1965 St. Louis Cardinals season

This article is about the Major League Baseball team. For the National Football League team, see 1965 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season.

1965 St. Louis Cardinals
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1892)
Location
Busch Stadium I (Since 1920) St. Louis, Missouri (Since 1882)
1965 Information
Owner(s)	August "Gussie" Busch
Manager(s)	Red Schoendienst
Local television	KSD-TV
Local radio	KMOX (Harry Caray, Jack Buck, Jerry Gross)
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The 1965 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 84th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 74th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 80-81 during the season and finished seventh in the National League, 16½ games behind the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. It was also the last full season for the original Busch Stadium.

Offseason

• October 15, 1964: Pedro Borbón was signed as an amateur free agent by the St. Louis Cardinals.
• November 30, 1964: Chris Krug was drafted from the Cardinals by the Chicago Cubs in the 1964 minor league draft.
• December 7, 1964: Gordie Richardson and Johnny Lewis were traded by the Cardinals to the New York Mets for Tracy Stallard and Elio Chacón.
• March 1, 1965: Willie Montañez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.

Regular season

The mid-1960s saw changes both on the field and off - all while retaining the core of a remarkable successful franchise and its renewed popularity in St. Louis. Schoendienst's replacement of Keane had been preceded a few weeks earlier by general manager Bing Devine's firing, the redemption of the final pennant drive having come too late to assuage owner August Busch's dwindling patience. Devine was replaced by Bob Howsam, who made a number of moves to shore up a talented but aging team which struggled through the 1965 campaign, finishing mired in 7th place at 80-81. A capable GM if not Devine's equal, Howsam made some moves that worked - and some that did not. Howsam traded aging veterans Bill White, Dick Groat, and utility catcher Bob Uecker to Philadelphia in return for Pat Corrales, Art Mahaffey, and Alex Johnson. Popular third baseman Ken Boyer was dispatched to the Mets in exchange for pitcher Al Jackson. Finally, pitcher Ray Sadecki was traded to the Giants for first baseman Orlando Cepeda in 1966. The latter moves worked better than the former, but the Cardinals still finished in 6th place in 1966, resulting in Howsam's replacement by none other than Cardinals legend Stan Musial. Musial's most notable move was to acquire Yankees' star Roger Maris.

Pitcher Bob Gibson, first baseman Bill White, and outfielder Curt Flood won Gold Gloves this year.

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers	97	65	--	.599
San Francisco Giants	95	67	2	.586
Pittsburgh Pirates	90	72	7	.556
Cincinnati Reds	89	73	8	.549
Milwaukee Braves	86	76	11	.531
Philadelphia Phillies	85	76	11.5	.528
St. Louis Cardinals	80	81	16.5	.497
Chicago Cubs	72	90	25	.444
Houston Astros	65	97	32	.401
New York Mets	50	112	47	.309

Opening Day starters

• Ken Boyer
• Lou Brock
• Curt Flood
• Dick Groat
• Julián Javier
• Bob Purkey
• Dave Ricketts
• Bob Skinner
• Bill White

Notable transactions

• June 8, 1965: Rich Hacker was drafted by the Cardinals in the 39th round of the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.

Roster

1965 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers 35 Dennis Aust 34 Nelson Briles 32 Steve Carlton 29 Don Dennis 36 Earl Francis 45 Bob Gibson 39 Larry Jaster 28 Bob Purkey 37 Ray Sadecki 33 Barney Schultz 31 Curt Simmons 40 Tracy Stallard 39 Ron Taylor 44 Ray Washburn 46 Hal Woodeshick		Catchers 15 Tim McCarver 10 Dave Ricketts  9 Bob Uecker Infielders 14 Ken Boyer 11 Jerry Buchek 16 Phil Gagliano 24 Dick Groat 25 Julián Javier 30 George Kernek 27 Dal Maxvill 26 Ed Spiezio 12 Bill White		Outfielders 20 Lou Brock 21 Curt Flood 23 Tito Francona 22 Ted Savage 18 Mike Shannon 19 Bob Skinner 17 Bobby Tolan 17 Carl Warwick		Manager  2 Red Schoendienst Coaches  4 Joe Becker  8 Bob Milliken  3 Joe Schultz  7 Mickey Vernon

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
1B	White, BillBill White	148	543	157	.289	24	73
CF	Flood, CurtCurt Flood	156	617	191	.310	11	83

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

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
Gibson, BobBob Gibson	38	299	20	12	3.07	270

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

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
Briles, NelsonNelson Briles	37	3	3	4	3.50	52
Carlton, SteveSteve Carlton	15	0	0	0	2.52	21
Aust, DennisDennis Aust	6	0	0	1	4.91	7

Awards and honors

League leaders

• Lou Brock, National League leader, stolen bases, 63

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Jacksonville Suns	International League	Grover Resinger
AA	Tulsa Oilers	Texas League	Vern Rapp
A	Raleigh Cardinals	Carolina League	Ray Hathaway
A	Cedar Rapids Cardinals	Midwest League	Ron Plaza
A	Rock Hill Cardinals	Western Carolinas League	Sparky Anderson
Rookie	FRL Cardinals	Florida Rookie League	George Kissell

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rock Hill

External links

• 1965 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1965 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com