1965 St. Louis Cardinals season
August "Gussie" Busch | ||
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General managers | Bob Howsam | |
Managers | Red Schoendienst | |
Television | KSD-TV | |
Radio | KMOX (Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Jerry Gross) | |
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The 1965
Offseason
- October 15, 1964: Pedro Borbón was signed as an amateur free agent by the St. Louis Cardinals.[1]
- November 30, 1964: Chris Krug was drafted from the Cardinals by the Chicago Cubs in the 1964 minor league draft.[2]
- December 7, 1964: Gordie Richardson and Johnny Lewis were traded by the Cardinals to the New York Mets for Tracy Stallard.[3]
- March 1, 1965: Willie Montañez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.[4]
Regular season
The mid-1960s saw changes both on the field and off – all while retaining the core of a remarkable successful franchise and its renewed popularity in St. Louis. Schoendienst's replacement of Keane had been preceded a few weeks earlier by general manager
Pitcher Bob Gibson, first baseman Bill White, and outfielder Curt Flood won Gold Gloves this year.
Season standings
National League | W
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L
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Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] | |||||||||||||||
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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 starters
- Ken Boyer
- Lou Brock
- Curt Flood
- Dick Groat
- Julián Javier
- Bob Purkey
- Dave Ricketts
- Bob Skinner
- Bill White[5]
Notable transactions
- June 8, 1965: 1965 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.[6]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 | Tim McCarver | 113 | 409 | 113 | .276 | 11 | 48 |
1B | Bill White | 148 | 543 | 157 | .289 | 24 | 73 |
2B | Julián Javier | 77 | 229 | 52 | .227 | 2 | 23 |
SS | Dick Groat | 153 | 587 | 149 | .254 | 0 | 52 |
3B | Ken Boyer | 144 | 535 | 139 | .260 | 13 | 75 |
LF | Lou Brock | 155 | 631 | 182 | .288 | 16 | 69 |
CF | Curt Flood | 156 | 617 | 191 | .310 | 11 | 83 |
RF | Mike Shannon | 124 | 244 | 54 | .221 | 3 | 25 |
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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Phil Gagliano | 122 | 363 | 87 | .240 | 8 | 53 |
Tito Francona | 81 | 174 | 45 | .259 | 5 | 19 |
Jerry Buchek | 55 | 166 | 41 | .247 | 3 | 21 |
Bob Skinner | 80 | 152 | 47 | .309 | 5 | 26 |
Bob Uecker | 53 | 145 | 33 | .228 | 2 | 10 |
Dal Maxvill | 68 | 89 | 12 | .135 | 0 | 10 |
Carl Warwick | 50 | 77 | 12 | .156 | 0 | 6 |
Bobby Tolan | 17 | 69 | 13 | .188 | 0 | 6 |
Ted Savage | 30 | 63 | 10 | .159 | 1 | 4 |
George Kernek | 10 | 31 | 9 | .290 | 0 | 3 |
Dave Ricketts | 11 | 29 | 7 | .241 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Spiezio | 10 | 18 | 3 | .167 | 0 | 5 |
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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Bob Gibson | 38 | 299.0 | 20 | 12 | 3.07 | 270 |
Curt Simmons | 34 | 203.0 | 9 | 15 | 4.08 | 96 |
Ray Sadecki | 36 | 172.2 | 6 | 15 | 5.21 | 122 |
Larry Jaster | 4 | 28.0 | 3 | 0 | 1.61 | 10 |
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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Tracy Stallard | 40 | 194.1 | 11 | 8 | 3.38 | 99 |
Bob Purkey | 32 | 124.1 | 10 | 9 | 5.79 | 39 |
Ray Washburn | 28 | 119.1 | 9 | 11 | 3.62 | 67 |
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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Hal Woodeshick | 51 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 1.81 | 37 |
Don Dennis | 41 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2.29 | 29 |
Nelson Briles | 37 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3.50 | 52 |
Barney Schultz | 34 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.83 | 38 |
Ron Taylor | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.53 | 26 |
Steve Carlton | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.52 | 21 |
Dennis Aust | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.91 | 7 |
Earl Francis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 3 |
Awards and honors
League leaders
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Jacksonville Suns
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International League | Grover Resinger |
AA | Tulsa Oilers | Texas League | Vern Rapp |
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Raleigh Cardinals
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Carolina League | Ray Hathaway |
A
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Cedar Rapids Cardinals
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Midwest League | Ron Plaza |
A
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Rock Hill Cardinals
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Western Carolinas League | Sparky Anderson |
Rookie
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FRL Cardinals
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Florida Rookie League
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George Kissell |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rock Hill[8]
References
- ^ Pedro Borbón page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Chris Krug page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mets swap Stallard for two young Cards
- ^ Willie Montañez page at Baseball Reference
- ^ 1965 St. Louis Cardinals Roster by Baseball Almanac
- ^ Rich Hacker page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007