1965 Milwaukee Braves season

March 2026 November 2013 Milwaukee Braves 1965 National League Milwaukee County Stadium Milwaukee, Wisconsin 86 76 y 5th William Bartholomay (chairman) John McHale Bobby Bragan WSB-TV (Atlanta)(Mel Allen, Ernie Johnson, Hank Morgan) WEMP(Merle Harmon, Blaine Walsh)WSB (Atlanta)(Mel Allen, Ernie Johnson, Hank Morgan) 1966 Atlanta Braves season The 1965 Milwaukee Braves season was the 13th and final season for the franchise in Milwaukee along with the 95th season overall. The Braves finished the season with an 86 76 y record, 11 games behind the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Braves were managed by Bobby Bragan and played their home games at County Stadium. It was the thirteenth consecutive winning season for the Braves, who never had a losing season during their time in Milwaukee. The final home game was on September 22 and the season's home attendance sank to 555,584.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ewIqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tScEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7029%2C1440218 Milwaukee Journal Wolf Bob Braves say farewell in 7-6 setback September 23, 1965 16, part 2 July 2026 InternetArchiveBot The franchise had attempted to move to Atlanta shortly after the 1964 season;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1D0aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jCcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6265%2C12183 Milwaukee Journal Braves directors request transfer of club to Atlanta October 21, 1964 1, part 1 June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3ndQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SBEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6288%2C3139478 Milwaukee Sentinel Braves ask to move, County obtains writ October 22, 1964 1, part 1 June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes it was delayed a year,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lN8jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hCcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6757%2C5403483 Milwaukee Journal League orders Braves to stay here November 7, 1964 1, part 1 June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aBdZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8ugDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7397%2C2831532 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Stay at home, Braves told November 8, 1964 7, sports and the team relocated for the 1966 season. The Milwaukee Braves compiled a 1,146-890 won-loss record for a .563 winning percentage in 2,036 games. They averaged 88.2 wins per season. Milwaukee went four seasons without major league baseball (1966–1969); the expansion Seattle Pilots of the American League played just one season in 1969 and became the Milwaukee Brewers in April 1970.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rNYpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ABEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6267%2C2482 Milwaukee Journal Referee OKs Pilots sale, baseball to return here April 1, 1970 1, part 1 July 2026 InternetArchiveBot https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LVgaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OCgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6687%2C12506 Milwaukee Journal We're big league again! Court OKs sale of Pilots April 1, 1970 1, part 1July 2025 no https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f5NYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OvgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5592%2C640843 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Shift all but done April 2, 1970 23 After only three seasons, this was the final season to feature names on the back of the uniforms. It wouldn't be until 1977 when the names would return this time permanently. Offseason October 14, 1964: Phil Roof and Ron Piché were traded by the Braves to the California Angels for a player to be named later. The Angels completed the deal by sending Dan Osinski to the Braves on November 29.Phil Roof page at Baseball Reference December 22, 1964: Bobby Del Greco was purchased from the Braves by the Philadelphia Phillies.Bobby Del Greco page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1965 season: Merritt Ranew was acquired from the Braves by the San Francisco Giants.Merritt Ranew page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents MIL Notable transactions May 23, 1965: Lee Maye was traded by the Braves to the Houston Astros for Ken Johnson and Jim Beauchamp.Lee Maye page at Baseball Reference June 8, 1965: Duffy Dyer was drafted by the Braves in the 38th round of the 1965 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.Duffy Dyer page at Baseball Reference July 21, 1965: Gary Kolb was traded by the Braves to the New York Mets for Jesse Gonder.Jesse Gonder page at Baseball Reference August 5, 1965: Billy Cowan was traded by the New York Mets to the Milwaukee Braves for players to be named later. The Braves completed the deal by sending Lou Klimchock and Ernie Bowman to the Mets on September 25.Billy Cowan page at Baseball-Reference September 1, 1965: The Braves traded a player to be named later to the Houston Astros for Frank Thomas. The Braves completed the deal by sending Mickey Sinnerud (minors) to the Astros on September 11.Frank Thomas page at Baseball Reference Roster 1965 Milwaukee Braves Roster Pitchers 36 Wade Blasingame 20 Clay Carroll 40 Tony Cloninger 39 Dave Eilers 34 Hank Fischer 30 Ken Johnson 22 Dick Kelley 23 Denny Lemaster 35 Phil Niekro 33 Billy O'Dell 30,38 Chi-Chi Olivo 26 Dan Osinski 37 Bob Sadowski 18 Bobby Tiefenauer Catchers 28 Jesse Gonder 12 Gene Oliver 15 Joe Torre Infielders 28 Tommie Aaron 16 Sandy Alomar Sr. 32 Jim Beauchamp  2 Frank Bolling  7 Mike de la Hoz 11 Lou Klimchock 41 Eddie Mathews 19 Denis Menke 39 Frank Thomas 14 Woody Woodward Outfielders 44 Hank Aaron 29 Felipe Alou 18 Johnny Blanchard 43 Rico Carty 31 Ty Cline 27 Billy Cowan 42 Don Dillard 48 Mack Jones 27 Gary Kolb 24 Lee Maye Manager 10 Bobby Bragan Coaches  3 Ken Silvestri  6 Dixie Walker  4 Jo-Jo White  5 Whit Wyatt 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 Joe Torre 148 523 152 .291 27 80 1B Felipe Alou 143 555 165 .297 23 78 2B Frank Bolling 148 535 141 .264 7 50 SS Woody Woodward 112 265 55 .208 0 11 3B Eddie Mathews 156 546 137 .251 32 95 LF Rico Carty 83 271 84 .310 10 35 CF Mack Jones 143 504 132 .262 31 75 RF Hank Aaron 150 570 181 .318 32 89 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 Gene Oliver 122 392 106 .270 21 58 Ty Cline 123 220 42 .191 0 10 Denis Menke 71 181 44 .243 4 18 Mike de la Hoz 81 176 45 .256 2 11 Sandy Alomar Sr. 67 108 26 .241 0 8 Jesse Gonder 31 53 8 .151 1 5 Lee Maye 15 53 16 .302 2 7 Lou Klimchock 34 39 3 .077 0 3 Frank Thomas Frank Thomas (outfielder) 15 33 7 .212 0 1 Gary Kolb 24 27 7 .259 0 1 Billy Cowan 19 27 5 .185 0 0 Don Dillard 20 19 3 .158 1 3 Tommie Aaron 8 16 3 .188 0 1 Johnny Blanchard 10 10 1 .100 1 2 Jim Beauchamp 4 3 0 .000 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 Tony Cloninger 40 279.0 24 11 3.29 211 Wade Blasingame 38 224.2 16 10 3.77 117 Ken Johnson Ken Johnson (right-handed pitcher) 29 179.2 13 8 3.21 123 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 Denny Lemaster 32 146.1 7 13 4.43 111 Bob Sadowski Bob Sadowski (pitcher) 34 123.0 5 9 4.32 78 Hank Fischer 31 122.2 8 9 3.89 79 Dick Kelley 21 45.0 1 1 3.00 31 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 Billy O'Dell 62 10 6 19 2.18 78 Dan Osinski 61 0 3 6 2.82 54 Phil Niekro 41 2 3 6 2.89 49 Clay Carroll 19 0 1 1 4.41 16 Chi-Chi Olivo 8 0 1 0 1.38 11 Bobby Tiefenauer 6 0 1 0 7.71 7 Dave Eilers 6 0 0 0 12.27 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Atlanta Crackers International League Bill Adair AA Austin Braves Texas League Buddy Hicks A West Palm Beach Braves Florida State League Andy Pafko A Yakima Braves Northwest League Hub Kittle Rookie FRL Braves Florida Rookie League Paul Snyder Home games for spring training in Florida in 1965 were held at Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach. Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1965 Milwaukee Braves season at Baseball Reference Category:Milwaukee Braves seasons Milwaukee Braves season Milwauk