1965 San Francisco Giants season

March 2026 November 2013 San Francisco Giants 1965 National League Candlestick Park San Francisco, California Horace Stoneham 95 67 y 2nd Chub Feeney Herman Franks KTVU(Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons) KSFO(Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) The 1965 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 83rd year in Major League Baseball, their eighth year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their sixth at Candlestick Park. The team finished in second place in the National League with a 95–67 record, 2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. Offseason Prior to 1965 season: Merritt Ranew was acquired by the Giants from the Milwaukee Braves.Merritt Ranew page at Baseball Reference Regular season thumb|240px|The Giants play at Candlestick Park, 1965. Season standings San Francisco Giants Record vs. opponents SF Opening Day lineup Jesús Alou Tom Haller Jim Ray Hart Harvey Kuenn Hal Lanier Juan Marichal Willie Mays Willie McCovey José Pagánhttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1965&t=SFN 1965 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions May 13, 1965: Merritt Ranew was purchased from the Giants by the California Angels. May 29, 1965: Ed Bailey, Bob Hendley and Harvey Kuenn were traded by the Giants to the Chicago Cubs for Len Gabrielson and Dick Bertell.Len Gabrielson page at Baseball Reference June 8, 1965: Rich Robertson was drafted by the Giants in the 5th round of the 1965 Major League Baseball draft.Rich Robertson page at Baseball Reference July 19, 1965: Warren Spahn was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Warren Spahn page at Baseball Reference Game log and schedule Legend Giants win Giants loss PostponementBoldGiants team member background:black;color:#fd5a1e; 1965 Game Log (95–67) (Home: 51–30; Road: 44–37) y background:#fd5a1e; ;color:white; April (7–9) (Home: 4–4; Road: 3–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report y background:#fd5a1e; ;color:white; May (19–11) (Home: 12–6; Road: 7–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report y background:#fd5a1e; ;color:white; June (14–13) (Home: 8–6; Road: 6–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report y background:#fd5a1e; ;color:white; July (15–10) (Home: 8–4; Road: 7–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report y background:#fd5a1e; ;color:white; August (17–14) (Home: 8–5; Road: 9–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report y background:#fd5a1e; ;color:white; September (21–9) (Home: 9–4; Road: 12–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report y background:#fd5a1e; ;color:white; October (2–1) (Home: 2–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Stadium Attendance Record Report Roster 1965 San Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers 42 Bobby Bolin 45 Jim Duffalo 38 Dick Estelle 32 Bill Hands 38 Bob Hendley 45 Bill Henry 34 Ron Herbel 35 Frank Linzy 27 Juan Marichal 37 Masanori Murakami 36 Gaylord Perry 47 Bob Priddy 33 Jack Sanford 29 Bob Shaw 21 Warren Spahn Catchers  6 Ed Bailey  1 Bob Barton  6 Dick Bertell  5 Tom Haller  2 Jack Hiatt  1 Randy Hundley Infielders 25 Bob Burda 30 Orlando Cepeda 12 Jim Davenport 23 Tito Fuentes 16 Jim Ray Hart 26 Chuck Hiller 22 Hal Lanier 44 Willie McCovey 15 José Pagán 15 Dick Schofield 10 Bob Schroder Outfielders 14 Jesús Alou 41 Matty Alou 48 Ollie Brown 7,21 Len Gabrielson 23 Ken Henderson  7 Harvey Kuenn 24 Willie Mays 17 Cap Peterson Manager  3 Herman Franks Coaches  9 Charlie Fox 46 Larry Jansen  8 Cookie Lavagetto Juan Marichal bat incident On August 22, 1965, Giants pitcher Juan Marichal was involved in a notorious incident that occurred in a game played against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Batting against Sandy Koufax, Marichal felt that Dodger catcher Johnny Roseboro's return throws had flown too close to his head.Juan Marichal | The Baseball Page Words were exchanged, and Roseboro, throwing off his catcher's helmet and mask, rose to continue the argument. Marichal responded by hitting Roseboro's unprotected head with his bat. The benches cleared into a 14-minute brawl, while Giant captain Willie Mays escorted the bleeding Roseboro (who would require 14 stitches) back to the clubhouse. Marichal was ejected, suspended for nine days and fined US$1,750. Roseboro filed a lawsuit, but eventually settled out of court, supposedly for $7,000. Marichal and Roseboro would eventually go on to become close friends, reconciling any personal animosity and even autographing photographs of the brawl. The image of Marichal raising his bat over his head to deliver a blow to Roseboro was carried in practically every newspaper in the nation and re-printed in Life magazine. Many people protested the apparently light punishment meted out, but as it was it hurt the Giants considerably. They were in a neck-and-neck pennant race with the Dodgers and the race was decided with only two games to play. Marichal's nine-day suspension cost him two pitching turns, and the Giants lost the pennant by two games. Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league 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 Tom Haller 134 422 106 .251 16 49 1B Willie McCovey 160 540 149 .276 39 92 2B Hal Lanier 159 522 118 .226 0 39 SS Dick Schofield Ducky Schofield 101 379 77 .203 2 19 3B Jim Ray Hart 160 591 177 .299 23 96 LF Len Gabrielson 88 269 81 .301 4 26 CF Willie Mays 157 558 177 .317 52 112 RF Jesús Alou 143 543 162 .298 9 52 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 Matty Alou 117 324 75 .231 2 18 Jim Davenport 106 271 68 .251 4 31 Cap Peterson 63 105 26 .248 3 15 José Pagán 26 83 17 .205 0 5 Ken Henderson 63 73 14 .192 0 7 Tito Fuentes 26 72 15 .208 0 1 Jack Hiatt 40 67 19 .284 1 7 Harvey Kuenn 23 59 14 .237 0 6 Dick Bertell 22 48 9 .188 0 3 Orlando Cepeda 33 34 6 .176 1 5 Ed Bailey 24 28 3 .107 0 3 Bob Burda 31 27 3 .111 0 5 Randy Hundley 6 15 1 .067 0 0 Ollie Brown Ollie Brown (baseball) 6 10 2 .200 0 0 Bob Schroder 31 9 2 .222 0 1 Bob Barton 4 7 4 .571 0 1 Chuck Hiller 7 7 1 .143 1 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 Juan Marichal 39 295.1 22 13 2.13 240 Bob Shaw Bob Shaw (baseball) 42 235.0 16 9 2.64 148 Gaylord Perry 47 195.2 8 12 4.19 170 Jack Sanford 23 91.0 4 5 3.96 43 Warren Spahn 16 71.2 3 4 3.39 34 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 Ron Herbel 47 170.2 12 9 3.85 106 Bobby Bolin 45 163.0 14 6 2.76 135 Bob Hendley 8 15.0 0 0 12.60 8 Dick Estelle 6 11.1 0 0 3.97 6 Bill Hands 4 6.0 0 2 16.50 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 Frank Linzy 57 9 3 20 1.43 35 Masanori Murakami 45 4 1 8 3.75 85 Bill Henry Bill Henry (baseball, born 1927) 35 2 2 4 3.64 35 Bob Priddy baseball 8 1 0 0 1.74 7 Jim Duffalo 2 0 1 0 27.00 0 Awards and honors Willie Mays, National League Most Valuable Player All-Stars All-Star Game Juan Marichal, All-star Game MVP Juan Marichal, Pitcher, Starter Willie Mays, Outfield, Starter Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Tacoma Giants Pacific Coast League Bill Werle AA Springfield Giants Eastern League Andy Gilbert A Fresno Giants California League Ed Fitz Gerald A Decatur Commodores Midwest League Richie Klaus A Lexington Giants Western Carolinas League Max Lanier Rookie Magic Valley Cowboys Pioneer League Dick WilsonJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 Notes References 1965 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Reference 1965 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Almanac Category:San Francisco Giants seasons San Francisco Giants season San Fran Category:1965 in San Francisco