| 1965 New York Yankees | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |||
| City | New York City | |||
| Owners | CBS | |||
| General managers | Ralph Houk | |||
| Managers | Johnny Keane | |||
| Television | WPIX (Red Barber,Phil Rizzuto,Jerry Coleman,Joe Garagiola) | |||
| Radio | WCBS (AM) (Phil Rizzuto,Red Barber,Jerry Coleman,Joe Garagiola) | |||
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The 1965New York Yankees season was the 63rd season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 77–85, finishing 25 games behind theMinnesota Twins. New York was managed byJohnny Keane.
This season marked the beginning of a downturn for the Yankees before a resurgence in the mid-1970s. This was the first season since1925 that they failed to finish either above the .500 mark or in thefirst division.[1] They would finish last in1966, their first time doing so since1912.
Bobby Murcer made his major league debut on September 8.[6] He recorded his first hit on September 14, it was a two-run home run offSenators pitcherJim Duckworth.[7]
On October 3,Tony Kubek hit a home run in the last at-bat of his career.[8]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | 102 | 60 | .630 | — | 51–30 | 51–30 |
| Chicago White Sox | 95 | 67 | .586 | 7 | 48–33 | 47–34 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 94 | 68 | .580 | 8 | 46–33 | 48–35 |
| Detroit Tigers | 89 | 73 | .549 | 13 | 47–34 | 42–39 |
| Cleveland Indians | 87 | 75 | .537 | 15 | 52–30 | 35–45 |
| New York Yankees | 77 | 85 | .475 | 25 | 40–43 | 37–42 |
| Los Angeles / California Angels | 75 | 87 | .463 | 27 | 46–34 | 29–53 |
| Washington Senators | 70 | 92 | .432 | 32 | 36–45 | 34–47 |
| Boston Red Sox | 62 | 100 | .383 | 40 | 34–47 | 28–53 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 59 | 103 | .364 | 43 | 33–48 | 26–55 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KCA | LAA | MIN | NYY | WAS | |||
| Baltimore | — | 11–7 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 13–5 | 8–10 | |||
| Boston | 7–11 | — | 4–14 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 5–13 | 1–17 | 9–9 | 11–7 | |||
| Chicago | 9–9 | 14–4 | — | 10–8 | 9–9 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 13–5 | |||
| Cleveland | 8–10 | 10–8 | 8–10 | — | 9–9 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 11–7 | |||
| Detroit | 7–11 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | — | 13–5 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 11–7 | |||
| Kansas City | 7–11 | 7–11 | 5–13 | 9–9 | 5–13 | — | 5–13 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 6–12 | |||
| Los Angeles / California | 5–13 | 13–5 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 13–5 | — | 9–9 | 6–12 | 6–12 | |||
| Minnesota | 10–8 | 17–1 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 9–9 | — | 13–5 | 15–3 | |||
| New York | 5–13 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 5–13 | — | 11–7 | |||
| Washington | 10–8 | 7–11 | 5–13 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 12–6 | 3–15 | 7–11 | — | |||
NOTE: The Los Angeles Angels changed their name to California Angels on September 2, 1965, with the season in progress.
| 1965 New York Yankees | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | Manager Coaches
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| = Indicates team leader |
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 | Elston Howard | 110 | 391 | 91 | .233 | 9 | 45 |
| 1B | Joe Pepitone | 143 | 531 | 131 | .247 | 18 | 62 |
| 2B | Bobby Richardson | 160 | 664 | 164 | .247 | 6 | 47 |
| 3B | Clete Boyer | 148 | 514 | 129 | .251 | 18 | 58 |
| SS | Tony Kubek | 109 | 339 | 74 | .218 | 5 | 35 |
| LF | Mickey Mantle | 122 | 361 | 92 | .255 | 19 | 46 |
| CF | Tom Tresh | 156 | 602 | 168 | .279 | 26 | 74 |
| RF | Héctor López | 111 | 283 | 74 | .261 | 7 | 39 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Linz | 99 | 285 | 59 | .207 | 2 | 16 |
| Roger Repoz | 79 | 218 | 48 | .220 | 12 | 28 |
| Ray Barker | 98 | 205 | 52 | .254 | 7 | 31 |
| Roger Maris | 46 | 155 | 37 | .239 | 8 | 27 |
| Horace Clarke | 51 | 108 | 28 | .259 | 1 | 9 |
| Doc Edwards | 45 | 100 | 19 | .190 | 1 | 9 |
| Jake Gibbs | 37 | 68 | 15 | .221 | 2 | 7 |
| Art López | 38 | 49 | 7 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy White | 14 | 42 | 14 | .333 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Schmidt | 20 | 40 | 10 | .250 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobby Murcer | 11 | 37 | 9 | .243 | 1 | 4 |
| Johnny Blanchard | 12 | 34 | 5 | .147 | 1 | 3 |
| Ross Moschitto | 96 | 27 | 5 | .185 | 1 | 3 |
| Archie Moore | 9 | 17 | 7 | .412 | 1 | 4 |
| Duke Carmel | 6 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Pedro González | 7 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Stottlemyre | 37 | 291.0 | 20 | 9 | 2.63 | 155 |
| Whitey Ford | 37 | 244.1 | 16 | 13 | 3.24 | 162 |
| Al Downing | 35 | 212.0 | 12 | 14 | 3.40 | 179 |
| Jim Bouton | 30 | 151.1 | 4 | 15 | 4.82 | 97 |
| Jack Cullen | 12 | 59.0 | 3 | 4 | 3.05 | 25 |
| Rich Beck | 3 | 21.0 | 2 | 1 | 2.14 | 10 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Stafford | 22 | 111.1 | 3 | 8 | 3.56 | 71 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Ramos | 65 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 2.92 | 68 |
| Hal Reniff | 51 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3.80 | 74 |
| Steve Hamilton | 46 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1.39 | 51 |
| Pete Mikkelsen | 41 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3.28 | 69 |
| Gil Blanco | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.98 | 14 |
| Bobby Tiefenauer | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.54 | 15 |
| Rollie Sheldon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.42 | 7 |
| Jim Brenneman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 2 |
| Mike Jurewicz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 2 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbus, Fort Lauderdale, Binghamton[15]