1965 Baltimore Orioles

94-68 • .580 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1965 Baltimore Orioles went 94-68 (.580) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 641 runs, allowed 578, and played home games at Memorial Stadium. Team leaders included Curt Blefary (22 HR, 70 RBI) and Steve Barber (15-10, 2.69 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

94 Wins
68 Losses
.580 Win %
3rd Rank
641 R 578 RA
Diff +63

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641 Runs Scored
578 Runs Allowed
+63 Run Diff
784K Attendance

📈 vs. 1965 AL Average

Batting Avg .238 2% below the 1965 league average (.242)
OBP .307 1% below the 1965 league average (.311)
SLG .362 2% below the 1965 league average (.369)
Team ERA 2.98 14% better than the 1965 league average (3.46)
Runs Scored 641 equal to the 1965 league average (639 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMemorial Stadium
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 784,803
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Avg per Game 9,934

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1965

Batting Avg

1 Brooks Robinson 0.297 2 Charlie Lau 0.295 3 Russ Snyder 0.270 4 Curt Blefary 0.260 5 Jerry Adair 0.259

Home Runs

1 Curt Blefary 22 2 Brooks Robinson 18 3 Boog Powell 17 4 John Orsino 9 5 Luis Aparicio 8

RBI

1 Brooks Robinson 80 2 Boog Powell 72 3 Curt Blefary 70 4 Jerry Adair 66 5 Luis Aparicio 40
1965 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jerry Adair 157 582 51 151 26 3 7 66 35 65 6 0.259
Luis Aparicio 144 564 67 127 20 10 8 40 46 56 26 0.225
Brooks Robinson 144 559 81 166 25 2 18 80 47 47 3 0.297
Boog Powell 144 472 54 117 20 2 17 72 71 93 1 0.248
Curt Blefary 144 462 72 120 23 4 22 70 88 73 4 0.260
Paul Blair 119 364 49 85 19 2 5 25 32 52 8 0.234
Russ Snyder 132 345 49 93 11 2 1 29 27 38 3 0.270
Norm Siebern 106 297 44 76 13 4 8 32 50 49 1 0.256
Bob Johnson 87 273 36 66 13 2 5 27 15 34 1 0.242
Dick Brown 96 255 17 59 9 1 5 30 17 53 2 0.231
Jackie Brandt 96 243 35 59 17 0 8 24 21 40 1 0.243
John Orsino 77 232 30 54 10 2 9 28 23 51 1 0.233
Sam Bowens 84 203 16 33 4 1 7 20 10 41 7 0.163
Charlie Lau 68 132 15 39 5 2 2 18 17 18 0 0.295
Milt Pappas 34 70 3 5 1 1 0 4 1 36 0 0.071
Steve Barber 37 65 2 5 1 0 1 2 4 43 0 0.077
Dave McNally 35 65 1 6 1 0 0 1 2 33 0 0.092
Wally Bunker 34 55 4 4 0 0 0 5 7 27 0 0.073
Davey Johnson 20 47 5 8 3 0 0 1 5 6 3 0.170
Robin Roberts 20 35 1 6 2 0 0 7 2 9 0 0.171
John Miller 16 30 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 12 0 0.100
Jim Palmer 29 26 2 5 0 0 1 3 1 10 0 0.192
Stu Miller 67 16 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.062
Dick Hall 49 15 1 5 2 0 0 4 1 4 0 0.333
Carl Warwick 9 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.000
Don Larsen 27 11 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.273
Andy Etchebarren 5 6 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0.167
Darold Knowles 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Mark Belanger 11 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Harvey Haddix 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Frank Bertaina 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Rowe 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Herm Starrette 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ed Barnowski 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1965

ERA

1 Stu Miller 1.89 2 Milt Pappas 2.60 3 Don Larsen 2.67 4 Steve Barber 2.69 5 Dave McNally 2.85

Wins

1 Steve Barber 15 2 Stu Miller 14 3 Milt Pappas 13 4 Dick Hall 11 5 Dave McNally 11

Strikeouts

1 Steve Barber 130 2 Milt Pappas 127 3 Dave McNally 116 4 Stu Miller 104 5 Wally Bunker 84
1965 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Milt Pappas 13 9 2.60 34 34 0 221.1 192 64 52 127
Steve Barber 15 10 2.69 37 32 0 220.2 177 66 81 130
Dave McNally 11 6 2.85 35 29 0 198.2 163 63 73 116
Wally Bunker 10 8 3.38 34 27 2 189.0 170 71 58 84
Stu Miller 14 7 1.89 67 0 24 119.1 87 25 32 104
Robin Roberts 5 7 3.38 20 15 0 114.2 110 43 20 63
Dick Hall 11 8 3.07 48 0 12 93.2 84 32 11 79
John Miller 6 4 3.18 16 16 0 93.1 75 33 58 71
Jim Palmer 5 4 3.72 27 6 1 92.0 75 38 56 75
Don Larsen 1 2 2.67 27 1 1 54.0 53 16 20 40
Harvey Haddix 3 2 3.48 24 0 1 33.2 31 13 23 21
Darold Knowles 0 1 9.20 5 1 0 14.2 14 15 10 12
Ken Rowe 0 0 3.38 6 0 0 13.1 17 5 2 3
Herm Starrette 0 0 1.00 4 0 0 9.0 8 1 3 3
Frank Bertaina 0 0 6.00 2 1 0 6.0 9 4 4 5
Ed Barnowski 0 0 2.08 4 0 0 4.1 3 1 7 6

👥 Roster (34)

Jerry Adair Luis Aparicio Steve Barber Ed Barnowski Mark Belanger Frank Bertaina Paul Blair Curt Blefary Sam Bowens Jackie Brandt Dick Brown Wally Bunker +22 more

34 players

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The 1965 Baltimore Orioles in brief

The 1965 Baltimore Orioles won 94 games and lost 68, ending up 3rd in the AL. The run column shows 641 for and 578 against. Against a league average of .242, the 1965 Baltimore Orioles batted .238. The Baltimore Orioles staff finished with a 2.98 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.46. Home games were played at Memorial Stadium, where 784,803 fans came through the gates.

Curt Blefary topped the Baltimore Orioles with 22 home runs. Brooks Robinson drove in a team-high 80 runs. On the mound, Steve Barber won 15 games to lead the staff. Stu Miller closed out 24 saves. The roster section lists 34 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1964 season and the 1966 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1965 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 1965 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 1965 Baltimore Orioles finished 94-68 (.580 win pct).
Who led the 1965 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Curt Blefary led the 1965 Baltimore Orioles with 22 home runs.
What was the 1965 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 1965 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 2.98.
Did the 1965 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
No. The 1965 Baltimore Orioles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1965 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 1965 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Memorial Stadium.
Who led the 1965 Baltimore Orioles in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Curt Blefary (22 HR, 70 RBI) and Steve Barber (15-10, 2.69 ERA).
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