The 1965 Minnesota Twins won the 1965 American League pennant with a 102–60 record. It was the team's first pennant since moving to Minnesota, and the 102 wins is a team record.
1965 Minnesota Twins | ||
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American League Champions | ||
League | American League | |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium | |
City | Bloomington, Minnesota | |
Owners | Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes) | |
General managers | Calvin Griffith | |
Managers | Sam Mele | |
Television | WTCN-TV | |
Radio | 830 WCCO AM (Ray Scott, Herb Carneal, Halsey Hall) | |
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Regular season
editOn April 27, in addition to being the game's winning pitcher, Camilo Pascual hit a grand slam in the first inning – the second of his career. The Detroit Tigers' Dizzy Trout is the only pitcher to have done that before.
The Twins spent much of the summer in a race for first with the Baltimore Orioles. On July 1, however, the Twins took first place and kept it, ultimately winning the pennant by seven games.
Six Twins made the All-Star Game (which was played in the Twins' home park, Metropolitan Stadium). First baseman Harmon Killebrew, shortstop Zoilo Versalles, outfielders Tony Oliva and Jimmie Hall, catcher Earl Battey, and pitcher Mudcat Grant all appeared in the game.
On September 26 at D.C. Stadium in Washington, D.C. – the city the Twins franchise called home until 1961 — the Twins beat the Washington Senators 2–1 to clinch the pennant. Jim Kaat was the winning pitcher.
Overall, 1,463,258 fans attended Twins games, the highest total in the American League. During the season, the Twins played in front of their largest crowd ever (71,245 at Yankee Stadium on June 20) and their smallest crowd ever (537 at home, September 20).[1]
Offense
editVersalles was named AL Most Valuable Player. He also led the team with 126 runs scored, and won a Gold Glove Award for his play at shortstop. Oliva led the AL with a .321 batting average. Killebrew was limited to 113 games by injuries, but still hit 25 HR and 75 RBI.
Pitching
editGrant led the league with 21 wins, becoming the first black pitcher in the history of the American League to win 20 games in a season.[2] Kaat won the Gold Glove for pitchers.
Season standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Minnesota Twins | 102 | 60 | .630 | — | 51–30 | 51–30 |
Chicago White Sox | 95 | 67 | .586 | 7 | 48–33 | 47–34 |
Baltimore Orioles | 94 | 68 | .580 | 8 | 46–33 | 48–35 |
Detroit Tigers | 89 | 73 | .549 | 13 | 47–34 | 42–39 |
Cleveland Indians | 87 | 75 | .537 | 15 | 52–30 | 35–45 |
New York Yankees | 77 | 85 | .475 | 25 | 40–43 | 37–42 |
Los Angeles/California Angels | 75 | 87 | .463 | 27 | 46–34 | 29–53 |
Washington Senators | 70 | 92 | .432 | 32 | 36–45 | 34–47 |
Boston Red Sox | 62 | 100 | .383 | 40 | 34–47 | 28–53 |
Kansas City Athletics | 59 | 103 | .364 | 43 | 33–48 | 26–55 |
Record vs. opponents
editSources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KCA | LAA/ CAL |
MIN | NYY | WSH | |||
Baltimore | — | 11–7 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 13–5 | 8–10 | |||
Boston | 7–11 | — | 4–14 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 5–13 | 1–17 | 9–9 | 11–7 | |||
Chicago | 9–9 | 14–4 | — | 10–8 | 9–9 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 13–5 | |||
Cleveland | 8–10 | 10–8 | 8–10 | — | 9–9 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 11–7 | |||
Detroit | 7–11 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | — | 13–5 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 11–7 | |||
Kansas City | 7–11 | 7–11 | 5–13 | 9–9 | 5–13 | — | 5–13 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 6–12 | |||
Los Angeles/California | 5–13 | 13–5 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 13–5 | — | 9–9 | 6–12 | 6–12 | |||
Minnesota | 10–8 | 17–1 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 9–9 | — | 13–5 | 15–3 | |||
New York | 5–13 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 5–13 | — | 11–7 | |||
Washington | 10–8 | 7–11 | 5–13 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 12–6 | 3–15 | 7–11 | — |
NOTE: The Los Angeles Angels changed their name to California Angels on September 2, 1965, with the season in progress.
Notable transactions
edit- June 8, 1965: 1965 Major League Baseball draft
- Del Unser was drafted by the Twins in the 2nd round, but did not sign.[3]
- Graig Nettles was drafted by the Twins in the 4th round.[4]
Roster
edit1965 Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
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Manager
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Player stats
edit= Indicates team leader |
Batting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 |
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C | Earl Battey | 131 | 394 | 117 | .297 | 6 | 60 |
1B | Don Mincher | 128 | 346 | 87 | .251 | 22 | 65 |
2B | Jerry Kindall | 125 | 342 | 67 | .196 | 6 | 36 |
3B | Rich Rollins | 140 | 469 | 117 | .249 | 5 | 32 |
SS | Zoilo Versalles | 148 | 522 | 149 | .285 | 20 | 86 |
LF | Bob Allison | 135 | 438 | 102 | .233 | 23 | 78 |
CF | Jimmie Hall | 160 | 666 | 182 | .273 | 19 | 77 |
RF | Tony Oliva | 149 | 576 | 185 | .321 | 16 | 98 |
Other batters
editNote: 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 |
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Harmon Killebrew | 113 | 401 | 108 | .269 | 25 | 75 |
Sandy Valdespino | 108 | 245 | 64 | .261 | 1 | 22 |
Joe Nossek | 87 | 170 | 37 | .218 | 2 | 16 |
Jerry Zimmerman | 83 | 154 | 33 | .214 | 1 | 11 |
Frank Quilici | 56 | 149 | 31 | .208 | 0 | 7 |
Andy Kosco | 23 | 55 | 13 | .236 | 1 | 6 |
Bernie Allen | 19 | 39 | 9 | .231 | 0 | 6 |
Frank Kostro | 20 | 31 | 5 | .161 | 0 | 1 |
César Tovar | 18 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
Ted Uhlaender | 13 | 22 | 4 | .182 | 0 | 1 |
John Sevcik | 12 | 16 | 1 | .063 | 0 | 0 |
Rich Reese | 14 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Mudcat Grant | 41 | 270.1 | 21 | 7 | 3.30 | 142 |
Jim Kaat | 45 | 264.1 | 18 | 11 | 2.83 | 154 |
Jim Perry | 36 | 167.2 | 12 | 7 | 2.63 | 88 |
Camilo Pascual | 27 | 156.0 | 9 | 3 | 3.35 | 96 |
Other pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Dave Boswell | 27 | 106.0 | 6 | 5 | 3.40 | 85 |
Jim Merritt | 16 | 76.2 | 5 | 4 | 3.17 | 61 |
Dick Stigman | 33 | 70.0 | 4 | 2 | 4.37 | 70 |
Dwight Siebler | 7 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 4.20 | 15 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Al Worthington | 62 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 2.13 | 59 |
Johnny Klippstein | 56 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2.24 | 59 |
Bill Pleis | 41 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2.98 | 33 |
Jerry Fosnow | 29 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4.44 | 35 |
Mel Nelson | 28 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4.12 | 31 |
Garry Roggenburk | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.43 | 6 |
Pete Cimino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
1965 World Series
editAwards and honors
edit- Zoilo Versalles, Shortstop, American League MVP
- Sam Mele, Associated Press AL Manager of the Year
Farm system
editLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: St. Cloud
Notes
edit- ^ "Kansas City Athletics vs Minnesota Twins Box Score: September 20, 1965". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 198, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Del Unser at Baseball Reference
- ^ Graig Nettles at Baseball Reference
References
edit- Player stats from www.baseball-reference.com
- Team info from www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.