1965 Chicago Cubs season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Cubs 1965 National League Wrigley Field Chicago 72 90 y 8th Philip K. Wrigley John Holland Bob Kennedy, Lou Klein WGN-TV(Jack Brickhouse, Lloyd Pettit) WGN(Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau) 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. The 1965 Cubs tied a major league record by turning three triple plays. Bill Faul was on the mound on each occasion.Cubs get third triple play Offseason November 30, 1964: 1964 minor league draft Bobby Cox was drafted by the Cubs from the Los Angeles Dodgers.Bobby Cox at Baseball Reference Chris Krug was drafted by the Cubs from the St. Louis Cardinals.Chris Krug at Baseball Reference January 15, 1965: Billy Cowan was traded by the Cubs to the New York Mets for George Altman.George Altman at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Chicago Cubs Record vs. opponents CHC Notable transactions April 9, 1965: Don Elston was released by the Cubs.Don Elston at Baseball Reference 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.Len Gabrielson at Baseball Reference June 8, 1965: 1965 Major League Baseball draft Ken Rudolph was drafted by the Cubs in the 2nd round.Ken Rudolph at Baseball Reference Ken Holtzman was drafted by the Cubs in the 4th round.Ken Holtzman at Baseball Reference September 11, 1965: Ellis Burton was released by the Cubs.Ellis Burton at Baseball Reference 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 = Indicates team leader 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 Billy Williams (left fielder) 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 Frank Baumann (baseball) 4 0 1 0 7.36 2 Ken Holtzman 3 0 0 0 2.25 3 Awards and honors All-Star Game Ernie Banks, First Base, Reserve Ron Santo, Third Base, Reserve Billy Williams, Outfield, Reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 ValleyDuluth-Superior affiliation shared with Detroit Tigers References 2 External links Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1965 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Cubs season Category:1965 in sports in Illinois Category:1965 in Chicago