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1965 Chicago White Sox season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Chicago White Sox |
| season | 1965 |
| league | American League |
| ballpark | White Sox Park |
| city | Chicago |
| record | |
| league_place | 2nd |
| owners | Arthur Allyn, Jr., John Allyn |
| general_managers | Ed Short |
| managers | Al López |
| television | WGN-TV |
| (Jack Brickhouse, Lloyd Pettit) | |
| radio | WCFL |
| (Bob Elson, Milo Hamilton) |
(Jack Brickhouse, Lloyd Pettit) (Bob Elson, Milo Hamilton) |}} The 1965 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 65th season in the major leagues, and its 66th season overall. They finished with a record of 95–67, good enough for second place in the American League, 7 games behind the first-place Minnesota Twins. This would be Al Lopez's final full season as White Sox manager.
Offseason
- October 15, 1964: Rudy May was traded by the White Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bill Heath and a player to be named later. The Phillies completed the deal by sending Joel Gibson (minors) to the White Sox on November 23.
- October 19, 1964: Don Mossi was released by the White Sox.
- December 1, 1964: Ray Herbert and Jeoff Long were traded by the White Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies for Danny Cater and Lee Elia.
- January 20, 1965: Cam Carreon was traded by the White Sox to the Cleveland Indians, and Jim Landis, Mike Hershberger and a player to be named later were traded by the White Sox to the Kansas City Athletics as part of a three-team trade. Tommy John, Tommie Agee and Johnny Romano were traded by the Indians to the White Sox, and Rocky Colavito was traded by the Athletics to the Indians. The White Sox completed the deal by sending Fred Talbot to the Athletics on February 10.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
- Don Buford, 2B
- Floyd Robinson, RF
- Johnny Romano, C
- Pete Ward, 3B
- Ron Hansen, SS
- Bill Skowron, 1B
- Danny Cater, LF
- Ken Berry, CF
- Gary Peters, P
Notable transactions
- June 8, 1965: Danny Lazar was drafted by the White Sox in the 31st round of the 1965 Major League Baseball draft.
Roster
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Game log
Regular season
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Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommie Agee, CF, RF | 10 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .158 | 0 |
| Ken Berry, CF | 157 | 472 | 51 | 103 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 42 | 28 | 96 | .218 | 4 |
| Don Buford, 2B, 3B | 155 | 586 | 93 | 166 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 67 | 76 | .283 | 17 |
| Smoky Burgess, C | 80 | 77 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 7 | .286 | 0 |
| Danny Cater, LF, 3B | 142 | 514 | 74 | 139 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 55 | 33 | 65 | .270 | 3 |
| Gene Freese, 3B | 17 | 32 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | .281 | 0 |
| Ron Hansen, SS | 162 | 587 | 61 | 138 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 66 | 60 | 73 | .235 | 1 |
| Bill Heath, PH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Jim Hicks, RF, LF | 13 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | .263 | 0 |
| Duane Josephson, C | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .111 | 0 |
| Dick Kenworthy, PH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| J. C. Martin, C, 1B | 119 | 230 | 21 | 60 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 24 | 29 | .261 | 2 |
| Tommy McCraw, 1B, OF | 133 | 273 | 38 | 65 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 48 | .238 | 12 |
| Dave Nicholson, OF | 54 | 85 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 40 | .153 | 0 |
| Floyd Robinson, RF, LF | 156 | 577 | 70 | 153 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 66 | 76 | 51 | .265 | 4 |
| Johnny Romano, C, LF | 122 | 356 | 39 | 86 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 48 | 59 | 74 | .242 | 0 |
| Jimmie Schaffer, C | 17 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .194 | 0 |
| Bill Skowron, 1B | 146 | 559 | 63 | 153 | 24 | 3 | 18 | 78 | 32 | 77 | .274 | 1 |
| Marv Staehle, PH | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .429 | 0 |
| Bill Voss, RF | 11 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .182 | 0 |
| Pete Ward, 3B | 138 | 507 | 62 | 125 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 57 | 56 | 83 | .247 | 2 |
| Al Weis, 2B, SS, CF | 103 | 135 | 29 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 22 | .296 | 4 |
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Buzhardt, P | 34 | 56 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 23 | .125 | 0 |
| Eddie Fisher, P | 82 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .138 | 0 |
| Joe Horlen, P | 34 | 68 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | .132 | 0 |
| Bruce Howard, P | 30 | 41 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 18 | .146 | 0 |
| Tommy John, P | 39 | 59 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | .169 | 0 |
| Frank Lary, P | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 0 |
| Bob Locker, P | 51 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .000 | 0 |
| Gary Peters, P | 42 | 72 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15 | .181 | 0 |
| Juan Pizarro, P | 19 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | .235 | 0 |
| Hoyt Wilhelm, P | 66 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .000 | 0 |
| Ted Wills, P | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| **162** | **5509** | **647** | **1354** | **200** | **38** | **125** | **587** | **533** | **916** | **.246** | **50** |
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Bollo | 0 | 0 | 3.57 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 16 |
| John Buzhardt | 13 | 8 | 3.01 | 32 | 30 | 1 | 188.2 | 167 | 69 | 63 | 12 | 65 | 108 |
| Eddie Fisher | 15 | 7 | 2.40 | 82 | 0 | 24 | 165.1 | 118 | 51 | 44 | 13 | 51 | 90 |
| Joe Horlen | 13 | 13 | 2.88 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 219.0 | 203 | 88 | 70 | 16 | 48 | 125 |
| Bruce Howard | 9 | 8 | 3.47 | 30 | 22 | 0 | 148.0 | 123 | 61 | 57 | 13 | 77 | 120 |
| Tommy John | 14 | 7 | 3.09 | 39 | 27 | 3 | 183.2 | 162 | 67 | 63 | 12 | 64 | 126 |
| Frank Lary | 1 | 0 | 4.05 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 26.2 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| Bob Locker | 5 | 2 | 3.15 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 91.1 | 71 | 36 | 32 | 6 | 40 | 69 |
| Gary Peters | 10 | 12 | 3.62 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 176.1 | 181 | 76 | 71 | 19 | 71 | 95 |
| Juan Pizarro | 6 | 3 | 3.43 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 97.0 | 96 | 42 | 37 | 9 | 40 | 65 |
| Hoyt Wilhelm | 7 | 7 | 1.81 | 66 | 0 | 20 | 144.0 | 88 | 34 | 29 | 11 | 39 | 106 |
| Ted Wills | 2 | 0 | 2.84 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 19.0 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 12 |
| **95** | **67** | **2.99** | **162** | **162** | **53** | **1481.2** | **1261** | **555** | **493** | **122** | **530** | **946** |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tidewater
Notes
References
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mayru01.shtml Rudy May page at Baseball Reference]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mossido01.shtml Don Mossi page at Baseball Reference]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/caterda01.shtml Danny Cater page at Baseball Reference]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/johnto01.shtml Tommy John page at Baseball Reference]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lazarda01.shtml Danny Lazar page at Baseball Reference]
- "1965 Chicago White Sox Schedule & Results".
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
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