1965 Chicago Cubs season
The 1965 Chicago Cubs season was the 94th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 90th in the National League and the 50th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished eighth in the National League with a record of 72–90.
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Owner(s) | Philip K. Wrigley |
General manager(s) | John Holland |
Manager(s) | Bob Kennedy, Lou Klein |
Local television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Lloyd Pettit) |
Local radio | WGN (Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau) |
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The 1965 Cubs tied a major league record by turning three triple plays. Bill Faul was on the mound on each occasion.[1]
Offseason
- November 30, 1964: 1964 minor league draft
- Bobby Cox was drafted by the Cubs from the Los Angeles Dodgers.[2]
- Chris Krug was drafted by the Cubs from the St. Louis Cardinals.[3]
- January 15, 1965: Billy Cowan was traded by the Cubs to the New York Mets for George Altman.[4]
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 97 | 65 | 0.599 | — | 50–31 | 47–34 |
San Francisco Giants | 95 | 67 | 0.586 | 2 | 51–30 | 44–37 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 7 | 49–32 | 41–40 |
Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 8 | 49–32 | 40–41 |
Milwaukee Braves | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 11 | 44–37 | 42–39 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 85 | 76 | 0.528 | 11½ | 45–35 | 40–41 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 80 | 81 | 0.497 | 16½ | 42–39 | 38–42 |
Chicago Cubs | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 25 | 40–41 | 32–49 |
Houston Astros | 65 | 97 | 0.401 | 32 | 36–45 | 29–52 |
New York Mets | 50 | 112 | 0.309 | 47 | 29–52 | 21–60 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SF | STL | |||||
Chicago | — | 7–11 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 11–7–1 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 6–12 | 10–8–1 | |||||
Cincinnati | 11–7 | — | 12–6 | 6–12 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 10–8 | |||||
Houston | 10–8 | 6–12 | — | 5–13 | 4–14 | 14–4 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 3–15 | 9–9 | |||||
Los Angeles | 10–8 | 12–6 | 13–5 | — | 10–8 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 12–6 | |||||
Milwaukee | 9–9 | 6–12 | 14–4 | 8–10 | — | 13–5 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 11–7 | |||||
New York | 7–11–1 | 7–11 | 4–14 | 6–12 | 5–13 | — | 7–11–1 | 4–14 | 5–13 | 5–13 | |||||
Philadelphia | 10–8 | 5–13 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 11–7–1 | — | 8–10 | 8–10 | 10–7 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 13–5 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 14–4 | 10–8 | — | 11–7–1 | 4–14 | |||||
San Francisco | 12–6 | 12–6 | 15–3 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 13–5 | 10–8 | 7–11–1 | — | 10–8 | |||||
St. Louis | 8–10–1 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 13–5 | 7–10 | 14–4 | 8–10 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 9, 1965: Don Elston was released by the Cubs.[5]
- May 29, 1965: Len Gabrielson and Dick Bertell were traded by the Cubs to the San Francisco Giants for Ed Bailey, Bob Hendley and Harvey Kuenn.[6]
- June 8, 1965: 1965 Major League Baseball draft
- Ken Rudolph was drafted by the Cubs in the 2nd round.[7]
- Ken Holtzman was drafted by the Cubs in the 4th round.[8]
- September 11, 1965: Ellis Burton was released by the Cubs.[9]
Roster
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Player stats
Starters by position
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 | Vic Roznovsky | 71 | 172 | 38 | .221 | 3 | 15 |
1B | Ernie Banks | 163 | 612 | 162 | .265 | 28 | 106 |
2B | Glenn Beckert | 154 | 614 | 147 | .239 | 3 | 30 |
SS | Don Kessinger | 106 | 309 | 62 | .201 | 0 | 14 |
3B | Ron Santo | 164 | 608 | 173 | .285 | 33 | 101 |
LF | George Altman | 90 | 196 | 46 | .235 | 4 | 23 |
CF | Don Landrum | 131 | 425 | 96 | .226 | 6 | 34 |
RF | Billy Williams | 164 | 645 | 203 | .315 | 34 | 108 |
Other batters
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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Doug Clemens | 128 | 340 | 75 | .221 | 4 | 26 |
Jimmy Stewart | 116 | 282 | 63 | .223 | 0 | 19 |
Roberto Peña | 51 | 170 | 37 | .218 | 2 | 12 |
Chris Krug | 60 | 169 | 34 | .201 | 5 | 24 |
Ed Bailey | 66 | 150 | 38 | .253 | 5 | 23 |
Harvey Kuenn | 54 | 120 | 26 | .217 | 0 | 6 |
Joey Amalfitano | 67 | 96 | 26 | .271 | 0 | 8 |
Dick Bertell | 34 | 84 | 18 | .214 | 0 | 7 |
Len Gabrielson | 28 | 48 | 12 | .250 | 3 | 5 |
Ellis Burton | 17 | 40 | 7 | .175 | 0 | 4 |
Donald Young | 11 | 35 | 2 | .057 | 1 | 2 |
Harry Bright | 27 | 25 | 7 | .280 | 0 | 4 |
John Boccabella | 6 | 12 | 4 | .333 | 2 | 4 |
Leo Burke | 12 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Byron Browne | 4 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Campbell | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Chuck Hartenstein | 1 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 |
Starting pitchers
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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Larry Jackson | 39 | 257.1 | 14 | 21 | 3.85 | 131 |
Dick Ellsworth | 36 | 222.1 | 14 | 15 | 3.81 | 130 |
Bob Buhl | 32 | 184.1 | 13 | 11 | 4.39 | 92 |
Bill Faul | 17 | 96.2 | 6 | 6 | 3.54 | 59 |
Other pitchers
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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Cal Koonce | 38 | 173 | 7 | 9 | 3.69 | 88 |
Bob Hendley | 18 | 62 | 4 | 4 | 4.35 | 38 |
Ernie Broglio | 26 | 50.2 | 1 | 6 | 6.93 | 22 |
Lew Burdette | 7 | 20.1 | 0 | 2 | 5.31 | 5 |
Relief pitchers
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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Ted Abernathy | 84 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 2.57 | 104 |
Lindy McDaniel | 71 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2.59 | 92 |
Bob Humphreys | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.15 | 38 |
Billy Hoeft | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.81 | 44 |
Jack Warner | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.62 | 7 |
Frank Baumann | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.36 | 2 |
Ken Holtzman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 3 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Treasure Valley
Duluth-Superior affiliation shared with Detroit Tigers
References
- Cubs get third triple play
- Bobby Cox at Baseball Reference
- Chris Krug at Baseball Reference
- George Altman at Baseball Reference
- Don Elston at Baseball Reference
- Len Gabrielson at Baseball Reference
- Ken Rudolph at Baseball Reference
- Ken Holtzman at Baseball Reference
- Ellis Burton at Baseball Reference
External links
- 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 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference