1965 Minnesota Twins season

March 2026 November 2013 Minnesota Twins 1965 American League champions American League Metropolitan Stadium Bloomington, Minnesota 102 60 y 1st Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes) Calvin Griffith Sam Mele WTCN-TV 830 WCCO AM(Ray Scott, Herb Carneal, Halsey Hall) The 1965 Minnesota Twins season was the 5th season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their 5th season at Metropolitan Stadium and the 65th overall in the American League. The Twins won the 1965 American League pennant with a 102–60 record. It was the team's first pennant since moving to Minnesota, and the 102 wins is a team record. Regular season On April 27, in addition to being the game's winning pitcher, Camilo Pascual hit a grand slam in the first inning – the second of his career. The Detroit Tigers' Dizzy Trout is the only pitcher to have done that before. The Twins spent much of the summer in a race for first with the Baltimore Orioles. On July 1, however, the Twins took first place and kept it, ultimately winning the pennant by seven games. Six Twins made the All-Star Game (which was played in the Twins' home park, Metropolitan Stadium). First baseman Harmon Killebrew, shortstop Zoilo Versalles, outfielders Tony Oliva and Jimmie Hall, catcher Earl Battey, and pitcher Mudcat Grant all appeared in the game. On September 26 at D.C. Stadium in Washington, D.C. – the city the Twins franchise called home until 1961 — the Twins beat the Washington Senators 2–1 to clinch the pennant. Jim Kaat was the winning pitcher. Overall, 1,463,258 fans attended Twins games, the highest total in the American League. During the season, the Twins played in front of their largest crowd ever (71,245 at Yankee Stadium on June 20) and their smallest crowd ever (537 at home, September 20).https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN196509200.shtml Kansas City Athletics vs Minnesota Twins Box Score: September 20, 1965 Baseball-Reference.com June 14, 2024 Offense Versalles was named AL Most Valuable Player. He also led the team with 126 runs scored, and won a Gold Glove Award for his play at shortstop. Oliva led the AL with a .321 batting average. Killebrew was limited to 113 games by injuries, but still hit 25 HR and 75 RBI. Pitching Grant led the league with 21 wins, becoming the first black pitcher in the history of the American League to win 20 games in a season.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 198, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Kaat won the Gold Glove for pitchers. Season standings Minnesota Twins Record vs. opponents MIN Notable transactions June 8, 1965: 1965 Major League Baseball draft Del Unser was drafted by the Twins in the 2nd round, but did not sign.Del Unser at Baseball Reference Graig Nettles was drafted by the Twins in the 4th round.Graig Nettles at Baseball Reference Roster 1965 Minnesota Twins Roster Pitchers 23 Dave Boswell 35 Pete Cimino 26 Jerry Fosnow 33 Mudcat Grant 36 Jim Kaat 27 Johnny Klippstein 26 Jim Merritt 29 Mel Nelson 17 Camilo Pascual 31 Jim Perry 19 Bill Pleis 30 Garry Roggenburk 25 Dwight Siebler 18 Dick Stigman 15 Al Worthington Catchers 10 Earl Battey 20,25,41 John Sevcik 22 Jerry Zimmerman Infielders  8 Bernie Allen  3 Harmon Killebrew 16 Jerry Kindall 11 Frank Kostro  5 Don Mincher 11 Frank Quilici 13 Rich Reese  9 Rich Rollins 12 César Tovar  2 Zoilo Versalles Outfielders  4 Bob Allison  7 Jimmie Hall  8 Andy Kosco 24 Joe Nossek  6 Tony Oliva 34 Ted Uhlaender 47,28 Sandy Valdespino Manager 14 Sam Mele Coaches 52 Jim Lemon  1 Billy Martin 51 Hal Naragon 53 Johnny Sain Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB R H 2B 3B Avg. HR RBI C Earl Battey 131 394 36 117 22 2.297 6 60 1B Don Mincher 128 346 43 87 173 .251 22 65 2B Jerry Kindall 125 342 41 67 121 .196 6 36 3B Rich Rollins 140 469 59 117 221 .249 5 32 SS Zoilo Versalles 160 666126 182 45 12 .285 20 86 LF Bob Allison 135 438 71 102 145 .233 23 78 CF Jimmie Hall 148 522 81 149 254 .273 19 77 RF Tony Oliva 149 576 107 185 40 5 .321 16 98 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 Harmon Killebrew 113 401 108 .269 25 75 Sandy Valdespino 108 245 64 .261 1 22 Joe Nossek 87 170 37 .218 2 16 Jerry Zimmerman 83 154 33 .214 1 11 Frank Quilici 56 149 31 .208 0 7 Andy Kosco 23 55 13 .236 1 6 Bernie Allen 19 39 9 .231 0 6 Frank Kostro 20 31 5 .161 0 1 César Tovar 18 25 5 .200 0 2 Ted Uhlaender 13 22 4 .182 0 1 John Sevcik 12 16 1 .063 0 0 Rich Reese 14 7 2 .286 0 0 Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 Mudcat Grant 41 270.1 21 7 3.30 142 Jim Kaat 45 264.1 18 11 2.83 154 Jim Perry Jim Perry (baseball) 36 167.2 12 7 2.63 88 Camilo Pascual 27 156.0 9 3 3.35 96 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 Dave Boswell Dave Boswell (baseball player) 27 106.0 6 5 3.40 85 Jim Merritt baseball 16 76.2 5 4 3.17 61 Dick Stigman 33 70.0 4 2 4.37 70 Dwight Siebler 7 15.0 0 0 4.20 15 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 Al Worthington 62 10 7 21 2.13 59 Johnny Klippstein 56 9 3 5 2.24 59 Bill Pleis 41 4 4 4 2.98 33 Jerry Fosnow 29 3 3 2 4.44 35 Mel Nelson 28 0 4 3 4.12 31 Garry Roggenburk 12 1 0 2 3.43 6 Pete Cimino 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 1965 World Series 1965 World Series Awards and honors Zoilo Versalles, Shortstop, American League MVP Sam Mele, Associated Press AL Manager of the Year Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Denver Bears Pacific Coast League Cal Ermer AA Charlotte Hornets Southern League Al Evans A Wilson Tobs Carolina League Vern Morgan A Orlando Twins Florida State League Harry Warner A Wisconsin Rapids Twins Midwest League Ray Bellino and Pete Appleton A Thomasville Hi-Toms Western Carolinas League Ralph Rowe A-Short Season St. Cloud Rox Northern League Jim Rantz Rookie FRL Twins Florida Rookie League Fred Waters LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: St. Cloud Notes 2 References Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 External links Category:Minnesota Twins seasons Minnesota Twins season Category:American League champion seasons Minnesota Twins