1965 Milwaukee Braves season

The 1965 Milwaukee Braves season was the 13th and final season for the franchise in Milwaukee along with the 95th season overall. The Braves finished the season with a record, 11 games behind the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Braves were managed by Bobby Bragan and played their home games at County Stadium.
It was the thirteenth consecutive winning season for the Braves, who never had a losing season during their time in Milwaukee. The final home game was on September 22 and the season's home attendance sank to The franchise had attempted to move to Atlanta shortly after the it was delayed and the team relocated for the 1966 season.
The Milwaukee Braves compiled a 1,146-890 won-loss record for a.563 winning percentage in 2,036 games. They averaged 88.2 wins per season.
Milwaukee went four seasons without major league baseball ; the expansion Seattle Pilots of the American League played just one season in 1969 and became the Milwaukee Brewers

Offseason

October 14, 1964: Phil Roof and Ron Piché were traded by the Braves to the California Angels for a player to be named later. The Angels completed the deal by sending Dan Osinski to the Braves on November 29.
December 22, 1964: Bobby Del Greco was purchased from the Braves by the Philadelphia Phillies.
Prior to 1965 season: Merritt Ranew was acquired from the Braves by the San Francisco Giants.
Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

May 23, 1965: Lee Maye was traded by the Braves to the Houston Astros for Ken Johnson and Jim Beauchamp.
June 8, 1965: Duffy Dyer was drafted by the Braves in the 38th round of the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.
July 21, 1965: Gary Kolb was traded by the Braves to the New York Mets for Jesse Gonder.
August 5, 1965: Billy Cowan was traded by the New York Mets to the Milwaukee Braves for players to be named later. The Braves completed the deal by sending Lou Klimchock and Ernie Bowman to the Mets on September 25.
September 1, 1965: The Braves traded a player to be named later to the Houston Astros for Frank Thomas. The Braves completed the deal by sending Mickey Sinnerud to the Astros on September 11.
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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		148	523	152	.291	27	80
1B		143	555	165	.297	23	78
2B		148	535	141	.264	7	50
SS		112	265	55	.208	0	11
3B		156	546	137	.251	32	95
LF		83	271	84	.310	10	35
CF		143	504	132	.262	31	75
RF		150	570	181	.318	32	89

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
	122	392	106	.270	21	58
	123	220	42	.191	0	10
	71	181	44	.243	4	18
	81	176	45	.256	2	11
	67	108	26	.241	0	8
	31	53	8	.151	1	5
	15	53	16	.302	2	7
	34	39	3	.077	0	3
	15	33	7	.212	0	1
	24	27	7	.259	0	1
	19	27	5	.185	0	0
	20	19	3	.158	1	3
	8	16	3	.188	0	1
	10	10	1	.100	1	2
	4	3	0	.000	0	0

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
	40	279	24	11	3.29	211
	38	224.2	16	10	3.77	117
	29	179.2	13	8	3.21	123

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
	32	146.1	7	13	4.43	111
	34	123	5	9	4.32	78
	31	122.2	8	9	3.89	79
	21	45	1	1	3.00	31

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
	62	10	6	19	2.18	78
	61	0	3	6	2.82	54
	41	2	3	6	2.89	49
	19	0	1	1	4.41	16
	8	0	1	0	1.38	11
	6	0	1	0	7.71	7
	6	0	0	0	12.27	1

Farm system

Home games for spring training in Florida in 1965 were held at Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach.

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