1965 Milwaukee Braves
LeagueNational League
BallparkMilwaukee County Stadium
CityMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Record86–76 (.531)
League place5th
OwnersWilliam Bartholomay (chairman)
General managersJohn McHale
ManagersBobby Bragan
TelevisionWSB-TV (Atlanta)
(Mel Allen, Ernie Johnson, Hank Morgan)
RadioWEMP
(Merle Harmon, Blaine Walsh)
WSB (Atlanta)
(Mel Allen, Ernie Johnson, Hank Morgan)
← 1964
1966 →

The 1965 Milwaukee Braves season was the 13th and final season for the franchise in Milwaukee along with the 95th season overall. The Braves finished the season with an 86–76 (.531) record, 11 games behind the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Braves were managed by Bobby Bragan and played their home games at County Stadium.

It was the thirteenth consecutive winning season for the Braves, who never had a losing season during their time in Milwaukee. The final home game was on September 22 and the season's home attendance sank to 555,584.[1] The franchise had attempted to move to Atlanta shortly after the 1964 season;[2][3] it was delayed a year,[4][5] and the team relocated for the 1966 season.

The Milwaukee Braves compiled a 1,146-890 won-loss record for a .563 winning percentage in 2,036 games. They averaged 88.2 wins per season.

Milwaukee went four seasons without major league baseball (1966–1969); the expansion Seattle Pilots of the American League played just one season in 1969 and became the Milwaukee Brewers in April 1970.[6][7][8]

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

National League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
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

1965 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
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

Roster

1965 Milwaukee Braves
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

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
C Joe Torre 148 523 152 .291 27 80
1B Felipe Alou 143 555 165 .297 23 78
2B Frank Bolling 148 535 141 .264 7 50
SS Woody Woodward 112 265 55 .208 0 11
3B Eddie Mathews 156 546 137 .251 32 95
LF Rico Carty 83 271 84 .310 10 35
CF Mack Jones 143 504 132 .262 31 75
RF Hank Aaron 150 570 181 .318 32 89

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
Gene Oliver 122 392 106 .270 21 58
Ty Cline 123 220 42 .191 0 10
Denis Menke 71 181 44 .243 4 18
Mike de la Hoz 81 176 45 .256 2 11
Sandy Alomar Sr. 67 108 26 .241 0 8
Jesse Gonder 31 53 8 .151 1 5
Lee Maye 15 53 16 .302 2 7
Lou Klimchock 34 39 3 .077 0 3
Frank Thomas 15 33 7 .212 0 1
Gary Kolb 24 27 7 .259 0 1
Billy Cowan 19 27 5 .185 0 0
Don Dillard 20 19 3 .158 1 3
Tommie Aaron 8 16 3 .188 0 1
Johnny Blanchard 10 10 1 .100 1 2
Jim Beauchamp 4 3 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

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
Tony Cloninger 40 279.0 24 11 3.29 211
Wade Blasingame 38 224.2 16 10 3.77 117
Ken Johnson 29 179.2 13 8 3.21 123

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
Denny Lemaster 32 146.1 7 13 4.43 111
Bob Sadowski 34 123.0 5 9 4.32 78
Hank Fischer 31 122.2 8 9 3.89 79
Dick Kelley 21 45.0 1 1 3.00 31

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
Billy O'Dell 62 10 6 19 2.18 78
Dan Osinski 61 0 3 6 2.82 54
Phil Niekro 41 2 3 6 2.89 49
Clay Carroll 19 0 1 1 4.41 16
Chi-Chi Olivo 8 0 1 0 1.38 11
Bobby Tiefenauer 6 0 1 0 7.71 7
Dave Eilers 6 0 0 0 12.27 1

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Atlanta Crackers International League Bill Adair
AA Austin Braves Texas League Buddy Hicks
A West Palm Beach Braves Florida State League Andy Pafko
A Yakima Braves Northwest League Hub Kittle
Rookie FRL Braves Florida Rookie League Paul Snyder

Notes

  1. ^ Wolf, Bob (September 23, 1965). "Braves say farewell in 7-6 setback". Milwaukee Journal. p. 16, part 2.
  2. ^ "Braves directors request transfer of club to Atlanta". Milwaukee Journal. October 21, 1964. p. 1, part 1.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Braves ask to move, County obtains writ". Milwaukee Sentinel. October 22, 1964. p. 1, part 1.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "League orders Braves to stay here". Milwaukee Journal. November 7, 1964. p. 1, part 1.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Stay at home, Braves told". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 8, 1964. p. 7, sports.
  6. ^ "Referee OKs Pilots sale, baseball to return here". Milwaukee Journal. April 1, 1970. p. 1, part 1.
  7. ^ "We're big league again! Court OKs sale of Pilots". Milwaukee Journal. April 1, 1970. p. 1, part 1.
  8. ^ "Shift all but done". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. April 2, 1970. p. 23.
  9. ^ Phil Roof page at Baseball Reference
  10. ^ Bobby Del Greco page at Baseball Reference
  11. ^ Merritt Ranew page at Baseball Reference
  12. ^ Lee Maye page at Baseball Reference
  13. ^ Duffy Dyer page at Baseball Reference
  14. ^ Jesse Gonder page at Baseball Reference
  15. ^ Billy Cowan page at Baseball-Reference
  16. ^ Frank Thomas page at Baseball Reference

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