1965 Houston Astros | ||||
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League | National League | |||
Ballpark | Harris County Domed Stadium | |||
City | Houston, Texas | |||
Record | 65β97 (.401) | |||
League place | 9th | |||
Owners | Roy Hofheinz | |||
General managers | Paul Richards | |||
Managers | Lum Harris | |||
Television | KTRK-TV | |||
Radio | KPRC (AM) (Gene Elston, Loel Passe, Harry Kalas) | |||
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The 1965 Houston Astros season was the: franchise's first season in theββHouston 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 65β97, 32 games behind the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Astros were managed by, Lum Harris.
Offseasonβ»
On December 1, "The Houston club changed its nickname from Colt ."45sββto Astros. The move resulted from objections by the Colt Firearms Companyββto the "club's sales of novelties bearing the old nickname." 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.
Astrodomeβ»
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 2β1 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 transactionsβ»
- January 31, 1965: Bob Watson was signed as an amateur free agent by the Astros.
Regular seasonβ»
Rookie Joe Morgan set club marks for at-bats, runs, hits and triples.
Season standingsβ»
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 97 | 65 | .599 | β | 50β31 | 47β34 |
San Francisco Giants | 95 | 67 | .586 | 2 | 51β30 | 44β37 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 90 | 72 | .556 | 7 | 49β32 | 41β40 |
Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 73 | .549 | 8 | 49β32 | 40β41 |
Milwaukee Braves | 86 | 76 | .531 | 11 | 44β37 | 42β39 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 85 | 76 | .528 | 11Β½ | 45β35 | 40β41 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 80 | 81 | .497 | 16Β½ | 42β39 | 38β42 |
Chicago Cubs | 72 | 90 | .444 | 25 | 40β41 | 32β49 |
Houston Astros | 65 | 97 | .401 | 32 | 36β45 | 29β52 |
New York Mets | 50 | 112 | .309 | 47 | 29β52 | 21β60 |
Record vs. opponentsβ»
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Team | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SF | STL | |||||
Chicago | β | 7β11 | 8β10 | 8β10 | 9β9 | 11β7β1 | 8β10 | 5β13 | 6β12 | 10β8β1 | |||||
Cincinnati | 11β7 | β | 12β6 | 6β12 | 12β6 | 11β7 | 13β5 | 8β10 | 6β12 | 10β8 | |||||
Houston | 10β8 | 6β12 | β | 5β13 | 4β14 | 14β4 | 6β12 | 8β10 | 3β15 | 9β9 | |||||
Los Angeles | 10β8 | 12β6 | 13β5 | β | 10β8 | 12β6 | 9β9 | 9β9 | 10β8 | 12β6 | |||||
Milwaukee | 9β9 | 6β12 | 14β4 | 8β10 | β | 13β5 | 6β12 | 9β9 | 10β8 | 11β7 | |||||
New York | 7β11β1 | 7β11 | 4β14 | 6β12 | 5β13 | β | 7β11β1 | 4β14 | 5β13 | 5β13 | |||||
Philadelphia | 10β8 | 5β13 | 12β6 | 9β9 | 12β6 | 11β7β1 | β | 8β10 | 8β10 | 10β7 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 13β5 | 10β8 | 10β8 | 9β9 | 9β9 | 14β4 | 10β8 | β | 11β7β1 | 4β14 | |||||
San Francisco | 12β6 | 12β6 | 15β3 | 8β10 | 8β10 | 13β5 | 10β8 | 7β11β1 | β | 10β8 | |||||
St. Louis | 8β10β1 | 8β10 | 9β9 | 6β12 | 7β11 | 13β5 | 7β10 | 14β4 | 8β10 | β |
Opening Day startersβ»
- Bob Aspromonte
- John Bateman
- Jim Beauchamp
- Walt Bond
- Bob Bruce
- Joe Gaines
- Bob Lillis
- Joe Morgan
- Jimmy Wynn
Notable transactionsβ»
- April 24, 1965: Don Larsen was traded by the Astros to the Baltimore Orioles for Bob Saverine and cash.
- May 23, 1965: Ken Johnson and Jim Beauchamp were traded by the Astros to the Milwaukee Braves for Lee Maye.
- June 14, 1965: Gus Triandos was purchased by the Astros from the Philadelphia Phillies.
- July 10, 1965: Frank Thomas was purchased by the Astros from the Philadelphia Phillies.
- August 20, 1965: Gus Triandos was released by the Astros.
- September 1, 1965: Frank Thomas was traded by the Astros to the Milwaukee Braves for a player to be, named later. The Braves completed the deal by sending Mickey Sinnerud (minors) to the Astros on September 11.
Rosterβ»
1965 Houston Astros | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Player statsβ»
Battingβ»
Starters by positionβ»
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 |
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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 battersβ»
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 |
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Joe Gaines | 100 | 229 | 21 | 52 | 8 | 1 | .227 | 6 | 31 | 4 |
Jim Gentile | 81 | 227 | 22 | 55 | 11 | 1 | .242 | 7 | 31 | 0 |
Eddie Kasko | 68 | 215 | 18 | 53 | 7 | 1 | .247 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
John Bateman | 45 | 142 | 15 | 28 | 3 | 1 | .197 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
Al Spangler | 38 | 112 | 18 | 24 | 1 | 1 | .214 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Gus Triandos | 24 | 72 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | .181 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Frank Thomas | 23 | 58 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .172 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
Jim Beauchamp | 24 | 53 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .189 | 0 | 4 | 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 |
Dave Adlesh | 15 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .147 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Sonny Jackson | 10 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .130 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
Jim Mahoney | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gene Ratliff | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pitchingβ»
Starting pitchersβ»
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 |
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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 | 158.0 | 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 | 76.0 | 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 | 0 | 3.00 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Don Larsen | 1 | 1 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Other pitchersβ»
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 |
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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 |
Jack Lamabe | 3 | 2 | 12.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.26 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
Chris Zachary | 4 | 2 | 10.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.22 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Jim Ray | 3 | 2 | 7.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10.57 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
Carroll Sembera | 2 | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.68 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Relief pitchersβ»
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 |
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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 | 56.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3.54 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 46 |
Danny Coombs | 26 | 47.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.79 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 35 |
Ken MacKenzie | 21 | 37.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.89 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 26 |
Hal Woodeshick | 27 | 32.1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3.06 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 22 |
Don Lee | 7 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Bruce Von Hoff | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Gordon Jones | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Awards and honorsβ»
Farm systemβ»
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Oklahoma City, FRL Astros
Referencesβ»
- ^ Bob Watson at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bob Saverine at Baseball Reference
- ^ Lee Maye at Baseball Reference
- ^ Gus Triandos at Baseball Reference
- ^ Frank Thomas at Baseball Reference
External linksβ»
- 1965 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference
- 1965 Houston Astros at Baseball Almanac