1965 Cincinnati Reds season explained

Cincinnati Reds
Season:	1965
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Crosley Field
City:	Cincinnati
Owners:	Bill DeWitt
General Managers:	Bill DeWitt
Managers:	Dick Sisler
Television:	WLWT (Ed Kennedy, Frank McCormick)
Radio:	WCKY (Waite Hoyt, Claude Sullivan)

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.

The Reds led the major leagues in most offensive categories. They recorded the most runs scored (825), hits (1,544), doubles (268), triples (61), RBI (776), batting average (.273), on-base percentage (.339) and slugging percentage (.439). They were second in home runs in the majors with 183, behind the Milwaukee Braves.

Regular season

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

Notable transactions

• June 8, 1965: 1965 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Bernie Carbo was drafted by the Reds in the 1st round.^[2]
  • Johnny Bench was drafted by the Reds in the 2nd round.^[3]
  • Paul Reuschel was drafted by the Reds in the 26th round, but did not sign.^[4]

Roster

1965 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

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
C		114	371	99	.267	17	51
1B		108	325	98	.302	14	57
2B		162	670	209	.312	11	81
SS		156	557	160	.287	11	57
3B		159	616	177	.287	32	130
LF		159	646	166	.257	18	64
CF		159	669	204	.305	22	94
RF		156	582	172	.296	33	113

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
	104	281	73	.260	12	47
	68	191	61	.319	8	32
	64	96	25	.260	2	10
	24	61	15	.246	2	9
	62	43	5	.116	0	3
	21	42	16	.381	0	6
	26	39	8	.205	0	2
	29	18	2	.111	0	1
	5	4	0	.000	0	0
	5	3	0	.000	0	0
	2	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
	44	263.2	22	10	3.79	183
	33	255.1	20	9	2.54	244
	29	127.2	3	10	5.92	71

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
	37	155.2	9	8	4.22	102
	32	148.2	11	4	3.45	117
	31	131.0	6	9	4.95	91
	27	54.0	2	4	6.17	43

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
	62	9	10	21	4.27	120
	40	1	4	3	3.64	30
	24	4	3	1	2.23	54
	22	0	1	0	3.45	34
	11	0	1	0	5.71	8
	8	0	0	0	1.35	10
	3	2	0	0	0.00	5
	3	0	0	0	0.00	1

Awards and honors

Gold Glove Award

• Leo Cárdenas^[5]

All-Stars

All-Star Game

• Pete Rose, second baseman, starter^[5]
• Leo Cárdenas, reserve^[5]
• Johnny Edwards, reserve^[5]
• Sammy Ellis, reserve^[5]
• Frank Robinson, reserve^[5]

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

^[6]

References

• 1965 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 139, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/carbobe01.shtml Bernie Carbo page at Baseball Reference
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/benchjo01.shtml Johnny Bench page at Baseball Reference
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/reuscpa01.shtml Paul Reuschel page at Baseball Reference
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1965-other-leaders.shtml 1965 National League Awards, All-Stars and Other Leaders at Baseball Reference
6. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007