1965 Chicago Cubs season

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.

1965 Chicago Cubs
League	National League
Ballpark	Wrigley Field
City	Chicago
Owners	Philip K. Wrigley
General managers	John Holland
Managers	Bob Kennedy, Lou Klein
Television	WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Lloyd Pettit)
Radio	WGN (Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau)
Seasons

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

Offseason

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

Regular season

Season standings

National League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	97	65	.599	—	50‍–‍31	47‍–‍34
San Francisco Giants	95	67	.586	2	51‍–‍30	44‍–‍37
Pittsburgh Pirates	90	72	.556	7	49‍–‍32	41‍–‍40
Cincinnati Reds	89	73	.549	8	49‍–‍32	40‍–‍41
Milwaukee Braves	86	76	.531	11	44‍–‍37	42‍–‍39
Philadelphia Phillies	85	76	.528	11½	45‍–‍35	40‍–‍41
St. Louis Cardinals	80	81	.497	16½	42‍–‍39	38‍–‍42
Chicago Cubs	72	90	.444	25	40‍–‍41	32‍–‍49
Houston Astros	65	97	.401	32	36‍–‍45	29‍–‍52
New York Mets	50	112	.309	47	29‍–‍52	21‍–‍60

Record vs. opponents

1965 National League record 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

• April 9, 1965: Don Elston was released by the Cubs.
• 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.
• June 8, 1965: 1965 Major League Baseball draft
  • Ken Rudolph was drafted by the Cubs in the 2nd round.
  • Ken Holtzman was drafted by the Cubs in the 4th round.
• September 11, 1965: Ellis Burton was released by the Cubs.

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
C	Vic Roznovsky	71	172	38	.221	3	15
1B	Ernie Banks	163	612	162	.265	28	106
2B	Glenn Beckert	154	614	147	.239	3	30
SS	Don Kessinger	106	309	62	.201	0	14
3B	Ron Santo	164	608	173	.285	33	101
LF	George Altman	90	196	46	.235	4	23
CF	Don Landrum	131	425	96	.226	6	34
RF	Billy 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
Doug Clemens	128	340	75	.221	4	26
Jimmy Stewart	116	282	63	.223	0	19
Roberto Peña	51	170	37	.218	2	12
Chris Krug	60	169	34	.201	5	24
Ed Bailey	66	150	38	.253	5	23
Harvey Kuenn	54	120	26	.217	0	6
Joey Amalfitano	67	96	26	.271	0	8
Dick Bertell	34	84	18	.214	0	7
Len Gabrielson	28	48	12	.250	3	5
Ellis Burton	17	40	7	.175	0	4
Donald Young	11	35	2	.057	1	2
Harry Bright	27	25	7	.280	0	4
John Boccabella	6	12	4	.333	2	4
Leo Burke	12	10	2	.200	0	0
Byron Browne	4	6	0	.000	0	0
Ron Campbell	2	2	0	.000	0	0
Chuck Hartenstein	1	0	0	----	0	0

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
Larry Jackson	39	257.1	14	21	3.85	131
Dick Ellsworth	36	222.1	14	15	3.81	130
Bob Buhl	32	184.1	13	11	4.39	92
Bill Faul	17	96.2	6	6	3.54	59

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
Cal Koonce	38	173.0	7	9	3.69	88
Bob Hendley	18	62.0	4	4	4.35	38
Ernie Broglio	26	50.2	1	6	6.93	22
Lew Burdette	7	20.1	0	2	5.31	5

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
Ted Abernathy	84	4	6	31	2.57	104
Lindy McDaniel	71	5	6	2	2.59	92
Bob Humphreys	41	2	0	0	3.15	38
Billy Hoeft	29	2	2	1	2.81	44
Jack Warner	11	0	1	0	8.62	7
Frank Baumann	4	0	1	0	7.36	2
Ken Holtzman	3	0	0	0	2.25	3

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

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

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