1965 Cincinnati Reds season
The 1965 Cincinnati Reds season consisted of the Reds finishing in fourth place in the National League, with a record of 89–73, eight games behind the NL and World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reds were managed by Dick Sisler and played their home games at Crosley Field.
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Owner(s) | Bill DeWitt |
General manager(s) | Bill DeWitt |
Manager(s) | Dick Sisler |
Local television | WLWT (Ed Kennedy, Frank McCormick) |
Local radio | WCKY (Waite Hoyt, Claude Sullivan) |
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The Reds led the major leagues in most offensive categories. They recorded the most runs scored (825), hits (1,544), doubles (268), triples (61), RBI (776), batting average (.273), on-base percentage (.339) and slugging percentage (.439). They were second in home runs in the majors with 183, behind the Milwaukee Braves.
Regular season
Jim Maloney became the fourth pitcher in major league history to throw two no-hitters in one season.[1]
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
- June 8, 1965: 1965 Major League Baseball Draft
- Bernie Carbo was drafted by the Reds in the 1st round.[2]
- Johnny Bench was drafted by the Reds in the 2nd round.[3]
- Paul Reuschel was drafted by the Reds in the 26th round, but did not sign.[4]
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 | Johnny Edwards | 114 | 371 | 99 | .267 | 17 | 51 |
1B | Gordy Coleman | 108 | 325 | 98 | .302 | 14 | 57 |
2B | Pete Rose | 162 | 670 | 209 | .312 | 11 | 81 |
SS | Leo Cárdenas | 156 | 557 | 160 | .287 | 11 | 57 |
3B | Deron Johnson | 159 | 616 | 177 | .287 | 32 | 130 |
LF | Tommy Harper | 159 | 646 | 166 | .257 | 18 | 64 |
CF | Vada Pinson | 159 | 669 | 204 | .305 | 22 | 94 |
RF | Frank Robinson | 156 | 582 | 172 | .296 | 33 | 113 |
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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Tony Pérez | 104 | 281 | 73 | .260 | 12 | 47 |
Don Pavletich | 68 | 191 | 61 | .319 | 8 | 32 |
Art Shamsky | 64 | 96 | 25 | .260 | 2 | 10 |
Jimmie Coker | 24 | 61 | 15 | .246 | 2 | 9 |
Marty Keough | 62 | 43 | 5 | .116 | 0 | 3 |
Tommy Helms | 21 | 42 | 16 | .381 | 0 | 6 |
Charlie James | 26 | 39 | 8 | .205 | 0 | 2 |
Chico Ruiz | 29 | 18 | 2 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
Lee May | 5 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Mel Queen | 5 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Boros | 2 | 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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Sammy Ellis | 44 | 263.2 | 22 | 10 | 3.79 | 183 |
Jim Maloney | 33 | 255.1 | 20 | 9 | 2.54 | 244 |
Jim O'Toole | 29 | 127.2 | 3 | 10 | 5.92 | 71 |
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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Joey Jay | 37 | 155.2 | 9 | 8 | 4.22 | 102 |
Joe Nuxhall | 32 | 148.2 | 11 | 4 | 3.45 | 117 |
John Tsitouris | 31 | 131 | 6 | 9 | 4.95 | 91 |
Gerry Arrigo | 27 | 54 | 2 | 4 | 6.17 | 43 |
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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Billy McCool | 62 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 4.27 | 120 |
Roger Craig | 40 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3.64 | 30 |
Ted Davidson | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2.23 | 54 |
Jim Duffalo | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.45 | 34 |
Bobby Locke | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.71 | 8 |
Dom Zanni | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 | 10 |
Bill Henry | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 |
Darrell Osteen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Awards and honors
All-Stars
- Pete Rose, second baseman, starter[5]
- Leo Cárdenas, reserve[5]
- Johnny Edwards, reserve[5]
- Sammy Ellis, reserve[5]
- Frank Robinson, reserve[5]
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | San Diego Padres | Pacific Coast League | Dave Bristol |
AA | Knoxville Smokies | Southern League | Red Davis |
A | Peninsula Grays | Carolina League | Jack Cassini and Pinky May |
A | Tampa Tarpons | Florida State League | Pinky May and Jack Cassini |
Notes
- Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 139, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- Bernie Carbo page at Baseball Reference
- Johnny Bench page at Baseball Reference
- Paul Reuschel page at Baseball Reference
- 1965 National League Awards, All-Stars and Other Leaders at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007