1965 Detroit Tigers

89-73 • .549 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1965 Detroit Tigers went 89-73 (.549) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 680 runs, allowed 602, and played home games at Tiger Stadium. Team leaders included Norm Cash (30 HR, 82 RBI) and Denny McLain (16-6, 2.61 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
680 R 602 RA
Diff +78

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680 Runs Scored
602 Runs Allowed
+78 Run Diff
1,029K Attendance

📈 vs. 1965 AL Average

Batting Avg .238 2% below the 1965 league average (.242)
OBP .311 equal to the 1965 league average (.311)
SLG .374 1% above the 1965 league average (.369)
Team ERA 3.35 3% better than the 1965 league average (3.46)
Runs Scored 680 6% above the 1965 league average (639 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,029,735
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Avg per Game 12,712

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1965

Batting Avg

1 Jake Wood 0.288 2 Al Kaline 0.281 3 Don Demeter 0.278 4 Willie Horton 0.273 5 John Sullivan 0.267

Home Runs

1 Norm Cash 30 2 Willie Horton 29 3 Al Kaline 18 4 Don Demeter 16 5 Dick McAuliffe 15

RBI

1 Willie Horton 104 2 Norm Cash 82 3 Al Kaline 72 4 Don Demeter 58 5 Dick McAuliffe 54
1965 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Don Wert 162 609 81 159 22 2 12 54 73 71 5 0.261
Willie Horton 143 512 69 140 20 2 29 104 48 101 5 0.273
Jerry Lumpe 145 502 72 129 15 3 4 39 56 34 7 0.257
Norm Cash 142 467 79 124 23 1 30 82 77 62 6 0.266
Bill Freehan 130 431 45 101 15 0 10 43 39 63 4 0.234
Dick McAuliffe 113 404 61 105 13 6 15 54 49 62 6 0.260
Al Kaline 125 399 72 112 18 2 18 72 72 49 6 0.281
Don Demeter 122 389 50 108 16 4 16 58 23 65 4 0.278
Gates Brown 96 227 33 58 14 2 10 43 17 33 6 0.256
Jim Northrup 80 219 20 45 12 3 2 16 12 50 1 0.205
Ray Oyler 82 194 22 36 6 0 5 13 21 61 1 0.186
George Thomas 79 169 19 36 5 1 3 10 12 39 2 0.213
Mickey Stanley 30 117 14 28 6 0 3 13 3 12 1 0.239
Jake Wood 58 104 12 30 3 0 2 7 10 19 3 0.288
Mickey Lolich 43 86 3 5 0 0 0 0 2 37 0 0.058
John Sullivan 34 86 5 23 0 0 2 11 9 13 0 0.267
Denny McLain 33 74 2 4 0 0 0 3 6 32 0 0.054
Hank Aguirre 32 70 4 6 1 0 0 4 4 43 0 0.086
Dave Wickersham 34 58 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 20 0 0.069
Jackie Moore 21 53 2 5 0 0 0 2 6 12 0 0.094
George Smith 32 53 6 5 0 0 1 1 3 18 0 0.094
Joe Sparma 30 52 4 7 1 0 0 3 3 25 0 0.135
Bill Roman 21 27 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.074
Terry Fox 42 15 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 9 0 0.000
Phil Regan 16 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.083
Larry Sherry 39 10 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0.300
Orlando Peña 30 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.250
Fred Gladding 46 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Julio Navarro 15 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Wayne Redmond 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Ron Nischwitz 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ed Rakow 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Jack Hamilton 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Hiller 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Vern Holtgrave 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Leo Marentette 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnnie Seale 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1965

ERA

1 Orlando Peña 2.51 2 Denny McLain 2.61 3 Terry Fox 2.78 4 Fred Gladding 2.83 5 Larry Sherry 3.10

Wins

1 Denny McLain 16 2 Mickey Lolich 15 3 Hank Aguirre 14 4 Joe Sparma 13 5 Dave Wickersham 9

Strikeouts

1 Mickey Lolich 226 2 Denny McLain 192 3 Hank Aguirre 141 4 Joe Sparma 127 5 Dave Wickersham 109
1965 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mickey Lolich 15 9 3.44 43 37 3 243.2 216 93 72 226
Denny McLain 16 6 2.61 33 29 1 220.1 174 64 62 192
Hank Aguirre 14 10 3.59 32 32 0 208.1 185 83 60 141
Dave Wickersham 9 14 3.78 34 27 0 195.1 179 82 61 109
Joe Sparma 13 8 3.18 30 28 0 167.0 142 59 75 127
Larry Sherry 3 6 3.10 39 0 5 78.1 71 27 40 46
Terry Fox 6 4 2.78 42 0 10 77.2 59 24 31 34
Fred Gladding 6 2 2.83 46 0 5 70.0 63 22 29 43
Orlando Peña 4 6 2.51 30 0 4 57.1 54 16 20 55
Phil Regan 1 5 5.05 16 7 0 51.2 57 29 20 37
Julio Navarro 0 2 4.20 15 1 1 30.0 25 14 12 22
Ron Nischwitz 1 0 2.78 20 0 1 22.2 21 7 6 12
Ed Rakow 0 0 6.08 6 0 0 13.1 14 9 11 10
John Hiller 0 0 0.00 5 0 1 6.0 5 0 1 4
Jack Hamilton 1 1 14.54 4 1 0 4.1 6 7 4 3
Vern Holtgrave 0 0 6.00 1 0 0 3.0 4 2 2 2
Leo Marentette 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 3.0 1 0 1 3
Johnnie Seale 0 0 12.00 4 0 0 3.0 7 4 2 3

👥 Roster (37)

Hank Aguirre Gates Brown Norm Cash Don Demeter Terry Fox Bill Freehan Fred Gladding Jack Hamilton John Hiller Vern Holtgrave Willie Horton Al Kaline +25 more

37 players

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The 1965 Detroit Tigers in brief

In 1965 the Detroit Tigers posted a 89-73 mark (.549) and finished 4th in the AL. With 680 runs scored and 602 given up, the 1965 differential was +78. At the plate the Detroit Tigers hit .238, 2% worse than the league's .242. Pitchers allowed 3.35 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.46. The 1965 Detroit Tigers outscored the average club by 6% (680 against 639).

The home park, Tiger Stadium, recorded 1,029,735 in attendance, about 12,712 a game. The home run leader was Norm Cash, who hit 30. Willie Horton led in RBI with 104. The pitching staff's wins leader was Denny McLain (16). The strikeout leader was Mickey Lolich with 226. The saves leader was Terry Fox with 10.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1965 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1965 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1965 Detroit Tigers finished 89-73 (.549 win pct).
Who led the 1965 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Norm Cash led the 1965 Detroit Tigers with 30 home runs.
What was the 1965 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1965 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.35.
Did the 1965 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1965 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1965 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1965 Detroit Tigers played home games at Tiger Stadium.
Who led the 1965 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Norm Cash (30 HR, 82 RBI) and Denny McLain (16-6, 2.61 ERA).
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