1965 Boston Red Sox | |
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Record | 62–100 (.383) |
League place | 9th (40 GB) |
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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) |
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, 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.
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Minnesota Twins | 102 | 60 | 0.630 | — | 51–30 | 51–30 |
Chicago White Sox | 95 | 67 | 0.586 | 7 | 48–33 | 47–34 |
Baltimore Orioles | 94 | 68 | 0.580 | 8 | 46–33 | 48–35 |
Detroit Tigers | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 13 | 47–34 | 42–39 |
Cleveland Indians | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 15 | 52–30 | 35–45 |
New York Yankees | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 25 | 40–43 | 37–42 |
Los Angeles/California Angels | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 27 | 46–34 | 29–53 |
Washington Senators | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 32 | 36–45 | 34–47 |
Boston Red Sox | 62 | 100 | 0.383 | 40 | 34–47 | 28–53 |
Kansas City Athletics | 59 | 103 | 0.364 | 43 | 33–48 | 26–55 |
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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.
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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Dalton Jones | 112 | 367 | 99 | .270 | 5 | 37 |
Jim Gosger | 81 | 324 | 83 | .256 | 9 | 35 |
Eddie 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 |
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 |
Dennis Bennett | 34 | 141.2 | 5 | 7 | 4.38 | 85 |
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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Jerry Stephenson | 15 | 52.0 | 1 | 5 | 6.23 | 49 |
Jack Lamabe | 14 | 25.1 | 0 | 3 | 8.17 | 17 |
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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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 |
See also: Minor League Baseball |