1965 Chicago White Sox

95-67 • .586 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1965 Chicago White Sox went 95-67 (.586) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 647 runs, allowed 555, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Bill Skowron (18 HR, 78 RBI) and Eddie Fisher (15-7, 2.40 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

95 Wins
67 Losses
.586 Win %
2nd Rank
647 R 555 RA
Diff +92

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647 Runs Scored
555 Runs Allowed
+92 Run Diff
1,133K Attendance

📈 vs. 1965 AL Average

Batting Avg .245 2% above the 1965 league average (.242)
OBP .314 1% above the 1965 league average (.311)
SLG .363 1% below the 1965 league average (.369)
Team ERA 2.99 14% better than the 1965 league average (3.46)
Runs Scored 647 1% above the 1965 league average (639 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,133,319
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Avg per Game 13,991

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1965

Batting Avg

1 Al Weis 0.296 2 Smoky Burgess 0.286 3 Don Buford 0.283 4 Bill Skowron 0.274 5 Danny Cater 0.270

Home Runs

1 John Romano 18 2 Bill Skowron 18 3 Danny Cater 14 4 Floyd Robinson 14 5 Ken Berry 12

RBI

1 Bill Skowron 78 2 Ron Hansen 66 3 Floyd Robinson 66 4 Pete Ward 57 5 Danny Cater 55
1965 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ron Hansen 162 587 61 138 23 4 11 66 60 73 1 0.235
Don Buford 155 586 93 166 22 5 10 47 67 76 17 0.283
Floyd Robinson 156 577 70 153 15 6 14 66 76 51 4 0.265
Bill Skowron 146 559 63 153 24 3 18 78 32 77 1 0.274
Danny Cater 142 514 74 139 18 4 14 55 33 65 3 0.270
Pete Ward 138 507 62 125 25 3 10 57 56 83 2 0.247
Ken Berry 157 472 51 103 17 4 12 42 28 96 4 0.218
John Romano 122 356 39 86 11 0 18 48 59 74 0 0.242
Tommy McCraw 133 273 38 65 12 1 5 21 25 48 12 0.238
J. C. Martin 119 230 21 60 12 0 2 21 24 29 2 0.261
Al Weis 103 135 29 40 4 3 1 12 12 22 4 0.296
Dave Nicholson 54 85 11 13 2 1 2 12 9 40 0 0.153
Smoky Burgess 80 77 2 22 4 0 2 24 11 7 0 0.286
Gary Peters 42 72 2 13 1 0 1 6 2 15 0 0.181
Joe Horlen 34 68 0 9 1 0 0 2 5 12 0 0.132
Tommy John 39 59 4 10 1 0 1 2 3 22 0 0.169
John Buzhardt 34 56 2 7 0 0 0 3 5 23 0 0.125
Bruce Howard 30 41 1 6 2 1 0 3 4 18 0 0.146
Juan Pizarro 19 34 5 8 0 0 1 4 2 10 0 0.235
Bill Voss 11 33 4 6 0 1 1 3 3 5 0 0.182
Gene Freese 17 32 2 9 0 1 1 4 5 9 0 0.281
Jimmie Schaffer 17 31 2 6 3 1 0 1 3 4 0 0.194
Eddie Fisher 82 29 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 12 0 0.138
Hoyt Wilhelm 66 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 0.000
Tommie Agee 10 19 2 3 1 0 0 3 2 6 0 0.158
Jim Hicks 13 19 2 5 1 0 1 2 0 9 0 0.263
Bob Locker 51 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0.000
Duane Josephson 4 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.111
Marv Staehle 7 7 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.429
Frank Lary 14 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.500
Ted Wills 15 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Bill Heath 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Kenworthy 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Greg Bollo 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1965

ERA

1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.81 2 Eddie Fisher 2.40 3 Joe Horlen 2.88 4 John Buzhardt 3.01 5 Tommy John 3.09

Wins

1 Eddie Fisher 15 2 Tommy John 14 3 John Buzhardt 13 4 Joe Horlen 13 5 Gary Peters 10

Strikeouts

1 Tommy John 126 2 Joe Horlen 125 3 Bruce Howard 120 4 John Buzhardt 108 5 Hoyt Wilhelm 106
1965 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Joe Horlen 13 13 2.88 34 34 0 219.0 203 70 39 125
John Buzhardt 13 8 3.01 32 30 1 188.2 167 63 56 108
Tommy John 14 7 3.09 39 27 3 183.2 162 63 58 126
Gary Peters 10 12 3.62 33 30 0 176.1 181 71 63 95
Eddie Fisher 15 7 2.40 82 0 24 165.1 118 44 43 90
Bruce Howard 9 8 3.47 30 22 0 148.0 123 57 72 120
Hoyt Wilhelm 7 7 1.81 66 0 20 144.0 88 29 32 106
Juan Pizarro 6 3 3.43 18 18 0 97.0 96 37 37 65
Bob Locker 5 2 3.15 51 0 2 91.1 71 32 30 69
Frank Lary 1 0 4.05 14 1 2 26.2 23 12 7 14
Greg Bollo 0 0 3.57 15 0 0 22.2 12 9 9 16
Ted Wills 2 0 2.84 15 0 1 19.0 17 6 14 12

👥 Roster (34)

Tommie Agee Ken Berry Greg Bollo Don Buford Smoky Burgess John Buzhardt Danny Cater Eddie Fisher Gene Freese Ron Hansen Bill Heath Jim Hicks +22 more

34 players

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The 1965 Chicago White Sox in brief

The record for the 1965 Chicago White Sox reads 95 wins and 67 losses, good for 2nd in the AL. The run column shows 647 for and 555 against. At the plate the Chicago White Sox hit .245, 2% better than the league's .242. The staff ERA of 2.99 was 14% better than the league average of 3.46. The 1965 Chicago White Sox outscored the average club by 1% (647 against 639).

Home games were played at Comiskey Park, where 1,133,319 fans came through the gates. Bill Skowron topped the Chicago White Sox with 18 home runs. Don Buford collected the most hits, 166. Eddie Fisher was the top winner, with 15 victories. Tommy John struck out 126, the most on the club. Eddie Fisher saved 24 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1965 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1965 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1965 Chicago White Sox finished 95-67 (.586 win pct).
Who led the 1965 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
John Romano led the 1965 Chicago White Sox with 18 home runs.
What was the 1965 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1965 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 2.99.
Did the 1965 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1965 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1965 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1965 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1965 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bill Skowron (18 HR, 78 RBI) and Eddie Fisher (15-7, 2.40 ERA).
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