The 1965 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 87–75, 15 games behind the Minnesota Twins. The Indians played .500 ball for the first 40 games, then eventually heated up going on a 10-game winning streak at one point improving their record to 37–24. They would peak at 46–28, but would cool off significantly after the All-Star break (going 41–47 the rest of the way) and would only spend six days in first place. Still, the Indians 87–75 record would be the best win–loss record they would post between 1959 and 1994. This season also marked the return of Rocky Colavito. This led to an increase in attendance (a season after the Indians almost left Cleveland, due to low attendance). The trade itself ended up being a disaster in the long run, even though it was successful short term (for one season). The Indians were the only team to win the regular season series vs the AL pennant winning Twins (who would lose to the Dodgers in 7 games in the 1965 World Series).

Offseason October 21, 1964: Ralph Terry was sent to the Indians by the New York Yankees to partially complete an earlier deal made on September 5 (the Yankees sent players to be named later and $75,000 to the Indians for Pedro Ramos). The deal was completed on November 27, when the Indians received Bud Daley from the Yankees.Ralph Terry page at Baseball Reference December 1, 1964: Woodie Held and Bob Chance were traded by the Indians to the Washington Senators for Chuck Hinton.Woodie Held page at Baseball Reference January 20, 1965: Tommie Agee, Tommy John and Johnny Romano were traded by the Indians to the Chicago White Sox as part of a 3-team trade. The White Sox sent Cam Carreon to the Indians, and Jim Landis, Mike Hershberger and a player to be named later to the Kansas City Athletics. The Athletics sent Rocky Colavito to the Indians. The White Sox completed the deal by sending Fred Talbot to the Athletics on February 10, 1965.Tommie Agee page at Baseball Reference January 30, 1965: Oscar Zamora was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.Oscar Zamora page at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions May 3, 1965: Joe Rudi was selected off waivers by the Indians from the Kansas City Athletics as a first-year waiver pick.Joe Rudi page at Baseball Reference June 8, 1965: Ray Fosse was drafted by the Indians in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1965 Major League Baseball draft.Ray Fosse page at Baseball Reference June 15, 1965: The Indians traded a player to be named later and cash to the California Angels for Phil Roof. The Indians completed the deal by sending Bubba Morton to the Angels on September 15.Phil Roof page at Baseball Reference

Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position18 Dick Howser SS23 Chuck Hinton 1B27 Leon Wagner LF21 Rocky Colavito RF10 Max Alvis 3B25 Vic Davalillo CF16 Larry Brown 2B6 Joe Azcue C32 Ralph Terry P 1965 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1965 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches (First Base) (Third Base) (Pitching)

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 Joe Azcue 111 335 77 .230 2 35 1B Fred Whitfield 132 468 137 .293 26 90 2B Pedro González 116 400 101 .253 5 39 SS 124 438 111 .253 8 40 3B Max Alvis 159 604 149 .247 21 61 LF Leon Wagner 144 517 152 .294 28 79 CF Vic Davalillo 142 505 152 .301 5 40 RF Rocky Colavito 162 592 170 .287 26 108

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 133 431 110 .255 18 54 Dick Howser 107 307 72 .235 1 6 Chico Salmon 79 120 29 .242 3 12 Duke Sims 48 118 21 .178 6 15 19 52 12 .231 1 7 Phil Roof 43 52 9 .173 0 3 Al Luplow 53 45 6 .133 1 4 Lou Clinton 12 34 6 .176 1 2 Billy Moran 22 24 3 .125 0 0 Bill Davis 10 10 3 .300 0 0 Ray Barker 11 6 0 .000 0 0 George Banks 4 5 1 .200 0 0 Tony Martínez 4 3 0 .000 0 0 Richie Scheinblum 4 1 0 .000 0 0 Ralph Gagliano 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 Sam McDowell 42 273.0 17 11 2.18 325 Luis Tiant 41 196.1 11 11 3.53 152 Sonny Siebert 39 188.2 16 8 2.43 191 30 165.2 11 6 3.69 84 Tom Kelley 4 30.0 2 1 2.40 31

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 Lee Stange 41 132.0 8 4 3.34 80 Jack Kralick 30 86.0 5 11 4.92 34 Steve Hargan 17 60.1 4 3 3.43 37 12 22.2 1 3 5.96 12

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 60 6 5 17 3.04 86 Don McMahon 58 3 3 11 3.28 60 Floyd Weaver 32 2 2 1 5.43 37 Bobby Tiefenauer 15 0 5 4 4.84 13 Jack Spring 14 1 2 0 3.74 9 Mike Hedlund 6 0 0 0 5.06 4 Stan Williams 3 0 0 0 6.23 1

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

External links 1965 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference