# 1965 Cincinnati Reds season

The 1965 Cincinnati Reds season was the 96th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball. The Reds finished 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.

### Season standings

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 50‍–‍31 | 47‍–‍34 |
| San Francisco Giants | 95 | 67 | .586 | 2 | 51‍–‍30 | 44‍–‍37 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 90 | 72 | .556 | 7 | 49‍–‍32 | 41‍–‍40 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 73 | .549 | 8 | 49‍–‍32 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 86 | 76 | .531 | 11 | 44‍–‍37 | 42‍–‍39 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 85 | 76 | .528 | 11½ | 45‍–‍35 | 40‍–‍41 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 80 | 81 | .497 | 16½ | 42‍–‍39 | 38‍–‍42 |
| Chicago Cubs | 72 | 90 | .444 | 25 | 40‍–‍41 | 32‍–‍49 |
| Houston Astros | 65 | 97 | .401 | 32 | 36‍–‍45 | 29‍–‍52 |
| New York Mets | 50 | 112 | .309 | 47 | 29‍–‍52 | 21‍–‍60 |

### Record vs. opponents

1965 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SF | STL |
| Chicago | — | 7–11 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 11–7–1 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 6–12 | 10–8–1 |
| Cincinnati | 11–7 | — | 12–6 | 6–12 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 10–8 |
| Houston | 10–8 | 6–12 | — | 5–13 | 4–14 | 14–4 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 3–15 | 9–9 |
| Los Angeles | 10–8 | 12–6 | 13–5 | — | 10–8 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 12–6 |
| Milwaukee | 9–9 | 6–12 | 14–4 | 8–10 | — | 13–5 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 11–7 |
| New York | 7–11–1 | 7–11 | 4–14 | 6–12 | 5–13 | — | 7–11–1 | 4–14 | 5–13 | 5–13 |
| Philadelphia | 10–8 | 5–13 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 11–7–1 | — | 8–10 | 8–10 | 10–7 |
| Pittsburgh | 13–5 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 14–4 | 10–8 | — | 11–7–1 | 4–14 |
| San Francisco | 12–6 | 12–6 | 15–3 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 13–5 | 10–8 | 7–11–1 | — | 10–8 |
| St. Louis | 8–10–1 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 13–5 | 7–10 | 14–4 | 8–10 | — |

### Notable transactions

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

### Roster
## 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 | Johnny Edwards | 114 | 371 | 99 | .267 | 17 | 51 |
| 1B | Gordy Coleman | 108 | 325 | 98 | .302 | 14 | 57 |
| 2B | Pete Rose | 162 | 670 | 209 | .312 | 11 | 81 |
| SS | Leo Cárdenas | 156 | 557 | 160 | .287 | 11 | 57 |
| 3B | Deron Johnson | 159 | 616 | 177 | .287 | 32 | 130 |
| LF | Tommy Harper | 159 | 646 | 166 | .257 | 18 | 64 |
| CF | Vada Pinson | 159 | 669 | 204 | .305 | 22 | 94 |
| RF | Frank Robinson | 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 |
| Tony Pérez | 104 | 281 | 73 | .260 | 12 | 47 |
| Don Pavletich | 68 | 191 | 61 | .319 | 8 | 32 |
| Art Shamsky | 64 | 96 | 25 | .260 | 2 | 10 |
| Jimmie Coker | 24 | 61 | 15 | .246 | 2 | 9 |
| Marty Keough | 62 | 43 | 5 | .116 | 0 | 3 |
| Tommy Helms | 21 | 42 | 16 | .381 | 0 | 6 |
| Charlie James | 26 | 39 | 8 | .205 | 0 | 2 |
| Chico Ruiz | 29 | 18 | 2 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee May | 5 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Queen | 5 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Boros | 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 |
| Sammy Ellis | 44 | 263.2 | 22 | 10 | 3.79 | 183 |
| Jim Maloney | 33 | 255.1 | 20 | 9 | 2.54 | 244 |
| Jim O'Toole | 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 |
| Joey Jay | 37 | 155.2 | 9 | 8 | 4.22 | 102 |
| Joe Nuxhall | 32 | 148.2 | 11 | 4 | 3.45 | 117 |
| John Tsitouris | 31 | 131.0 | 6 | 9 | 4.95 | 91 |
| Gerry Arrigo | 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 |
| Billy McCool | 62 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 4.27 | 120 |
| Roger Craig | 40 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3.64 | 30 |
| Ted Davidson | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2.23 | 54 |
| Jim Duffalo | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.45 | 34 |
| Bobby Locke | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.71 | 8 |
| Dom Zanni | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 | 10 |
| Bill Henry | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 |
| Darrell Osteen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |

## Awards and honors

Gold Glove Award
* Leo Cárdenas

### All-Stars

All-Star Game
* Pete Rose, second baseman, starter
* Leo Cárdenas, reserve
* Johnny Edwards, reserve
* Sammy Ellis, reserve
* Frank Robinson, reserve

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | San Diego Padres | Pacific Coast League | Dave Bristol |
| AA | Knoxville Smokies | Southern League | Red Davis |
| A | Peninsula Grays | Carolina League | Jack Cassini and Pinky May |
| A | Tampa Tarpons | Florida State League | Pinky May and Jack Cassini |