	255	59	.231	5	30
1B	Boog Powell	144	472	117	.248	17	72
2B	Jerry Adair	157	582	151	.259	7	66
3B	Brooks Robinson	144	559	166	.297	18	80
SS	Luis Aparicio	144	564	127	.225	8	40
LF	Russ Snyder	132	345	93	.270	1	29
CF	Paul Blair	119	364	85	.234	5	25
RF	Curt Blefary	144	462	120	.260	22	70

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Norm Siebern	106	297	76	.256	8	32
Jackie Brandt	96	243	59	.243	8	24
Bob Johnson	87	273	66	.242	5	27
Sam Bowens	84	203	33	.163	7	20
John Orsino	77	232	54	.233	9	28
Charley Lau	68	132	39	.295	2	18
Davey Johnson	20	47	8	.170	1	11
Mark Belanger	11	3	1	.333	0	0
Carl Warwick	9	14	0	.000	0	0
Andy Etchebarren	5	6	1	.167	1	4

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Milt Pappas	34	221.1	13	9	2.60	127
Steve Barber	37	220.2	15	10	2.69	130
Dave McNally	35	198.2	11	6	2.85	116
Wally Bunker	34	189	10	8	3.38	84
Robin Roberts	20	114.2	5	7	3.37	63
John Miller	16	93.1	6	4	3.72	71

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Jim Palmer	27	92	5	4	3.72	75
Darold Knowles	5	14.2	0	1	9.20	12
Frank Bertaina	2	6	0	0	6.00	5

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Stu Miller	67	14	7	24	1.89	104
Dick Hall	48	11	8	12	3.07	79
Don Larsen	27	1	2	1	2.67	40
Harvey Haddix	24	3	2	1	3.48	21
Ken Rowe	6	0	0	0	3.38	3
Ed Barnowski	4	0	0	0	2.08	6
Herm Starrette	4	0	0	0	1.00	3

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Rochester Red Wings	International League	Darrell Johnson
AA	Elmira Pioneers	Eastern League	Earl Weaver
A	Stockton Ports	California League	Harry Malmberg
A	Fox Cities Foxes	Midwest League	Billy DeMars
A	Tri-City Atoms	Northwest League	Cal Ripken, Sr.
A-Short Season	Aberdeen Pheasants	Northern League	Ray Rippelmeyer
Rookie	Bluefield Orioles	Appalachian League	Jim Frey

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Stockton, Tri-City

Notes

References

Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
1965 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
1965 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com

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[1] Merv Rettenmund page at Baseball Reference

[2] Bob Saverine page at Baseball-Reference

[3] Frank Tepedino page at Baseball Reference

[4] Lowell Palmer transactions at Baseball-Reference

[5] Carl Warwick transactions at Baseball-Reference

1965 MLB season by team
American League	Baltimore Boston California Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Minnesota New York Washington
National League	Chicago Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco
1965 MLB draft 1965 All-Star Game 1965 World Series

1965 Baltimore Orioles
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Memorial Stadium (since 1954) Baltimore, Maryland (since 1954)
Results
Record	94–68 (.580)
League place	3rd
Other information
Owner(s)	Jerold Hoffberger
General manager(s)	Lee MacPhail
Manager(s)	Hank Bauer
Local television	WJZ-TV
Local radio	WBAL (AM) (Chuck Thompson, Frank Messer)
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