1965 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1965 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Location
Forbes Field (since 1909)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (since 1907)
Other information
Owner(s)	John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas Johnson (minority shareholders)
General manager(s)	Joe L. Brown
Manager(s)	Harry Walker
Local television	KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Jim Woods
Local radio	KDKA Bob Prince, Jim Woods, Don Hoak
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The 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 84th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; their 79th in the National League. The Pirates finished third in the league standings with a record of 90–72.

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 Records 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

• June 8, 1965: Tom Dettore was drafted by the Pirates in the 26th round of the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.
• June 20, 1965: Don Money was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.
• July 6, 1965: Woodie Fryman was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.

Roster

1965 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 31 Tom Butters 43 Don Cardwell 20 Frank Carpin 26 Roy Face 19 Bob Friend 22 Joe Gibbon 32 Vern Law 34 Al McBean 29 Don Schwall 25 Tommie Sisk 39 Bob Veale 31 Luke Walker 35 Wilbur Wood		Catchers 16 Del Crandall 12 Jerry May 10 Jim Pagliaroni  2 Hal Smith 28 Ozzie Virgil Infielders 14 Gene Alley  7 Bob Bailey 17 Donn Clendenon 12 Gene Freese  9 Bill Mazeroski 11 José Pagán 30 Andre Rodgers 11 Dick Schofield		Outfielders 21 Roberto Clemente 24 Jerry Lynch 15 Manny Mota 27 Bob Oliver 23 George Spriggs  8 Willie Stargell 18 Bill Virdon		Manager  3 Harry Walker Coaches  5 Alex Grammas  6 Clyde King  4 Johnny Pesky  2 Hal Smith

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	R	HR	RBI	Avg.	SB
C	Jim Pagliaroni	134	403	42	108	.268	17	65	0
1B	Donn Clendenon	162	612	89	184	.301	14	96	9
2B	Bill Mazeroski	130	494	52	134	.271	6	54	2
3B	Bob Bailey	159	626	87	160	.256	11	49	10
SS	Gene Alley	153	500	47	126	.252	5	47	7
LF	Willie Stargell	144	533	68	145	.272	27	107	4
CF	Bill Virdon	135	481	58	134	.279	4	24	1
RF	Roberto Clemente	152	589	91	194	.329	10	65	8

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Player	G	AB	H	R	HR	RBI	Avg.	SB
Dick Schofield	31	109	13	25	.229	0	6	1
Ozzie Virgil	39	49	3	13	.265	1	5	0
José Pagán	42	38	6	9	.237	0	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
Don Cardwell	37	240.1	13	10	3.18	107

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
Joe Gibbon	31	105.2	4	9	4.51	63

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
Frank Carpin	39	3	1	4	3.18	27
Tom Butters	5	0	1	0	7.00	6

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Columbus Jets	International League	Larry Shepard
AA	Asheville Tourists	Southern League	Harding "Pete" Peterson
A	Kinston Eagles	Carolina League	Bob Clear
A	Batavia Pirates	New York-Penn League	Tom Saffell
A	Gastonia Pirates	Western Carolinas League	Clyde Sukeforth and Don Osborn
Rookie	Salem Pirates	Appalachian League	George Detore

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salem

References

• 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac