1965 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1965 Pittsburgh Pirates
League	National League
Ballpark	Forbes Field
City	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Owners	John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson (minority shareholders)
General managers	Joe L. Brown
Managers	Harry Walker
Television	KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Jim Woods
Radio	KDKA Bob Prince, Jim Woods, Don Hoak
Seasons

The 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 84th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; their 79th in the National League. The Pirates finished third in the league standings with a record of 90–72.

Regular season

Season standings

National 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 record Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
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	—

Game log

1965 Game Log: 90–72 (Home: 49–32; Away: 41–40)
April: 6–9 (Home: 4–2; Away: 2–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 12 Giants 1–0 (10) Veale (1–0) Marichal — 28,189 1–0 2 April 13 Giants 5–2 Friend (1–0) Sanford McBean (1) 4,444 2–0 3 April 14 Dodgers 1–3 Osteen Gibbon (0–1) — 7,770 2–1 4 April 17 Astros 3–2 (10) Face (1–0) Owens — 6,129 3–1 5 April 18 Astros 1–3 Bruce Law (0–1) — 3–2 6 April 18 Astros 5–4 McBean (1–0) MacKenzie — 7,176 4–2 7 April 20 @ Giants 3–1 Friend (2–0) Bolin McBean (2) 37,784 5–2 8 April 21 @ Giants 2–3 Marichal Gibbon (0–2) — 12,022 5–3 9 April 23 @ Astros 3–4 (12) Giusti McBean (1–1) — 25,399 5–4 10 April 24 @ Astros 0–5 Farrell Law (0–2) — 30,736 5–5 11 April 25 @ Astros 4–5 (11) Raymond Face (1–1) — 19,116 5–6 12 April 26 @ Astros 0–2 Giusti Friend (2–1) — 15,053 5–7 13 April 27 @ Dodgers 4–5 Reed Gibbon (0–3) Miller 17,630 5–8 14 April 28 @ Dodgers 2–0 Veale (2–0) Osteen — 17,464 6–8 15 April 30 @ Cardinals 2–3 Washburn Law (0–3) — 20,401 6–9
May: 14–15 (Home: 5–8; Away: 9–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 16 May 1 @ Cardinals 2–3 Stallard Cardwell (0–1) — 9,689 6–10 17 May 2 @ Cardinals 5–9 Gibson Friend (2–2) Taylor 6–11 18 May 2 @ Cardinals 4–5 Washburn McBean (1–2) — 23,630 6–12 19 May 4 @ Cubs 6–3 McBean (2–2) Broglio — 1,527 7–12 20 May 5 @ Cubs 1–3 Buhl Law (0–4) — 2,093 7–13 21 May 6 @ Cubs 3–5 Jackson Schwall (0–1) Abernathy 1,471 7–14 22 May 7 Reds 5–4 Sisk (1–0) Craig — 9,052 8–14 23 May 8 Reds 1–10 Maloney Veale (2–1) — 5,790 8–15 24 May 9 Reds 3–5 Arrigo McBean (2–3) McCool 6,858 8–16 25 May 11 Braves 4–3 Cardwell (1–1) Blasingame McBean (3) 4,694 9–16 26 May 12 Braves 4–5 Lemaster Butters (0–1) O'Dell 4,464 9–17 27 May 13 Braves 4–5 Niekro Schwall (0–2) — 4,165 9–18 28 May 14 Cardinals 7–8 Schultz McBean (2–4) Purkey 9,986 9–19 29 May 15 Cardinals 1–5 Stallard Law (0–5) — 5,148 9–20 30 May 16 Cardinals 3–6 Gibson Cardwell (1–2) — 9–21 31 May 16 Cardinals 1–5 Washburn Veale (2–2) Purkey 11,081 9–22 32 May 19 @ Reds 1–3 McCool Gibbon (0–4) — 6,743 9–23 33 May 20 @ Reds 3–11 Ellis Friend (2–3) — 5,209 9–24 34 May 21 @ Braves 6–1 Law (1–5) Lemaster McBean (4) 2,679 10–24 35 May 22 @ Braves 9–4 Sisk (2–0) Cloninger McBean (5) 2,662 11–24 36 May 23 @ Braves 10–1 Veale (3–2) Sadowski — 2,053 12–24 37 May 24 Cubs 6–4 Schwall (1–2) Broglio McBean (6) 5,360 13–24 38 May 25 Cubs 7–6 (12) Carpin (1–0) Warner — 6,403 14–24 39 May 26 @ Phillies 5–3 Sisk (3–0) Mahaffey — 10,212 15–24 40 May 28 @ Mets 6–1 Veale (4–2) Spahn — 32,011 16–24 41 May 29 @ Mets 7–4 Schwall (2–2) Lary McBean (7) 11,297 17–24 42 May 30 @ Mets 9–1 Friend (3–3) Jackson — 18–24 43 May 30 @ Mets 12–0 Law (2–5) Parsons — 41,552 19–24 44 May 31 Phillies 5–2 Cardwell (2–2) Short McBean (8) 16,366 20–24
June: 19–11 (Home: 11–5; Away: 8–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 45 June 1 Phillies 4–0 Veale (5–2) Mahaffey — 10,478 21–24 46 June 3 Mets 6–8 Cisco Gibbon (0–5) Parsons 9,169 21–25 47 June 4 Mets 1–2 Fisher Friend (3–4) — 11,026 21–26 48 June 5 Mets 9–0 Law (3–5) Kroll — 6,581 22–26 49 June 6 Mets 5–3 Cardwell (3–2) Jackson — 23–26 50 June 6 Mets 3–0 Veale (6–2) Spahn — 16,387 24–26 51 June 8 Astros 7–6 (11) Gibbon (1–5) Woodeshick — 8,084 25–26 52 June 9 Astros 11–3 Law (4–5) Nottebart — 9,412 26–26 53 June 10 Astros 4–2 Veale (7–2) Bruce — 9,839 27–26 54 June 11 Giants 5–3 Cardwell (4–2) Hands Carpin (1) 24,708 28–26 55 June 12 Giants 0–4 Shaw Friend (3–5) Linzy 12,213 28–27 56 June 13 Giants 2–1 Law (5–5) Perry — 20,091 29–27 57 June 14 @ Cardinals 2–5 Taylor Veale (7–3) — 5,265 29–28 58 June 15 @ Cardinals 10–6 Carpin (2–0) Stallard McBean (9) 10,428 30–28 59 June 16 @ Cardinals 10–9 Schwall (3–2) Schultz — 10,480 31–28 60 June 17 @ Cardinals 4–1 Law (6–5) Gibson — 11,905 32–28 61 June 18 @ Astros 1–5 Bruce Veale (7–4) — 24,286 32–29 62 June 19 @ Astros 5–3 (11) Gibbon (2–5) Nottebart Carpin (2) 27,785 33–29 63 June 20 @ Giants 3–4 (15) Herbel McBean (2–5) — 33–30 64 June 20 @ Giants 3–7 Bolin Schwall (3–3) Linzy 39,757 33–31 65 June 22 @ Giants 6–0 Law (7–5) Perry — 10,537 34–31 66 June 23 @ Giants 1–6 Herbel Veale (7–5) Linzy 8,209 34–32 67 June 24 @ Dodgers 13–3 Cardwell (5–2) Drysdale — 28,867 35–32 68 June 25 @ Dodgers 1–4 Koufax Friend (3–6) — 32,060 35–33 69 June 26 @ Dodgers 6–1 Law (8–5) Osteen — 21,769 36–33 70 June 27 @ Dodgers 10–2 Veale (8–5) Podres — 33,161 37–33 71 June 28 Reds 5–4 Cardwell (6–2) O'Toole McBean (10) 15,302 38–33 72 June 29 Reds 2–1 (16) Schwall (4–3) McCool — 39–33 73 June 29 Reds 5–7 Nuxhall Gibbon (2–6) Craig 28,589 39–34 74 June 30 Cardinals 1–7 Washburn Law (8–6) Woodeshick 15,369 39–35
July: 13–18 (Home: 6–10; Away: 7–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 75 July 1 Cardinals 6–7 Woodeshick Gibbon (2–7) Sadecki 11,920 39–36 76 July 2 Braves 8–3 Cardwell (7–2) Cloninger Schwall (1) 12,352 40–36 77 July 3 Braves 9–5 Friend (4–6) Sadowski Carpin (3) 9,460 41–36 78 July 4 Braves 2–5 Fischer Law (8–7) — 16,145 41–37 79 July 5 @ Phillies 1–3 Bunning Veale (8–6) — 41–38 80 July 5 @ Phillies 2–6 Roebuck Wood (0–1) Wagner 25,330 41–39 81 July 6 @ Phillies 8–4 Cardwell (8–2) Culp — 17,357 42–39 82 July 7 @ Phillies 0–1 Short Friend (4–7) — 16,632 42–40 83 July 8 Dodgers 4–9 Reed Law (8–8) — 22,247 42–41 84 July 9 Dodgers 4–1 Veale (9–6) Willhite — 16,284 43–41 85 July 10 Dodgers 4–8 Drysdale Cardwell (8–3) Perranoski 14,880 43–42 86 July 11 Dodgers 2–4 Koufax Gibbon (2–8) — 43–43 87 July 11 Dodgers 4–3 (10) Carpin (3–0) Miller — 37,631 44–43 88 July 15 @ Braves 6–9 Johnson Law (8–9) Osinski 5,180 44–44 89 July 16 @ Braves 2–12 Blasingame Veale (9–7) — 6,090 44–45 90 July 17 @ Braves 5–6 O'Dell Carpin (3–1) — 4,518 44–46 91 July 18 @ Reds 6–5 Schwall (5–3) Craig — 45–46 92 July 18 @ Reds 4–8 Jay Gibbon (2–9) McCool 25,637 45–47 93 July 19 @ Reds 3–1 Law (9–9) Nuxhall — 11,096 46–47 94 July 20 @ Reds 8–6 Veale (10–7) Ellis McBean (11) 9,669 47–47 95 July 21 Mets 0–1 Jackson Cardwell (8–4) — 22,670 47–48 96 July 23 @ Cubs 6–0 Friend (5–7) Ellsworth — 5,288 48–48 97 July 24 @ Cubs 8–5 Law (10–9) Jackson McBean (12) 9,578 49–48 98 July 25 @ Cubs 3–2 (13) Law (11–9) McDaniel — 50–48 99 July 25 @ Cubs 0–5 Faul Cardwell (8–5) — 20,777 50–49 100 July 27 Phillies 1–3 Wagner Friend (5–8) Baldschun 50–50 101 July 27 Phillies 3–2 (10) Schwall (6–3) Wagner — 21,832 51–50 102 July 28 Phillies 0–1 (14) Baldschun Schwall (6–4) — 13,207 51–51 103 July 29 Phillies 0–5 Culp Veale (10–8) — 10,160 51–52 104 July 30 Cubs 3–1 Cardwell (9–5) Broglio — 11,382 52–52 105 July 31 Cubs 6–7 Buhl Sisk (3–1) Abernathy 7,431 52–53
August: 19–9 (Home: 10–2; Away: 9–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 106 August 1 Cubs 8–2 McBean (3–5) Ellsworth Schwall (2) 53–53 107 August 1 Cubs 3–1 Gibbon (3–9) Jackson Schwall (3) 14,741 54–53 108 August 3 @ Mets 7–0 Law (12–9) Cisco — 24,597 55–53 109 August 4 @ Mets 3–0 Veale (11–8) Fisher Schwall (4) 20,703 56–53 110 August 5 @ Mets 11–3 Cardwell (10–5) Jackson — 19,374 57–53 111 August 6 @ Phillies 0–4 Bunning Friend (5–9) — 22,155 57–54 112 August 7 @ Phillies 4–3 McBean (4–5) Culp — 8,204 58–54 113 August 8 @ Phillies 7–1 Veale (12–8) Short — 59–54 114 August 8 @ Phillies 2–5 Herbert Sisk (3–2) — 29,260 59–55 115 August 10 @ Giants 3–4 Marichal Cardwell (10–6) — 14,457 59–56 116 August 12 @ Giants 3–4 Linzy Schwall (6–5) — 59–57 117 August 12 @ Giants 5–2 Law (13–9) Perry — 20,435 60–57 118 August 13 @ Dodgers 1–3 Osteen Veale (12–9) — 32,551 60–58 119 August 14 @ Dodgers 0–1 (10) Koufax Cardwell (10–7) — 29,237 60–59 120 August 15 @ Dodgers 4–2 Sisk (4–2) Drysdale McBean (13) 25,175 61–59 121 August 16 @ Astros 0–3 Roberts Friend (5–10) — 26,549 61–60 122 August 17 @ Astros 8–6 Law (14–9) Farrell McBean (14) 24,863 62–60 123 August 18 @ Astros 8–7 Veale (13–9) Nottebart McBean (15) 30,470 63–60 124 August 20 Braves 3–4 Blasingame Cardwell (10–8) — 18,653 63–61 125 August 21 Braves 3–0 Friend (6–10) Lemaster — 10,259 64–61 126 August 22 Braves 5–4 (11) Schwall (7–5) Osinski — 14,112 65–61 127 August 23 Giants 6–2 Law (15–9) Spahn — 15,016 66–61 128 August 24 Giants 5–2 Cardwell (11–8) Shaw — 15,497 67–61 129 August 25 Giants 3–3 — 13,348 67–61 130 August 26 Giants 8–0 Veale (14–9) Herbel — 68–61 131 August 26 Giants 6–5 Sisk (5–2) Perry McBean (16) 18,893 69–61 132 August 27 Astros 10–9 (11) McBean (5–5) Cuellar — 12,917 70–61 133 August 28 Astros 6–9 Dierker Schwall (7–6) Giusti 7,051 70–62 134 August 29 Astros 4–2 Wood (1–1) Nottebart Gibbon (1) 30,002 71–62
September: 16–10 (Home: 10–5; Away: 6–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 135 September 1 Dodgers 3–2 (11) Gibbon (4–9) Koufax — 72–62 136 September 1 Dodgers 2–1 Law (16–9) Drysdale — 26,394 73–62 137 September 2 Dodgers 1–7 Osteen Veale (14–10) Perranoski 29,200 73–63 138 September 3 @ Braves 3–4 Johnson Cardwell (11–9) Osinski 5,349 73–64 139 September 4 @ Braves 3–8 (8) Cloninger Friend (6–11) O'Dell 2,471 73–65 140 September 5 @ Braves 2–1 Sisk (6–2) Sadowski McBean (17) 20,409 74–65 141 September 6 @ Reds 3–1 Veale (15–10) Jay — 75–65 142 September 6 @ Reds 4–2 McBean (6–5) Maloney — 16,323 76–65 143 September 7 @ Reds 0–5 Ellis Cardwell (11–10) — 7,153 76–66 144 September 8 @ Cardinals 2–1 Friend (7–11) Sadecki — 9,714 77–66 145 September 10 Reds 7–0 Veale (16–10) Jay — 20,694 78–66 146 September 11 Reds 2–3 Maloney Sisk (6–3) — 9,570 78–67 147 September 13 Reds 8–4 Law (17–9) Ellis — 1,299 79–67 148 September 14 Cardinals 2–3 Gibson Friend (7–12) Woodeshick 8,224 79–68 149 September 15 Cardinals 3–7 Sadecki Veale (16–11) Briles 6,725 79–69 150 September 16 Cardinals 1–2 Stallard McBean (6–6) Woodeshick 4,788 79–70 151 September 17 Phillies 4–0 Cardwell (12–10) Culp — 8,987 80–70 152 September 18 Phillies 4–3 Face (2–1) Steevens — 5,313 81–70 153 September 19 Phillies 1–0 (10) Veale (17–11) Baldschun — 10,026 82–70 154 September 20 Mets 10–0 Sisk (7–3) Fisher — 3,892 83–70 155 September 21 Mets 6–5 Face (3–1) Eilers — 4,660 84–70 156 September 22 Mets 6–2 Friend (8–12) McGraw — 4,964 85–70 157 September 25 @ Cubs 3–6 Hendley Veale (17–12) Abernathy 2,903 85–71 158 September 26 @ Cubs 5–3 (10) Schwall (8–6) Abernathy — 2,097 86–71 159 September 28 @ Mets 0–1 (12) Sutherland Face (3–2) — 6,995 86–72 160 September 29 @ Mets 4–2 Schwall (9–6) Selma McBean (18) 2,807 87–72
October: 3–0 (Home: 3–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 161 October 1 Cubs 2–1 Face (4–2) Ellsworth — 3,441 88–72 162 October 2 Cubs 3–0 Cardwell (13–10) Jackson — 3,626 89–72 163 October 3 Cubs 6–3 Face (5–2) Abernathy McBean (19) 26,527 90–72
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie Bold = Pirates team member

Notable transactions

• June 8, 1965: Tom Dettore was drafted by the Pirates in the 26th round of the 1965 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.
• June 20, 1965: Don Money was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.
• July 6, 1965: Woodie Fryman was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.

Roster

1965 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 31 Tom Butters 43 Don Cardwell 20 Frank Carpin 26 Roy Face 19 Bob Friend 22 Joe Gibbon 32 Vern Law 34 Al McBean 29 Don Schwall 25 Tommie Sisk 39 Bob Veale 31 Luke Walker 35 Wilbur Wood		Catchers 16 Del Crandall 12 Jerry May 10 Jim Pagliaroni  2 Hal Smith 28 Ozzie Virgil Infielders 14 Gene Alley  7 Bob Bailey 17 Donn Clendenon 12 Gene Freese  9 Bill Mazeroski 11 José Pagán 30 Andre Rodgers 11 Dick Schofield		Outfielders 21 Roberto Clemente 24 Jerry Lynch 15 Manny Mota 27 Bob Oliver 23 George Spriggs  8 Willie Stargell 18 Bill Virdon		Manager  3 Harry Walker Coaches  5 Alex Grammas (Third base)  6 Clyde King (Pitching)  4 Johnny Pesky (First base)  2 Hal Smith (Bullpen)

Statistics

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Regular Season

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Jerry May	4	2	1	0.500	0	1
George Spriggs	9	2	1	0.500	0	0
Roberto Clemente	152	589	194	0.329	10	65
Donn Clendenon	162	612	184	0.301	14	96
Andre Rodgers	75	178	51	0.287	2	25
Jerry Lynch	73	121	34	0.281	5	16
Manny Mota	121	294	82	0.279	4	29
Bill Virdon	135	481	134	0.279	4	24
Willie Stargell	144	533	145	0.272	27	107
Bill Mazeroski	130	494	134	0.271	6	54
Jim Pagliaroni	134	403	108	0.268	17	65
Ozzie Virgil	39	49	13	0.265	1	5
Gene Freese	43	80	21	0.263	0	8
Bob Bailey	159	626	160	0.256	11	49
Gene Alley	153	500	126	0.252	5	47
Vern Law	34	82	20	0.244	1	6
Jose Pagan	42	38	9	0.237	0	1
Dick Schofield	31	109	25	0.229	0	6
Al McBean	62	27	6	0.222	0	2
Del Crandall	60	140	30	0.214	2	10
Don Cardwell	37	74	12	0.162	2	10
Joe Gibbon	31	26	3	0.115	0	0
Bob Veale	39	93	8	0.086	0	3
Tommie Sisk	39	33	2	0.061	0	1
Bob Friend	34	71	3	0.042	0	1
Tom Butters	5	1	0	0.000	0	0
Frank Carpin	39	1	0	0.000	0	0
Roy Face	16	1	0	0.000	0	0
Bob Oliver	3	2	0	0.000	0	0
Don Schwall	43	15	0	0.000	0	0
Hal Smith	4	3	0	0.000	0	0
Wilbur Wood	34	6	0	0.000	0	0
Luke Walker	2	0	0	—	0	0
Team Totals	163	5,686	1,506	0.265	111	631

Pitching

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Regular Season

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Luke Walker	2	5	0	0	0.00	5
Vern Law	29	2171⁄3	17	9	2.15	101
Al McBean	62	114	6	6	2.29	54
Roy Face	16	201⁄3	5	2	2.66	19
Bob Veale	39	266	17	12	2.84	276
Don Schwall	43	77	9	6	2.92	55
Wilbur Wood	34	511⁄3	1	1	3.16	29
Frank Carpin	39	392⁄3	3	1	3.18	27
Don Cardwell	37	2401⁄3	13	10	3.18	107
Bob Friend	34	222	8	12	3.24	74
Tommie Sisk	38	1111⁄3	7	3	3.40	66
Joe Gibbon	31	1052⁄3	4	9	4.51	63
Tom Butters	5	9	0	1	7.00	6
Team Totals	163	1479	90	72	3.01	882

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Columbus Jets	International League	Larry Shepard
AA	Asheville Tourists	Southern League	Harding "Pete" Peterson
A	Kinston Eagles	Carolina League	Bob Clear
A	Batavia Pirates	New York–Penn League	Tom Saffell
A	Gastonia Pirates	Western Carolinas League	Clyde Sukeforth and Don Osborn
Rookie	Salem Pirates	Appalachian League	George Detore

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salem

References

• 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
• 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.