1965 Houston Astros

65-97 • .401 Win% • 9th in NL

The 1965 Houston Astros went 65-97 (.401) finishing 9th in the NL. The club scored 569 runs, allowed 711, and played home games at Astrodome. Team leaders included Jim Wynn (22 HR, 73 RBI) and Turk Farrell (11-11, 3.50 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

65 Wins
97 Losses
.401 Win %
9th Rank
569 R 711 RA
Diff -142

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569 Runs Scored
711 Runs Allowed
-142 Run Diff
2,151K Attendance

📈 vs. 1965 NL Average

Batting Avg .236 5% below the 1965 league average (.249)
OBP .304 2% below the 1965 league average (.310)
SLG .339 9% below the 1965 league average (.374)
Team ERA 3.84 8% worse than the 1965 league average (3.54)
Runs Scored 569 13% below the 1965 league average (656 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAstrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,151,470
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Avg per Game 26,561

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1965

Batting Avg

1 Jim Wynn 0.275 2 Joe Morgan 0.271 3 Bob Aspromonte 0.263 4 Walt Bond 0.263 5 Rusty Staub 0.256

Home Runs

1 Jim Wynn 22 2 Joe Morgan 14 3 Rusty Staub 14 4 John Bateman 7 5 Walt Bond 7

RBI

1 Jim Wynn 73 2 Rusty Staub 63 3 Bob Aspromonte 52 4 Walt Bond 47 5 Joe Morgan 40
1965 Houston Astros — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe Morgan 157 601 100 163 22 12 14 40 97 77 20 0.271
Bob Aspromonte 152 578 53 152 15 2 5 52 38 54 2 0.263
Jim Wynn 157 564 90 155 30 7 22 73 84 126 43 0.275
Lee Maye 108 415 38 104 17 7 3 36 20 37 1 0.251
Rusty Staub 131 410 43 105 20 1 14 63 52 57 3 0.256
Bob Lillis 124 408 34 90 12 1 0 20 20 10 2 0.221
Walt Bond 117 407 46 107 17 2 7 47 42 51 2 0.263
Ron Brand 117 391 27 92 6 3 2 37 19 34 10 0.235
Joe Gaines 100 229 21 52 8 1 6 31 18 59 4 0.227
Jim Gentile 81 227 22 55 11 1 7 31 34 72 0 0.242
Eddie Kasko 68 215 18 53 7 1 1 10 11 20 1 0.247
John Bateman 45 142 15 28 3 1 7 14 12 37 0 0.197
Al Spangler 38 112 18 24 1 1 1 7 14 8 1 0.214
Bob Bruce 35 74 3 9 2 0 0 6 1 26 0 0.122
Turk Farrell 33 74 2 10 1 0 0 4 1 27 0 0.135
Gus Triandos 24 72 5 13 2 0 2 7 5 14 0 0.181
Frank Thomas 23 58 7 10 2 0 3 9 3 15 0 0.172
Jim Beauchamp 24 53 5 10 1 0 0 4 5 11 0 0.189
Larry Dierker 26 50 3 5 0 0 1 2 1 15 0 0.100
Don Nottebart 29 48 2 5 0 0 0 2 3 18 0 0.104
Chuck Harrison 15 45 2 9 4 0 1 9 8 9 0 0.200
Nellie Fox 21 41 3 11 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.268
Dave Giusti 38 35 2 6 1 0 1 7 2 8 0 0.171
Dave Adlesh 15 34 2 5 1 0 0 3 2 12 0 0.147
Claude Raymond 34 26 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 12 0 0.115
Sonny Jackson 10 23 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.130
Robin Roberts 10 21 1 5 2 1 0 3 4 4 0 0.238
Ken Johnson 8 18 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.111
Norm Miller 11 15 2 3 0 1 0 1 1 7 0 0.200
Ron Taylor 32 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.000
Mike Cuellar 25 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.000
Ken MacKenzie 21 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.273
Danny Coombs 26 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.111
Mike White 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Jim Owens 50 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.125
John Hoffman 2 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.333
Hal Woodeshick 27 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.167
Jim Mahoney 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.200
Jack Lamabe 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Gene Ratliff 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Don Arlich 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Larsen 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Ray 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Chris Zachary 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Don Lee 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carroll Sembera 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Gordon Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bruce Von Hoff 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1965

ERA

1 Robin Roberts 1.89 2 Claude Raymond 2.90 3 Hal Woodeshick 3.06 4 Jim Owens 3.28 5 Larry Dierker 3.50

Wins

1 Turk Farrell 11 2 Bob Bruce 9 3 Dave Giusti 8 4 Larry Dierker 7 5 Claude Raymond 7

Strikeouts

1 Bob Bruce 145 2 Turk Farrell 122 3 Larry Dierker 109 4 Dave Giusti 92 5 Claude Raymond 79
1965 Houston Astros — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Bruce 9 18 3.72 35 34 0 229.2 241 95 38 145
Turk Farrell 11 11 3.50 33 29 1 208.1 202 81 35 122
Don Nottebart 4 15 4.67 29 25 0 158.0 166 82 55 77
Larry Dierker 7 8 3.50 26 19 0 146.2 135 57 37 109
Dave Giusti 8 7 4.32 38 13 3 131.1 132 63 46 92
Claude Raymond 7 4 2.90 33 7 5 96.1 87 31 16 79
Robin Roberts 5 2 1.89 10 10 0 76.0 61 16 10 34
Jim Owens 6 5 3.28 50 0 8 71.1 64 26 29 53
Ron Taylor 1 5 6.40 32 1 4 57.2 68 41 16 37
Mike Cuellar 1 4 3.54 25 4 2 56.0 55 22 21 46
Ken Johnson 3 2 4.18 8 8 0 51.2 52 24 11 28
Danny Coombs 0 2 4.79 26 3 0 47.0 54 25 23 35
Ken MacKenzie 0 3 3.89 21 0 0 37.0 46 16 6 26
Hal Woodeshick 3 4 3.06 27 0 3 32.1 27 11 18 22
Jack Lamabe 0 2 4.26 3 2 0 12.2 17 6 3 6
Chris Zachary 0 2 4.22 4 2 0 10.2 12 5 6 4
Don Lee 0 0 3.38 7 0 0 8.0 8 3 3 3
Jim Ray 0 2 10.57 3 2 0 7.2 11 9 6 7
Carroll Sembera 0 1 3.68 2 1 0 7.1 5 3 3 4
Don Arlich 0 0 3.00 1 1 0 6.0 5 2 1 0
Don Larsen 0 0 5.06 1 1 0 5.1 8 3 3 1
Bruce Von Hoff 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 3.0 3 3 2 1
Gordon Jones 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (48)

Dave Adlesh Don Arlich Bob Aspromonte John Bateman Jim Beauchamp Walt Bond Ron Brand Bob Bruce Danny Coombs Mike Cuellar Larry Dierker Turk Farrell +36 more

48 players

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The 1965 Houston Astros in brief

The 1965 Houston Astros won 65 games and lost 97, ending up 9th in the NL. The run column shows 569 for and 711 against. At the plate the Houston Astros hit .236, 5% worse than the league's .249. Pitchers allowed 3.84 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.54. The 569 runs scored compare with a league average of 656 per club, 13% fewer.

Astrodome was home in 1965, drawing a total attendance of 2,151,470. For power, Jim Wynn led the way with 22 homers. Joe Morgan collected the most hits, 163. Turk Farrell was the top winner, with 11 victories. Bob Bruce struck out 145, the most on the club. The 1965 roster runs to 48 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1965 Houston Astros

What was the 1965 Houston Astros record?
The 1965 Houston Astros finished 65-97 (.401 win pct).
Who led the 1965 Houston Astros in home runs?
Jim Wynn led the 1965 Houston Astros with 22 home runs.
What was the 1965 Houston Astros team ERA?
The 1965 Houston Astros posted a team ERA of 3.84.
Did the 1965 Houston Astros win the World Series?
No. The 1965 Houston Astros did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1965 Houston Astros play?
The 1965 Houston Astros played home games at Astrodome.
Who led the 1965 Houston Astros in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jim Wynn (22 HR, 73 RBI) and Turk Farrell (11-11, 3.50 ERA).
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