The 1965 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 65th season in the major leagues, and its 66th season overall. They finished with a record of 95–67, good enough for second place in the American League, seven games behind the first-place Minnesota Twins. This would be Al Lopez's final full season as White Sox manager.

Offseason October 15, 1964: Rudy May was traded by the White Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bill Heath and a player to be named later. The Phillies completed the deal by sending Joel Gibson (minors) to the White Sox on November 23.Rudy May page at Baseball Reference October 19, 1964: Don Mossi was released by the White Sox.Don Mossi page at Baseball Reference December 1, 1964: Ray Herbert and Jeoff Long were traded by the White Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies for Danny Cater and Lee Elia.Danny Cater page at Baseball Reference January 20, 1965: Cam Carreon was traded by the White Sox to the Cleveland Indians, and Jim Landis, Mike Hershberger and a player to be named later were traded by the White Sox to the Kansas City Athletics as part of a three-team trade. Tommy John, Tommie Agee and Johnny Romano were traded by the Indians to the White Sox, and Rocky Colavito was traded by the Athletics to the Indians. The White Sox completed the deal by sending Fred Talbot to the Athletics on February 10.Tommy John page at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup Don Buford, 2B Floyd Robinson, RF Johnny Romano, C Pete Ward, 3B Ron Hansen, SS Bill Skowron, 1B Danny Cater, LF Ken Berry, CF Gary Peters, P

Notable transactions June 8, 1965: Danny Lazar was drafted by the White Sox in the 31st round of the 1965 Major League Baseball draft.Danny Lazar page at Baseball Reference

Roster 1965 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

Game log Regular season Legend White Sox win White Sox loss Postponement Eliminated from playoff raceBoldWhite Sox team member

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Player stats

Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB Tommie Agee, CF, RF 10 19 2 3 1 0 0 3 2 6 .158 0 Ken Berry, CF 157 472 51 103 17 4 12 42 28 96 .218 4 Don Buford, 2B, 3B 155 586 93 166 22 5 10 47 67 76 .283 17 Smoky Burgess, C 80 77 2 22 4 0 2 24 11 7 .286 0 Danny Cater, LF, 3B 142 514 74 139 18 4 14 55 33 65 .270 3 Gene Freese, 3B 17 32 2 9 0 1 1 4 5 9 .281 0 Ron Hansen, SS 162 587 61 138 23 4 11 66 60 73 .235 1 Bill Heath, PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Jim Hicks, RF, LF 13 19 2 5 1 0 1 2 0 9 .263 0 Duane Josephson, C 4 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 .111 0 Dick Kenworthy, PH 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 J. C. Martin, C, 1B 119 230 21 60 12 0 2 21 24 29 .261 2 Tommy McCraw, 1B, OF 133 273 38 65 12 1 5 21 25 48 .238 12 Dave Nicholson, OF 54 85 11 13 2 1 2 12 9 40 .153 0 Floyd Robinson, RF, LF 156 577 70 153 15 6 14 66 76 51 .265 4 Johnny Romano, C, LF 122 356 39 86 11 0 18 48 59 74 .242 0 Jimmie Schaffer, C 17 31 2 6 3 1 0 1 3 4 .194 0 Bill Skowron, 1B 146 559 63 153 24 3 18 78 32 77 .274 1 Marv Staehle, PH 7 7 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .429 0 Bill Voss, RF 11 33 4 6 0 1 1 3 3 5 .182 0 Pete Ward, 3B 138 507 62 125 25 3 10 57 56 83 .247 2 Al Weis, 2B, SS, CF 103 135 29 40 4 3 1 12 12 22 .296 4 Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB John Buzhardt, P 34 56 2 7 0 0 0 3 5 23 .125 0 Eddie Fisher, P 82 29 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 12 .138 0 Joe Horlen, P 34 68 0 9 1 0 0 2 5 12 .132 0 Bruce Howard, P 30 41 1 6 2 1 0 3 4 18 .146 0 Tommy John, P 39 59 4 10 1 0 1 2 3 22 .169 0 Frank Lary, P 14 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .500 0 Bob Locker, P 51 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .000 0 Gary Peters, P 42 72 2 13 1 0 1 6 2 15 .181 0 Juan Pizarro, P 19 34 5 8 0 0 1 4 2 10 .235 0 Hoyt Wilhelm, P 66 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 .000 0 Ted Wills, P 15 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 162 5509 647 1354 200 38 125 587 533 916 .246 50

Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB K Greg Bollo 0 0 3.57 15 0 0 22.2 12 11 9 5 10 16 John Buzhardt 13 8 3.01 32 30 1 188.2 167 69 63 12 65 108 Eddie Fisher 15 7 2.40 82 0 24 165.1 118 51 44 13 51 90 Joe Horlen 13 13 2.88 34 34 0 219.0 203 88 70 16 48 125 Bruce Howard 9 8 3.47 30 22 0 148.0 123 61 57 13 77 120 Tommy John 14 7 3.09 39 27 3 183.2 162 67 63 12 64 126 Frank Lary 1 0 4.05 14 1 2 26.2 23 12 12 4 9 14 Bob Locker 5 2 3.15 51 0 2 91.1 71 36 32 6 40 69 Gary Peters 10 12 3.62 33 30 0 176.1 181 76 71 19 71 95 Juan Pizarro 6 3 3.43 18 18 0 97.0 96 42 37 9 40 65 Hoyt Wilhelm 7 7 1.81 66 0 20 144.0 88 34 29 11 39 106 Ted Wills 2 0 2.84 15 0 1 19.0 17 8 6 2 16 12 95 67 2.99 162 162 53 1481.2 1261 555 493 122 530 946

Farm system

League Champions: TidewaterJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

Notes

References 1965 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference