1965 Washington Senators season

1965 Washington Senators
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1961)
Location
D.C. Stadium (since 1962)
Washington, D.C. (since 1961)
Results
Record	70–92 (.432)
League place	8th
Other information
Owner(s)	James M. Johnston and James H. Lemon
General manager(s)	George Selkirk
Manager(s)	Gil Hodges
Local television	WTOP
Local radio	WTOP (Dan Daniels, John MacLean)
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The 1965 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 70 wins and 92 losses.

Offseason

November 30, 1964: Tim Cullen was drafted by the Senators from the Boston Red Sox in the 1964 first-year draft.^[1]
December 1, 1964: Chuck Hinton was traded by the Senators to the Cleveland Indians for Woodie Held and Bob Chance.^[2]
December 4, 1964: Claude Osteen, John Kennedy and $100,000 were traded by the Senators to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Frank Howard, Ken McMullen, Phil Ortega, Pete Richert and a player to be named later. The Dodgers completed the deal by sending Dick Nen to the Senators on December 15.^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Minnesota Twins	102	60	.630	--
Chicago White Sox	95	67	.586	7
Baltimore Orioles	94	68	.580	8
Detroit Tigers	89	73	.549	13
Cleveland Indians	87	75	.537	15
New York Yankees	77	85	.475	25
California Angels	75	87	.463	27
Washington Senators	70	92	.432	32
Boston Red Sox	62	100	.383	40
Kansas City Athletics	59	103	.364	43

Record vs. opponents

1965 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	LAA/ CAL	MIN	NYY	WSH
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.

Notable transactions

June 8, 1965: Joe Coleman was drafted by the Senators in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft.^[4]
June 8, 1965: Tom Ragland was drafted by the Washington Senators in the 15th round of the 1965 amateur draft.^[5]

Roster

1965 Washington Senators

Roster

Pitchers

22 Marshall Bridges

36 Joe Coleman

35 Pete Craig

21 Bennie Daniels

17 Jim Duckworth

17 Ryne Duren

35 Dallas Green

19 Jim Hannan

27 Ron Kline

31 Howie Koplitz

18 Frank Kreutzer

16 Mike McCormick

17 Barry Moore

20 Buster Narum

26 Phil Ortega

24 Pete Richert

28 Steve Ridzik

22 Nick Willhite

Catchers

8 Mike Brumley

29 Doug Camilli

32 Paul Casanova

37 Jim French

31 Joe McCabe

23 Don Zimmer

Infielders

25 Brant Alyea

1 Don Blasingame

11 Ed Brinkman

10 Bob Chance

3 Joe Cunningham

7 Ken Hamlin

2 Ken McMullen

5 Dick Nen

25 Roy Sievers

Outfielders

12 Woodie Held

9 Frank Howard

30 Jim King

6 Willie Kirkland

4 Don Lock

34 Fred Valentine

Other batters

7 Chuck Cottier

Manager

14 Gil Hodges

Coaches

40 Sid Hudson

44 Joe Pignatano

43 George Susce

41 Rube Walker

42 Eddie Yost

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
LF	Howard, FrankFrank Howard	149	516	149	.289	21	84

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
Held, WoodieWoodie Held	122	332	82	.247	16	54
Chance, BobBob Chance	72	199	51	.256	4	14
Valentine, FredFred Valentine	12	29	7	.241	0	1

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
Coleman, JoeJoe Coleman	2	18	2	0	1.50	7
Craig, PetePete Craig	3	14.1	0	3	8.16	2

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
Koplitz, HowieHowie Koplitz	33	106.2	4	7	4.05	59

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
Bridges, MarshallMarshall Bridges	40	1	2	0	2.67	39

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Hawaii Islanders	Pacific Coast League	George Case
AA	York White Roses	Eastern League	Billy Klaus
A	Burlington Senators	Carolina League	Owen Friend
A	Geneva Senators	New York–Penn League	Wayne Terwilliger
Rookie	Wytheville Senators	Appalachian League	Lee Anthony

Notes

References

1965 Washington Senators team page at Baseball Reference
1965 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.

1965 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore Boston California Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Minnesota New York Washington

National League	Chicago Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco

1965 MLB draft 1965 All-Star Game 1965 World Series

Texas Rangers

Formerly the Washington Senators
Based in Arlington, Texas (Dallas–Ft. Worth)

Franchise

Ballparks

Griffith Stadium RFK Stadium Arlington Stadium Globe Life Park in Arlington New Rangers Ballpark

Spring training	Pompano Beach Municipal Stadium Ranger Stadium Surprise Stadium

Culture and lore

Rivalries

Houston Astros

Retired numbers

Key personnel

Owners: Ray Davis & Bob R. Simpson
General Manager: Jon Daniels
Manager: Jeff Banister

Texas Rangers
Hall of Fame

Wild card berths (1)

2012

American League
West Division titles (6)

American League
championships (2)

2010
2011

Minor league affiliates

Seasons (56)

1960s	1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

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