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1965 Baltimore Orioles season

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1965 Baltimore Orioles
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkMemorial Stadium
CityBaltimore, Maryland
Record94–68 (.580)
League place3rd
OwnersJerold Hoffberger
General managersLee MacPhail
ManagersHank Bauer
TelevisionWJZ-TV
RadioWBAL (AM)
(Chuck Thompson, Frank Messer)
← 1964 Seasons 1966 →

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

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Regular season

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Season standings

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American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Minnesota Twins 102 60 .630 51‍–‍30 51‍–‍30
Chicago White Sox 95 67 .586 7 48‍–‍33 47‍–‍34
Baltimore Orioles 94 68 .580 8 46‍–‍33 48‍–‍35
Detroit Tigers 89 73 .549 13 47‍–‍34 42‍–‍39
Cleveland Indians 87 75 .537 15 52‍–‍30 35‍–‍45
New York Yankees 77 85 .475 25 40‍–‍43 37‍–‍42
Los Angeles/California Angels 75 87 .463 27 46‍–‍34 29‍–‍53
Washington Senators 70 92 .432 32 36‍–‍45 34‍–‍47
Boston Red Sox 62 100 .383 40 34‍–‍47 28‍–‍53
Kansas City Athletics 59 103 .364 43 33‍–‍48 26‍–‍55

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KCA 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

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Roster

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1965 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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
C Dick Brown 96 255 59 .231 5 30
1B Boog Powell 144 472 117 .248 17 72
2B Jerry Adair 157 582 151 .259 7 66
3B Brooks Robinson 144 559 166 .297 18 80
SS Luis Aparicio 144 564 127 .225 8 40
LF Russ Snyder 132 345 93 .270 1 29
CF Paul Blair 119 364 85 .234 5 25
RF Curt Blefary 144 462 120 .260 22 70

Other batters

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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
Norm Siebern 106 297 76 .256 8 32
Bob Johnson 87 273 66 .242 5 27
Jackie Brandt 96 243 59 .243 8 24
John Orsino 77 232 54 .233 9 28
Sam Bowens 84 203 33 .163 7 20
Charley Lau 68 132 39 .295 2 18
Davey Johnson 20 47 8 .170 1 11
Carl Warwick 9 14 0 .000 0 0
Andy Etchebarren 5 6 1 .167 1 4
Mark Belanger 11 3 1 .333 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Milt Pappas 34 221.1 13 9 2.60 127
Steve Barber 37 220.2 15 10 2.69 130
Dave McNally 35 198.2 11 6 2.85 116
Wally Bunker 34 189.0 10 8 3.38 84
Robin Roberts 20 114.2 5 7 3.37 63
John Miller 16 93.1 6 4 3.72 71

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Jim Palmer 27 92.0 5 4 3.72 75
Darold Knowles 5 14.2 0 1 9.20 12
Frank Bertaina 2 6.0 0 0 6.00 5

Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Stu Miller 67 14 7 24 1.89 104
Dick Hall 48 11 8 12 3.07 79
Don Larsen 27 1 2 1 2.67 40
Harvey Haddix 24 3 2 1 3.48 21
Ken Rowe 6 0 0 0 3.38 3
Ed Barnowski 4 0 0 0 2.08 6
Herm Starrette 4 0 0 0 1.00 3

Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Darrell Johnson
AA Elmira Pioneers Eastern League Earl Weaver
A Stockton Ports California League Harry Malmberg
A Fox Cities Foxes Midwest League Billy DeMars
A Tri-City Atoms Northwest League Cal Ripken Sr.
A-Short Season Aberdeen Pheasants Northern League Ray Rippelmeyer
Rookie Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League Jim Frey

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Stockton, Tri-City

Notes

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References

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  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
  • 1965 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
  • 1965 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com