The 1965 Los Angeles / California Angels season was the 5th season of the Angels franchise in the American League. The 1965 Angels finished seventh in the American League with a record of 75 wins and 87 losses, putting them 27 games behind the AL Champion Minnesota Twins. It was also the final season for the franchise in the city of Los Angeles before moving to their new stadium in nearby Anaheim for the following season. In their fourth and last year as tenants at Chávez Ravine, the Angels drew only 566,727 fans,Baseball Reference: 1965 Miscellaneous Team Information eighth in the ten-team Junior Circuit and almost two million fans fewer than their landlords, the Dodgers, who were en route to the 1965 world championship.
Midseason name change
The 1965 Angels are the only team in 20th century Major League Baseball history to undergo an in-season name change.Baseball Almanac The club began the season under its original identity, the Los Angeles Angels, but with the imminent move to Anaheim, owner Gene Autry changed the name of the team to the California Angels — effective immediately — on September 2, 1965, with only 28 games left in the season.
The name change was reflected in the Angels' new caps, on which an interlocking "CA" in fancy block letters replaced the former interlocking "LA". The new caps retained the distinctive white halo around the navy-blue crown. Because the team's home and road uniforms of the time simply read "ANGELS" across the shirtfront, they did not change.
Offseason October 14, 1964: The Angels traded a player to be named later to the Milwaukee Braves for Phil Roof and Ron Piché. The Angels completed the deal by sending Dan Osinski to the Braves on November 29.Phil Roof at Baseball-Reference December 3, 1964: Bo Belinsky was traded by the Angels to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rudy May and Costen Shockley.Bo Belinsky at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1965 season: Bob Smith was signed as a free agent by the Angels.Bobby Gene Smith at Baseball-Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions May 13, 1965: Merritt Ranew was purchased by the Angels from the San Francisco Giants.Merritt Ranew at Baseball-Reference June 8, 1965: Joe Henderson was drafted by the Angels in the 5th round of the 1965 Major League Baseball draft.Joe Henderson at Baseball-Reference June 15, 1965: Phil Roof was traded by the Angels to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later and cash. The Indians completed the deal by sending Bubba Morton to the Angels on September 15, 1965.
Roster 1965 Los Angeles / California Angels 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 Buck Rodgers 132 411 86 .209 1 32 1B 122 349 84 .241 14 47 2B 142 465 125 .269 7 43 SS 161 602 167 .277 15 64 3B Paul Schaal 155 483 108 .224 9 45 LF 136 459 120 .261 14 57 CF 134 512 128 .250 11 57 RF 122 360 100 .278 4 21
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 Lou Clinton 89 222 54 .243 1 8 124 197 51 .259 1 20 Jim Piersall 53 112 30 .268 2 12 40 107 20 .187 2 17 Al Spangler 51 96 25 .260 0 1 Merritt Ranew 41 91 19 .209 1 10 Tom Satriano 47 79 13 .165 1 4 Julio Gotay 40 77 19 .247 1 3 Rick Reichardt 20 75 20 .267 1 6 19 73 19 .260 3 8 23 57 13 .228 0 5 Tom Egan 18 38 10 .263 0 1 Joe Koppe 23 33 7 .212 1 2 Charlie Dees 12 32 5 .156 0 1 Dick Simpson 8 27 6 .222 0 3 9 22 3 .136 0 0 6 6 2 .333 0 1 Gino Cimoli 4 5 0 .000 0 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 36 260.2 14 16 2.93 109 36 225.2 15 10 3.15 164 35 215.1 14 13 2.93 122 Jim McGlothlin 3 18.0 0 3 3.50 9
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 41 197.0 9 11 2.56 141 30 124.0 4 9 3.92 76 Jack Sanford 9 29.1 1 2 4.60 13 8 22.0 0 3 6.14 11
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 69 9 7 23 1.92 89 46 4 5 0 3.42 37 25 2 3 3 4.50 15 18 1 1 0 2.84 18 17 2 0 3 3.54 15 14 0 3 0 6.86 14 10 0 1 0 6.43 12 Dick Wantz 1 0 0 0 18.00 2
Farm system
Notes
References 1965 California Angels team at Baseball-Reference 1965 California Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com