| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Season: | 1965 |
| League: | National League |
| Ballpark: | Busch Stadium I |
| City: | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Record: | 80–81 (.497) |
| League Place: | 7th |
| Owners: | August "Gussie" Busch |
| General Managers: | Bob Howsam |
| Managers: | Red Schoendienst |
| Television: | KSD-TV |
| Radio: | KMOX (Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Jerry Gross) |
The 1965 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 84th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 74th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 80–81 during the season and finished seventh in the National League, games behind the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. It was also the last full season for the original Busch Stadium.
The mid-1960s saw changes both on the field and off – all while retaining the core of a remarkable successful franchise and its renewed popularity in St. Louis. Schoendienst's replacement of Keane had been preceded a few weeks earlier by general manager Bing Devine's firing, the redemption of the final pennant drive having come too late to assuage owner August Busch's dwindling patience. Devine was replaced by Bob Howsam, who made a number of moves to shore up a talented but aging team which struggled through the 1965 campaign, finishing mired in 7th place at 80–81. A capable GM if not Devine's equal, Howsam made some moves that worked – and some that did not. Howsam traded aging veterans Bill White, Dick Groat, and utility catcher Bob Uecker to Philadelphia in return for Pat Corrales, Art Mahaffey, and Alex Johnson. Popular third baseman Ken Boyer was dispatched to the Mets in exchange for pitcher Al Jackson. Finally, pitcher Ray Sadecki was traded to the Giants for first baseman Orlando Cepeda in 1966. The latter moves worked better than the former, but the Cardinals still finished in 6th place in 1966, resulting in Howsam's replacement by none other than Cardinals legend Stan Musial. Musial's most notable move was to acquire Yankees' star Roger Maris.
Pitcher Bob Gibson, first baseman Bill White, and outfielder Curt Flood won Gold Gloves this year.
| 1965 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | Outfielders | ManagerCoaches | ||||||
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 | 113 | 409 | 113 | .276 | 11 | 48 | ||
| 1B | 148 | 543 | 157 | .289 | 24 | 73 | ||
| 2B | 77 | 229 | 52 | .227 | 2 | 23 | ||
| SS | 153 | 587 | 149 | .254 | 0 | 52 | ||
| 3B | 144 | 535 | 139 | .260 | 13 | 75 | ||
| LF | 155 | 631 | 182 | .288 | 16 | 69 | ||
| CF | 156 | 617 | 191 | .310 | 11 | 83 | ||
| RF | 124 | 244 | 54 | .221 | 3 | 25 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | 363 | 87 | .240 | 8 | 53 | ||
| 81 | 174 | 45 | .259 | 5 | 19 | ||
| 55 | 166 | 41 | .247 | 3 | 21 | ||
| 80 | 152 | 47 | .309 | 5 | 26 | ||
| 53 | 145 | 33 | .228 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 68 | 89 | 12 | .135 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 50 | 77 | 12 | .156 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 17 | 69 | 13 | .188 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 30 | 63 | 10 | .159 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 31 | 9 | .290 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 29 | 7 | .241 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 18 | 3 | .167 | 0 | 5 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 299.0 | 20 | 12 | 3.07 | 270 | ||
| 34 | 203.0 | 9 | 15 | 4.08 | 96 | ||
| 36 | 172.2 | 6 | 15 | 5.21 | 122 | ||
| 4 | 28.0 | 3 | 0 | 1.61 | 10 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 194.1 | 11 | 8 | 3.38 | 99 | ||
| 32 | 124.1 | 10 | 9 | 5.79 | 39 | ||
| 28 | 119.1 | 9 | 11 | 3.62 | 67 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 1.81 | 37 | ||
| 41 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2.29 | 29 | ||
| 37 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3.50 | 52 | ||
| 34 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.83 | 38 | ||
| 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.53 | 26 | ||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.52 | 21 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.91 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 3 |
See also: Minor League Baseball.
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