1965 Cincinnati Reds season

1965 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Crosley Field (since 1934)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Bill DeWitt
General manager(s)	Bill DeWitt
Manager(s)	Dick Sisler
Local television	WLWT (Ed Kennedy, Frank McCormick)
Local radio	WCKY (Waite Hoyt, Claude Sullivan)
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The 1965 Cincinnati Reds season consisted of the Reds finishing in fourth place in the National League, with a record of 89–73, eight games behind the NL and World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reds were managed by Dick Sisler and played their home games at Crosley Field.

Regular season

Jim Maloney became the fourth pitcher in major league history to throw two no-hitters in one season.^[1]

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	97	65	0.599	—	50–31	47–34
San Francisco Giants	95	67	0.586	2	51–30	44–37
Pittsburgh Pirates	90	72	0.556	7	49–32	41–40
Cincinnati Reds	89	73	0.549	8	49–32	40–41
Milwaukee Braves	86	76	0.531	11	44–37	42–39
Philadelphia Phillies	85	76	0.528	11½	45–35	40–41
St. Louis Cardinals	80	81	0.497	16½	42–39	38–42
Chicago Cubs	72	90	0.444	25	40–41	32–49
Houston Astros	65	97	0.401	32	36–45	29–52
New York Mets	50	112	0.309	47	29–52	21–60

Record vs. opponents

1965 National League Records Sources:
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	—

Notable transactions

• June 8, 1965: 1965 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Johnny Bench was drafted by the Reds in the 2nd round.^[2]
  • Paul Reuschel was drafted by the Reds in the 26th round, but did not sign.^[3]

Roster

1965 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers 35 Gerry Arrigo 37 Roger Craig 56 Ted Davidson 44 Jim Duffalo 32 Sammy Ellis 44 Bill Henry 30 Joey Jay 39 Bobby Locke 46 Jim Maloney 42 Billy McCool 41 Joe Nuxhall 31 Jim O'Toole 54 Darrell Osteen 38 John Tsitouris 33 Dom Zanni		Catchers  7 Jimmie Coker  6 Johnny Edwards  8 Don Pavletich Infielders 10 Steve Boros 16 Leo Cárdenas 18 Gordy Coleman 19 Tommy Helms 11 Deron Johnson 25 Marty Keough 24 Tony Pérez 14 Pete Rose 15 Chico Ruiz		Outfielders 17 Tommy Harper 26 Charlie James 28 Vada Pinson 22 Mel Queen 20 Frank Robinson 12 Art Shamsky Other batters 23 Lee May		Manager  2 Dick Sisler Coaches  5 Frank Oceak  4 Reggie Otero 36 Ray Shore  3 Jim Turner

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
2B	Rose, PetePete Rose	162	670	209	.312	11	81
SS	Cárdenas, LeoLeo Cárdenas	156	557	160	.287	11	57

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
Queen, MelMel Queen	5	3	0	.000	0	0

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
Maloney, JimJim Maloney	33	255.1	20	9	2.54	244

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

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
Arrigo, GerryGerry Arrigo	27	2	4	2	6.17	43

Awards and honors

Gold Glove Award

• Leo Cárdenas^[4]

All-Stars

All-Star Game

• Pete Rose, second baseman, starter^[4]
• Leo Cárdenas, reserve^[4]
• Johnny Edwards, reserve^[4]
• Sammy Ellis, reserve^[4]
• Frank Robinson, reserve^[4]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	San Diego Padres	Pacific Coast League	Dave Bristol
AA	Knoxville Smokies	Southern League	Red Davis
A	Peninsula Grays	Carolina League	Jack Cassini and Pinky May
A	Tampa Tarpons	Florida State League	Pinky May and Jack Cassini

^[5]

Notes

1. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 139, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
2. Johnny Bench page at Baseball Reference
3. Paul Reuschel page at Baseball Reference
4. 1965 National League Awards, All-Stars and Other Leaders at Baseball Reference
5. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

• 1965 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference