The 1965 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing third in the American League with a record of 94 wins and 68 losses. This was the final season to feature the full body bird logo on the cap until 1989.
Offseason November 28, 1964: Merv Rettenmund was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.Merv Rettenmund page at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 24, 1965: Bob Saverine and cash were traded by the Orioles to the Houston Astros for Don Larsen.Bob Saverine page at Baseball-Reference June 8, 1965: 1965 Major League Baseball draft Frank Tepedino was drafted by the Orioles in the 3rd round of the 1965 Major League Baseball draft.Frank Tepedino page at Baseball Reference Lowell Palmer was drafted by the Orioles in the 23rd round, but did not sign.Lowell Palmer transactions at Baseball-Reference July 24, 1965: Carl Warwick was purchased by the Orioles from the St. Louis Cardinals.Carl Warwick transactions at Baseball-Reference
Roster 1965 Baltimore Orioles Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
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 96 255 59 .231 5 30 1B 144 472 117 .248 17 72 2B 157 582 151 .259 7 66 3B 144 559 166 .297 18 80 SS 144 564 127 .225 8 40 LF 132 345 93 .270 1 29 CF 119 364 85 .234 5 25 RF 144 462 120 .260 22 70
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 106 297 76 .256 8 32 87 273 66 .242 5 27 96 243 59 .243 8 24 77 232 54 .233 9 28 84 203 33 .163 7 20 68 132 39 .295 2 18 20 47 8 .170 1 11 9 14 0 .000 0 0 5 6 1 .167 1 4 11 3 1 .333 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 34 221.1 13 9 2.60 127 37 220.2 15 10 2.69 130 35 198.2 11 6 2.85 116 34 189.0 10 8 3.38 84 20 114.2 5 7 3.37 63 16 93.1 6 4 3.72 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 27 92.0 5 4 3.72 75 5 14.2 0 1 9.20 12 2 6.0 0 0 6.00 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 67 14 7 24 1.89 104 48 11 8 12 3.07 79 27 1 2 1 2.67 40 24 3 2 1 3.48 21 6 0 0 0 3.38 3 4 0 0 0 2.08 6 4 0 0 0 1.00 3
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Stockton, Tri-City
Notes
References
1965 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference 1965 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com