1965 San Francisco Giants season
San Francisco, California | ||
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Owners | Horace Stoneham | |
General managers | Chub Feeney | |
Managers | Herman Franks | |
Television | KTVU (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons) | |
Radio | KSFO (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) | |
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The 1965 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 83rd year in Major League Baseball, their eighth year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their sixth at Candlestick Park. The team finished in second place in the National League with a 95–67 record, 2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Offseason
- Prior to 1965 season: Milwaukee Braves.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W
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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 | — |
Opening Day lineup
- Jesús Alou
- Tom Haller
- Jim Ray Hart
- Harvey Kuenn
- Hal Lanier
- Juan Marichal
- Willie Mays
- Willie McCovey
- José Pagán[2]
Notable transactions
- May 13, 1965: Merritt Ranew was purchased from the Giants by the California Angels.[1]
- May 29, 1965: Len Gabrielson and Dick Bertell.[3]
- June 8, 1965: 1965 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]
- July 19, 1965: Warren Spahn was signed as a free agent by the Giants.[5]
Game log and schedule
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1965 Game Log (95–67) (Home: 51–30; Road: 44–37) | |||||||||||
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April (7–9) (Home: 4–4; Road: 3–5)
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May (19–11) (Home: 12–6; Road: 7–5)
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June (14–13) (Home: 8–6; Road: 6–7)
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July (15–10) (Home: 8–4; Road: 7–6)
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August (17–14) (Home: 8–5; Road: 9–9)
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September (21–9) (Home: 9–4; Road: 12–5)
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October (2–1) (Home: 2–1)
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Roster
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Juan Marichal bat incident
On August 22, 1965, Giants pitcher
The image of Marichal raising his bat over his head to deliver a blow to Roseboro was carried in practically every newspaper in the nation and re-printed in
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 |
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C | Tom Haller | 134 | 422 | 106 | .251 | 16 | 49 |
1B | Willie McCovey | 160 | 540 | 149 | .276 | 39 | 92 |
2B | Hal Lanier | 159 | 522 | 118 | .226 | 0 | 39 |
SS | Dick Schofield | 101 | 379 | 77 | .203 | 2 | 19 |
3B | Jim Ray Hart | 160 | 591 | 177 | .299 | 23 | 96 |
LF | Len Gabrielson | 88 | 269 | 81 | .301 | 4 | 26 |
CF | Willie Mays | 157 | 558 | 177 | .317 | 52 | 112 |
RF | Jesús Alou | 143 | 543 | 162 | .298 | 9 | 52 |
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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Matty Alou | 117 | 324 | 75 | .231 | 2 | 18 |
Jim Davenport | 106 | 271 | 68 | .251 | 4 | 31 |
Cap Peterson | 63 | 105 | 26 | .248 | 3 | 15 |
José Pagán | 26 | 83 | 17 | .205 | 0 | 5 |
Ken Henderson | 63 | 73 | 14 | .192 | 0 | 7 |
Tito Fuentes | 26 | 72 | 15 | .208 | 0 | 1 |
Jack Hiatt | 40 | 67 | 19 | .284 | 1 | 7 |
Harvey Kuenn | 23 | 59 | 14 | .237 | 0 | 6 |
Dick Bertell | 22 | 48 | 9 | .188 | 0 | 3 |
Orlando Cepeda | 33 | 34 | 6 | .176 | 1 | 5 |
Ed Bailey | 24 | 28 | 3 | .107 | 0 | 3 |
Bob Burda | 31 | 27 | 3 | .111 | 0 | 5 |
Randy Hundley | 6 | 15 | 1 | .067 | 0 | 0 |
Ollie Brown | 6 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Schroder | 31 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Barton | 4 | 7 | 4 | .571 | 0 | 1 |
Chuck Hiller | 7 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 1 | 1 |
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 |
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Juan Marichal | 39 | 295.1 | 22 | 13 | 2.13 | 240 |
Bob Shaw | 42 | 235.0 | 16 | 9 | 2.64 | 148 |
Gaylord Perry | 47 | 195.2 | 8 | 12 | 4.19 | 170 |
Jack Sanford | 23 | 91.0 | 4 | 5 | 3.96 | 43 |
Warren Spahn | 16 | 71.2 | 3 | 4 | 3.39 | 34 |
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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Ron Herbel | 47 | 170.2 | 12 | 9 | 3.85 | 106 |
Bobby Bolin |
45 | 163.0 | 14 | 6 | 2.76 | 135 |
Bob Hendley | 8 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 12.60 | 8 |
Dick Estelle | 6 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 3.97 | 6 |
Bill Hands | 4 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 16.50 | 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 |
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Frank Linzy | 57 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 1.43 | 35 |
Masanori Murakami | 45 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3.75 | 85 |
Bill Henry | 35 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.64 | 35 |
Bob Priddy | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.74 | 7 |
Jim Duffalo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
- Willie Mays, National League Most Valuable Player
All-Stars
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Tacoma Giants | Pacific Coast League | Bill Werle |
AA | Springfield Giants | Eastern League
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Andy Gilbert |
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Fresno Giants | California League | Ed Fitz Gerald |
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Decatur Commodores | Midwest League | Richie Klaus |
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Lexington Giants
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Western Carolinas League | Max Lanier |
Rookie
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Magic Valley Cowboys | Pioneer League | Dick Wilson |
Notes
- ^ a b Merritt Ranew page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "1965 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac".
- ^ Len Gabrielson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rich Robertson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Warren Spahn page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Juan Marichal | The Baseball Page
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007