1965 Pittsburgh Pirates
LeagueNational League
BallparkForbes Field
CityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1]
OwnersJohn W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson (minority shareholders)
General managersJoe L. Brown
ManagersHarry Walker
TelevisionKDKA-TV
Bob Prince, Jim Woods
RadioKDKA
Bob Prince, Jim Woods, Don Hoak
Seasons

The 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 84th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; their 79th in the National League. The Pirates finished third in the league standings with a record of 90–72.

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Dodgers 9765 0.599 50–31 47–34
San Francisco Giants 9567 0.586 2 51–30 44–37
Pittsburgh Pirates 9072 0.556 7 49–32 41–40
Cincinnati Reds 8973 0.549 8 49–32 40–41
Milwaukee Braves 8676 0.531 11 44–37 42–39
Philadelphia Phillies 8576 0.528 11½ 45–35 40–41
St. Louis Cardinals 8081 0.497 16½ 42–39 38–42
Chicago Cubs 7290 0.444 25 40–41 32–49
Houston Astros 6597 0.401 32 36–45 29–52
New York Mets 50112 0.309 47 29–52 21–60

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
Team CHC CIN HOU LAD MIL NYM PHI PIT SF STL
Chicago 7–118–108–109–911–7–18–105–136–1210–8–1
Cincinnati 11–712–66–1212–611–713–58–106–1210–8
Houston 10–86–125–134–1414–46–128–103–159–9
Los Angeles 10–812–613–510–812–69–99–910–812–6
Milwaukee 9–96–1214–48–1013–56–129–910–811–7
New York 7–11–17–114–146–125–137–11–14–145–135–13
Philadelphia 10–85–1312–69–912–611–7–18–108–1010–7
Pittsburgh 13–510–810–89–99–914–410–811–7–14–14
San Francisco 12–612–615–38–108–1013–510–87–11–110–8
St. Louis 8–10–18–109–96–127–1113–57–1014–48–10

Game log

1965 Game Log: 90–72 (Home: 49–32; Away: 41–40)
April: 6–9 (Home: 4–2; Away: 2–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 12Giants1–0 (10)Veale (1–0)Marichal28,1891–0
2April 13Giants5–2Friend (1–0)SanfordMcBean (1)4,4442–0
3April 14Dodgers1–3OsteenGibbon (0–1)7,7702–1
4April 17Astros3–2 (10)Face (1–0)Owens6,1293–1
5April 18Astros1–3BruceLaw (0–1)3–2
6April 18Astros5–4McBean (1–0)MacKenzie7,1764–2
7April 20@ Giants3–1Friend (2–0)BolinMcBean (2)37,7845–2
8April 21@ Giants2–3MarichalGibbon (0–2)12,0225–3
9April 23@ Astros3–4 (12)GiustiMcBean (1–1)25,3995–4
10April 24@ Astros0–5FarrellLaw (0–2)30,7365–5
11April 25@ Astros4–5 (11)RaymondFace (1–1)19,1165–6
12April 26@ Astros0–2GiustiFriend (2–1)15,0535–7
13April 27@ Dodgers4–5ReedGibbon (0–3)Miller17,6305–8
14April 28@ Dodgers2–0Veale (2–0)Osteen17,4646–8
15April 30@ Cardinals2–3WashburnLaw (0–3)20,4016–9
May: 14–15 (Home: 5–8; Away: 9–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
16May 1@ Cardinals2–3StallardCardwell (0–1)9,6896–10
17May 2@ Cardinals5–9GibsonFriend (2–2)Taylor6–11
18May 2@ Cardinals4–5WashburnMcBean (1–2)23,6306–12
19May 4@ Cubs6–3McBean (2–2)Broglio1,5277–12
20May 5@ Cubs1–3BuhlLaw (0–4)2,0937–13
21May 6@ Cubs3–5JacksonSchwall (0–1)Abernathy1,4717–14
22May 7Reds5–4Sisk (1–0)Craig9,0528–14
23May 8Reds1–10MaloneyVeale (2–1)5,7908–15
24May 9Reds3–5ArrigoMcBean (2–3)McCool6,8588–16
25May 11Braves4–3Cardwell (1–1)BlasingameMcBean (3)4,6949–16
26May 12Braves4–5LemasterButters (0–1)O'Dell4,4649–17
27May 13Braves4–5NiekroSchwall (0–2)4,1659–18
28May 14Cardinals7–8SchultzMcBean (2–4)Purkey9,9869–19
29May 15Cardinals1–5StallardLaw (0–5)5,1489–20
30May 16Cardinals3–6GibsonCardwell (1–2)9–21
31May 16Cardinals1–5WashburnVeale (2–2)Purkey11,0819–22
32May 19@ Reds1–3McCoolGibbon (0–4)6,7439–23
33May 20@ Reds3–11EllisFriend (2–3)5,2099–24
34May 21@ Braves6–1Law (1–5)LemasterMcBean (4)2,67910–24
35May 22@ Braves9–4Sisk (2–0)CloningerMcBean (5)2,66211–24
36May 23@ Braves10–1Veale (3–2)Sadowski2,05312–24
37May 24Cubs6–4Schwall (1–2)BroglioMcBean (6)5,36013–24
38May 25Cubs7–6 (12)Carpin (1–0)Warner6,40314–24
39May 26@ Phillies5–3Sisk (3–0)Mahaffey10,21215–24
40May 28@ Mets6–1Veale (4–2)Spahn32,01116–24
41May 29@ Mets7–4Schwall (2–2)LaryMcBean (7)11,29717–24
42May 30@ Mets9–1Friend (3–3)Jackson18–24
43May 30@ Mets12–0Law (2–5)Parsons41,55219–24
44May 31Phillies5–2Cardwell (2–2)ShortMcBean (8)16,36620–24
June: 19–11 (Home: 11–5; Away: 8–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
45June 1Phillies4–0Veale (5–2)Mahaffey10,47821–24
46June 3Mets6–8CiscoGibbon (0–5)Parsons9,16921–25
47June 4Mets1–2FisherFriend (3–4)11,02621–26
48June 5Mets9–0Law (3–5)Kroll6,58122–26
49June 6Mets5–3Cardwell (3–2)Jackson23–26
50June 6Mets3–0Veale (6–2)Spahn16,38724–26
51June 8Astros7–6 (11)Gibbon (1–5)Woodeshick8,08425–26
52June 9Astros11–3Law (4–5)Nottebart9,41226–26
53June 10Astros4–2Veale (7–2)Bruce9,83927–26
54June 11Giants5–3Cardwell (4–2)HandsCarpin (1)24,70828–26
55June 12Giants0–4ShawFriend (3–5)Linzy12,21328–27
56June 13Giants2–1Law (5–5)Perry20,09129–27
57June 14@ Cardinals2–5TaylorVeale (7–3)5,26529–28
58June 15@ Cardinals10–6Carpin (2–0)StallardMcBean (9)10,42830–28
59June 16@ Cardinals10–9Schwall (3–2)Schultz10,48031–28
60June 17@ Cardinals4–1Law (6–5)Gibson11,90532–28
61June 18@ Astros1–5BruceVeale (7–4)24,28632–29
62June 19@ Astros5–3 (11)Gibbon (2–5)NottebartCarpin (2)27,78533–29
63June 20@ Giants3–4 (15)HerbelMcBean (2–5)33–30
64June 20@ Giants3–7BolinSchwall (3–3)Linzy39,75733–31
65June 22@ Giants6–0Law (7–5)Perry10,53734–31
66June 23@ Giants1–6HerbelVeale (7–5)Linzy8,20934–32
67June 24@ Dodgers13–3Cardwell (5–2)Drysdale28,86735–32
68June 25@ Dodgers1–4KoufaxFriend (3–6)32,06035–33
69June 26@ Dodgers6–1Law (8–5)Osteen21,76936–33
70June 27@ Dodgers10–2Veale (8–5)Podres33,16137–33
71June 28Reds5–4Cardwell (6–2)O'TooleMcBean (10)15,30238–33
72June 29Reds2–1 (16)Schwall (4–3)McCool39–33
73June 29Reds5–7NuxhallGibbon (2–6)Craig28,58939–34
74June 30Cardinals1–7WashburnLaw (8–6)Woodeshick15,36939–35
July: 13–18 (Home: 6–10; Away: 7–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
75July 1Cardinals6–7WoodeshickGibbon (2–7)Sadecki11,92039–36
76July 2Braves8–3Cardwell (7–2)CloningerSchwall (1)12,35240–36
77July 3Braves9–5Friend (4–6)SadowskiCarpin (3)9,46041–36
78July 4Braves2–5FischerLaw (8–7)16,14541–37
79July 5@ Phillies1–3BunningVeale (8–6)41–38
80July 5@ Phillies2–6RoebuckWood (0–1)Wagner25,33041–39
81July 6@ Phillies8–4Cardwell (8–2)Culp17,35742–39
82July 7@ Phillies0–1ShortFriend (4–7)16,63242–40
83July 8Dodgers4–9ReedLaw (8–8)22,24742–41
84July 9Dodgers4–1Veale (9–6)Willhite16,28443–41
85July 10Dodgers4–8DrysdaleCardwell (8–3)Perranoski14,88043–42
86July 11Dodgers2–4KoufaxGibbon (2–8)43–43
87July 11Dodgers4–3 (10)Carpin (3–0)Miller37,63144–43
88July 15@ Braves6–9JohnsonLaw (8–9)Osinski5,18044–44
89July 16@ Braves2–12BlasingameVeale (9–7)6,09044–45
90July 17@ Braves5–6O'DellCarpin (3–1)4,51844–46
91July 18@ Reds6–5Schwall (5–3)Craig45–46
92July 18@ Reds4–8JayGibbon (2–9)McCool25,63745–47
93July 19@ Reds3–1Law (9–9)Nuxhall11,09646–47
94July 20@ Reds8–6Veale (10–7)EllisMcBean (11)9,66947–47
95July 21Mets0–1JacksonCardwell (8–4)22,67047–48
96July 23@ Cubs6–0Friend (5–7)Ellsworth5,28848–48
97July 24@ Cubs8–5Law (10–9)JacksonMcBean (12)9,57849–48
98July 25@ Cubs3–2 (13)Law (11–9)McDaniel50–48
99July 25@ Cubs0–5FaulCardwell (8–5)20,77750–49
100July 27Phillies1–3WagnerFriend (5–8)Baldschun50–50
101July 27Phillies3–2 (10)Schwall (6–3)Wagner21,83251–50
102July 28Phillies0–1 (14)BaldschunSchwall (6–4)13,20751–51
103July 29Phillies0–5CulpVeale (10–8)10,16051–52
104July 30Cubs3–1Cardwell (9–5)Broglio11,38252–52
105July 31Cubs6–7BuhlSisk (3–1)Abernathy7,43152–53
August: 19–9 (Home: 10–2; Away: 9–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
106August 1Cubs8–2McBean (3–5)EllsworthSchwall (2)53–53
107August 1Cubs3–1Gibbon (3–9)JacksonSchwall (3)14,74154–53
108August 3@ Mets7–0Law (12–9)Cisco24,59755–53
109August 4@ Mets3–0Veale (11–8)FisherSchwall (4)20,70356–53
110August 5@ Mets11–3Cardwell (10–5)Jackson19,37457–53
111August 6@ Phillies0–4BunningFriend (5–9)22,15557–54
112August 7@ Phillies4–3McBean (4–5)Culp8,20458–54
113August 8@ Phillies7–1Veale (12–8)Short59–54
114August 8@ Phillies2–5HerbertSisk (3–2)29,26059–55
115August 10@ Giants3–4MarichalCardwell (10–6)14,45759–56
116August 12@ Giants3–4LinzySchwall (6–5)59–57
117August 12@ Giants5–2Law (13–9)Perry20,43560–57
118August 13@ Dodgers1–3OsteenVeale (12–9)32,55160–58
119August 14@ Dodgers0–1 (10)KoufaxCardwell (10–7)29,23760–59
120August 15@ Dodgers4–2Sisk (4–2)DrysdaleMcBean (13)25,17561–59
121August 16@ Astros0–3RobertsFriend (5–10)26,54961–60
122August 17@ Astros8–6Law (14–9)FarrellMcBean (14)24,86362–60
123August 18@ Astros8–7Veale (13–9)NottebartMcBean (15)30,47063–60
124August 20Braves3–4BlasingameCardwell (10–8)18,65363–61
125August 21Braves3–0Friend (6–10)Lemaster10,25964–61
126August 22Braves5–4 (11)Schwall (7–5)Osinski14,11265–61
127August 23Giants6–2Law (15–9)Spahn15,01666–61
128August 24Giants5–2Cardwell (11–8)Shaw15,49767–61
129August 25Giants3–313,34867–61
130August 26Giants8–0Veale (14–9)Herbel68–61
131August 26Giants6–5Sisk (5–2)PerryMcBean (16)18,89369–61
132August 27Astros10–9 (11)McBean (5–5)Cuellar12,91770–61
133August 28Astros6–9DierkerSchwall (7–6)Giusti7,05170–62
134August 29Astros4–2Wood (1–1)NottebartGibbon (1)30,00271–62
September: 16–10 (Home: 10–5; Away: 6–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
135September 1Dodgers3–2 (11)Gibbon (4–9)Koufax72–62
136September 1Dodgers2–1Law (16–9)Drysdale26,39473–62
137September 2Dodgers1–7OsteenVeale (14–10)Perranoski29,20073–63
138September 3@ Braves3–4JohnsonCardwell (11–9)Osinski5,34973–64
139September 4@ Braves3–8 (8)CloningerFriend (6–11)O'Dell2,47173–65
140September 5@ Braves2–1Sisk (6–2)SadowskiMcBean (17)20,40974–65
141September 6@ Reds3–1Veale (15–10)Jay75–65
142September 6@ Reds4–2McBean (6–5)Maloney16,32376–65
143September 7@ Reds0–5EllisCardwell (11–10)7,15376–66
144September 8@ Cardinals2–1Friend (7–11)Sadecki9,71477–66
145September 10Reds7–0Veale (16–10)Jay20,69478–66
146September 11Reds2–3MaloneySisk (6–3)9,57078–67
147September 13Reds8–4Law (17–9)Ellis1,29979–67
148September 14Cardinals2–3GibsonFriend (7–12)Woodeshick8,22479–68
149September 15Cardinals3–7SadeckiVeale (16–11)Briles6,72579–69
150September 16Cardinals1–2StallardMcBean (6–6)Woodeshick4,78879–70
151September 17Phillies4–0Cardwell (12–10)Culp8,98780–70
152September 18Phillies4–3Face (2–1)Steevens5,31381–70
153September 19Phillies1–0 (10)Veale (17–11)Baldschun10,02682–70
154September 20Mets10–0Sisk (7–3)Fisher3,89283–70
155September 21Mets6–5Face (3–1)Eilers4,66084–70
156September 22Mets6–2Friend (8–12)McGraw4,96485–70
157September 25@ Cubs3–6HendleyVeale (17–12)Abernathy2,90385–71
158September 26@ Cubs5–3 (10)Schwall (8–6)Abernathy2,09786–71
159September 28@ Mets0–1 (12)SutherlandFace (3–2)6,99586–72
160September 29@ Mets4–2Schwall (9–6)SelmaMcBean (18)2,80787–72
October: 3–0 (Home: 3–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
161October 1Cubs2–1Face (4–2)Ellsworth3,44188–72
162October 2Cubs3–0Cardwell (13–10)Jackson3,62689–72
163October 3Cubs6–3Face (5–2)AbernathyMcBean (19)26,52790–72
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie
Bold = Pirates team member

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

Roster

1965 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Statistics

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Columbus Jets International League Larry Shepard
AA Asheville Tourists Southern League Harding "Pete" Peterson
A Kinston Eagles Carolina League Bob Clear
A Batavia Pirates New York–Penn League Tom Saffell
A Gastonia Pirates Western Carolinas League Clyde Sukeforth and Don Osborn
Rookie Salem Pirates Appalachian League George Detore

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salem

Notes

  1. From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
  2. Tom Dettore at Baseball Reference
  3. Don Money at Baseball Reference
  4. Woodie Fryman at Baseball Reference
  5. "Major League Baseball Regular Season Hitting Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  6. "Major League Baseball Regular Season Pitching Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2016.

References

  • 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
  • 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
  • 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.
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