1965 Chicago Cubs season

1965 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Wrigley Field (since 1916)
Chicago (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	Philip K. Wrigley
General manager(s)	John Holland
Manager(s)	Bob Kennedy, Lou Klein
Local television	WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Lloyd Pettit)
Local radio	WGN (Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau)
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The 1965 Chicago Cubs season was the 94th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 90th in the National League and the 50th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished eighth in the National League with a record of 72–90.

The 1965 Cubs tied a major league record by turning three triple plays. Bill Faul was on the mound on each occasion.^[1]

Offseason

• November 30, 1964: 1964 minor league draft
  • Bobby Cox was drafted by the Cubs from the Los Angeles Dodgers.^[2]
  • Chris Krug was drafted by the Cubs from the St. Louis Cardinals.^[3]
• January 15, 1965: Billy Cowan was traded by the Cubs to the New York Mets for George Altman.^[4]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers	97	65	--	.599
San Francisco Giants	95	67	2	.586
Pittsburgh Pirates	90	72	7	.556
Cincinnati Reds	89	73	8	.549
Milwaukee Braves	86	76	11	.531
Philadelphia Phillies	85	76	11.5	.528
St. Louis Cardinals	80	81	16.5	.497
Chicago Cubs	72	90	25	.444
Houston Astros	65	97	32	.401
New York Mets	50	112	47	.309

Record vs. opponents

1965 National League Records Sources:
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

• April 9, 1965: Don Elston was released by the Cubs.^[5]
• May 29, 1965: Len Gabrielson and Dick Bertell were traded by the Cubs to the San Francisco Giants for Ed Bailey, Bob Hendley and Harvey Kuenn.^[6]
• June 8, 1965: 1965 Major League Baseball draft
  • Ken Rudolph was drafted by the Cubs in the 2nd round.^[7]
  • Ken Holtzman was drafted by the Cubs in the 4th round.^[8]
• September 11, 1965: Ellis Burton was released by the Cubs.^[9]

Roster

1965 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers 39 Ted Abernathy 48 Frank Baumann 32 Ernie Broglio 31 Bob Buhl 33 Lew Burdette 37 Dick Ellsworth 13 Bill Faul 33 Bob Hendley 40 Billy Hoeft 30 Ken Holtzman 36,39 Bob Humphreys 46 Larry Jackson 34 Cal Koonce 43 Lindy McDaniel 40 Jack Warner		Catchers  6 Ed Bailey  6 Dick Bertell 15 Leo Burke 25 Chris Krug  8 Vic Roznovsky Infielders 17 Joey Amalfitano 14 Ernie Banks 18 Glenn Beckert 22 John Boccabella 11 Don Kessinger 7,28,41 Roberto Peña 10 Ron Santo		Outfielders 21 George Altman 29 Byron Browne 24 Ellis Burton 27 Doug Clemens 12 Len Gabrielson  7 Harvey Kuenn 20 Don Landrum 19 Jimmy Stewart 26 Billy Williams 23 Don Young Other batters 29 Harry Bright 15 Ron Campbell 42 Chuck Hartenstein		Head Coach 61 Bob Kennedy 60 Lou Klein Coaches College of 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
LF	Altman, GeorgeGeorge Altman	90	196	46	.235	4	23
RF	Williams, BillyBilly Williams	164	645	203	.315	34	108

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
Krug, ChrisChris Krug	60	169	34	.201	5	24
Gabrielson, LenLen Gabrielson	28	48	12	.250	3	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

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

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
Abernathy, TedTed Abernathy	84	4	6	31	2.57	104
Baumann, FrankFrank Baumann	4	0	1	0	7.36	2

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Salt Lake City Bees	Pacific Coast League	Stan Hack
AA	Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs	Texas League	Whitey Lockman
A	Quincy Cubs	Midwest League	Walt Dixon
A	Wenatchee Chiefs	Northwest League	Les Peden
A-Short Season	Duluth–Superior Dukes	Northern League	Doc Daugherty
Rookie	Treasure Valley Cubs	Pioneer League	George Freese

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Treasure Valley

Duluth-Superior affiliation shared with Detroit Tigers

References

1. Cubs get third triple play
2. Bobby Cox at Baseball Reference
3. Chris Krug at Baseball Reference
4. George Altman at Baseball Reference
5. Don Elston at Baseball Reference
6. Len Gabrielson at Baseball Reference
7. Ken Rudolph at Baseball Reference
8. Ken Holtzman at Baseball Reference
9. Ellis Burton at Baseball Reference

External links

• 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 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference