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1965 Chicago Cubs season

Field	Value
name	Chicago Cubs
season	1965
league	National League
ballpark	Wrigley Field
city	Chicago
record
league_place	8th
owners	Philip K. Wrigley
general_managers	John Holland
managers	Bob Kennedy, Lou Klein
television	WGN-TV
(Jack Brickhouse, Lloyd Pettit)
radio	WGN
(Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau)

(Jack Brickhouse, Lloyd Pettit) (Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau) |}} The 1965 Chicago Cubs season was the 94th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 90th in the National League and the 50th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished eighth in the National League with a record of 72–90.

The 1965 Cubs tied a major league record by turning three triple plays. Bill Faul was on the mound on each occasion.

Offseason

November 30, 1964: 1964 minor league draft
- Bobby Cox was drafted by the Cubs from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- Chris Krug was drafted by the Cubs from the St. Louis Cardinals.
January 15, 1965: Billy Cowan was traded by the Cubs to the New York Mets for George Altman.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

April 9, 1965: Don Elston was released by the Cubs.
May 29, 1965: Len Gabrielson and Dick Bertell were traded by the Cubs to the San Francisco Giants for Ed Bailey, Bob Hendley and Harvey Kuenn.
June 8, 1965: 1965 Major League Baseball draft
- Ken Rudolph was drafted by the Cubs in the 2nd round.
- Ken Holtzman was drafted by the Cubs in the 4th round.
September 11, 1965: Ellis Burton was released by the Cubs.

Roster

1965 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers

Player stats

	= Indicates team leader

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
C	Vic Roznovsky	71	172	38	.221	3	15
1B	Ernie Banks	163	612	162	.265	28	106
2B	Glenn Beckert	154	614	147	.239	3	30
SS	Don Kessinger	106	309	62	.201	0	14
3B	Ron Santo	164	608	173	.285	33	101
LF		90	196	46	.235	4	23
CF	Don Landrum	131	425	96	.226	6	34
RF		164	645	203	.315	34	108

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
Doug Clemens	128	340	75	.221	4	26
Jimmy Stewart	116	282	63	.223	0	19
Roberto Peña	51	170	37	.218	2	12
	60	169	34	.201	5	24
Ed Bailey	66	150	38	.253	5	23
Harvey Kuenn	54	120	26	.217	0	6
Joey Amalfitano	67	96	26	.271	0	8
Dick Bertell	34	84	18	.214	0	7
Len Gabrielson	28	48	12	.250	3	5
Ellis Burton	17	40	7	.175	0	4
Donald Young	11	35	2	.057	1	2
Harry Bright	27	25	7	.280	0	4
John Boccabella	6	12	4	.333	2	4
Leo Burke	12	10	2	.200	0	0
Byron Browne	4	6	0	.000	0	0
Ron Campbell	2	2	0	.000	0	0
Chuck Hartenstein	1	0	0	----	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
Larry Jackson	39	257.1	14	21	3.85	131
Dick Ellsworth	36	222.1	14	15	3.81	130
Bob Buhl	32	184.1	13	11	4.39	92
Bill Faul	17	96.2	6	6	3.54	59

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
Cal Koonce	38	173.0	7	9	3.69	88
Bob Hendley	18	62.0	4	4	4.35	38
Ernie Broglio	26	50.2	1	6	6.93	22
Lew Burdette	7	20.1	0	2	5.31	5

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
	84	4	6	31	2.57	104
Lindy McDaniel	71	5	6	2	2.59	92
Bob Humphreys	41	2	0	0	3.15	38
Billy Hoeft	29	2	2	1	2.81	44
Jack Warner	11	0	1	0	8.62	7
	4	0	1	0	7.36	2
Ken Holtzman	3	0	0	0	2.25	3

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Ernie Banks, First Base, Reserve
Ron Santo, Third Base, Reserve
Billy Williams, Outfield, Reserve

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Treasure Valley Duluth-Superior affiliation shared with Detroit Tigers

References

[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1774&dat=19651004&id=GvQuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qWUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2861,972756&hl=en Cubs get third triple play]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/coxbo01.shtml Bobby Cox] at ''Baseball Reference''
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/krugch01.shtml Chris Krug] at ''Baseball Reference''
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/altmage01.shtml George Altman] at ''Baseball Reference''
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/e/elstodo01.shtml Don Elston] at ''Baseball Reference''
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gabrile02.shtml Len Gabrielson] at ''Baseball Reference''
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rudolke01.shtml Ken Rudolph] at ''Baseball Reference''
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/holtzke01.shtml Ken Holtzman] at ''Baseball Reference''
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/burtoel01.shtml Ellis Burton] at ''Baseball Reference''

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