The 1965 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 83rd year in Major League Baseball, their eighth year in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their sixth at Candlestick Park. The team finished in second place in the National League with a 95–67 record, 2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Offseason Prior to 1965 season: Merritt Ranew was acquired by the Giants from the Milwaukee Braves.Merritt Ranew page at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup Jesús Alou Tom Haller Jim Ray Hart Harvey Kuenn Hal Lanier Juan Marichal Willie Mays Willie McCovey José Pagán
Notable transactions May 13, 1965: Merritt Ranew was purchased from the Giants by the California Angels. May 29, 1965: Ed Bailey, Bob Hendley and Harvey Kuenn were traded by the Giants to the Chicago Cubs for Len Gabrielson and Dick Bertell.Len Gabrielson page at Baseball Reference June 8, 1965: Rich Robertson was drafted by the Giants in the 5th round of the 1965 Major League Baseball draft.Rich Robertson page at Baseball Reference July 19, 1965: Warren Spahn was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Warren Spahn page at Baseball Reference
Game log and schedule Legend Giants win Giants loss PostponementBoldGiants team member
Roster 1965 San Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
Juan Marichal bat incident On August 22, 1965, Giants pitcher Juan Marichal was involved in a notorious incident that occurred in a game played against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Batting against Sandy Koufax, Marichal felt that Dodger catcher Johnny Roseboro's return throws had flown too close to his head.Juan Marichal | The Baseball Page Words were exchanged, and Roseboro, throwing off his catcher's helmet and mask, rose to continue the argument. Marichal responded by hitting Roseboro's unprotected head with his bat. The benches cleared into a 14-minute brawl, while Giant captain Willie Mays escorted the bleeding Roseboro (who would require 14 stitches) back to the clubhouse. Marichal was ejected, suspended for nine days and fined US$1,750. Roseboro filed a lawsuit, but eventually settled out of court, supposedly for $7,000. Marichal and Roseboro would eventually go on to become close friends, reconciling any personal animosity and even autographing photographs of the brawl.
The image of Marichal raising his bat over his head to deliver a blow to Roseboro was carried in practically every newspaper in the nation and re-printed in Life magazine. Many people protested the apparently light punishment meted out, but as it was it hurt the Giants considerably. They were in a neck-and-neck pennant race with the Dodgers and the race was decided with only two games to play. Marichal's nine-day suspension cost him two pitching turns, and the Giants lost the pennant by two games.
Player stats
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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 134 422 106 .251 16 49 1B 160 540 149 .276 39 92 2B 159 522 118 .226 0 39 SS 101 379 77 .203 2 19 3B 160 591 177 .299 23 96 LF 88 269 81 .301 4 26 CF 157 558 177 .317 52 112 RF 143 543 162 .298 9 52
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 117 324 75 .231 2 18 106 271 68 .251 4 31 63 105 26 .248 3 15 26 83 17 .205 0 5 63 73 14 .192 0 7 26 72 15 .208 0 1 40 67 19 .284 1 7 23 59 14 .237 0 6 22 48 9 .188 0 3 33 34 6 .176 1 5 24 28 3 .107 0 3 31 27 3 .111 0 5 6 15 1 .067 0 0 6 10 2 .200 0 0 31 9 2 .222 0 1 4 7 4 .571 0 1 7 7 1 .143 1 1
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 39 295.1 22 13 2.13 240 42 235.0 16 9 2.64 148 47 195.2 8 12 4.19 170 23 91.0 4 5 3.96 43 16 71.2 3 4 3.39 34
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 47 170.2 12 9 3.85 106 45 163.0 14 6 2.76 135 8 15.0 0 0 12.60 8 6 11.1 0 0 3.97 6 4 6.0 0 2 16.50 5
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 57 9 3 20 1.43 35 45 4 1 8 3.75 85 35 2 2 4 3.64 35 8 1 0 0 1.74 7 2 0 1 0 27.00 0
Awards and honors Willie Mays, National League Most Valuable Player
All-Stars All-Star Game Juan Marichal, All-star Game MVP Juan Marichal, Pitcher, Starter Willie Mays, Outfield, Starter
Farm system
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
Notes
References 1965 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Reference 1965 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Almanac