1965 Washington Senators season

1965 Washington Senators
Major League affiliations
Location
  • Washington, D.C. (since 1961)
Other information
Owner(s) James M. Johnston and James H. Lemon
General manager(s) George Selkirk
Manager(s) Gil Hodges
Local television WTOP
Local radio WTOP
(Dan Daniels, John MacLean)
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The 1965 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 70 wins and 92 losses.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB
Minnesota Twins 102 60 .630 --
Chicago White Sox 95 67 .586 7
Baltimore Orioles 94 68 .580 8
Detroit Tigers 89 73 .549 13
Cleveland Indians 87 75 .537 15
New York Yankees 77 85 .475 25
California Angels 75 87 .463 27
Washington Senators 70 92 .432 32
Boston Red Sox 62 100 .383 40
Kansas City Athletics 59 103 .364 43

Record vs. opponents

1965 American League Records

Sources:

Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC LAA/
CAL
MIN NYY WSH
Baltimore 11–7 9–9 10–8 11–7 11–7 13–5 8–10 13–5 8–10
Boston 7–11 4–14 8–10 6–12 11–7 5–13 1–17 9–9 11–7
Chicago 9–9 14–4 10–8 9–9 13–5 12–6 7–11 8–10 13–5
Cleveland 8–10 10–8 8–10 9–9 9–9 9–9 11–7 12–6 11–7
Detroit 7–11 12–6 9–9 9–9 13–5 10–8 8–10 10–8 11–7
Kansas City 7–11 7–11 5–13 9–9 5–13 5–13 8–10 7–11 6–12
Los Angeles/California 5–13 13–5 6–12 9–9 8–10 13–5 9–9 6–12 6–12
Minnesota 10–8 17–1 11–7 7–11 10–8 10–8 9–9 13–5 15–3
New York 5–13 9–9 10–8 6–12 8–10 11–7 12–6 5–13 11–7
Washington 10–8 7–11 5–13 7–11 7–11 12–6 12–6 3–15 7–11

NOTE: The Los Angeles Angels changed their name to California Angels on September 2, 1965, with the season in progress.

Notable transactions

Roster

1965 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

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 Howard, FrankFrank Howard 149 516 149 .289 21 84

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
Held, WoodieWoodie Held 122 332 82 .247 16 54
Chance, BobBob Chance 72 199 51 .256 4 14
Valentine, FredFred Valentine 12 29 7 .241 0 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
Coleman, JoeJoe Coleman 2 18 2 0 1.50 7
Craig, PetePete Craig 3 14.1 0 3 8.16 2

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
Koplitz, HowieHowie Koplitz 33 106.2 4 7 4.05 59

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
Bridges, MarshallMarshall Bridges 40 1 2 0 2.67 39

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Hawaii Islanders Pacific Coast League George Case
AA York White Roses Eastern League Billy Klaus
A Burlington Senators Carolina League Owen Friend
A Geneva Senators New York–Penn League Wayne Terwilliger
Rookie Wytheville Senators Appalachian League Lee Anthony

Notes

References

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