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1965 Cincinnati Reds season
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Cincinnati Reds 1965 National League Crosley Field Cincinnati 89 73 y Bill DeWitt Bill DeWitt Dick Sisler WLWT(Ed Kennedy,Frank McCormick) WCKY(Waite Hoyt,Claude Sullivan)
The 1965 Cincinnati Reds season was the 96th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball. The Reds finished in fourth place in the National League with a record of 89–73, eight games behind the NL and World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reds were managed by Dick Sisler and played their home games at Crosley Field.
The Reds led the major leagues in most offensive categories. They recorded the most runs scored (825), hits (1,544), doubles (268), triples (61), RBI (776), batting average (.273), on-base percentage (.339) and slugging percentage (.439). They were second in home runs in the majors with 183, behind the Milwaukee Braves.
Sisler had served as acting manager during the final quarter of the previous season, and was formally promoted two weeks later.October 20, 1964 Sisler named Reds' pilot as Hutchinson resigns 6 Daytona Beach Morning Journal Associated Press (Florida) https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QNIhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v54FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6471%2C4377619
Regular season
Jim Maloney became the fourth pitcher in major league history to throw two no-hitters in one season.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 139, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
CIN
Notable transactions
June 8, 1965: 1965 Major League Baseball draft
Bernie Carbo was drafted by the Reds in the 1st round.Bernie Carbo page at Baseball Reference
Johnny Bench was drafted by the Reds in the 2nd round.Johnny Bench page at Baseball Reference
Paul Reuschel was drafted by the Reds in the 26th round, but did not sign.Paul Reuschel page at Baseball Reference
Roster
1965 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers
35 Gerry Arrigo
37 Roger Craig
56 Ted Davidson
44 Jim Duffalo
32 Sammy Ellis
44 Bill Henry
30 Joey Jay
39 Bobby Locke
46 Jim Maloney
42 Billy McCool
41 Joe Nuxhall
31 Jim O'Toole
54 Darrell Osteen
38 John Tsitouris
33 Dom Zanni Catchers
7 Jimmie Coker
6 Johnny Edwards
8 Don Pavletich
Infielders
10 Steve Boros
16 Leo Cárdenas
18 Gordy Coleman
19 Tommy Helms
11 Deron Johnson
25 Marty Keough
24 Tony Pérez
14 Pete Rose
15 Chico Ruiz Outfielders
17 Tommy Harper
26 Charlie James
28 Vada Pinson
22 Mel Queen
20 Frank Robinson
12 Art Shamsky
Other batters
23 Lee May Manager
2 Dick Sisler
Coaches
5 Frank Oceak
4 Reggie Otero
36 Ray Shore
3 Jim Turner
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 Johnny Edwards Johnny Edwards (baseball) 114 371 99 .267 17 51 1B Gordy Coleman 108 325 98 .302 14 57 2B Pete Rose 162 670 209 .312 11 81 SS Leo Cárdenas 156 557 160 .287 11 57 3B Deron Johnson 159 616 177 .287 32 130 LF Tommy Harper 159 646 166 .257 18 64 CF Vada Pinson 159 669 204 .305 22 94 RF Frank Robinson 156 582 172 .296 33 113
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 Tony Pérez 104 281 73 .260 12 47 Don Pavletich 68 191 61 .319 8 32 Art Shamsky 64 96 25 .260 2 10 Jimmie Coker 24 61 15 .246 2 9 Marty Keough 62 43 5 .116 0 3 Tommy Helms 21 42 16 .381 0 6 Charlie James Charlie James (baseball) 26 39 8 .205 0 2 Chico Ruiz 29 18 2 .111 0 1 Lee May 5 4 0 .000 0 0 Mel Queen Mel Queen (pitcher/outfielder) 5 3 0 .000 0 0 Steve Boros 2 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 Sammy Ellis 44 263.2 22 10 3.79 183 Jim Maloney 33 255.1 20 9 2.54 244 Jim O'Toole 29 127.2 3 10 5.92 71
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 Joey Jay 37 155.2 9 8 4.22 102 Joe Nuxhall 32 148.2 11 4 3.45 117 John Tsitouris 31 131.0 6 9 4.95 91 Gerry Arrigo 27 54.0 2 4 6.17 43
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 McCool 62 9 10 21 4.27 120 Roger Craig Roger Craig (baseball) 40 1 4 3 3.64 30 Ted Davidson 24 4 3 1 2.23 54 Jim Duffalo 22 0 1 0 3.45 34 Bobby Locke Bobby Locke (baseball) 11 0 1 0 5.71 8 Dom Zanni 8 0 0 0 1.35 10 Bill Henry Bill Henry (baseball, born 1927) 3 2 0 0 0.00 5 Darrell Osteen 3 0 0 0 0.00 1
Awards and honors
Gold Glove Award
Leo Cárdenas1965 National League Awards, All-Stars and Other Leaders at Baseball Reference
All-Stars
All-Star Game
Pete Rose, second baseman, starter
Leo Cárdenas, reserve
Johnny Edwards, reserve
Sammy Ellis, reserve
Frank Robinson, reserve
Farm system
Minor League Baseball
AAA San Diego Padres Pacific Coast League Dave Bristol AA Knoxville Smokies Southern League Red Davis A Peninsula Grays Carolina League Jack Cassini and Pinky May A Tampa Tarpons Florida State League Pinky May and Jack CassiniJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
Notes
References
1965 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference
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