| Boston Red Sox | |
| Season: | 1965 |
| League: | American League |
| Ballpark: | Fenway Park |
| City: | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Record: | 62–100 (.383) |
| League Place: | 9th (40 GB) |
| Owners: | Tom Yawkey |
| President: | Tom Yawkey |
| General Managers: | Pinky Higgins, Dick O'Connell |
| Managers: | Billy Herman |
| Television: | WHDH-TV, Ch. 5 |
| Radio: | WHDH-AM 850 (Curt Gowdy, Ned Martin, Mel Parnell) |
| Espntn: | bos |
| Brtn: | BOS |
The 1965 Boston Red Sox season was the 65th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished ninth in the American League (AL) with a record of 62 wins and 100 losses (this is, to date, the most recent season the team has lost 100+ games in a season), 40 games behind the AL champion Minnesota Twins, against whom the 1965 Red Sox lost 17 of 18 games. The team drew only 652,201 fans to Fenway Park, seventh in the ten-team league but the Red Sox' lowest turnstile count since 1945, the last year of World War II. One of the team's few bright spots was that 20-year old Tony Conigliaro led the AL with 32 home runs, becoming the youngest home run champion in AL history.
| 38 | SS | |
| 7 | CF | |
| 8 | LF | |
| 25 | RF | |
| 6 | 1B | |
| 12 | Félix Mantilla | 2B |
| 11 | 3B | |
| 10 | C | |
| 27 | Bill Monbouquette | P |
| 1965 Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | OutfieldersOther batters | ManagerCoaches (Pitching) (Third base) (Bullpen) (First base) | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
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 | 111 | 368 | 79 | .215 | 6 | 35 | ||
| 1B | 151 | 521 | 141 | .271 | 22 | 75 | ||
| 2B | 150 | 534 | 147 | .275 | 18 | 92 | ||
| 3B | 106 | 364 | 87 | .239 | 3 | 34 | ||
| SS | 103 | 323 | 75 | .232 | 13 | 33 | ||
| LF | 133 | 494 | 154 | .312 | 20 | 72 | ||
| CF | 119 | 373 | 103 | .276 | 7 | 24 | ||
| RF | 138 | 521 | 140 | .269 | 32 | 82 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 112 | 367 | 99 | .270 | 5 | 37 | |
| 81 | 324 | 83 | .256 | 9 | 35 | |
| 107 | 296 | 67 | .226 | 8 | 25 | |
| 71 | 171 | 41 | .240 | 3 | 9 | |
| 60 | 163 | 48 | .294 | 7 | 23 | |
| 59 | 137 | 37 | .270 | 0 | 11 | |
| 33 | 107 | 17 | .159 | 3 | 9 | |
| 24 | 45 | 9 | .200 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 230.0 | 13 | 14 | 3.98 | 164 | |
| 35 | 228.2 | 10 | 18 | 3.70 | 110 | |
| 34 | 192.2 | 10 | 18 | 4.06 | 163 | |
| 32 | 185.1 | 9 | 17 | 4.47 | 113 | |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 141.2 | 5 | 7 | 4.38 | 85 | |
| 15 | 52.0 | 1 | 5 | 6.23 | 49 | |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 3.91 | 121 | ||
| 57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.63 | 47 | ||
| 44 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.17 | 55 | ||
| 39 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3.78 | 27 | ||
| 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.16 | 42 | ||
| 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8.17 | 17 |
See also: Minor League Baseball.
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Toronto, Pittsfield
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