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1965 Milwaukee Braves season

Field	Value
name	Milwaukee Braves
season	1965
league	National League
ballpark	Milwaukee County Stadium
city	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
record
league_place	5th
owners	William Bartholomay (chairman)
general_managers	John McHale
managers	Bobby Bragan
television	WSB-TV (Atlanta)
(Mel Allen, Ernie Johnson, Hank Morgan)
radio	WEMP
(Merle Harmon, Blaine Walsh)
WSB (Atlanta)
(Mel Allen, Ernie Johnson, Hank Morgan)
next_season	1966 Atlanta Braves season

(Mel Allen, Ernie Johnson, Hank Morgan) (Merle Harmon, Blaine Walsh) WSB (Atlanta) (Mel Allen, Ernie Johnson, Hank Morgan) |}} The 1965 Milwaukee Braves season was the 13th and final season for the franchise in Milwaukee along with the 95th season overall. The Braves finished the season with an record, 11 games behind the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Braves were managed by Bobby Bragan and played their home games at County Stadium.

It was the thirteenth consecutive winning season for the Braves, who never had a losing season during their time in Milwaukee. The final home game was on September 22 and the season's home attendance sank to 555,584. The franchise had attempted to move to Atlanta shortly after the 1964 season; it was delayed a year, and the team relocated for the 1966 season.

The Milwaukee Braves compiled a 1,146-890 won-loss record for a .563 winning percentage in 2,036 games. They averaged 88.2 wins per season.

Milwaukee went four seasons without major league baseball (–); the expansion Seattle Pilots of the American League played just one season in 1969 and became the Milwaukee Brewers in April 1970.

After only three seasons, this was the final season to feature names on the back of the uniforms. It wouldn't be until 1977 when the names would return this time permanently.

Offseason

October 14, 1964: Phil Roof and Ron Piché were traded by the Braves to the California Angels for a player to be named later. The Angels completed the deal by sending Dan Osinski to the Braves on November 29.
December 22, 1964: Bobby Del Greco was purchased from the Braves by the Philadelphia Phillies.
Prior to 1965 season: Merritt Ranew was acquired from the Braves by the San Francisco Giants.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

May 23, 1965: Lee Maye was traded by the Braves to the Houston Astros for Ken Johnson and Jim Beauchamp.
June 8, 1965: Duffy Dyer was drafted by the Braves in the 38th round of the 1965 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.
July 21, 1965: Gary Kolb was traded by the Braves to the New York Mets for Jesse Gonder.
August 5, 1965: Billy Cowan was traded by the New York Mets to the Milwaukee Braves for players to be named later. The Braves completed the deal by sending Lou Klimchock and Ernie Bowman to the Mets on September 25.
September 1, 1965: The Braves traded a player to be named later to the Houston Astros for Frank Thomas. The Braves completed the deal by sending Mickey Sinnerud (minors) to the Astros on September 11.

Roster

1965 Milwaukee Braves
Roster
Pitchers

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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	148	523	152	.291	27	80
1B	143	555	165	.297	23	78
2B	148	535	141	.264	7	50
SS	112	265	55	.208	0	11
3B	156	546	137	.251	32	95
LF	83	271	84	.310	10	35
CF	143	504	132	.262	31	75
RF	150	570	181	.318	32	89

Other batters

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

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
122	392	106	.270	21	58
123	220	42	.191	0	10
71	181	44	.243	4	18
81	176	45	.256	2	11
67	108	26	.241	0	8
31	53	8	.151	1	5
15	53	16	.302	2	7
34	39	3	.077	0	3
15	33	7	.212	0	1
24	27	7	.259	0	1
19	27	5	.185	0	0
20	19	3	.158	1	3
8	16	3	.188	0	1
10	10	1	.100	1	2
4	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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
40	279.0	24	11	3.29	211
38	224.2	16	10	3.77	117
29	179.2	13	8	3.21	123

Other pitchers

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
32	146.1	7	13	4.43	111
34	123.0	5	9	4.32	78
31	122.2	8	9	3.89	79
21	45.0	1	1	3.00	31

Relief pitchers

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

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
62	10	6	19	2.18	78
61	0	3	6	2.82	54
41	2	3	6	2.89	49
19	0	1	1	4.41	16
8	0	1	0	1.38	11
6	0	1	0	7.71	7
6	0	0	0	12.27	1

Farm system

Home games for spring training in Florida in 1965 were held at Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach.

Notes

References

1965 Milwaukee Braves season at Baseball Reference

References

Wolf, Bob. (September 23, 1965). "Braves say farewell in 7-6 setback". Milwaukee Journal.
(October 21, 1964). "Braves directors request transfer of club to Atlanta". Milwaukee Journal.
(October 22, 1964). "Braves ask to move, County obtains writ". Milwaukee Sentinel.
(November 7, 1964). "League orders Braves to stay here". Milwaukee Journal.
(November 8, 1964). "Stay at home, Braves told". Spokesman-Review.
(April 1, 1970). "Referee OKs Pilots sale, baseball to return here". Milwaukee Journal.
(April 1, 1970). "We're big league again! Court OKs sale of Pilots". Milwaukee Journal.
(April 2, 1970). "Shift all but done". Spokane Daily Chronicle.
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/roofph01.shtml Phil Roof page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/delgrbo01.shtml Bobby Del Greco page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ranewme01.shtml Merritt Ranew page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mayele01.shtml Lee Maye page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dyerdu01.shtml Duffy Dyer page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gondeje01.shtml Jesse Gonder page at Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cowanbi01.shtml Billy Cowan page at Baseball-Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/thomafr03.shtml Frank Thomas page at Baseball Reference]

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