| 1965 Boston Red Sox | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park | |
| City | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Record | 62–100 (.383) | |
| League place | 9th (40 GB) | |
| Owners | Tom Yawkey | |
| President | Tom Yawkey | |
| General managers | Pinky Higgins, Dick O'Connell | |
| Managers | Billy Herman | |
| Television | WHDH-TV, Ch. 5 | |
| Radio | WHDH-AM 850 (Curt Gowdy, Ned Martin, Mel Parnell) | |
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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The 1965 Boston Red Sox season was the 65th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished ninth in the American League (AL) with a record of 62 wins and 100 losses (this is, to date, the most recent season the team has lost 100+ games in a season), 40 games behind the AL champion Minnesota Twins, against whom the 1965 Red Sox lost 17 of 18 games. The team drew only 652,201 fans to Fenway Park, seventh in the ten-team league but the Red Sox' lowest turnstile count since 1945, the last year of World War II. One of the team's few bright spots was that 20-year old Tony Conigliaro led the AL with 32 home runs, becoming the youngest home run champion in AL history.
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]| 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
[edit]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
[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
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Player stats
[edit]| = Indicates team leader |
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 | Bob Tillman | 111 | 368 | 79 | .215 | 6 | 35 |
| 1B | Lee Thomas | 151 | 521 | 141 | .271 | 22 | 75 |
| 2B | Félix Mantilla | 150 | 534 | 147 | .275 | 18 | 92 |
| 3B | Frank Malzone | 106 | 364 | 87 | .239 | 3 | 34 |
| SS | Rico Petrocelli | 103 | 323 | 75 | .232 | 13 | 33 |
| LF | Carl Yastrzemski | 133 | 494 | 154 | .312 | 20 | 72 |
| CF | Lenny Green | 119 | 373 | 103 | .276 | 7 | 24 |
| RF | Tony 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Jones | 112 | 367 | 99 | .270 | 5 | 37 |
| Jim Gosger | 81 | 324 | 83 | .256 | 9 | 35 |
| Ed Bressoud | 107 | 296 | 67 | .226 | 8 | 25 |
| Chuck Schilling | 71 | 171 | 41 | .240 | 3 | 9 |
| Tony Horton | 60 | 163 | 48 | .294 | 7 | 23 |
| Russ Nixon | 59 | 137 | 37 | .270 | 0 | 11 |
| Mike Ryan | 33 | 107 | 17 | .159 | 3 | 9 |
| Gary Geiger | 24 | 45 | 9 | .200 | 1 | 2 |
| Jerry Moses | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Schlesinger | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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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| Earl Wilson | 36 | 230.0 | 13 | 14 | 3.98 | 164 |
| Bill Monbouquette | 35 | 228.2 | 10 | 18 | 3.70 | 110 |
| Dave Morehead | 34 | 192.2 | 10 | 18 | 4.06 | 163 |
| Jim Lonborg | 32 | 185.1 | 9 | 17 | 4.47 | 113 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Bennett | 34 | 141.2 | 5 | 7 | 4.38 | 85 |
| Jerry Stephenson | 15 | 52.0 | 1 | 5 | 6.23 | 49 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Radatz | 63 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 3.91 | 121 |
| Arnold Earley | 57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.63 | 47 |
| Jay Ritchie | 44 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.17 | 55 |
| Bob Duliba | 39 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3.78 | 27 |
| Bob Heffner | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.16 | 42 |
| Jack Lamabe | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8.17 | 17 |
Awards and honors
[edit]Farm system
[edit]LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Toronto, Pittsfield
Source:[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Tim Cullen page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Amos Otis page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- ^ Boston Red Sox Yearbook. 1965. p. 7. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
External links
[edit]- 1965 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1965 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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