1965 Chicago White Sox season
The 1965 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 65th season in the major leagues, and its 66th season overall. They finished with a record 95–67, good enough for second place in the American League, 7 games behind the first-place Minnesota Twins.Offseason
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
- Don Buford, 2B
- Floyd Robinson, RF
- Johnny Romano, C
- Pete Ward, 3B
- Ron Hansen, SS
- Bill Skowron, 1B
- Danny Cater, LF
- Ken Berry, CF
- Gary Peters, P
Notable transactions
- June 8, 1965: Danny Lazar was drafted by the White Sox in the 31st round of the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft.
Roster
Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
Tommie Agee, CF,RF | 10 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .158 | 0 |
Ken Berry, CF | 157 | 472 | 51 | 103 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 42 | 28 | 96 | .218 | 4 |
Don Buford, 2B,3B | 155 | 586 | 93 | 166 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 67 | 76 | .283 | 17 |
Smoky Burgess, C | 80 | 77 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 7 | .286 | 0 |
Danny Cater, LF,3B | 142 | 514 | 74 | 139 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 55 | 33 | 65 | .270 | 3 |
Gene Freese, 3B | 17 | 32 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | .281 | 0 |
Ron Hansen, SS | 162 | 587 | 61 | 138 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 66 | 60 | 73 | .235 | 1 |
Bill Heath, PH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Jim Hicks, RF,LF | 13 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | .263 | 0 |
Duane Josephson, C | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .111 | 0 |
Dick Kenworthy, PH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
J. C. Martin, C,1B | 119 | 230 | 21 | 60 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 24 | 29 | .261 | 2 |
Tommy McCraw, 1B,OF | 133 | 273 | 38 | 65 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 48 | .238 | 12 |
Dave Nicholson, OF | 54 | 85 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 40 | .153 | 0 |
Floyd Robinson, RF,LF | 156 | 577 | 70 | 153 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 66 | 76 | 51 | .265 | 4 |
Johnny Romano, C,LF | 122 | 356 | 39 | 86 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 48 | 59 | 74 | .242 | 0 |
Jimmie Schaffer, C | 17 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .194 | 0 |
Bill Skowron, 1B | 146 | 559 | 63 | 153 | 24 | 3 | 18 | 78 | 32 | 77 | .274 | 1 |
Marv Staehle, PH | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .429 | 0 |
Bill Voss, RF | 11 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .182 | 0 |
Pete Ward, 3B | 138 | 507 | 62 | 125 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 57 | 56 | 83 | .247 | 2 |
Al Weis, 2B,SS,CF | 103 | 135 | 29 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 22 | .296 | 4 |
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
Greg Bollo | 0 | 0 | 3.57 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 16 |
John Buzhardt | 13 | 8 | 3.01 | 32 | 30 | 1 | 188.2 | 167 | 69 | 63 | 12 | 65 | 108 |
Eddie Fisher | 15 | 7 | 2.40 | 82 | 0 | 24 | 165.1 | 118 | 51 | 44 | 13 | 51 | 90 |
Joe Horlen | 13 | 13 | 2.88 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 219.0 | 203 | 88 | 70 | 16 | 48 | 125 |
Bruce Howard | 9 | 8 | 3.47 | 30 | 22 | 0 | 148.0 | 123 | 61 | 57 | 13 | 77 | 120 |
Tommy John | 14 | 7 | 3.09 | 39 | 27 | 3 | 183.2 | 162 | 67 | 63 | 12 | 64 | 126 |
Frank Lary | 1 | 0 | 4.05 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 26.2 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
Bob Locker | 5 | 2 | 3.15 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 91.1 | 71 | 36 | 32 | 6 | 40 | 69 |
Gary Peters | 10 | 12 | 3.62 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 176.1 | 181 | 76 | 71 | 19 | 71 | 95 |
Juan Pizarro | 6 | 3 | 3.43 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 97.0 | 96 | 42 | 37 | 9 | 40 | 65 |
Hoyt Wilhelm | 7 | 7 | 1.81 | 66 | 0 | 20 | 144.0 | 88 | 34 | 29 | 11 | 39 | 106 |
Ted Wills | 2 | 0 | 2.84 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 19.0 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 12 |
Team totals | 95 | 67 | 2.99 | 162 | 162 | 53 | 1481.2 | 1261 | 555 | 493 | 122 | 530 | 946 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tidewater