1965 San Francisco Giants season

1965 San Francisco Giants
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Candlestick Park (since 1960)
San Francisco, California (since 1958)
Other information
Owner(s)	Horace Stoneham
General manager(s)	Chub Feeney
Manager(s)	Herman Franks
Local television	KTVU (Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons)
Local 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 an 95–67 record, 2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Offseason

• Prior to 1965 season: Merritt Ranew was acquired by the Giants from the Milwaukee Braves.^[1]

Regular season

The Giants play at Candlestick Park, 1965.

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	—

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: Ed Bailey, Bob Hendley and Harvey Kuenn were traded by the Giants to the Chicago Cubs for Len Gabrielson and Dick Bertell.^[3]
• June 8, 1965: Rich Robertson was drafted by the Giants in the 5th round of the 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

Legend
	Giants win
	Giants loss
	Postponement
Bold	Giants team member

1965 Game Log (95–67) (Home: 51–30; Road: 44–37)
April (7–9) (Home: 4–4; Road: 3–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report
May (19–11) (Home: 12–6; Road: 7–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report
June (14–13) (Home: 8–6; Road: 6–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report
July (15–10) (Home: 8–4; Road: 7–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report
August (17–14) (Home: 8–5; Road: 9–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report
September (21–9) (Home: 9–4; Road: 12–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report
October (2–1) (Home: 2–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report

Roster

1965 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers 42 Bobby Bolin 45 Jim Duffalo 38 Dick Estelle 32 Bill Hands 38 Bob Hendley 45 Bill Henry 34 Ron Herbel 35 Frank Linzy 27 Juan Marichal 37 Masanori Murakami 36 Gaylord Perry 47 Bob Priddy 33 Jack Sanford 29 Bob Shaw 21 Warren Spahn		Catchers  6 Ed Bailey  1 Bob Barton  6 Dick Bertell  5 Tom Haller  2 Jack Hiatt  1 Randy Hundley Infielders 25 Bob Burda 30 Orlando Cepeda 12 Jim Davenport 23 Tito Fuentes 16 Jim Ray Hart 26 Chuck Hiller 22 Hal Lanier 44 Willie McCovey 15 José Pagán 15 Dick Schofield 10 Bob Schroder		Outfielders 14 Jesús Alou 41 Matty Alou 48 Ollie Brown 7,21 Len Gabrielson 23 Ken Henderson  7 Harvey Kuenn 24 Willie Mays 17 Cap Peterson		Manager  3 Herman Franks Coaches  9 Charlie Fox 46 Larry Jansen  8 Cookie Lavagetto

Juan Marichal bat incident

On August 22, 1965, Giants pitcher Juan Marichal was involved in a notorious incident that occurred in a game played against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Batting against Sandy Koufax, Marichal felt that Dodger catcher Johnny Roseboro's return throws had flown too close to his head.^[6] Words were exchanged, and Roseboro, throwing off his catcher's helmet and mask, rose to continue the argument. Marichal responded by hitting Roseboro's unprotected head with his bat. The benches cleared into a 14-minute brawl, while Giant captain Willie Mays escorted the bleeding Roseboro (who would require 14 stitches) back to the clubhouse. Marichal was ejected, suspended for nine days and fined US$1,750. Roseboro filed a lawsuit, but eventually settled out of court, supposedly for $7,000. Marichal and Roseboro would eventually go on to become close friends, reconciling any personal animosity and even autographing photographs of the brawl.

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 Life magazine.^[6] Many people protested the apparently light punishment meted out, but as it was it hurt the Giants considerably. They were in a neck-and-neck pennant race with the Dodgers and the race was decided with only two games to play. Marichal's nine-day suspension cost him two pitching turns, and the Giants lost the pennant by two games.

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
C	Haller, TomTom Haller	134	422	106	.251	16	49
3B	Hart, Jim RayJim Ray Hart	160	591	177	.299	23	96
RF	Alou, JesúsJesús 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

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
Bolin, BobbyBobby Bolin	45	163	14	6	2.76	135

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
Priddy, BobBob Priddy	8	1	0	0	1.74	7
Duffalo, JimJim Duffalo	2	0	1	0	27.00	0

Awards and honors

• Willie Mays, National League Most Valuable Player

All-Stars

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tacoma Giants	Pacific Coast League	Bill Werle
AA	Springfield Giants	Eastern League	Andy Gilbert
A	Fresno Giants	California League	Ed Fitz Gerald
A	Decatur Commodores	Midwest League	Richie Klaus
A	Lexington Giants	Western Carolinas League	Max Lanier
Rookie	Magic Valley Cowboys	Pioneer League	Dick Wilson

^[7]

Notes

1. Merritt Ranew page at Baseball Reference
2. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1965&t=SFN
3. Len Gabrielson page at Baseball Reference
4. Rich Robertson page at Baseball Reference
5. Warren Spahn page at Baseball Reference
6. Juan Marichal | The Baseball Page
7. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

• 1965 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Reference
• 1965 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Almanac