1965 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

The 1965 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University in the 1965 NCAA University Division baseball season. The team was coached by Bobby Winkles in his 7th season at Arizona State.

1965 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
CBNo. 1
1965 record54–8 (9–3 WAC)
Head coachBobby Winkles (7th year)
Assistant coachRamiro Lujan
1965 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
No. 22 Utah  ‍‍‍ 7–5 .583  21–16 .568
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 7–5 .583  16–22 .421
BYU  ‍‍‍ 4–8 .333  21–15 .583
Southern
No. 1 Arizona State  ‍†‍‍y 9–3 .750  54–8 .871
No. 25 Arizona  ‍‍‍ 7–5 .583  37–13 .740
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 2–10 .167  18–19 .486
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1965[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Sun Devils won the College World Series, defeating the Ohio State Buckeyes in the championship game.

Roster
1965 Arizona State Sun Devils roster
 

Pitchers

  • 2 Jim Merrick
  • 3 Ron Lea
  • 10 Darrell Hoover
  • 11 Ted Robison
  • 19 Dave Cartun
  • 21 Doug Nurnberg
  • 22 Al Schmelz
  • 26 Jimmy Scritchfield
  

Infielders

  

Outfielders

  • 14 Larry Martin
  • 15 Rich Oliver
  • 20 Jim Gretta
  • 23 Don Switzenberg
  • 25 Glenn Smith
  • 27 Rick Monday

Catchers

Schedule
1965 Arizona State Sun Devils Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Post-Season
WAC Championship
Date Opponent Score Overall Record
May 28vs. Utah3–244–7
May 29vs. Utah3–245–7
May 29vs. Utah2–146–7
NCAA Tournament: District 7 Playoffs
Date Opponent Score Overall Record
June 3vs. Colorado State7–247–7
June 4vs. Colorado State12–348–7
June 4vs. Colorado State3–249–7
NCAA Tournament: College World Series
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record
June 7vs. LafayetteRosenblatt Stadium14–150–7
June 8vs. Saint LouisRosenblatt Stadium13–351–7
June 9vs. Ohio StateRosenblatt Stadium9–452–7
June 10vs. Saint LouisRosenblatt Stadium6–253–7
June 11vs. Ohio StateRosenblatt Stadium3–753–8
June 12vs. Ohio StateRosenblatt Stadium2–154–8

Awards and honors
Sal Bando
Duffy Dyer
  • First Team All-WAC[3]
Luis Lagunas
  • First Team All-American[3]
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
Rick Monday
  • The Sporting News Player of the Year[3]
  • First Team All-American[3]
  • First Team All-WAC[3]
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
Doug Nurnberg
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
John Pavlik
  • Second Team All-American[3]
  • First Team All-WAC[3]

Sun Devils in the 1965 MLB Draft

The following members of the Arizona State Sun Devils baseball program were drafted in the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Rick MondayOF1st1stOakland Athletics
Glenn SmithOF2nd34thSan Francisco Giants
Sal Bando3B6th119thOakland Athletics
Jim ArmstrongSS17th322ndHouston Astros
Duffy DyerC38th671stMilwaukee Braves
Ray StadlerC38th672ndNew York Mets
James Gretta1B46th743rdSt. Louis Cardinals
Luis Lagunas2B48th756thMinnesota Twins

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1965". boydsworld.com. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  2. "CWS Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  3. "Arizona State Sun Devils baseball Media Guide" (PDF). TheSunDevils.com. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  4. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)"". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
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