1965 Boston Red Sox | |
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Owner(s) | Tom Yawkey |
General manager(s) | Pinky Higgins, Dick O'Connell |
Manager(s) | Billy Herman |
Local television | WHDH-TV, Ch. 5 |
Local radio | WHDH-AM 850 (Curt Gowdy, Ned Martin, Mel Parnell) |
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The 1965 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 9th in the American League with a record of 62 wins and 100 losses.
Offseason[edit]
- November 30, 1964: Tim Cullen was drafted from the Red Sox by the Washington Senators in the 1964 first-year draft.[1]
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Minnesota Twins | 102 | 60 | .630 | -- |
Chicago White Sox | 95 | 67 | .586 | 7 |
Baltimore Orioles | 94 | 68 | .580 | 8 |
Detroit Tigers | 89 | 73 | .549 | 13 |
Cleveland Indians | 87 | 75 | .537 | 15 |
New York Yankees | 77 | 85 | .475 | 25 |
California Angels | 75 | 87 | .463 | 27 |
Washington Senators | 70 | 92 | .432 | 32 |
Boston Red Sox | 62 | 100 | .383 | 40 |
Kansas City Athletics | 59 | 103 | .364 | 43 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
1965 American League Records
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | LAA/ CAL |
MIN | NYY | WSH | |||
Baltimore | — | 11–7 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 13–5 | 8–10 | |||
Boston | 7–11 | — | 4–14 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 5–13 | 1–17 | 9–9 | 11–7 | |||
Chicago | 9–9 | 14–4 | — | 10–8 | 9–9 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 13–5 | |||
Cleveland | 8–10 | 10–8 | 8–10 | — | 9–9 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 11–7 | |||
Detroit | 7–11 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | — | 13–5 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 11–7 | |||
Kansas City | 7–11 | 7–11 | 5–13 | 9–9 | 5–13 | — | 5–13 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 6–12 | |||
Los Angeles/California | 5–13 | 13–5 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 13–5 | — | 9–9 | 6–12 | 6–12 | |||
Minnesota | 10–8 | 17–1 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 9–9 | — | 13–5 | 15–3 | |||
New York | 5–13 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 5–13 | — | 11–7 | |||
Washington | 10–8 | 7–11 | 5–13 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 12–6 | 3–15 | 7–11 | — |
NOTE: The Los Angeles Angels changed their name to California Angels on September 2, 1965, with the season in progress.
Notable transactions[edit]
- June 8, 1965: Amos Otis was drafted by the Red Sox in the 5th round of the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft.[2]
Opening Day lineup[edit]
38 | Rico Petrocelli | SS |
7 | Lenny Green | CF |
8 | Carl Yastrzemski | LF |
25 | Tony Conigliaro | RF |
6 | Lee Thomas | 1B |
12 | Félix Mantilla | 2B |
11 | Frank Malzone | 3B |
10 | Bob Tillman | C |
27 | Bill Monbouquette | P |
Roster[edit]
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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 |
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C | Tillman, BobBob Tillman | 111 | 368 | 79 | .215 | 6 | 35 |
1B | Thomas, LeeLee Thomas | 151 | 521 | 141 | .271 | 22 | 75 |
2B | Mantilla, FélixFélix Mantilla | 150 | 534 | 147 | .275 | 18 | 92 |
3B | Malzone, FrankFrank Malzone | 106 | 364 | 87 | .239 | 3 | 34 |
SS | Petrocelli, RicoRico Petrocelli | 103 | 323 | 75 | .232 | 13 | 33 |
LF | Yastrzemski, CarlCarl Yastrzemski | 133 | 494 | 154 | .312 | 20 | 72 |
CF | Green, LennyLenny Green | 119 | 373 | 103 | .276 | 7 | 24 |
RF | Conigliaro, TonyTony Conigliaro | 138 | 521 | 140 | .269 | 32 | 82 |
Other batters[edit]
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 |
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Horton, TonyTony Horton | 60 | 163 | 48 | .294 | 7 | 23 |
Ryan, MikeMike Ryan | 33 | 107 | 17 | .159 | 3 | 9 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Wilson, EarlEarl Wilson | 36 | 230 | 13 | 14 | 3.98 | 164 |
Monbouquette, BillBill Monbouquette | 35 | 228.2 | 10 | 18 | 3.70 | 110 |
Other pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Bennett, DennisDennis Bennett | 34 | 141.2 | 5 | 7 | 4.38 | 85 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Earley, ArnoldArnold Earley | 57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.63 | 47 |
Duliba, BobBob Duliba | 39 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3.78 | 27 |
Farm system[edit]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Toronto, Pittsfield
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1965 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1965 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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