The 1965 Milwaukee Braves season was the 13th and final season for the franchise in Milwaukee along with the 95th season overall. The Braves finished the season with an record, 11 games behind the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Braves were managed by Bobby Bragan and played their home games at County Stadium.
It was the thirteenth consecutive winning season for the Braves, who never had a losing season during their time in Milwaukee. The final home game was on September 22 and the season's home attendance sank to The franchise had attempted to move to Atlanta shortly after the it was delayed and the team relocated for the 1966 season.
The Milwaukee Braves compiled a 1,146-890 won-loss record for a .563 winning percentage in 2,036 games. They averaged 88.2 wins per season.
Milwaukee went four seasons without major league baseball (–); the expansion Seattle Pilots of the American League played just one season in 1969 and became the Milwaukee Brewers
After only three seasons, this was the final season to feature names on the back of the uniforms. It wouldn't be until 1977 when the names would return this time permanently.
Offseason October 14, 1964: Phil Roof and Ron Piché were traded by the Braves to the California Angels for a player to be named later. The Angels completed the deal by sending Dan Osinski to the Braves on November 29.Phil Roof page at Baseball Reference December 22, 1964: Bobby Del Greco was purchased from the Braves by the Philadelphia Phillies.Bobby Del Greco page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1965 season: Merritt Ranew was acquired from the Braves by the San Francisco Giants.Merritt Ranew page at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions May 23, 1965: Lee Maye was traded by the Braves to the Houston Astros for Ken Johnson and Jim Beauchamp.Lee Maye page at Baseball Reference June 8, 1965: Duffy Dyer was drafted by the Braves in the 38th round of the 1965 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.Duffy Dyer page at Baseball Reference July 21, 1965: Gary Kolb was traded by the Braves to the New York Mets for Jesse Gonder.Jesse Gonder page at Baseball Reference August 5, 1965: Billy Cowan was traded by the New York Mets to the Milwaukee Braves for players to be named later. The Braves completed the deal by sending Lou Klimchock and Ernie Bowman to the Mets on September 25.Billy Cowan page at Baseball-Reference September 1, 1965: The Braves traded a player to be named later to the Houston Astros for Frank Thomas. The Braves completed the deal by sending Mickey Sinnerud (minors) to the Astros on September 11.Frank Thomas page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1965 Milwaukee Braves 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 148 523 152 .291 27 80 1B 143 555 165 .297 23 78 2B 148 535 141 .264 7 50 SS 112 265 55 .208 0 11 3B 156 546 137 .251 32 95 LF 83 271 84 .310 10 35 CF 143 504 132 .262 31 75 RF 150 570 181 .318 32 89
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 122 392 106 .270 21 58 123 220 42 .191 0 10 71 181 44 .243 4 18 81 176 45 .256 2 11 67 108 26 .241 0 8 31 53 8 .151 1 5 15 53 16 .302 2 7 34 39 3 .077 0 3 15 33 7 .212 0 1 24 27 7 .259 0 1 19 27 5 .185 0 0 20 19 3 .158 1 3 8 16 3 .188 0 1 10 10 1 .100 1 2 4 3 0 .000 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 40 279.0 24 11 3.29 211 38 224.2 16 10 3.77 117 29 179.2 13 8 3.21 123
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 32 146.1 7 13 4.43 111 34 123.0 5 9 4.32 78 31 122.2 8 9 3.89 79 21 45.0 1 1 3.00 31
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 62 10 6 19 2.18 78 61 0 3 6 2.82 54 41 2 3 6 2.89 49 19 0 1 1 4.41 16 8 0 1 0 1.38 11 6 0 1 0 7.71 7 6 0 0 0 12.27 1
Farm system
Home games for spring training in Florida in 1965 were held at Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach.
Notes
References
1965 Milwaukee Braves season at Baseball Reference