| 1965 San Francisco Giants | |
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| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco, California |
| Record | 95–67 (.586) |
| League place | 2nd |
| Owners | Horace Stoneham |
| General managers | Chub Feeney |
| Managers | Herman Franks |
| Television | KTVU (Russ Hodges,Lon Simmons) |
| Radio | KSFO (Russ Hodges,Lon Simmons, Bill Thompson) |
The1965 San Francisco Giants season was theGiants' 83rd year inMajor League Baseball, their eighth year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the1957 season, and their sixth atCandlestick Park. The team finished in second place in theNational League with a 95–67 record, 2 games behind theLos Angeles Dodgers.
| 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 | — | |||
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| 1965 Game Log (95–67) (Home: 51–30; Road: 44–37) | |||||||||||
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April (7–9) (Home: 4–4; Road: 3–5)
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May (19–11) (Home: 12–6; Road: 7–5)
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June (14–13) (Home: 8–6; Road: 6–7)
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July (15–10) (Home: 8–4; Road: 7–6)
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August (17–14) (Home: 8–5; Road: 9–9)
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September (21–9) (Home: 9–4; Road: 12–5)
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October (2–1) (Home: 2–1)
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On August 22, 1965, Giants pitcherJuan Marichal was involved in a notorious incident that occurred in a game played against theLos Angeles Dodgers. Batting againstSandy Koufax, Marichal felt that Dodger catcherJohnny Roseboro's return throws had flown too close to his head.[6] Words were exchanged, and Roseboro, throwing off his catcher's helmet and mask, rose to continue the argument. Marichal responded by hitting Roseboro's unprotected head with his bat. The benches cleared into a 14-minute brawl, while Giant captainWillie Mays escorted the bleeding Roseboro (who would require 14 stitches) back to the clubhouse. Marichal was ejected, suspended for nine days and fined US$1,750. Roseboro filed a lawsuit, but eventually settled out of court, supposedly for $7,000. Marichal and Roseboro would eventually go on to become close friends, reconciling any personal animosity and even autographing photographs of the brawl.
The image of Marichal raising his bat over his head to deliver a blow to Roseboro was carried in practically every newspaper in the nation and re-printed inLife magazine.[6] Many people protested the apparently light punishment meted out, but as it was it hurt the Giants considerably. They were in a neck-and-neck pennant race with the Dodgers and the race was decided with only two games to play. Marichal's nine-day suspension cost him two pitching turns, and the Giants lost the pennant by two games.
| = Indicates team leader |
| = Indicates league 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 |
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| C | Tom Haller | 134 | 422 | 106 | .251 | 16 | 49 |
| 1B | Willie McCovey | 160 | 540 | 149 | .276 | 39 | 92 |
| 2B | Hal Lanier | 159 | 522 | 118 | .226 | 0 | 39 |
| SS | Dick Schofield | 101 | 379 | 77 | .203 | 2 | 19 |
| 3B | Jim Ray Hart | 160 | 591 | 177 | .299 | 23 | 96 |
| LF | Len Gabrielson | 88 | 269 | 81 | .301 | 4 | 26 |
| CF | Willie Mays | 157 | 558 | 177 | .317 | 52 | 112 |
| RF | Jesús Alou | 143 | 543 | 162 | .298 | 9 | 52 |
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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| Matty Alou | 117 | 324 | 75 | .231 | 2 | 18 |
| Jim Davenport | 106 | 271 | 68 | .251 | 4 | 31 |
| Cap Peterson | 63 | 105 | 26 | .248 | 3 | 15 |
| José Pagán | 26 | 83 | 17 | .205 | 0 | 5 |
| Ken Henderson | 63 | 73 | 14 | .192 | 0 | 7 |
| Tito Fuentes | 26 | 72 | 15 | .208 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Hiatt | 40 | 67 | 19 | .284 | 1 | 7 |
| Harvey Kuenn | 23 | 59 | 14 | .237 | 0 | 6 |
| Dick Bertell | 22 | 48 | 9 | .188 | 0 | 3 |
| Orlando Cepeda | 33 | 34 | 6 | .176 | 1 | 5 |
| Ed Bailey | 24 | 28 | 3 | .107 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Burda | 31 | 27 | 3 | .111 | 0 | 5 |
| Randy Hundley | 6 | 15 | 1 | .067 | 0 | 0 |
| Ollie Brown | 6 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Schroder | 31 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Barton | 4 | 7 | 4 | .571 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuck Hiller | 7 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 1 | 1 |
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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| Juan Marichal | 39 | 295.1 | 22 | 13 | 2.13 | 240 |
| Bob Shaw | 42 | 235.0 | 16 | 9 | 2.64 | 148 |
| Gaylord Perry | 47 | 195.2 | 8 | 12 | 4.19 | 170 |
| Jack Sanford | 23 | 91.0 | 4 | 5 | 3.96 | 43 |
| Warren Spahn | 16 | 71.2 | 3 | 4 | 3.39 | 34 |
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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| Ron Herbel | 47 | 170.2 | 12 | 9 | 3.85 | 106 |
| Bobby Bolin | 45 | 163.0 | 14 | 6 | 2.76 | 135 |
| Bob Hendley | 8 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 12.60 | 8 |
| Dick Estelle | 6 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 3.97 | 6 |
| Bill Hands | 4 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 16.50 | 5 |
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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| Frank Linzy | 57 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 1.43 | 35 |
| Masanori Murakami | 45 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3.75 | 85 |
| Bill Henry | 35 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.64 | 35 |
| Bob Priddy | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.74 | 7 |
| Jim Duffalo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |