1965 New York Yankees season

1965 New York Yankees
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) CBS
General manager(s) Ralph Houk
Manager(s) Johnny Keane
Local television

WPIX

(Red Barber, Phil Rizzuto, Jerry Coleman, Joe Garagiola)
Local radio WCBS (AM)
(Phil Rizzuto, Red Barber, Jerry Coleman, Joe Garagiola)
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The 1965 New York Yankees season was the 63rd season for the Yankees in New York and their 65th overall. The team finished with a record of 77–85, finishing 25 games behind the Minnesota Twins. New York was managed by Johnny Keane.

This season marked the beginning of a transition for the Yankees before a resurgence in the mid 1970s. This was the first season since 1925 that they failed to finish either above the .500 mark or in the first division.[1] They would bottom out in 1966, their first time doing so since 1912.

Offseason

First game in the Astrodome

  • April 9, 1965: The Houston Colt .45s became the Houston Astros and inaugurated indoor baseball in the Astrodome with a 2–1 exhibition win over the Yankees. In this game, Mickey Mantle hit the first home run in the history of the Astrodome.

Regular season

Bobby Murcer made his major league debut on September 8.[6] He recorded his first hit on September 14, was a two run home run off Senators pitcher Jim Duckworth.[7]

On October 3, Tony Kubek hit a home run in the last at-bat of his career.[8]

Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB
Minnesota Twins10260.630--
Chicago White Sox9567.5867
Baltimore Orioles9468.5808
Detroit Tigers8973.54913
Cleveland Indians8775.53715
New York Yankees7785.47525
California Angels7587.46327
Washington Senators7092.43232
Boston Red Sox62100.38340
Kansas City Athletics59103.36443

Record vs. opponents

1965 American League Records

Sources:
Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC LAA/
CAL		 MIN NYY WSH
Baltimore —11–79–910–811–711–713–58–1013–58–10
Boston 7–11—4–148–106–1211–75–131–179–911–7
Chicago 9–914–4—10–89–913–512–67–118–1013–5
Cleveland 8–1010–88–10—9–99–99–911–712–611–7
Detroit 7–1112–69–99–9—13–510–88–1010–811–7
Kansas City 7–117–115–139–95–13—5–138–107–116–12
Los Angeles/California 5–1313–56–129–98–1013–5—9–96–126–12
Minnesota 10–817–111–77–1110–810–89–9—13–515–3
New York 5–139–910–86–128–1011–712–65–13—11–7
Washington 10–87–115–137–117–1112–612–63–157–11—

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

Notable transactions

Roster

1965 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

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
CElston Howard11039191.233945
1BJoe Pepitone143531131.2471862
2BBobby Richardson160664164.247647
3BClete Boyer148514129.2511858
SSTony Kubek10933974.218535
LFMickey Mantle12236192.2551946
CFTom Tresh156602168.2792674
RFHéctor López11128374.261739

[12]

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
Roger Maris4615537.239827
Art López38497.14300
Bobby Murcer11379.24314
Johnny Blanchard12345.14713
Duke Carmel680.00000
Pedro González752.40000

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
Mel Stottlemyre372912092.63155
Al Downing3521212143.40179
Rich Beck321212.1410

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
Bill Stafford22111.1383.5671

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
Pedro Ramos6555192.9268
Gil Blanco171103.9814

Awards and honors

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Toledo Mud Hens International League Frank Verdi
AA Columbus Confederate Yankees Southern League Loren Babe
A Greensboro Yankees Carolina League Lamar North
A Fort Lauderdale Yankees Florida State League Jack Reed
A Binghamton Triplets New York–Penn League Gary Blaylock
Rookie Johnson City Yankees Appalachian League Bob Bauer
Rookie FRL Yankees Florida Rookie League Chuck Boone

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbus, Fort Lauderdale, Binghamton[15]

Notes

  1. ↑ Ferraro, Michael X.; Veneziano, John (2007). Numbelivable!. Chicago, Illinois: Triumph Books. p. 140. ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0.
  2. ↑ Ralph Terry at Baseball Reference
  3. ↑ Ellie Rodriguez at Baseball Reference
  4. ↑ Duke Carmel at Baseball Reference
  5. ↑ Al Closter at Baseball Reference
  6. ↑ "Bobby Murcer Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
  7. ↑ Murcer, Bobby; Waggoner, Glen (2008). Yankee for Life. New York: Harper Collins. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-06-147342-5.
  8. ↑ "Home Run in Last At Bat by Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com.
  9. ↑ Doc Edwards at Baseball-Reference
  10. ↑ Bill Burbach at Baseball Reference
  11. ↑ Tom Shopay at Baseball Reference
  12. ↑ "1965 New York Yankees Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
  13. ↑ "Hutch Award". www.baseball-almanac.com.
  14. ↑ http://www.geisleryoung.com/, Geisler Young, LLC -. "1965 All-Star Game". www.baseball-almanac.com.
  15. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

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