The 1965 Chicago Cubs season was the 94th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 90th in the National League and the 50th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished eighth in the National League with a record of 72–90.
The 1965 Cubs tied a major league record by turning three triple plays. Bill Faul was on the mound on each occasion.Cubs get third triple play
Offseason November 30, 1964: 1964 minor league draft Bobby Cox was drafted by the Cubs from the Los Angeles Dodgers.Bobby Cox at Baseball Reference Chris Krug was drafted by the Cubs from the St. Louis Cardinals.Chris Krug at Baseball Reference January 15, 1965: Billy Cowan was traded by the Cubs to the New York Mets for George Altman.George Altman at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 9, 1965: Don Elston was released by the Cubs.Don Elston at Baseball Reference May 29, 1965: Len Gabrielson and Dick Bertell were traded by the Cubs to the San Francisco Giants for Ed Bailey, Bob Hendley and Harvey Kuenn.Len Gabrielson at Baseball Reference June 8, 1965: 1965 Major League Baseball draft Ken Rudolph was drafted by the Cubs in the 2nd round.Ken Rudolph at Baseball Reference Ken Holtzman was drafted by the Cubs in the 4th round.Ken Holtzman at Baseball Reference September 11, 1965: Ellis Burton was released by the Cubs.Ellis Burton at Baseball Reference
Roster 1965 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Head coach
Coaches College of Coaches
Player stats
= Indicates team leader
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 Vic Roznovsky 71 172 38 .221 3 15 1B Ernie Banks 163 612 162 .265 28 106 2B Glenn Beckert 154 614 147 .239 3 30 SS Don Kessinger 106 309 62 .201 0 14 3B Ron Santo 164 608 173 .285 33 101 LF 90 196 46 .235 4 23 CF Don Landrum 131 425 96 .226 6 34 RF 164 645 203 .315 34 108
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 Doug Clemens 128 340 75 .221 4 26 Jimmy Stewart 116 282 63 .223 0 19 Roberto Peña 51 170 37 .218 2 12 60 169 34 .201 5 24 Ed Bailey 66 150 38 .253 5 23 Harvey Kuenn 54 120 26 .217 0 6 Joey Amalfitano 67 96 26 .271 0 8 Dick Bertell 34 84 18 .214 0 7 Len Gabrielson 28 48 12 .250 3 5 Ellis Burton 17 40 7 .175 0 4 Donald Young 11 35 2 .057 1 2 Harry Bright 27 25 7 .280 0 4 John Boccabella 6 12 4 .333 2 4 Leo Burke 12 10 2 .200 0 0 Byron Browne 4 6 0 .000 0 0 Ron Campbell 2 2 0 .000 0 0 Chuck Hartenstein 1 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 Larry Jackson 39 257.1 14 21 3.85 131 Dick Ellsworth 36 222.1 14 15 3.81 130 Bob Buhl 32 184.1 13 11 4.39 92 Bill Faul 17 96.2 6 6 3.54 59
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 Cal Koonce 38 173.0 7 9 3.69 88 Bob Hendley 18 62.0 4 4 4.35 38 Ernie Broglio 26 50.2 1 6 6.93 22 Lew Burdette 7 20.1 0 2 5.31 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 84 4 6 31 2.57 104 Lindy McDaniel 71 5 6 2 2.59 92 Bob Humphreys 41 2 0 0 3.15 38 Billy Hoeft 29 2 2 1 2.81 44 Jack Warner 11 0 1 0 8.62 7 4 0 1 0 7.36 2 Ken Holtzman 3 0 0 0 2.25 3
Awards and honors
All-Star Game
Ernie Banks, First Base, Reserve Ron Santo, Third Base, Reserve Billy Williams, Outfield, Reserve
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Treasure ValleyDuluth-Superior affiliation shared with Detroit Tigers
References
External links
1965 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference