1965 Baltimore Orioles season

1965 Baltimore Orioles
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Memorial Stadium (since 1954)
Baltimore, Maryland (since 1954)
Results
Record	94–68 (.580)
League place	3rd
Other information
Owner(s)	Jerold Hoffberger
General manager(s)	Lee MacPhail
Manager(s)	Hank Bauer
Local television	WJZ-TV
Local radio	WBAL (AM) (Chuck Thompson, Frank Messer)
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The 1965 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 3rd in the American League with a record of 94 wins and 68 losses.

Offseason

• November 28, 1964: Merv Rettenmund was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Minnesota Twins	102	60	.630	--
Chicago White Sox	95	67	.586	7
Baltimore Orioles	94	68	.580	8
Detroit Tigers	89	73	.549	13
Cleveland Indians	87	75	.537	15
New York Yankees	77	85	.475	25
California Angels	75	87	.463	27
Washington Senators	70	92	.432	32
Boston Red Sox	62	100	.383	40
Kansas City Athletics	59	103	.364	43

Record vs. opponents

1965 American League Records Sources:
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.

Notable transactions

• April 24, 1965: Bob Saverine and cash were traded by the Orioles to the Houston Astros for Don Larsen.^[2]
• June 8, 1965: 1965 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Frank Tepedino was drafted by the Orioles in the 3rd round of the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft.^[3]
  • Lowell Palmer was drafted by the Orioles in the 23rd round, but did not sign.^[4]
• July 24, 1965: Carl Warwick was purchased by the Orioles from the St. Louis Cardinals.^[5]

Roster

1965 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers 13 Steve Barber 38 Ed Barnowski 40 Frank Bertaina 27 Wally Bunker 30 Harvey Haddix 29 Dick Hall 43 Darold Knowles 18 Don Larsen 19 Dave McNally 35 John Miller 37 Stu Miller 22 Jim Palmer 32 Milt Pappas 38 Robin Roberts 35 Ken Rowe 24 Herm Starrette		Catchers 10 Dick Brown  8 Andy Etchebarren 44 Charley Lau 12 John Orsino Infielders  7 Jerry Adair 11 Luis Aparicio 33 Mark Belanger  2 Bob Johnson  6 Davey Johnson 26 Boog Powell  5 Brooks Robinson  4 Norm Siebern		Outfielders 6,33 Paul Blair  3 Curt Blefary 16 Sam Bowens 25 Jackie Brandt  9 Russ Snyder 23 Carl Warwick		Manager 42 Hank Bauer Coaches 31 Harry Brecheen 55 Billy Hunter 41 Sherm Lollar 14 Gene Woodling

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	Brown, DickDick Brown	96	255	59	.231	5	30
1B	Powell, BoogBoog Powell	144	472	117	.248	17	72
2B	Adair, JerryJerry Adair	157	582	151	.259	7	66
3B	Robinson, BrooksBrooks Robinson	144	559	166	.297	18	80
SS	Aparicio, LuisLuis Aparicio	144	564	127	.225	8	40
LF	Snyder, RussRuss Snyder	132	345	93	.270	1	29
CF	Blair, PaulPaul Blair	119	364	85	.234	5	25
RF	Blefary, CurtCurt Blefary	144	462	120	.260	22	70

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
Siebern, NormNorm Siebern	106	297	76	.256	8	32
Brandt, JackieJackie Brandt	96	243	59	.243	8	24
Johnson, BobBob Johnson	87	273	66	.242	5	27
Bowens, SamSam Bowens	84	203	33	.163	7	20
Orsino, JohnJohn Orsino	77	232	54	.233	9	28
Lau, CharlieCharlie Lau	68	132	39	.295	2	18
Johnson, DaveyDavey Johnson	20	47	8	.170	1	11
Belanger, MarkMark Belanger	11	3	1	.333	0	0
Warwick, CarlCarl Warwick	9	14	0	.000	0	0
Etchebarren, AndyAndy Etchebarren	5	6	1	.167	1	4

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
Pappas, MiltMilt Pappas	34	221.1	13	9	2.60	127
Barber, SteveSteve Barber	37	220.2	15	10	2.69	130
McNally, DaveDave McNally	35	198.2	11	6	2.85	116
Bunker, WallyWally Bunker	34	189	10	8	3.38	84
Roberts, RobinRobin Roberts	20	114.2	5	7	3.37	63
Miller, JohnJohn Miller	16	93.1	6	4	3.72	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
Palmer, JimJim Palmer	27	92	5	4	3.72	75
Knowles, DaroldDarold Knowles	5	14.2	0	1	9.20	12
Bertaina, FrankFrank Bertaina	2	6	0	0	6.00	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
Miller, StuStu Miller	67	14	7	24	1.89	104
Hall, DickDick Hall	48	11	8	12	3.07	79
Larsen, DonDon Larsen	27	1	2	1	2.67	40
Haddix, HarveyHarvey Haddix	24	3	2	1	3.48	21
Rowe, KenKen Rowe	6	0	0	0	3.38	3
Barnowski, EdEd Barnowski	4	0	0	0	2.08	6
Starrette, HermHerm Starrette	4	0	0	0	1.00	3

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Rochester Red Wings	International League	Darrell Johnson
AA	Elmira Pioneers	Eastern League	Earl Weaver
A	Stockton Ports	California League	Harry Malmberg
A	Fox Cities Foxes	Midwest League	Billy DeMars
A	Tri-City Atoms	Northwest League	Cal Ripken, Sr.
A-Short Season	Aberdeen Pheasants	Northern League	Ray Rippelmeyer
Rookie	Bluefield Orioles	Appalachian League	Jim Frey

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Stockton, Tri-City

Notes

1. Merv Rettenmund page at Baseball Reference
2. Bob Saverine page at Baseball-Reference
3. Frank Tepedino page at Baseball Reference
4. Lowell Palmer transactions at Baseball-Reference
5. Carl Warwick transactions at Baseball-Reference

References

• 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 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
• 1965 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com