1965 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1965 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Location
Forbes Field (since 1909)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] (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	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

• 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.^[2]
• June 20, 1965: Don Money was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.^[3]
• July 6, 1965: Woodie Fryman was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.^[4]

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

Statistics

Batting

Regular Season[5] Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI May, JerryJerry May 4 2 1 0.500 0 1 Spriggs, GeorgeGeorge Spriggs 9 2 1 0.500 0 0 Clemente, RobertoRoberto Clemente 152 589 194 0.329 10 65 Clendenon, DonnDonn Clendenon 162 612 184 0.301 14 96 Rodgers, AndreAndre Rodgers 75 178 51 0.287 2 25 Lynch, JerryJerry Lynch 73 121 34 0.281 5 16 Mota, MannyManny Mota 121 294 82 0.279 4 29 Virdon, BillBill Virdon 135 481 134 0.279 4 24 Stargell, WillieWillie Stargell 144 533 145 0.272 27 107 Mazeroski, BillBill Mazeroski 130 494 134 0.271 6 54 Pagliaroni, JimJim Pagliaroni 134 403 108 0.268 17 65 Virgil, OzzieOzzie Virgil 39 49 13 0.265 1 5 Freese, GeneGene Freese 43 80 21 0.263 0 8 Bailey, BobBob Bailey 159 626 160 0.256 11 49 Alley, GeneGene Alley 153 500 126 0.252 5 47 Law, VernVern Law 34 82 20 0.244 1 6 Pagan, JoseJose Pagan 42 38 9 0.237 0 1 Schofield, DickDick Schofield 31 109 25 0.229 0 6 McBean, AlAl McBean 62 27 6 0.222 0 2 Crandall, DelDel Crandall 60 140 30 0.214 2 10 Cardwell, DonDon Cardwell 37 74 12 0.162 2 10 Gibbon, JoeJoe Gibbon 31 26 3 0.115 0 0 Veale, BobBob Veale 39 93 8 0.086 0 3 Sisk, TommieTommie Sisk 39 33 2 0.061 0 1 Friend, BobBob Friend 34 71 3 0.042 0 1 Butters, TomTom Butters 5 1 0 0.000 0 0 Carpin, FrankFrank Carpin 39 1 0 0.000 0 0 Face, RoyRoy Face 16 1 0 0.000 0 0 Oliver, BobBob Oliver 3 2 0 0.000 0 0 Schwall, DonDon Schwall 43 15 0 0.000 0 0 Smith, HalHal Smith 4 3 0 0.000 0 0 Wood, WilburWilbur Wood 34 6 0 0.000 0 0 Walker, LukeLuke Walker 2 0 0 — 0 0

Pitching

Regular Season[6] Player G IP W L ERA SO Walker, LukeLuke Walker 2 5 0 0 0.00 5 Law, VernVern Law 29 217^1⁄3 17 9 2.15 101 McBean, AlAl McBean 62 114 6 6 2.29 54 Face, RoyRoy Face 16 20^1⁄3 5 2 2.66 19 Veale, BobBob Veale 39 266 17 12 2.84 276 Schwall, DonDon Schwall 43 77 9 6 2.92 55 Wood, WilburWilbur Wood 34 51^1⁄3 1 1 3.16 29 Carpin, FrankFrank Carpin 39 39^2⁄3 3 1 3.18 27 Cardwell, DonDon Cardwell 37 240^1⁄3 13 10 3.18 107 Friend, BobBob Friend 34 222 8 12 3.24 74 Sisk, TommieTommie Sisk 38 111^1⁄3 7 3 3.40 66 Gibbon, JoeJoe Gibbon 31 105^2⁄3 4 9 4.51 63 Butters, TomTom Butters 5 9 0 1 7.00 6

Farm system

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

Notes

1. From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
2. Tom Dettore at Baseball Reference
3. Don Money at Baseball Reference
4. Woodie Fryman at Baseball Reference
5. "Major League Baseball Regular Season Hitting Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
6. "Major League Baseball Regular Season Pitching Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.

References

• 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
• 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
• 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.