1965 Chicago Cubs

72-90 • .444 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1965 Chicago Cubs went 72-90 (.444) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 635 runs, allowed 723, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Billy Williams (34 HR, 108 RBI) and Dick Ellsworth (14-15, 3.81 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

72 Wins
90 Losses
.444 Win %
8th Rank
635 R 723 RA
Diff -88

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635 Runs Scored
723 Runs Allowed
-88 Run Diff
632K Attendance

📈 vs. 1965 NL Average

Batting Avg .237 5% below the 1965 league average (.249)
OBP .307 1% below the 1965 league average (.310)
SLG .358 4% below the 1965 league average (.374)
Team ERA 3.78 7% worse than the 1965 league average (3.54)
Runs Scored 635 3% below the 1965 league average (656 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 83
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Total Attendance 632,788
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Avg per Game 7,623

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1965

Batting Avg

1 Billy Williams 0.315 2 Ron Santo 0.285 3 Joey Amalfitano 0.271 4 Ernie Banks 0.265 5 Ed Bailey 0.253

Home Runs

1 Billy Williams 34 2 Ron Santo 33 3 Ernie Banks 28 4 Don Landrum 6 5 Ed Bailey 5

RBI

1 Billy Williams 108 2 Ernie Banks 106 3 Ron Santo 101 4 Don Landrum 34 5 Glenn Beckert 30
1965 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Billy Williams 164 645 115 203 39 6 34 108 65 76 10 0.315
Glenn Beckert 154 614 73 147 21 3 3 30 28 52 6 0.239
Ernie Banks 163 612 79 162 25 3 28 106 55 64 3 0.265
Ron Santo 164 608 88 173 30 4 33 101 88 109 3 0.285
Don Landrum 131 425 60 96 20 4 6 34 36 84 14 0.226
Doug Clemens 128 340 36 75 11 0 4 26 38 53 5 0.221
Don Kessinger 106 309 19 62 4 3 0 14 20 44 1 0.201
Jimmy Stewart 116 282 26 63 9 4 0 19 30 53 13 0.223
George Altman 90 196 24 46 7 1 4 23 19 36 3 0.235
Vic Roznovsky 71 172 9 38 4 1 3 15 16 30 1 0.221
Roberto Peña 51 170 17 37 5 1 2 12 16 19 1 0.218
Chris Krug 60 169 16 34 5 0 5 24 13 52 0 0.201
Ed Bailey 66 150 13 38 6 0 5 23 34 28 0 0.253
Harvey Kuenn 54 120 11 26 5 0 0 6 22 13 1 0.217
Joey Amalfitano 67 96 13 26 4 0 0 8 12 14 2 0.271
Larry Jackson 49 86 6 11 0 2 1 5 5 29 0 0.128
Dick Bertell 34 84 6 18 2 0 0 7 11 10 0 0.214
Dick Ellsworth 36 73 1 7 0 1 0 2 4 30 0 0.096
Bob Buhl 32 67 3 4 0 0 0 2 3 36 0 0.060
Cal Koonce 38 49 2 5 1 0 0 1 5 21 0 0.102
Len Gabrielson 28 48 4 12 0 0 3 5 7 16 0 0.250
Ellis Burton 17 40 6 7 1 0 0 4 1 10 1 0.175
Don Young 11 35 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 11 0 0.057
Bill Faul 17 30 2 3 1 0 0 2 1 14 0 0.100
Harry Bright 27 25 1 7 1 0 0 4 0 8 0 0.280
Ted Abernathy 84 18 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0.167
Bob Hendley 18 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0.000
John Boccabella 6 12 2 4 0 0 2 4 1 2 0 0.333
Billy Hoeft 29 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.273
Leo Burke 12 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.200
Lindy McDaniel 71 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Byron Browne 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Lew Burdette 8 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.333
Ernie Broglio 26 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Bob Humphreys 41 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Campbell 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Warner 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Frank Baumann 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck Hartenstein 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Holtzman 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1965

ERA

1 Ted Abernathy 2.57 2 Lindy McDaniel 2.59 3 Billy Hoeft 2.81 4 Bob Humphreys 3.15 5 Bill Faul 3.54

Wins

1 Dick Ellsworth 14 2 Larry Jackson 14 3 Bob Buhl 13 4 Cal Koonce 7 5 Bill Faul 6

Strikeouts

1 Larry Jackson 131 2 Dick Ellsworth 130 3 Ted Abernathy 104 4 Bob Buhl 92 5 Lindy McDaniel 92
1965 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Larry Jackson 14 21 3.85 39 39 0 257.1 268 110 57 131
Dick Ellsworth 14 15 3.81 36 34 1 222.1 227 94 57 130
Bob Buhl 13 11 4.39 32 31 0 184.1 207 90 57 92
Cal Koonce 7 9 3.69 38 23 0 173.0 181 71 52 88
Ted Abernathy 4 6 2.57 84 0 31 136.1 113 39 56 104
Lindy McDaniel 5 6 2.59 71 0 2 128.2 115 37 47 92
Bill Faul 6 6 3.54 17 16 0 96.2 83 38 18 59
Bob Humphreys 2 0 3.15 41 0 0 65.2 59 23 27 38
Bob Hendley 4 4 4.35 18 10 0 62.0 59 30 25 38
Billy Hoeft 2 2 2.81 29 2 1 51.1 41 16 20 44
Ernie Broglio 1 6 6.93 26 6 0 50.2 63 39 46 22
Lew Burdette 0 2 5.31 7 3 0 20.1 26 12 4 5
Jack Warner 0 1 8.62 11 0 0 15.2 22 15 9 7
Ken Holtzman 0 0 2.25 3 0 0 4.0 2 1 3 3
Frank Baumann 0 1 7.36 4 0 0 3.2 4 3 3 2

👥 Roster (40)

Ted Abernathy George Altman Joey Amalfitano Ed Bailey Ernie Banks Frank Baumann Glenn Beckert Dick Bertell John Boccabella Harry Bright Ernie Broglio Byron Browne +28 more

40 players

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The 1965 Chicago Cubs in brief

A 72-90 record (.444) put the 1965 Chicago Cubs 8th in the NL. The Chicago Cubs scored 635 runs and allowed 723, a run differential of -88. At the plate the Chicago Cubs hit .237, 5% worse than the league's .249. The staff ERA of 3.78 was 7% worse than the league average of 3.54. The 635 runs scored compare with a league average of 656 per club, 3% fewer.

Wrigley Field was home in 1965, drawing a total attendance of 632,788. For power, Billy Williams led the way with 34 homers. Dick Ellsworth was the top winner, with 14 victories. Larry Jackson struck out 131, the most on the club. Ted Abernathy saved 31 games. In all, the roster shows 40 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1965 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1965 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1965 Chicago Cubs finished 72-90 (.444 win pct).
Who led the 1965 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Billy Williams led the 1965 Chicago Cubs with 34 home runs.
What was the 1965 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1965 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.78.
Did the 1965 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1965 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1965 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1965 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1965 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Billy Williams (34 HR, 108 RBI) and Dick Ellsworth (14-15, 3.81 ERA).
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