1965 Boston Red Sox season
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Owner(s) | Tom Yawkey |
General manager(s) | Pinky Higgins, Dick O'Connell |
Manager(s) | Billy Herman |
Local television | WHDH-TV, Ch. 5 |
Local radio |
WHDH-AM 850 (Curt Gowdy, Ned Martin, Mel Parnell) |
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The 1965 Boston Red Sox season was the 65th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished ninth in the American League (AL) with a record of 62 wins and 100 losses, 40 games behind the AL champion Minnesota Twins.
Offseason
- November 30, 1964: Tim Cullen was drafted from the Red Sox by the Washington Senators in the 1964 first-year draft.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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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
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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
- June 8, 1965: Amos Otis was drafted by the Red Sox in the 5th round of the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft.[2]
Opening Day lineup
38 | Rico Petrocelli | SS |
7 | Lenny Green | CF |
8 | Carl Yastrzemski | LF |
25 | Tony Conigliaro | RF |
6 | Lee Thomas | 1B |
12 | Félix Mantilla | 2B |
11 | Frank Malzone | 3B |
10 | Bob Tillman | C |
27 | Bill Monbouquette | P |
Roster
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Player stats
= Indicates team leader |
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 |
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C | Bob Tillman | 111 | 368 | 79 | .215 | 6 | 35 |
1B | Lee Thomas | 151 | 521 | 141 | .271 | 22 | 75 |
2B | Félix Mantilla | 150 | 534 | 147 | .275 | 18 | 92 |
3B | Frank Malzone | 106 | 364 | 87 | .239 | 3 | 34 |
SS | Rico Petrocelli | 103 | 323 | 75 | .232 | 13 | 33 |
LF | Carl Yastrzemski | 133 | 494 | 154 | .312 | 20 | 72 |
CF | Lenny Green | 119 | 373 | 103 | .276 | 7 | 24 |
RF | Tony Conigliaro | 138 | 521 | 140 | .269 | 32 | 82 |
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 |
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Dalton Jones | 112 | 367 | 99 | .270 | 5 | 37 |
Jim Gosger | 81 | 324 | 83 | .256 | 9 | 35 |
Eddie Bressoud | 107 | 296 | 67 | .226 | 8 | 25 |
Chuck Schilling | 71 | 171 | 41 | .240 | 3 | 9 |
Tony Horton | 60 | 163 | 48 | .294 | 7 | 23 |
Russ Nixon | 59 | 137 | 37 | .270 | 0 | 11 |
Mike Ryan | 33 | 107 | 17 | .159 | 3 | 9 |
Gary Geiger | 24 | 45 | 9 | .200 | 1 | 2 |
Jerry Moses | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 1 | 1 |
Bill Schlesinger | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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Earl Wilson | 36 | 230.0 | 13 | 14 | 3.98 | 164 |
Bill Monbouquette | 35 | 228.2 | 10 | 18 | 3.70 | 110 |
Dave Morehead | 34 | 192.2 | 10 | 18 | 4.06 | 163 |
Jim Lonborg | 32 | 185.1 | 9 | 17 | 4.47 | 113 |
Dennis Bennett | 34 | 141.2 | 5 | 7 | 4.38 | 85 |
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 |
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Jerry Stephenson | 15 | 52.0 | 1 | 5 | 6.23 | 49 |
Jack Lamabe | 14 | 25.1 | 0 | 3 | 8.17 | 17 |
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 |
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Dick Radatz | 63 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 3.91 | 121 |
Arnold Earley | 57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.63 | 47 |
Jay Ritchie | 44 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.17 | 55 |
Bob Duliba | 39 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3.78 | 27 |
Bob Heffner | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.16 | 42 |
Awards and honors
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Toronto, Pittsfield
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 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1965 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com