1965 Baltimore Orioles season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 1965
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Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...

season involved the Orioles finishing 3rd in the American League

American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...

with a record of 94 wins and 68 losses.

Offseason

November 28, 1964: Merv Rettenmund
Merv Rettenmund
Mervin Weldon Rettenmund is a former Major League Baseball player and coach. He played thirteen seasons with the Baltimore Orioles , the Cincinnati Reds , the San Diego Padres and the California Angels ....

was signed as an amateur free agent by the Orioles.

Notable transactions

April 24, 1965: Bob Saverine
Bob Saverine
Robert Paul Saverine is a former Major League Baseball infielder/outfielder. He was signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent before the 1959 season and played for the Orioles and the Washington Senators...

and cash were traded by the Orioles to the Houston Astros
Houston Astros
The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...

for Don Larsen
Don Larsen
Donald James Larsen is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. During a 15-year baseball career, he pitched from 1953-67 for seven different teams. Larsen is best known for pitching the sixth perfect game in baseball history, doing so in game 5 of the 1956 World Series...

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June 8, 1965: 1965 Major League Baseball Draft
1965 Major League Baseball Draft
The 1965 Major League Baseball Draft is the first year in which a draft took place for Major League Baseball.In Major League Baseball's first Free Agent Amateur Draft, the Kansas City Athletics selected Arizona State sophomore Rick Monday as the number one pick...
- Frank Tepedino
  Frank Tepedino
  Frank Ronald Tepedino is a former left-handed Major League Baseball player. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He played for the New York Yankees and the Atlanta Braves professional baseball teams in Major League Baseball during his career...
  
  was drafted by the Orioles in the 3rd round of the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft
  1965 Major League Baseball Draft
  The 1965 Major League Baseball Draft is the first year in which a draft took place for Major League Baseball.In Major League Baseball's first Free Agent Amateur Draft, the Kansas City Athletics selected Arizona State sophomore Rick Monday as the number one pick...
  
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- Lowell Palmer
  Lowell Palmer
  Lowell Raymond Palmer is a retired American Major League Baseball pitcher. The right-hander was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round of the 1966 amateur draft . He played for the Phillies , St. Louis Cardinals , Cleveland Indians , and San Diego Padres...
  
  was drafted by the Orioles in the 23rd round, but did not sign.
July 24, 1965: Carl Warwick
Carl Warwick
Carl Wayne Warwick is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played from 1961 to 1966.He appeared in the 1964 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals, and tied a World Series record with three pinch hits...

was purchased by the Orioles from the St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...

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Roster

1965 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches

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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	96	255	59	.231	5	30
1B	144	472	117	.248	17	72
2B	157	582	151	.259	7	66
3B	144	559	166	.297	18	80
SS	144	564	127	.225	8	40
LF	132	345	93	.270	1	29
CF	119	364	85	.234	5	25
RF	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

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
106	297	76	.256	8	32
96	243	59	.243	8	24
87	273	66	.242	5	27
84	203	33	.163	7	20
77	232	54	.233	9	28
68	132	39	.295	2	18
20	47	8	.170	1	11
11	3	1	.333	0	0
9	14	0	.000	0	0
5	6	1	.167	1	4

Starting pitchers

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
34	221.1	13	9	2.60	127
37	220.2	15	10	2.69	130
35	198.2	11	6	2.85	116
34	189	10	8	3.38	84
20	114.2	5	7	3.37	63
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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
27	92	5	4	3.72	75
5	14.2	0	1	9.20	12
2	6	0	0	6.00	5

Relief pitchers

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

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
67	14	7	24	1.89	104
48	11	8	12	3.07	79
27	1	2	1	2.67	40
24	3	2	1	3.48	21
6	0	0	0	3.38	3
4	0	0	0	2.08	6
4	0	0	0	1.00	3

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Stockton, Tri-City

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