1965 Cincinnati Reds

89-73 • .549 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1965 Cincinnati Reds went 89-73 (.549) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 825 runs, allowed 704, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Frank Robinson (33 HR, 113 RBI) and Sammy Ellis (22-10, 3.79 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

89 Wins
73 Losses
.549 Win %
4th Rank
825 R 704 RA
Diff +121

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825 Runs Scored
704 Runs Allowed
+121 Run Diff
1,048K Attendance

📈 vs. 1965 NL Average

Batting Avg .272 10% above the 1965 league average (.249)
OBP .339 9% above the 1965 league average (.310)
SLG .438 17% above the 1965 league average (.374)
Team ERA 3.88 10% worse than the 1965 league average (3.54)
Runs Scored 825 26% above the 1965 league average (656 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,048,449
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Avg per Game 12,943

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1965

Batting Avg

1 Don Pavletich 0.319 2 Pete Rose 0.312 3 Vada Pinson 0.305 4 Gordy Coleman 0.302 5 Frank Robinson 0.296

Home Runs

1 Frank Robinson 33 2 Deron Johnson 32 3 Vada Pinson 22 4 Tommy Harper 18 5 Johnny Edwards 17

RBI

1 Deron Johnson 130 2 Frank Robinson 113 3 Vada Pinson 94 4 Pete Rose 81 5 Tommy Harper 64
1965 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Pete Rose 162 670 117 209 35 11 11 81 69 76 8 0.312
Vada Pinson 159 669 97 204 34 10 22 94 43 81 21 0.305
Tommy Harper 159 646 126 166 28 3 18 64 78 127 35 0.257
Deron Johnson 159 616 92 177 30 7 32 130 52 97 0 0.287
Frank Robinson 156 582 109 172 33 5 33 113 70 100 13 0.296
Leo Cardenas 156 557 65 160 25 11 11 57 60 100 1 0.287
Johnny Edwards 114 371 47 99 22 2 17 51 50 45 0 0.267
Gordy Coleman 108 325 39 98 19 0 14 57 24 38 0 0.302
Tony Perez 104 281 40 73 14 4 12 47 21 67 0 0.260
Don Pavletich 68 191 25 61 11 1 8 32 23 27 1 0.319
Sammy Ellis 44 96 5 12 2 0 0 4 5 44 0 0.125
Art Shamsky 64 96 13 25 4 3 2 10 10 29 1 0.260
Jim Maloney 35 89 7 20 4 2 0 6 9 22 0 0.225
Jimmie Coker 24 61 3 15 2 0 2 9 8 16 0 0.246
Joey Jay 37 49 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 24 0 0.041
Joe Nuxhall 32 45 5 8 1 0 0 3 2 9 0 0.178
Jim O'Toole 29 45 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 14 0 0.089
Marty Keough 62 43 14 5 0 0 0 3 3 14 0 0.116
John Tsitouris 31 43 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 14 0 0.070
Tommy Helms 21 42 4 16 2 2 0 6 3 7 1 0.381
Charlie James 26 39 2 8 0 0 0 2 1 9 0 0.205
Billy McCool 62 27 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 0.037
Chico Ruiz 29 18 7 2 1 0 0 1 0 5 1 0.111
Ted Davidson 24 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0.000
Gerry Arrigo 28 12 1 2 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 0.167
Roger Craig 40 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.182
Jim Duffalo 22 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Lee May 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mel Queen 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bobby Locke 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Dom Zanni 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Boros 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Henry 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Darrell Osteen 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1965

ERA

1 Ted Davidson 2.23 2 Jim Maloney 2.54 3 Jim Duffalo 3.45 4 Joe Nuxhall 3.45 5 Roger Craig 3.64

Wins

1 Sammy Ellis 22 2 Jim Maloney 20 3 Joe Nuxhall 11 4 Joey Jay 9 5 Billy McCool 9

Strikeouts

1 Jim Maloney 244 2 Sammy Ellis 183 3 Billy McCool 120 4 Joe Nuxhall 117 5 Joey Jay 102
1965 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Sammy Ellis 22 10 3.79 44 39 2 263.2 222 111 104 183
Jim Maloney 20 9 2.54 33 33 0 255.1 189 72 110 244
Joey Jay 9 8 4.22 37 24 1 155.2 150 73 63 102
Joe Nuxhall 11 4 3.45 32 16 2 148.2 142 57 31 117
John Tsitouris 6 9 4.95 31 20 1 131.0 134 72 65 91
Jim O'Toole 3 10 5.92 29 22 1 127.2 154 84 47 71
Billy McCool 9 10 4.27 62 2 21 105.1 93 50 47 120
Ted Davidson 4 3 2.23 24 1 1 68.2 57 17 17 54
Roger Craig 1 4 3.64 40 0 3 64.1 74 26 25 30
Gerry Arrigo 2 4 6.17 27 5 2 54.0 75 37 30 43
Jim Duffalo 0 1 3.45 22 0 0 44.1 33 17 30 34
Bobby Locke 0 1 5.71 11 0 0 17.1 20 11 8 8
Dom Zanni 0 0 1.35 8 0 0 13.1 7 2 5 10
Bill Henry 2 0 0.00 3 0 0 5.0 3 0 1 5
Darrell Osteen 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 3.0 2 0 4 1

👥 Roster (34)

Gerry Arrigo Steve Boros Leo Cardenas Jimmie Coker Gordy Coleman Roger Craig Ted Davidson Jim Duffalo Johnny Edwards Sammy Ellis Tommy Harper Tommy Helms +22 more

34 players

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The 1965 Cincinnati Reds in brief

In 1965 the Cincinnati Reds posted a 89-73 mark (.549) and finished 4th in the NL. Runs came in at 825 scored against 704 allowed (+121). Against a league average of .249, the 1965 Cincinnati Reds batted .272. Pitchers allowed 3.88 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.54. The 1965 Cincinnati Reds outscored the average club by 26% (825 against 656).

Home games were played at Crosley Field, where 1,048,449 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Frank Robinson, who hit 33. Deron Johnson drove in a team-high 130 runs. On the mound, Sammy Ellis won 22 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Jim Maloney with 244. Billy McCool saved 21 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1965 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1965 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1965 Cincinnati Reds finished 89-73 (.549 win pct).
Who led the 1965 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Frank Robinson led the 1965 Cincinnati Reds with 33 home runs.
What was the 1965 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1965 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 3.88.
Did the 1965 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1965 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1965 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1965 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1965 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank Robinson (33 HR, 113 RBI) and Sammy Ellis (22-10, 3.79 ERA).
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