| 1965 Milwaukee Braves | |
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| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Milwaukee County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee,Wisconsin |
| Record | 86–76 (.531) |
| League place | 5th |
| Owners | William Bartholomay (chairman) |
| General managers | John McHale |
| Managers | Bobby Bragan |
| Television | WSB-TV (Atlanta) (Mel Allen,Ernie Johnson,Hank Morgan) |
| Radio | WEMP (Merle Harmon,Blaine Walsh) WSB (Atlanta) (Mel Allen,Ernie Johnson,Hank Morgan) |
The1965Milwaukee Braves season was the 13th and final season for the franchise inMilwaukee along with the 95th season overall. The Braves finished the season with an86–76 (.531) record, 11 games behind the eventualWorld Series championLos Angeles Dodgers. The Braves were managed byBobby Bragan and played their home games atCounty 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 to555,584.[1] The franchise had attempted to move toAtlanta shortly after the1964 season;[2][3] it was delayeda year,[4][5] and the team relocated for the1966 season.
The Milwaukee Braves compiled a 1,146-890 won-loss record for a .563winning percentage in 2,036 games. They averaged 88.2 wins per season.
Milwaukee went four seasons without major league baseball (1966–1969); theexpansionSeattle Pilots of theAmerican League played just one season in1969 and became theMilwaukee Brewersin April1970.[6][7][8]
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.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 50–31 | 47–34 |
| San Francisco Giants | 95 | 67 | .586 | 2 | 51–30 | 44–37 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 90 | 72 | .556 | 7 | 49–32 | 41–40 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 73 | .549 | 8 | 49–32 | 40–41 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 86 | 76 | .531 | 11 | 44–37 | 42–39 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 85 | 76 | .528 | 11½ | 45–35 | 40–41 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 80 | 81 | .497 | 16½ | 42–39 | 38–42 |
| Chicago Cubs | 72 | 90 | .444 | 25 | 40–41 | 32–49 |
| Houston Astros | 65 | 97 | .401 | 32 | 36–45 | 29–52 |
| New York Mets | 50 | 112 | .309 | 47 | 29–52 | 21–60 |
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| Team | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SF | STL | |||
| Chicago | — | 7–11 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 11–7–1 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 6–12 | 10–8–1 | |||
| Cincinnati | 11–7 | — | 12–6 | 6–12 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 10–8 | |||
| Houston | 10–8 | 6–12 | — | 5–13 | 4–14 | 14–4 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 3–15 | 9–9 | |||
| Los Angeles | 10–8 | 12–6 | 13–5 | — | 10–8 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 12–6 | |||
| Milwaukee | 9–9 | 6–12 | 14–4 | 8–10 | — | 13–5 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 11–7 | |||
| New York | 7–11–1 | 7–11 | 4–14 | 6–12 | 5–13 | — | 7–11–1 | 4–14 | 5–13 | 5–13 | |||
| Philadelphia | 10–8 | 5–13 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 11–7–1 | — | 8–10 | 8–10 | 10–7 | |||
| Pittsburgh | 13–5 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 14–4 | 10–8 | — | 11–7–1 | 4–14 | |||
| San Francisco | 12–6 | 12–6 | 15–3 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 13–5 | 10–8 | 7–11–1 | — | 10–8 | |||
| St. Louis | 8–10–1 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 13–5 | 7–10 | 14–4 | 8–10 | — | |||
| 1965 Milwaukee Braves | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 |
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| C | Joe Torre | 148 | 523 | 152 | .291 | 27 | 80 |
| 1B | Felipe Alou | 143 | 555 | 165 | .297 | 23 | 78 |
| 2B | Frank Bolling | 148 | 535 | 141 | .264 | 7 | 50 |
| SS | Woody Woodward | 112 | 265 | 55 | .208 | 0 | 11 |
| 3B | Eddie Mathews | 156 | 546 | 137 | .251 | 32 | 95 |
| LF | Rico Carty | 83 | 271 | 84 | .310 | 10 | 35 |
| CF | Mack Jones | 143 | 504 | 132 | .262 | 31 | 75 |
| RF | Hank Aaron | 150 | 570 | 181 | .318 | 32 | 89 |
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 |
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| Gene Oliver | 122 | 392 | 106 | .270 | 21 | 58 |
| Ty Cline | 123 | 220 | 42 | .191 | 0 | 10 |
| Denis Menke | 71 | 181 | 44 | .243 | 4 | 18 |
| Mike de la Hoz | 81 | 176 | 45 | .256 | 2 | 11 |
| Sandy Alomar Sr. | 67 | 108 | 26 | .241 | 0 | 8 |
| Jesse Gonder | 31 | 53 | 8 | .151 | 1 | 5 |
| Lee Maye | 15 | 53 | 16 | .302 | 2 | 7 |
| Lou Klimchock | 34 | 39 | 3 | .077 | 0 | 3 |
| Frank Thomas | 15 | 33 | 7 | .212 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Kolb | 24 | 27 | 7 | .259 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Cowan | 19 | 27 | 5 | .185 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Dillard | 20 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 1 | 3 |
| Tommie Aaron | 8 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Blanchard | 10 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Beauchamp | 4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Tony Cloninger | 40 | 279.0 | 24 | 11 | 3.29 | 211 |
| Wade Blasingame | 38 | 224.2 | 16 | 10 | 3.77 | 117 |
| Ken Johnson | 29 | 179.2 | 13 | 8 | 3.21 | 123 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Denny Lemaster | 32 | 146.1 | 7 | 13 | 4.43 | 111 |
| Bob Sadowski | 34 | 123.0 | 5 | 9 | 4.32 | 78 |
| Hank Fischer | 31 | 122.2 | 8 | 9 | 3.89 | 79 |
| Dick Kelley | 21 | 45.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 | 31 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Billy O'Dell | 62 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 2.18 | 78 |
| Dan Osinski | 61 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2.82 | 54 |
| Phil Niekro | 41 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2.89 | 49 |
| Clay Carroll | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.41 | 16 |
| Chi-Chi Olivo | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.38 | 11 |
| Bobby Tiefenauer | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.71 | 7 |
| Dave Eilers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.27 | 1 |
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