1965 Baltimore Orioles season
{{Short description|Major League Baseball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Baltimore Orioles
| season = 1965
| misc =
| league = American League
| ballpark = Memorial Stadium
| city = Baltimore, Maryland
| record = 94–68 (.580)
| league_place = 3rd
| owners = Jerold Hoffberger
| general_managers = Lee MacPhail
| managers = Hank Bauer
| television = WJZ-TV
| radio = WBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, Frank Messer)
|}}
The 1965 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing third in the American League with a record of 94 wins and 68 losses. This was the final season to feature the full body bird logo on the cap until 1989.
Offseason
- November 28, 1964: Merv Rettenmund was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/retteme01.shtml Merv Rettenmund page at Baseball Reference]
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1965 American League standings}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1965 AL Record vs. opponents|team=BAL}}
= Notable transactions =
- April 24, 1965: Bob Saverine and cash were traded by the Orioles to the Houston Astros for Don Larsen.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/saverbo01.shtml Bob Saverine page at Baseball-Reference]
- 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.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tepedfr01.shtml Frank Tepedino page at Baseball Reference]
- Lowell Palmer was drafted by the Orioles in the 23rd round, but did not sign.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/palmelo01.shtml?redir Lowell Palmer transactions at Baseball-Reference]
- July 24, 1965: Carl Warwick was purchased by the Orioles from the St. Louis Cardinals.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/warwica01.shtml#trans Carl Warwick transactions at Baseball-Reference]
= Roster =
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1965 Baltimore Orioles |
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #F87217; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster |
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer|13|Steve Barber}} {{MLBplayer|38|Ed Barnowski}} {{MLBplayer|40|Frank Bertaina}} {{MLBplayer|27|Wally Bunker}} {{MLBplayer|30|Harvey Haddix}} {{MLBplayer|29|Dick Hall}} {{MLBplayer|43|Darold Knowles}} {{MLBplayer|18|Don Larsen}} {{MLBplayer|19|Dave McNally}} {{MLBplayer|35|John Miller}} {{MLBplayer|37|Stu Miller}} {{MLBplayer|22|Jim Palmer}} {{MLBplayer|32|Milt Pappas}} {{MLBplayer|38|Robin Roberts}} {{MLBplayer|35|Ken Rowe}} {{MLBplayer|24|Herm Starrette}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer|10|Dick Brown}} {{MLBplayer| 8|Andy Etchebarren}} {{MLBplayer|44|Charley Lau}} {{MLBplayer|12|John Orsino}} Infielders {{MLBplayer| 7|Jerry Adair}} {{MLBplayer|11|Luis Aparicio}} {{MLBplayer|33|Mark Belanger}} {{MLBplayer| 2|Bob Johnson}} {{MLBplayer| 6|Davey Johnson}} {{MLBplayer|26|Boog Powell}} {{MLBplayer| 5|Brooks Robinson}} {{MLBplayer| 4|Norm Siebern}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer|6,33|Paul Blair}} {{MLBplayer| 3|Curt Blefary}} {{MLBplayer|16|Sam Bowens}} {{MLBplayer|25|Jackie Brandt}} {{MLBplayer| 9|Russ Snyder}} {{MLBplayer|23|Carl Warwick}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer|42|Hank Bauer}} Coaches {{MLBplayer|31|Harry Brecheen}} {{MLBplayer|55|Billy Hunter}} {{MLBplayer|41|Sherm Lollar}} {{MLBplayer|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
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | {{sortname|Dick|Brown|Dick Brown (baseball)}} | 96 | 255 | 59 | .231 | 5 | 30 |
| align="center"
| 1B | {{sortname|Boog|Powell}} | 144 | 472 | 117 | .248 | 17 | 72 |
| align="center"
| 2B | {{sortname|Jerry|Adair}} | 157 | 582 | 151 | .259 | 7 | 66 |
| align="center"
| 3B | {{sortname|Brooks|Robinson}} | 144 | 559 | 166 | .297 | 18 | 80 |
| align="center"
| SS | {{sortname|Luis|Aparicio}} | 144 | 564 | 127 | .225 | 8 | 40 |
| align="center"
| LF | {{sortname|Russ|Snyder}} | 132 | 345 | 93 | .270 | 1 | 29 |
| align="center"
| CF | {{sortname|Paul|Blair|Paul Blair (baseball)}} | 119 | 364 | 85 | .234 | 5 | 25 |
| align="center"
| RF | {{sortname|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
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Norm|Siebern}} | 106 | 297 | 76 | .256 | 8 | 32 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bob|Johnson|Bob Johnson (infielder)}} | 87 | 273 | 66 | .242 | 5 | 27 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Jackie|Brandt}} | 96 | 243 | 59 | .243 | 8 | 24 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|John|Orsino}} | 77 | 232 | 54 | .233 | 9 | 28 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Sam|Bowens}} | 84 | 203 | 33 | .163 | 7 | 20 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Charley|Lau}} | 68 | 132 | 39 | .295 | 2 | 18 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Davey|Johnson}} | 20 | 47 | 8 | .170 | 1 | 11 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Carl|Warwick}} | 9 | 14 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Andy|Etchebarren}} | 5 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 1 | 4 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Mark|Belanger}} | 11 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center" |
= Pitching =
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Milt|Pappas}} | 34 | 221.1 | 13 | 9 | 2.60 | 127 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Steve|Barber}} | 37 | 220.2 | 15 | 10 | 2.69 | 130 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Dave|McNally}} | 35 | 198.2 | 11 | 6 | 2.85 | 116 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Wally|Bunker}} | 34 | 189.0 | 10 | 8 | 3.38 | 84 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Robin|Roberts|Robin Roberts (baseball)}} | 20 | 114.2 | 5 | 7 | 3.37 | 63 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|John|Miller|John Miller (pitcher)}} | 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
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jim|Palmer}} | 27 | 92.0 | 5 | 4 | 3.72 | 75 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Darold|Knowles}} | 5 | 14.2 | 0 | 1 | 9.20 | 12 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Frank|Bertaina}} | 2 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 5 |
== Relief pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Stu|Miller}} | 67 | 14 | 7 | 24 | 1.89 | 104 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Dick|Hall|Dick Hall (baseball)}} | 48 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 3.07 | 79 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Don|Larsen}} | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.67 | 40 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Harvey|Haddix}} | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3.48 | 21 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Ken|Rowe|Ken Rowe (baseball)}} | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 3 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Ed|Barnowski}} | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 6 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Herm|Starrette}} | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 3 |
Farm system
{{MLB Farm System|level14=AAA|team14=Rochester Red Wings|league14=International League|manager14=Darrell Johnson
|level15=AA |team15=Elmira Pioneers|league15=Eastern League|manager15=Earl Weaver
|level16=A |team16=Stockton Ports|league16=California League|manager16=Harry Malmberg
|level17=A |team17=Fox Cities Foxes|league17=Midwest League|manager17=Billy DeMars
|level18=A |team18=Tri-City Atoms|league18=Northwest League|manager18=Cal Ripken Sr.
|level19=A-Short Season|team19=Aberdeen Pheasants|league19=Northern League|manager19=Ray Rippelmeyer
|level20=Rookie|team20=Bluefield Orioles|league20=Appalachian League|manager20=Jim Frey
}}
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Stockton, Tri-City
Notes
{{Reflist|2}}
References
- {{Cite book| editor1-last=Johnson| editor1-first=Lloyd| editor2-last=Wolff| editor2-first=Miles| title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball| edition=2nd| location=Durham, North Carolina| publisher=Baseball America| year=1997| isbn=978-0-9637189-8-3}}
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1965.shtml 1965 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference]
- [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1965&t=BAL 1965 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com]
{{1965 MLB season by team}}
{{Baltimore Orioles}}