Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees
Major League Baseball team season
The 1965 New York Yankees season was the 63rd season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 77–85, finishing 25 games behind the Minnesota Twins. New York was managed by Johnny Keane.
This season marked the beginning of a downturn for the Yankees before a resurgence in the mid-1970s. This was the first season since 1925 that they failed to finish either above the .500 mark or in the first division.[1] They would finish last in 1966, their first time doing so since 1912.
Offseason
First game in the Astrodome
- April 9, 1965: The Houston Colt .45s became the Houston Astros and inaugurated indoor baseball in the Astrodome with a 2–1 exhibition win over the Yankees. In this game, Mickey Mantle hit the first home run in the history of the Astrodome.
Regular season
Bobby Murcer made his major league debut on September 8.[6] He recorded his first hit on September 14, it was a two-run home run off Senators pitcher Jim Duckworth.[7]
On October 3, Tony Kubek hit a home run in the last at-bat of his career.[8]
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
NOTE: The Los Angeles Angels changed their name to California Angels on September 2, 1965, with the season in progress.
Notable transactions
Roster
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
[12]
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Awards and honors
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbus, Fort Lauderdale, Binghamton[15]
Notes
- ^ Ferraro, Michael X.; Veneziano, John (2007). Numbelievable!. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 140. ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0.
- ^ Ralph Terry at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ellie Rodriguez at Baseball Reference
- ^ Duke Carmel at Baseball Reference
- ^ Al Closter at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Bobby Murcer Stats - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ Murcer, Bobby; Waggoner, Glen (2008). Yankee for Life. New York: Harper Collins. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-06-147342-5.
- ^ "Home Run in Last At Bat by Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com.
- ^ Doc Edwards at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Bill Burbach at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tom Shopay at Baseball Reference
- ^ "1965 New York Yankees Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Hutch Award". www.baseball-almanac.com.
- ^ "1965 All-Star Game". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
- 1965 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference
- 1965 New York Yankees at Baseball Almanac