1965 Washington Senators season

The 1965 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 70 wins and 92 losses.

1965 Washington Senators
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1961)
Location
D.C. Stadium (since 1962) Washington, D.C. (since 1961)
Results
Record	70–92 (.432)
League place	8th
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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Offseason

• November 30, 1964: Tim Cullen was drafted by the Senators from the Boston Red Sox in the 1964 first-year draft.[1]
• December 1, 1964: Chuck Hinton was traded by the Senators to the Cleveland Indians for Woodie Held and Bob Chance.[2]
• December 4, 1964: Claude Osteen, John Kennedy and $100,000 were traded by the Senators to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Frank Howard, Ken McMullen, Phil Ortega, Pete Richert and a player to be named later. The Dodgers completed the deal by sending Dick Nen to the Senators on December 15.[3]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Minnesota Twins	102	60	0.630	—	51–30	51–30
Chicago White Sox	95	67	0.586	7	48–33	47–34
Baltimore Orioles	94	68	0.580	8	46–33	48–35
Detroit Tigers	89	73	0.549	13	47–34	42–39
Cleveland Indians	87	75	0.537	15	52–30	35–45
New York Yankees	77	85	0.475	25	40–43	37–42
Los Angeles/California Angels	75	87	0.463	27	46–34	29–53
Washington Senators	70	92	0.432	32	36–45	34–47
Boston Red Sox	62	100	0.383	40	34–47	28–53
Kansas City Athletics	59	103	0.364	43	33–48	26–55

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

• June 8, 1965: Joe Coleman was drafted by the Senators in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]
• June 8, 1965: Tom Ragland was drafted by the Washington Senators in the 15th round of the 1965 amateur draft.[5]

Roster

1965 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers 22 Marshall Bridges 36 Joe Coleman 35 Pete Craig 21 Bennie Daniels 17 Jim Duckworth 17 Ryne Duren 35 Dallas Green 19 Jim Hannan 27 Ron Kline 31 Howie Koplitz 18 Frank Kreutzer 16 Mike McCormick 17 Barry Moore 20 Buster Narum 26 Phil Ortega 24 Pete Richert 28 Steve Ridzik 22 Nick Willhite		Catchers  8 Mike Brumley 29 Doug Camilli 32 Paul Casanova 37 Jim French 31 Joe McCabe 23 Don Zimmer Infielders 25 Brant Alyea  1 Don Blasingame 11 Ed Brinkman 10 Bob Chance  3 Joe Cunningham  7 Ken Hamlin  2 Ken McMullen  5 Dick Nen 25 Roy Sievers		Outfielders 12 Woodie Held  9 Frank Howard 30 Jim King  6 Willie Kirkland  4 Don Lock 34 Fred Valentine Other batters  7 Chuck Cottier		Manager 14 Gil Hodges Coaches 40 Sid Hudson 44 Joe Pignatano 43 George Susce 41 Rube Walker 42 Eddie Yost

Player stats

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	Frank 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
Woodie Held	122	332	82	.247	16	54
Bob Chance	72	199	51	.256	4	14
Fred Valentine	12	29	7	.241	0	1

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
Joe Coleman	2	18	2	0	1.50	7
Pete 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
Howie 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
Marshall 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

1. Tim Cullen page at Baseball Reference
2. Woodie Held page at Baseball Reference
3. Frank Howard page at Baseball Reference
4. Joe Coleman page at Baseball Reference
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/raglato01.shtml

References

• 1965 Washington Senators team page at Baseball Reference
• 1965 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
• 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.