1965 Washington Senators season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Washington Senators

| season = 1965

| image = Washington Senators Cap Logo (1963 to 1967).svg

| league = American League

| ballpark = D.C. Stadium

| city = Washington, D.C.

| record = 70–92 (.432)

| league_place = 8th

| owners = James M. Johnston and James H. Lemon

| general_managers = George Selkirk

| managers = Gil Hodges

| television = WTOP

| radio = WTOP
(Dan Daniels, John MacLean)

| season_list = List of Texas Rangers seasons

}}

The 1965 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing eighth in the American League with a record of 70 wins and 92 losses.

Offseason

November 30, 1964: Tim Cullen was drafted by the Senators from the Boston Red Sox in the 1964 first-year draft.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/culleti01.shtml Tim Cullen page at Baseball Reference]
December 1, 1964: Chuck Hinton was traded by the Senators to the Cleveland Indians for Woodie Held and Bob Chance.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/heldwo01.shtml Woodie Held page at Baseball Reference]
December 4, 1964: Claude Osteen, John Kennedy and $100,000 were traded by the Senators to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Frank Howard, Ken McMullen, Phil Ortega, Pete Richert and a player to be named later. The Dodgers completed the deal by sending Dick Nen to the Senators on December 15.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/howarfr01.shtml Frank Howard page at Baseball Reference]

Regular season

= Season standings =

= Record vs. opponents =

= Notable transactions =

June 8, 1965: Joe Coleman was drafted by the Senators in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/colemjo05.shtml Joe Coleman page at Baseball Reference]
June 8, 1965: Tom Ragland was drafted by the Washington Senators in the 15th round of the 1965 amateur draft.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/raglato01.shtml|title=Tom Ragland Stats}}

= Roster =

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valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|22\|Marshall Bridges}} {{MLBplayer\|36\|Joe Coleman}} {{MLBplayer\|35\|Pete Craig}} {{MLBplayer\|21\|Bennie Daniels}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Jim Duckworth}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Ryne Duren}} {{MLBplayer\|35\|Dallas Green}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Jim Hannan}} {{MLBplayer\|27\|Ron Kline}} {{MLBplayer\|31\|Howie Koplitz}} {{MLBplayer\|18\|Frank Kreutzer}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Mike McCormick}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Barry Moore}} {{MLBplayer\|20\|Buster Narum}} {{MLBplayer\|26\|Phil Ortega}} {{MLBplayer\|24\|Pete Richert}} {{MLBplayer\|28\|Steve Ridzik}} {{MLBplayer\|22\|Nick Willhite}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Mike Brumley}} {{MLBplayer\|29\|Doug Camilli}} {{MLBplayer\|32\|Paul Casanova}} {{MLBplayer\|37\|Jim French}} {{MLBplayer\|31\|Joe McCabe}} {{MLBplayer\|23\|Don Zimmer}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\|25\|Brant Alyea}} {{MLBplayer\| 1\|Don Blasingame}} {{MLBplayer\|11\|Ed Brinkman}} {{MLBplayer\|10\|Bob Chance}} {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Joe Cunningham}} {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Ken Hamlin}} {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Ken McMullen}} {{MLBplayer\| 5\|Dick Nen}} {{MLBplayer\|25\|Roy Sievers}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\|12\|Woodie Held}} {{MLBplayer\| 9\|Frank Howard}} {{MLBplayer\|30\|Jim King}} {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Willie Kirkland}} {{MLBplayer\| 4\|Don Lock}} {{MLBplayer\|34\|Fred Valentine}} Other batters {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Chuck Cottier}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\|14\|Gil Hodges}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\|40\|Sid Hudson}} {{MLBplayer\|44\|Joe Pignatano}} {{MLBplayer\|43\|George Susce}} {{MLBplayer\|41\|Rube Walker}} {{MLBplayer\|42\|Eddie Yost}}

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valign="top" | Pitchers

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Catchers

Infielders

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Outfielders

Other batters

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | 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

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
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| C	Mike Brumley	79	216	45	.208	3	15
align=center \| 1B	Dick Nen	69	246	64	.260	6	31
align=center \| 2B	Don Blasingame	129	403	90	.223	1	18
align=center \| SS	Ed Brinkman	154	444	82	.185	5	35
align=center \| 3B	Ken McMullen	150	555	146	.263	18	54
align=center \| LF	{{sortname\|Frank\|Howard\|Frank Howard (baseball)}}	149	516	149	.289	21	84
align="center" \| CF	Don Lock	143	418	90	.215	16	39
align=center \| RF	Jim King	120	258	55	.213	14	49

== Other batters ==

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

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
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Ken Hamlin	117	362	99	.273	4	22
align=center \| {{sortname\|Woodie\|Held}}	122	332	82	.247	16	54
align="center" \| Willie Kirkland	123	312	72	.231	14	54
align=center \| Don Zimmer	95	226	45	.199	2	17
align=center \| Joe Cunningham	95	201	46	.229	3	20
align=center \| {{sortname\|Bob\|Chance}}	72	199	51	.256	4	14
align="center" \| Doug Camilli	75	193	37	.192	3	18
align=center \| Jim French	13	37	11	.297	1	7
align=center \| {{sortname\|Fred\|Valentine\|Fred Valentine (baseball)}}	12	29	7	.241	0	1
align="center" \| Joe McCabe	14	27	5	.185	1	5
align=center \| Roy Sievers	12	21	4	.190	0	0
align=center \| Paul Casanova	5	13	4	.308	0	1
align=center \| Brant Alyea	8	13	3	.231	2	6
align=center \| Chuck Cottier	7	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

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
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Pete Richert	34	194.0	15	12	2.60	161
align=center \| Phil Ortega	35	179.2	12	15	5.11	88
align=center \| {{sortname\|Joe\|Coleman\|Joe Coleman (1970s pitcher)}}	2	18.0	2	0	1.50	7
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Pete\|Craig}}	3	14.1	0	3	8.16	2

== Other pitchers ==

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

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
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Buster Narum	46	173.2	4	12	4.46	86
align=center \| Mike McCormick	44	158.0	8	8	3.36	88
align=center \| Bennie Daniels	33	116.1	5	13	4.72	42
align=center \| {{sortname\|Howie\|Koplitz}}	33	106.2	4	7	4.05	59
align="center" \| Frank Kreutzer	33	85.1	2	6	4.32	65
align=center \| Jim Duckworth	17	64.0	2	2	3.94	74
align=center \| Jim Hannan	4	14.2	1	1	4.91	5
align=center \| Dallas Green	6	14.1	0	0	3.14	6

== Relief pitchers ==

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

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
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Ron Kline	74	7	6	29	2.63	52
align=center \| Steve Ridzik	63	6	4	8	4.02	72
align=center \| {{sortname\|Marshall\|Bridges}}	40	1	2	0	2.67	39
align="center" \| Ryne Duren	16	1	1	0	6.65	18
align=center \| Nick Willhite	5	0	0	0	7.11	3
align=center \| Barry Moore	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System|level16=AAA|team16=Hawaii Islanders|league16=Pacific Coast League|manager16=George Case

|level17=AA |team17=York White Roses|league17=Eastern League|manager17=Billy Klaus

|level18=A |team18=[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=b7751ad0 Burlington Senators]|league18=Carolina League|manager18=Owen Friend

|level19=A |team19=Geneva Senators|league19=New York–Penn League|manager19=Wayne Terwilliger

|level20=Rookie|team20=[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=537c40e8 Wytheville Senators]|league20=Appalachian League|manager20=[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=anthon001ome Lee Anthony]

}}

Notes

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSA/1965.shtml 1965 Washington Senators team page at Baseball Reference]
[http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1965&t=WS2 1965 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
{{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}}

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