1965 Boston Red Sox

62-100 • .383 Win% • 9th in AL

The 1965 Boston Red Sox went 62-100 (.383) finishing 9th in the AL. The club scored 669 runs, allowed 791, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Tony Conigliaro (32 HR, 82 RBI) and Earl Wilson (13-14, 3.98 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

62 Wins
100 Losses
.383 Win %
9th Rank
669 R 791 RA
Diff -122

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669 Runs Scored
791 Runs Allowed
-122 Run Diff
651K Attendance

📈 vs. 1965 AL Average

Batting Avg .251 4% above the 1965 league average (.242)
OBP .326 5% above the 1965 league average (.311)
SLG .400 8% above the 1965 league average (.369)
Team ERA 4.24 22% worse than the 1965 league average (3.46)
Runs Scored 669 5% above the 1965 league average (639 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 651,761
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Avg per Game 8,046

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1965

Batting Avg

1 Carl Yastrzemski 0.312 2 Tony Horton 0.294 3 Lenny Green 0.276 4 Felix Mantilla 0.275 5 Lee Thomas 0.271

Home Runs

1 Tony Conigliaro 32 2 Lee Thomas 22 3 Carl Yastrzemski 20 4 Felix Mantilla 18 5 Rico Petrocelli 13

RBI

1 Felix Mantilla 92 2 Tony Conigliaro 82 3 Lee Thomas 75 4 Carl Yastrzemski 72 5 Dalton Jones 37
1965 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Felix Mantilla 150 534 60 147 17 2 18 92 79 84 7 0.275
Tony Conigliaro 138 521 82 140 21 5 32 82 51 116 4 0.269
Lee Thomas 151 521 74 141 27 4 22 75 72 42 6 0.271
Carl Yastrzemski 133 494 78 154 45 3 20 72 70 58 7 0.312
Lenny Green 119 373 69 103 24 6 7 24 48 43 8 0.276
Bob Tillman 111 368 20 79 10 3 6 35 40 69 0 0.215
Dalton Jones 112 367 41 99 13 5 5 37 28 45 8 0.270
Frank Malzone 106 364 40 87 20 0 3 34 28 38 1 0.239
Jim Gosger 81 324 45 83 15 4 9 35 29 61 3 0.256
Rico Petrocelli 103 323 38 75 15 2 13 33 36 71 0 0.232
Eddie Bressoud 107 296 29 67 11 1 8 25 29 77 0 0.226
Chuck Schilling 71 171 14 41 3 2 3 9 13 17 0 0.240
Tony Horton 60 163 23 48 8 1 7 23 18 36 0 0.294
Russ Nixon 59 137 11 37 5 1 0 11 6 23 0 0.270
Mike Ryan 33 107 7 17 0 1 3 9 5 19 0 0.159
Earl Wilson 47 79 13 14 0 0 6 12 13 29 0 0.177
Bill Monbouquette 36 68 2 4 1 0 0 2 7 30 0 0.059
Dave Morehead 34 61 3 8 1 0 0 5 7 21 0 0.131
Jim Lonborg 32 59 4 8 3 0 0 4 5 22 0 0.136
Gary Geiger 24 45 5 9 3 0 1 2 13 10 3 0.200
Dennis Bennett 34 39 5 7 1 0 0 4 5 23 0 0.179
Dick Radatz 63 27 4 5 1 0 1 1 1 10 0 0.185
Jerry Stephenson 15 13 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.231
Bob Duliba 39 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Arnold Earley 57 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Bob Heffner 27 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jay Ritchie 44 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.200
Jack Lamabe 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jerry Moses 4 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0.250
Bill Schlesinger 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1965

ERA

1 Jay Ritchie 3.17 2 Arnold Earley 3.63 3 Bill Monbouquette 3.70 4 Bob Duliba 3.78 5 Dick Radatz 3.91

Wins

1 Earl Wilson 13 2 Bill Monbouquette 10 3 Dave Morehead 10 4 Jim Lonborg 9 5 Dick Radatz 9

Strikeouts

1 Earl Wilson 164 2 Dave Morehead 163 3 Dick Radatz 121 4 Jim Lonborg 113 5 Bill Monbouquette 110
1965 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Earl Wilson 13 14 3.98 36 36 0 230.2 221 102 77 164
Bill Monbouquette 10 18 3.70 35 35 0 228.2 239 94 40 110
Dave Morehead 10 18 4.06 34 33 0 192.2 157 87 113 163
Jim Lonborg 9 17 4.47 32 31 0 185.1 193 92 65 113
Dennis Bennett 5 7 4.38 34 18 0 141.2 152 69 53 85
Dick Radatz 9 11 3.91 63 0 22 124.1 104 54 53 121
Arnold Earley 0 1 3.63 57 0 0 74.1 79 30 29 47
Jay Ritchie 1 2 3.17 44 0 2 71.0 83 25 26 55
Bob Duliba 4 2 3.78 39 0 1 64.1 60 27 22 27
Jerry Stephenson 1 5 6.23 15 8 0 52.0 62 36 33 49
Bob Heffner 0 2 7.16 27 1 0 49.0 59 39 18 42
Jack Lamabe 0 3 8.17 14 0 0 25.1 34 23 14 17

👥 Roster (30)

Dennis Bennett Eddie Bressoud Tony Conigliaro Bob Duliba Arnold Earley Gary Geiger Jim Gosger Lenny Green Bob Heffner Tony Horton Dalton Jones Jack Lamabe +18 more

30 players

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The 1965 Boston Red Sox in brief

In 1965 the Boston Red Sox posted a 62-100 mark (.383) and finished 9th in the AL. Runs came in at 669 scored against 791 allowed (-122). Against a league average of .242, the 1965 Boston Red Sox batted .251. The staff ERA of 4.24 was 22% worse than the league average of 3.46. League clubs averaged 639 runs that year, so the Boston Red Sox scored 5% more. Attendance at Fenway Park II totaled 651,761 for the year.

The home run leader was Tony Conigliaro, who hit 32. The RBI leader was Felix Mantilla, with 92. The hits leader was Carl Yastrzemski with 154. Earl Wilson was the top winner, with 13 victories. Dick Radatz saved 22 games. The roster section lists 30 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1965 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1965 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1965 Boston Red Sox finished 62-100 (.383 win pct).
Who led the 1965 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Tony Conigliaro led the 1965 Boston Red Sox with 32 home runs.
What was the 1965 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1965 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.24.
Did the 1965 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1965 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1965 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1965 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1965 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tony Conigliaro (32 HR, 82 RBI) and Earl Wilson (13-14, 3.98 ERA).
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