1965 Milwaukee Braves

86-76 • .531 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1965 Milwaukee Braves went 86-76 (.531) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 708 runs, allowed 633, and played home games at County Stadium. Team leaders included Eddie Mathews (32 HR, 95 RBI) and Tony Cloninger (24-11, 3.29 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

86 Wins
76 Losses
.531 Win %
5th Rank
708 R 633 RA
Diff +75

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708 Runs Scored
633 Runs Allowed
+75 Run Diff
555K Attendance

📈 vs. 1965 NL Average

Batting Avg .256 3% above the 1965 league average (.249)
OBP .309 equal to the 1965 league average (.310)
SLG .416 11% above the 1965 league average (.374)
Team ERA 3.52 1% better than the 1965 league average (3.54)
Runs Scored 708 8% above the 1965 league average (656 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCounty Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 555,668
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Avg per Game 6,860

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1965

Batting Avg

1 Hank Aaron 0.318 2 Rico Carty 0.310 3 Lee Maye 0.302 4 Felipe Alou 0.297 5 Joe Torre 0.291

Home Runs

1 Hank Aaron 32 2 Eddie Mathews 32 3 Mack Jones 31 4 Joe Torre 27 5 Felipe Alou 23

RBI

1 Eddie Mathews 95 2 Hank Aaron 89 3 Joe Torre 80 4 Felipe Alou 78 5 Mack Jones 75
1965 Milwaukee Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Hank Aaron 150 570 109 181 40 1 32 89 60 81 24 0.318
Felipe Alou 143 555 80 165 29 2 23 78 31 63 8 0.297
Eddie Mathews 156 546 77 137 23 0 32 95 73 110 1 0.251
Frank Bolling 148 535 55 141 26 3 7 50 24 41 0 0.264
Joe Torre 148 523 68 152 21 1 27 80 61 79 0 0.291
Mack Jones 143 504 78 132 18 7 31 75 29 122 8 0.262
Gene Oliver 122 392 56 106 20 0 21 58 36 61 5 0.270
Rico Carty 83 271 37 84 18 1 10 35 17 44 1 0.310
Woody Woodward 112 265 17 55 7 4 0 11 10 50 2 0.208
Ty Cline 123 220 27 42 5 3 0 10 16 50 2 0.191
Denis Menke 71 181 16 44 13 1 4 18 18 28 1 0.243
Miguel de la Hoz 81 176 15 45 3 2 2 11 8 21 0 0.256
Sandy Alomar 67 108 16 26 1 1 0 8 4 12 12 0.241
Tony Cloninger 41 105 12 17 3 2 1 8 0 25 0 0.162
Wade Blasingame 38 81 5 15 5 0 1 3 1 25 0 0.185
Ken Johnson 29 61 3 7 1 0 0 5 0 27 0 0.115
Jesse Gonder 31 53 2 8 2 0 1 5 4 9 0 0.151
Lee Maye 15 53 8 16 2 0 2 7 2 6 0 0.302
Denny Lemaster 32 45 3 4 1 0 0 2 2 19 0 0.089
Lou Klimchock 34 39 3 3 0 0 0 3 2 8 0 0.077
Hank Fischer 32 37 3 4 0 0 0 1 1 16 0 0.108
Bob Sadowski 34 35 3 3 0 0 0 2 1 19 0 0.086
Frank Thomas 15 33 3 7 3 0 0 1 2 11 0 0.212
Billy Cowan 19 27 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.185
Gary Kolb 24 27 3 7 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.259
Billy O'Dell 62 23 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 11 0 0.174
Don Dillard 20 19 1 3 0 0 1 3 0 6 0 0.158
Tommie Aaron 8 16 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.188
Johnny Blanchard 10 10 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0.100
Phil Niekro 42 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.100
Dick Kelley 22 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Dan Osinski 61 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Clay Carroll 19 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jim Beauchamp 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Dave Eilers 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chi-Chi Olivo 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Tiefenauer 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1965

ERA

1 Billy O'Dell 2.18 2 Dan Osinski 2.82 3 Phil Niekro 2.89 4 Dick Kelley 3.00 5 Ken Johnson 3.21

Wins

1 Tony Cloninger 24 2 Wade Blasingame 16 3 Ken Johnson 13 4 Billy O'Dell 10 5 Hank Fischer 8

Strikeouts

1 Tony Cloninger 211 2 Ken Johnson 123 3 Wade Blasingame 117 4 Denny Lemaster 111 5 Hank Fischer 79
1965 Milwaukee Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tony Cloninger 24 11 3.29 40 38 1 279.0 247 102 119 211
Wade Blasingame 16 10 3.77 38 36 1 224.2 200 94 116 117
Ken Johnson 13 8 3.21 29 26 2 179.2 165 64 37 123
Denny Lemaster 7 13 4.43 32 23 0 146.1 140 72 58 111
Bob Sadowski 5 9 4.32 34 13 3 123.0 117 59 35 78
Hank Fischer 8 9 3.89 31 19 0 122.2 126 53 39 79
Billy O'Dell 10 6 2.18 62 1 18 111.1 87 27 30 78
Dan Osinski 0 3 2.82 61 0 6 83.0 81 26 40 54
Phil Niekro 2 3 2.89 41 1 6 74.2 73 24 26 49
Dick Kelley 1 1 3.00 21 4 0 45.0 37 15 20 31
Clay Carroll 0 1 4.41 19 1 1 34.2 35 17 13 16
Chi-Chi Olivo 0 1 1.38 8 0 0 13.0 12 2 5 11
Bobby Tiefenauer 0 1 7.71 6 0 0 7.0 8 6 3 7
Dave Eilers 0 0 12.27 6 0 0 3.2 8 5 0 1

👥 Roster (37)

Hank Aaron Tommie Aaron Sandy Alomar Felipe Alou Jim Beauchamp Johnny Blanchard Wade Blasingame Frank Bolling Clay Carroll Rico Carty Ty Cline Tony Cloninger +25 more

37 players

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The 1965 Milwaukee Braves in brief

The record for the 1965 Milwaukee Braves reads 86 wins and 76 losses, good for 5th in the NL. The run column shows 708 for and 633 against. The team batting average of .256 was 3% above the 1965 league mark of .249. The staff ERA of 3.52 was 1% better than the league average of 3.54. League clubs averaged 656 runs that year, so the Milwaukee Braves scored 8% more.

Home games were played at County Stadium, where 555,668 fans came through the gates. Eddie Mathews led the club in home runs with 32. Hank Aaron collected the most hits, 181. On the mound, Tony Cloninger won 24 games to lead the staff. Billy O'Dell closed out 18 saves. The roster section lists 37 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1965 Milwaukee Braves

What was the 1965 Milwaukee Braves record?
The 1965 Milwaukee Braves finished 86-76 (.531 win pct).
Who led the 1965 Milwaukee Braves in home runs?
Hank Aaron led the 1965 Milwaukee Braves with 32 home runs.
What was the 1965 Milwaukee Braves team ERA?
The 1965 Milwaukee Braves posted a team ERA of 3.52.
Did the 1965 Milwaukee Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1965 Milwaukee Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1965 Milwaukee Braves play?
The 1965 Milwaukee Braves played home games at County Stadium.
Who led the 1965 Milwaukee Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Eddie Mathews (32 HR, 95 RBI) and Tony Cloninger (24-11, 3.29 ERA).
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