1965 New York Mets season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = New York Mets

| season = 1965

| image = New York Mets Insignia (1962 to 1992).svg

| league = National League

| ballpark = Shea Stadium

| city = New York

| record = {{winpct|50|112|record=y}}

| league_place = 10th

| owners = Joan Whitney Payson

| general_managers = George Weiss

| managers = Casey Stengel, Wes Westrum

| television = WOR-TV

| radio = WHN
(Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy)

}}

The 1965 New York Mets season was the fourth regular season for the Mets. They went 50–112 and finished tenth and last in the National League. They were managed by Casey Stengel and Wes Westrum. They played home games at Shea Stadium, where they drew 1.77 million paying fans, third in the National League (and over 500,000 more fans than the New York Yankees).

As WOR-TV, the team' television broadcaster, began to be broadcast on cable starting that year via microwave relay thru the WWOR EMI Service throughout much of the Northeastern United States, it made the Mets the first major league team to broadcast its games via satellite to viewers outside its home city. Home and away games were aired on cable to regional viewers in this part of the country. This is the first season to feature numbers on the front of both home and away jerseys.

Offseason

November 23, 1964: Warren Spahn was purchased by the Mets from the Milwaukee Braves.{{Cite web |title=Warren Spahn |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/spahnwa01.shtml |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}
November 30, 1964: Duke Carmel was drafted from the Mets by the New York Yankees in the 1964 rule 5 draft.{{Cite web |title=Duke Carmel |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/carmedu01.shtml |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}
December 7, 1964: Tracy Stallard and Elio Chacón were traded by the Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals for Gordie Richardson and Johnny Lewis.{{Cite web |title=Gordie Richardson |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/richago01.shtml |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}
January 15, 1965: George Altman was traded by the Mets to the Chicago Cubs for Billy Cowan.{{Cite web |title=George Altman |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/altmage01.shtml |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}
April 27, 1965: Yogi Berra signed as a free agent by the Mets.

Regular season

Former Yankee great Yogi Berra, fired as manager of the Bombers even after he had led them to the American League pennant and into the seventh game of the 1964 World Series, signed with the Mets as player–coach during the off-season. Before managing the 1964 Yankees, his last appearance in a game had been as a pinch hitter in Game 3 of the 1963 World Series on October 5; batting for Jim Bouton, Berra lined out to right field off Don Drysdale.{{Cite web |date=1963-10-05 |title=Retrosheet Boxscore: Los Angeles Dodgers 1, New York Yankees 0 |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1963/B10050LAN1963.htm |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=Retrosheet}} With the 1965 Mets, Berra appeared in only four games, with two starts at catcher, and made two hits in nine at bats. On May 9, 1965, he appeared in his final game as a player, three days shy of his 40th birthday. He then served as the Mets' first-base coach through the {{mlby|1971}} season and proved to be a valuable asset to the team, especially with young talent like Jerry Grote coming up.

Following the 1964 season, the Milwaukee Braves sold pitcher Warren Spahn to the Mets. Braves manager Bobby Bragan predicted, "Spahnie won't win six games with the Mets." Spahn took on the dual role of pitcher and pitching coach in New York but won only four and lost twelve.{{cite news |last=Daley |first=Arthur |date=July 16, 1965 |title=Strong Minded Spahn Ignoring Sign Posts of Retirement? |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-strong-minded-spahn-igno/156089150/ |access-date=2024-09-27 |work=St. Petersburg Times |pages=39 |via=Newspapers.com}} Spahn was put on waivers on July 15, 1965, and released on July 22, 1965. He immediately signed with the San Francisco Giants, with whom he finished the season.

Wes Westrum had joined the Mets as a coach in 1964 and became pitching coach on July 14, 1965, after Spahn's release. When manager Casey Stengel fell and broke his hip on July 25 while celebrating his upcoming 75th birthday at Toots Shor's in Manhattan, Westrum was named interim manager, a position in which he served until Stengel formally retired on August 30, when Westrum became the Mets' official manager, the second in their four-year history.

= Season standings =

= Record vs. opponents =

= Notable transactions =

April 27, 1965: Yogi Berra was signed as a free agent by the Mets.{{Cite web |title=Yogi Berra |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/berrayo01.shtml |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}
May 17, 1965: Yogi Berra was released as a player by the Mets.
June 8, 1965: 1965 Major League Baseball Draft
Nolan Ryan was drafted by the Mets in the 12th round.{{Cite web |title=Nolan Ryan |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ryanno01.shtml |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}
Don Shaw was drafted by the Mets in the 35th round.{{Cite web |title=Don Shaw |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/shawdo01.shtml |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}
July 17, 1965: Warren Spahn was released by the Mets.
July 21, 1965: Jesse Gonder was traded by the Mets to the Milwaukee Braves for Gary Kolb.{{Cite web |title=Jesse Gonder |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gondeje01.shtml |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}
August 5, 1965: Billy Cowan was traded by the Mets to the Milwaukee Braves for players to be named later. The Braves completed the deal by sending Lou Klimchock and Ernie Bowman to the Mets on September 25.{{Cite web |title=Billy Cowan |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cowanbi01.shtml |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

Roster

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valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|31\|Larry Bearnarth}} {{MLBplayer\|41,42\|Jim Bethke}} {{MLBplayer\|26\|Galen Cisco}} {{MLBplayer\|38\|Dave Eilers}} {{MLBplayer\|22\|Jack Fisher}} {{MLBplayer\|29\|Rob Gardner}} {{MLBplayer\|15\|Al Jackson}} {{MLBplayer\|25\|Gary Kroll}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Frank Lary}} {{MLBplayer\|45\|Tug McGraw}} {{MLBplayer\|16,35\|Larry Miller}} {{MLBplayer\|21\|Bob Moorhead}} {{MLBplayer\|34,36\|Dennis Musgraves}} {{MLBplayer\|27\|Tom Parsons}} {{MLBplayer\|18\|Dennis Ribant}} {{MLBplayer\|41\|Gordie Richardson}} {{MLBplayer\|45\|Dick Selma}} {{MLBplayer\|21\|Warren Spahn}} {{MLBplayer\|43\|Darrell Sutherland}} {{MLBplayer\|28\|Carl Willey}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Yogi Berra}} {{MLBplayer\| 5\|Chris Cannizzaro}} {{MLBplayer\|12\|Jesse Gonder}} {{MLBplayer\|10\|Greg Goossen}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Jimmie Schaffer}} {{MLBplayer\|49\|John Stephenson}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Hawk Taylor}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\|10\|Kevin Collins}} {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Bud Harrelson}} {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Chuck Hiller}} {{MLBplayer\|33\|Ron Hunt}} {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Bobby Klaus}} {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Ed Kranepool}} {{MLBplayer\|11\|Roy McMillan}} {{MLBplayer\| 1\|Charley Smith}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\|23\|Joe Christopher}} {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Billy Cowan}} {{MLBplayer\| 9\|Jim Hickman}} {{MLBplayer\|21,34\|Cleon Jones}} {{MLBplayer\|18\|Gary Kolb}} {{MLBplayer\|24\|Johnny Lewis}} {{MLBplayer\|16,48\|Danny Napoleon}} {{MLBplayer\|14\|Ron Swoboda}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\|37\|Casey Stengel}} {{MLBplayer\|51\|Wes Westrum}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Yogi Berra}} {{MLBplayer\|52\|Don Heffner}} {{MLBplayer\|53\|Sheriff Robinson}} {{MLBplayer\|21\|Warren Spahn}} {{MLBplayer\|51\|Wes Westrum}}

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colspan="10" style="{{Baseball primary style|New York Mets 1962thru1992|border=2}}; text-align: center;" | 1965 New York Mets

colspan="10" style="{{Baseball secondary style|New York Mets 1962thru1992|border=2}}; text-align: center;" | Roster

valign="top" | Pitchers

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Catchers

Infielders

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Outfielders

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Manager

Coaches

Player stats

style="background-color:#FFCC00; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;" |

| = Indicates team leader

= Batting =

== Starters by position ==

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

style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="5%" \| Pos ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="16%" \| Player ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| G ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| AB ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| R ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| H ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| Avg. ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| HR ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| RBI ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| SB
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| C	{{sortname\|Chris\|Cannizzaro}}	114	251	17	46	.183	0	7	0
align="center" \| 1B	{{sortname\|Ed\|Kranepool}}	153	525	44	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|133	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|.253	10	53	1
align="center" \| 2B	{{sortname\|Chuck\|Hiller}}	100	286	24	68	.238	5	21	1
align="center" \| 3B	{{sortname\|Charley\|Smith}}	135	499	49	122	.244	16	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|62	2
align="center" \| SS	{{sortname\|Roy\|McMillan}}	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|157	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|528	44	128	.242	1	42	1
align="center" \| LF	{{sortname\|Ron\|Swoboda}}	135	399	52	91	.228	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|19	50	2
align="center" \| CF	{{sortname\|Jim\|Hickman\|Jim Hickman (1960s outfielder)}}	141	369	32	87	.236	15	40	3
align="center" \| RF	{{sortname\|Johnny\|Lewis\|Johnny Lewis (baseball)}}	148	477	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|64	117	.245	15	45	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|4

{{Cite web |title=1965 New York Mets Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/1965.shtml |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

== Other batters ==

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

style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="16%" \| Player ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| G ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| AB ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| R ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| H ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| Avg. ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| HR ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| RBI ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| SB
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Joe\|Christopher}}	148	437	38	109	.249	5	40	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|4
align="center" \| Bobby Klaus	119	288	30	55	.191	2	12	1
align="center" \| Ron Hunt	57	196	21	47	.240	1	10	2
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Billy\|Cowan}}	82	156	16	28	.179	3	9	3
align="center" \| John Stephenson	62	121	9	26	.215	4	15	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Jesse\|Gonder}}	53	105	6	25	.238	4	9	0
align="center" \| Danny Napoleon	68	97	5	14	.144	0	7	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Gary\|Kolb}}	40	90	8	15	.167	1	7	3
align="center" \| Cleon Jones	30	74	2	11	.149	1	9	1
align="center" \| Hawk Taylor	25	46	5	7	.152	4	10	0
align="center" \| Bud Harrelson	19	37	3	4	.108	0	0	0
align="center" \| Jimmie Schaffer	24	37	0	5	.135	0	0	0
align="center" \| Greg Goossen	11	31	2	9	.290	1	2	0
align="center" \| Kevin Collins	11	23	3	4	.174	0	0	0
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Yogi\|Berra}}	4	9	1	2	.222	0	0	0
align="center"

= Pitching =

style="background:#DDFFDD; border:1px solid #aaa; width:2em;"|

| = Indicates league leader

== Starting pitchers ==

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

style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="16%" \| Player ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| G ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| IP ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| W ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| L ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| ERA ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| BB ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Jack\|Fisher}}	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|43	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|253.2	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|8	bgcolor="#DDFFDD"\|24	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|3.94	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|68	116
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Al\|Jackson}}	37	205.1	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|8	20	4.34	61	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|120
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Warren\|Spahn}}	20	126.0	4	12	4.36	35	56
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Rob\|Gardner\|Rob Gardner (baseball)}}	5	28.0	0	2	3.21	7	19
align="center" \| Dick Selma	4	26.2	2	1	3.71	9	26

== Other pitchers ==

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

style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="16%" \| Player ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| G ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| IP ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| W ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| L ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| ERA ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Galen\|Cisco}}	35	112.1	4	8	4.49	58
align="center" \| Tug McGraw	37	97.2	2	7	3.32	57
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Gary\|Kroll}}	32	87.0	6	6	4.45	62
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Tom\|Parsons\|Tom Parsons (baseball)}}	35	90.2	1	10	4.67	58
align="center" \| Frank Lary	14	57.1	1	3	2.98	23
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Carl\|Willey}}	13	28.0	1	2	4.18	13
align="center" \| Dennis Musgraves	5	16.0	0	0	0.56	11

== Relief pitchers ==

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

style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="16%" \| Player ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| G ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| W ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| L ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| SV ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| ERA ! style="{{Baseball primary style\|New York Mets 1962thru1992}} width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Larry\|Bearnarth}}	40	3	5	1	4.60	16
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Gordie\|Richardson}}	35	2	2	2	3.78	43
align="center" \| Larry Miller	28	1	4	0	5.02	36
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Jim\|Bethke}}	25	2	0	0	4.28	19
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Dennis\|Ribant}}	19	1	3	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|3	3.82	13
align="center" \| Darrell Sutherland	18	3	1	0	2.81	16
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Dave\|Eilers}}	11	1	1	2	4.00	9
align="center" \| Bob Moorhead	9	0	1	0	4.40	5

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System|level16=AAA|team16=Buffalo Bisons|league16=International League|manager16=Sheriff Robinson and Kerby Farrell

|level17=AA |team17=Williamsport Mets|league17=Eastern League|manager17=Kerby Farrell and [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=warren001mal Bunky Warren]

|level18=A |team18=Auburn Mets|league18=New York–Penn League|manager18=Clyde McCullough

|level19=A |team19=Greenville Mets|league19=Western Carolinas League|manager19=Ken Deal

|level20=Rookie|team20=Marion Mets|league20=Appalachian League|manager20=Pete Pavlick

}}{{Cite book |last=Johnson |first=Lloyd |title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball |last2=Wolff |first2=Miles |publisher=Baseball America |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-93-239117-6 |edition=3rd |location=Durham, North Carolina}}

References

External links

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/1965.shtml 1965 New York Mets at Baseball Reference]
[http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1965&t=NYN 1965 New York Mets team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]

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