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1965 Houston Astros
BallparkHarris County Domed Stadium
CityHouston, Texas
Record65–97 (.401)
OwnersRoy Hofheinz
ManagersLum Harris
TelevisionKTRK-TV
RadioKPRC (AM)
(Gene Elston, Loel Passe, Harry Kalas)
← 1964 Seasons 1966 →

The 1965 Houston Astros season was the franchise's first season in the Houston Astrodome, as well as its first season as the Astros after three seasons known as the Colt .45s. It involved the Houston Astros finishing in ninth place in the National League with a record of 65–97, 32 games behind the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Astros were managed by Lum Harris.

Offseason

On December 1, The Houston club changed its nickname from Colt .45s to Astros. The move resulted from objections by the Colt Firearms Company to the club's sales of novelties bearing the old nickname.[citation needed] Despite the trademark issues, the "Astros" nickname matched the futuristic ambiance of the revolutionary domed stadium. The nickname was also appropriate since Houston was, by then, the home of NASA's astronaut program. The scoreboard retained subliminal references to the old nickname, as it featured electronically animated cowboys firing pistols, with the "bullets" ricocheting around the scoreboard, when an Astros player would hit a home run. Early on, the groundskeepers also wore astronaut spacesuits to promote that futuristic image.

Astrodome

On April 9, the former Houston Colt .45s took the field and officially became the Houston Astros. They inaugurated indoor baseball in the Astrodome with a 2–1 exhibition win over the New York Yankees.

The stadium was designed as a defense against the oppressive heat and humidity of the Houston summer. Loosely based on the old Roman Colosseum, the Astrodome was dubbed the Eighth Wonder of the World. As with many stadiums of that era, such as RFK Stadium and Shea Stadium, the Astrodome was a multi-purpose stadium, designed for both football as well as baseball.

Besides its roof, the Astrodome was revolutionary for a number of other reasons. It was one of the first stadiums to have individual, theatre-type seats for every seat in the venue. Additionally, it was one of the first stadiums to have luxury seats and club seating, at the time a relatively new concept in sports venues. It also had an "exploding scoreboard", which would show various animations after a home run or a win, as well as messages and advertising.

Notable transactions

  • January 31, 1965: Bob Watson was signed as an amateur free agent by the Astros.[1]

Regular season

Rookie Joe Morgan set club marks for at-bats, runs, hits and triples.

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 —


Opening Day starters

Notable transactions

Roster

1965 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
 Positional abbreviations: C = Catcher; 1B = First base; 2B = Second base; 3B = Third base; SS = Shortstop; LF = Left field; CF = Center field; RF = Right field

Pos Player G AB R H 2B 3B Avg. HR RBI SB
C Ron Brand 117 391 27 92 6 3 .235 2 37 10
1B Walt Bond 117 407 46 107 17 2 .263 7 47 2
2B Joe Morgan 157 601 100 163 22 12 .271 14 40 20
3B Bob Aspromonte 152 578 53 152 15 2 .263 5 52 2
SS Bob Lillis 124 408 34 90 12 1 .221 1 38 2
LF Lee Maye 108 415 38 104 17 7 .251 3 36 1
CF Jim Wynn 157 564 90 155 30 7 .275 22 73 43
RF Rusty Staub 131 410 43 105 20 1 .256 14 63 3

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Player G AB R H 2B 3B Avg. HR RBI SB
Joe Gaines 100 229 21 52 8 1 .227 6 31 4
Jim Gentile 81 227 22 55 11 1 .242 7 31 0
John Bateman 45 142 15 28 3 1 .197 7 14 4
Frank Thomas 23 58 7 10 2 0 .172 3 9 0
Chuck Harrison 15 45 2 9 4 0 .200 1 9 0
Nellie Fox 21 41 3 11 2 0 .268 0 1 0
Norm Miller 11 15 2 3 0 1 .200 0 1 0
Mike White 8 9 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0
John Hoffman 2 6 1 2 0 0 .333 0 1 0
Gene Ratliff 4 4 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player G GS IP W L ERA R ER BB K
Bob Bruce 35 34 229.2 9 18 3.72 107 95 38 145
Turk Farrell 33 29 208.1 11 11 3.50 94 81 35 122
Don Nottebart 29 25 158 4 15 4.67 99 82 55 77
Larry Dierker 26 19 146.2 7 8 3.50 69 57 37 109
Robin Roberts 10 10 76 5 2 1.89 22 16 10 34
Ken Johnson 8 8 51.2 3 2 4.18 25 24 11 28
Don Arlich 1 1 6 0 0 3.00 2 2 1 0

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player G GS IP W L SV ERA R ER BB K
Dave Giusti 38 13 131.1 8 7 3 4.32 67 63 46 92
Claude Raymond 33 7 96.1 7 4 5 2.90 35 31 16 79

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L SV ERA R ER BB K
Jim Owens 50 71.1 6 5 8 3.28 28 26 29 53
Ron Taylor 32 57.2 1 5 4 6.40 42 41 16 37
Mike Cuellar 25 56 1 4 2 3.54 24 22 21 46
Danny Coombs 26 47 0 2 0 4.79 26 25 23 35
Don Lee 7 8 0 0 0 3.38 3 3 3 3
Gordon Jones 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Oklahoma City 89ers Pacific Coast League Grady Hatton
AA Amarillo Sonics Texas League Lou Fitzgerald
A Durham Bulls Carolina League Dave Philley
A Cocoa Astros Florida State League Billy Goodman
A Salisbury Astros Western Carolinas League Chuck Churn
Rookie FRL Astros Florida Rookie League Joe Frazier

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Oklahoma City, FRL Astros

References

  1. ^ Bob Watson at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Bob Saverine at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Lee Maye at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ a b Gus Triandos at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ a b Frank Thomas at Baseball Reference
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