1965 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season the Major League Baseball team the National Football League team 1965 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 1965 St Louis Cardinals Cap Insignia.svg National League Busch Stadium I St. Louis, Missouri 80–81 (.497) 7th August "Gussie" Busch Bob Howsam Red Schoendienst KSD-TV KMOX(Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Jerry Gross) The 1965 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 84th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 74th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 80–81 during the season and finished seventh in the National League, 16 1 2 games behind the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. It was also the last full season for the original Busch Stadium. Offseason October 15, 1964: Pedro Borbón was signed as an amateur free agent by the St. Louis Cardinals.Pedro Borbón page at Baseball Reference November 30, 1964: Chris Krug was drafted from the Cardinals by the Chicago Cubs in the 1964 minor league draft.Chris Krug page at Baseball Reference December 7, 1964: Gordie Richardson and Johnny Lewis were traded by the Cardinals to the New York Mets for Tracy Stallard.Mets swap Stallard for two young Cards March 1, 1965: Willie Montañez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.Willie Montañez page at Baseball Reference Regular season The mid-1960s saw changes both on the field and off – all while retaining the core of a remarkable successful franchise and its renewed popularity in St. Louis. Schoendienst's replacement of Keane had been preceded a few weeks earlier by general manager Bing Devine's firing, the redemption of the final pennant drive having come too late to assuage owner August Busch's dwindling patience. Devine was replaced by Bob Howsam, who made a number of moves to shore up a talented but aging team which struggled through the 1965 campaign, finishing mired in 7th place at 80–81. A capable GM if not Devine's equal, Howsam made some moves that worked – and some that did not. Howsam traded aging veterans Bill White, Dick Groat, and utility catcher Bob Uecker to Philadelphia in return for Pat Corrales, Art Mahaffey, and Alex Johnson. Popular third baseman Ken Boyer was dispatched to the Mets in exchange for pitcher Al Jackson. Finally, pitcher Ray Sadecki was traded to the Giants for first baseman Orlando Cepeda in 1966. The latter moves worked better than the former, but the Cardinals still finished in 6th place in 1966, resulting in Howsam's replacement by none other than Cardinals legend Stan Musial. Musial's most notable move was to acquire Yankees' star Roger Maris. Pitcher Bob Gibson, first baseman Bill White, and outfielder Curt Flood won Gold Gloves this year. Season standings Record vs. opponents STL Opening Day starters Ken Boyer Lou Brock Curt Flood Dick Groat Julián Javier Bob Purkey Dave Ricketts Bob Skinner Bill White1965 St. Louis Cardinals Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions June 8, 1965: Rich Hacker was drafted by the Cardinals in the 39th round of the 1965 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.Rich Hacker page at Baseball Reference Roster 1965 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers 35 Dennis Aust 34 Nelson Briles 32 Steve Carlton 29 Don Dennis 36 Earl Francis 45 Bob Gibson 39 Larry Jaster 28 Bob Purkey 37 Ray Sadecki 33 Barney Schultz 31 Curt Simmons 40 Tracy Stallard 39 Ron Taylor 44 Ray Washburn 46 Hal Woodeshick Catchers 15 Tim McCarver 10 Dave Ricketts  9 Bob Uecker Infielders 14 Ken Boyer 11 Jerry Buchek 16 Phil Gagliano 24 Dick Groat 25 Julián Javier 30 George Kernek 27 Dal Maxvill 26 Ed Spiezio 12 Bill White Outfielders 20 Lou Brock 21 Curt Flood 23 Tito Francona 22 Ted Savage 18 Mike Shannon 19 Bob Skinner 17 Bobby Tolan 17 Carl Warwick Manager  2 Red Schoendienst Coaches  4 Joe Becker  8 Bob Milliken  3 Joe Schultz  7 Mickey Vernon 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 Tim McCarver 113 409 113 .276 11 48 1B Bill White Bill White (first baseman) 148 543 157 .289 24 73 2B Julián Javier 77 229 52 .227 2 23 SS Dick Groat 153 587 149 .254 0 52 3B Ken Boyer 144 535 139 .260 13 75 LF Lou Brock 155 631 182 .288 16 69 CF Curt Flood 156 617 191 .310 11 83 RF Mike Shannon 124 244 54 .221 3 25 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 Phil Gagliano 122 363 87 .240 8 53 Tito Francona 81 174 45 .259 5 19 Jerry Buchek 55 166 41 .247 3 21 Bob Skinner 80 152 47 .309 5 26 Bob Uecker 53 145 33 .228 2 10 Dal Maxvill 68 89 12 .135 0 10 Carl Warwick 50 77 12 .156 0 6 Bobby Tolan 17 69 13 .188 0 6 Ted Savage 30 63 10 .159 1 4 George Kernek 10 31 9 .290 0 3 Dave Ricketts 11 29 7 .241 0 0 Ed Spiezio 10 18 3 .167 0 5 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 Bob Gibson 38 299.0 20 12 3.07 270 Curt Simmons 34 203.0 9 15 4.08 96 Ray Sadecki 36 172.2 6 15 5.21 122 Larry Jaster 4 28.0 3 0 1.61 10 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 Tracy Stallard 40 194.1 11 8 3.38 99 Bob Purkey 32 124.1 10 9 5.79 39 Ray Washburn 28 119.1 9 11 3.62 67 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 Hal Woodeshick 51 3 2 15 1.81 37 Don Dennis 41 2 3 6 2.29 29 Nelson Briles 37 3 3 4 3.50 52 Barney Schultz 34 2 2 2 3.83 38 Ron Taylor Ron Taylor (baseball) 25 2 1 1 4.53 26 Steve Carlton 15 0 0 0 2.52 21 Dennis Aust 6 0 0 1 4.91 7 Earl Francis 2 0 0 0 5.06 3 Awards and honors League leaders Lou Brock, National League leader, stolen bases, 63 Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Jacksonville Suns International League Grover Resinger AA Tulsa Oilers Texas League Vern Rapp A Raleigh Cardinals Carolina League Ray Hathaway A Cedar Rapids Cardinals Midwest League Ron Plaza A Rock Hill Cardinals Western Carolinas League Sparky Anderson Rookie FRL Cardinals Florida Rookie League George KissellLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rock HillJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 2 External links 1965 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1965 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons Saint Louis Cardinals season St Louis