# 1965 Chicago Cubs season

The 1965 Chicago Cubs season was the 94th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 90th in the National League and the 50th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished eighth in the National League with a record of 72–90.
The 1965 Cubs tied a major league record by turning three triple plays. Bill Faul was on the mound on each occasion.

## Offseason

* November 30, 1964: 1964 minor league draft
** Bobby Cox was drafted by the Cubs from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
** Chris Krug was drafted by the Cubs from the St. Louis Cardinals.
* January 15, 1965: Billy Cowan was traded by the Cubs to the New York Mets for George Altman.

## Regular 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

* April 9, 1965: Don Elston was released by the Cubs.
* May 29, 1965: Len Gabrielson and Dick Bertell were traded by the Cubs to the San Francisco Giants for Ed Bailey, Bob Hendley and Harvey Kuenn.
* June 8, 1965: 1965 Major League Baseball draft
** Ken Rudolph was drafted by the Cubs in the 2nd round.
** Ken Holtzman was drafted by the Cubs in the 4th round.
* September 11, 1965: Ellis Burton was released by the Cubs.

### 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 | Vic Roznovsky | 71 | 172 | 38 | .221 | 3 | 15 |
| 1B | Ernie Banks | 163 | 612 | 162 | .265 | 28 | 106 |
| 2B | Glenn Beckert | 154 | 614 | 147 | .239 | 3 | 30 |
| SS | Don Kessinger | 106 | 309 | 62 | .201 | 0 | 14 |
| 3B | Ron Santo | 164 | 608 | 173 | .285 | 33 | 101 |
| LF | George Altman | 90 | 196 | 46 | .235 | 4 | 23 |
| CF | Don Landrum | 131 | 425 | 96 | .226 | 6 | 34 |
| RF | Billy Williams | 164 | 645 | 203 | .315 | 34 | 108 |

#### 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 |
| Doug Clemens | 128 | 340 | 75 | .221 | 4 | 26 |
| Jimmy Stewart | 116 | 282 | 63 | .223 | 0 | 19 |
| Roberto Peña | 51 | 170 | 37 | .218 | 2 | 12 |
| Chris Krug | 60 | 169 | 34 | .201 | 5 | 24 |
| Ed Bailey | 66 | 150 | 38 | .253 | 5 | 23 |
| Harvey Kuenn | 54 | 120 | 26 | .217 | 0 | 6 |
| Joey Amalfitano | 67 | 96 | 26 | .271 | 0 | 8 |
| Dick Bertell | 34 | 84 | 18 | .214 | 0 | 7 |
| Len Gabrielson | 28 | 48 | 12 | .250 | 3 | 5 |
| Ellis Burton | 17 | 40 | 7 | .175 | 0 | 4 |
| Donald Young | 11 | 35 | 2 | .057 | 1 | 2 |
| Harry Bright | 27 | 25 | 7 | .280 | 0 | 4 |
| John Boccabella | 6 | 12 | 4 | .333 | 2 | 4 |
| Leo Burke | 12 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Browne | 4 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Campbell | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Hartenstein | 1 | 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 |
| Larry Jackson | 39 | 257.1 | 14 | 21 | 3.85 | 131 |
| Dick Ellsworth | 36 | 222.1 | 14 | 15 | 3.81 | 130 |
| Bob Buhl | 32 | 184.1 | 13 | 11 | 4.39 | 92 |
| Bill Faul | 17 | 96.2 | 6 | 6 | 3.54 | 59 |

#### 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 |
| Cal Koonce | 38 | 173.0 | 7 | 9 | 3.69 | 88 |
| Bob Hendley | 18 | 62.0 | 4 | 4 | 4.35 | 38 |
| Ernie Broglio | 26 | 50.2 | 1 | 6 | 6.93 | 22 |
| Lew Burdette | 7 | 20.1 | 0 | 2 | 5.31 | 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 |
| Ted Abernathy | 84 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 2.57 | 104 |
| Lindy McDaniel | 71 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2.59 | 92 |
| Bob Humphreys | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.15 | 38 |
| Billy Hoeft | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.81 | 44 |
| Jack Warner | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.62 | 7 |
| Frank Baumann | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.36 | 2 |
| Ken Holtzman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 3 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Salt Lake City Bees | Pacific Coast League | Stan Hack |
| AA | Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs | Texas League | Whitey Lockman |
| A | Quincy Cubs | Midwest League | Walt Dixon |
| A | Wenatchee Chiefs | Northwest League | Les Peden |
| A-Short Season | Duluth–Superior Dukes | Northern League | Doc Daugherty |
| Rookie | Treasure Valley Cubs | Pioneer League | George Freese |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Treasure Valley Duluth-Superior affiliation shared with Detroit Tigers