# 1965 Baltimore Orioles season

The 1965 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing third in the American League with a record of 94 wins and 68 losses. This was the final season to feature the full body bird logo on the cap until 1989.

## Offseason

* November 28, 1964: Merv Rettenmund was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteAmerican League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Minnesota Twins | 102 | 60 | .630 | — | 51‍–‍30 | 51‍–‍30 |
| Chicago White Sox | 95 | 67 | .586 | 7 | 48‍–‍33 | 47‍–‍34 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 94 | 68 | .580 | 8 | 46‍–‍33 | 48‍–‍35 |
| Detroit Tigers | 89 | 73 | .549 | 13 | 47‍–‍34 | 42‍–‍39 |
| Cleveland Indians | 87 | 75 | .537 | 15 | 52‍–‍30 | 35‍–‍45 |
| New York Yankees | 77 | 85 | .475 | 25 | 40‍–‍43 | 37‍–‍42 |
| Los Angeles / California Angels | 75 | 87 | .463 | 27 | 46‍–‍34 | 29‍–‍53 |
| Washington Senators | 70 | 92 | .432 | 32 | 36‍–‍45 | 34‍–‍47 |
| Boston Red Sox | 62 | 100 | .383 | 40 | 34‍–‍47 | 28‍–‍53 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 59 | 103 | .364 | 43 | 33‍–‍48 | 26‍–‍55 |

### Record vs. opponents

1965 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KCA | LAA/ CAL | MIN | NYY | WSH |
| Baltimore | — | 11–7 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 13–5 | 8–10 |
| Boston | 7–11 | — | 4–14 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 5–13 | 1–17 | 9–9 | 11–7 |
| Chicago | 9–9 | 14–4 | — | 10–8 | 9–9 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 13–5 |
| Cleveland | 8–10 | 10–8 | 8–10 | — | 9–9 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 11–7 |
| Detroit | 7–11 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | — | 13–5 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 11–7 |
| Kansas City | 7–11 | 7–11 | 5–13 | 9–9 | 5–13 | — | 5–13 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 6–12 |
| Los Angeles / California | 5–13 | 13–5 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 13–5 | — | 9–9 | 6–12 | 6–12 |
| Minnesota | 10–8 | 17–1 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 9–9 | — | 13–5 | 15–3 |
| New York | 5–13 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 5–13 | — | 11–7 |
| Washington | 10–8 | 7–11 | 5–13 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 12–6 | 3–15 | 7–11 | — |
NOTE: The Los Angeles Angels changed their name to California Angels on September 2, 1965, with the season in progress.

### Notable transactions

* April 24, 1965: Bob Saverine and cash were traded by the Orioles to the Houston Astros for Don Larsen.
* June 8, 1965: 1965 Major League Baseball Draft
** Frank Tepedino was drafted by the Orioles in the 3rd round of the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft.
** Lowell Palmer was drafted by the Orioles in the 23rd round, but did not sign.
* July 24, 1965: Carl Warwick was purchased by the Orioles from the St. Louis Cardinals.

### 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 | Dick Brown | 96 | 255 | 59 | .231 | 5 | 30 |
| 1B | Boog Powell | 144 | 472 | 117 | .248 | 17 | 72 |
| 2B | Jerry Adair | 157 | 582 | 151 | .259 | 7 | 66 |
| 3B | Brooks Robinson | 144 | 559 | 166 | .297 | 18 | 80 |
| SS | Luis Aparicio | 144 | 564 | 127 | .225 | 8 | 40 |
| LF | Russ Snyder | 132 | 345 | 93 | .270 | 1 | 29 |
| CF | Paul Blair | 119 | 364 | 85 | .234 | 5 | 25 |
| RF | Curt Blefary | 144 | 462 | 120 | .260 | 22 | 70 |

#### 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 |
| Norm Siebern | 106 | 297 | 76 | .256 | 8 | 32 |
| Bob Johnson | 87 | 273 | 66 | .242 | 5 | 27 |
| Jackie Brandt | 96 | 243 | 59 | .243 | 8 | 24 |
| John Orsino | 77 | 232 | 54 | .233 | 9 | 28 |
| Sam Bowens | 84 | 203 | 33 | .163 | 7 | 20 |
| Charley Lau | 68 | 132 | 39 | .295 | 2 | 18 |
| Davey Johnson | 20 | 47 | 8 | .170 | 1 | 11 |
| Carl Warwick | 9 | 14 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Etchebarren | 5 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 1 | 4 |
| Mark Belanger | 11 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 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 |
| Milt Pappas | 34 | 221.1 | 13 | 9 | 2.60 | 127 |
| Steve Barber | 37 | 220.2 | 15 | 10 | 2.69 | 130 |
| Dave McNally | 35 | 198.2 | 11 | 6 | 2.85 | 116 |
| Wally Bunker | 34 | 189.0 | 10 | 8 | 3.38 | 84 |
| Robin Roberts | 20 | 114.2 | 5 | 7 | 3.37 | 63 |
| John Miller | 16 | 93.1 | 6 | 4 | 3.72 | 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 |
| Jim Palmer | 27 | 92.0 | 5 | 4 | 3.72 | 75 |
| Darold Knowles | 5 | 14.2 | 0 | 1 | 9.20 | 12 |
| Frank Bertaina | 2 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 5 |

#### 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 |
| Stu Miller | 67 | 14 | 7 | 24 | 1.89 | 104 |
| Dick Hall | 48 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 3.07 | 79 |
| Don Larsen | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.67 | 40 |
| Harvey Haddix | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3.48 | 21 |
| Ken Rowe | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 3 |
| Ed Barnowski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 6 |
| Herm Starrette | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 3 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Rochester Red Wings | International League | Darrell Johnson |
| AA | Elmira Pioneers | Eastern League | Earl Weaver |
| A | Stockton Ports | California League | Harry Malmberg |
| A | Fox Cities Foxes | Midwest League | Billy DeMars |
| A | Tri-City Atoms | Northwest League | Cal Ripken Sr. |
| A-Short Season | Aberdeen Pheasants | Northern League | Ray Rippelmeyer |
| Rookie | Bluefield Orioles | Appalachian League | Jim Frey |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Stockton, Tri-City