1965 New York Yankees

77-85 • .475 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1965 New York Yankees went 77-85 (.475) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 611 runs, allowed 604, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Tom Tresh (26 HR, 74 RBI) and Mel Stottlemyre (20-9, 2.63 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

77 Wins
85 Losses
.475 Win %
6th Rank
611 R 604 RA
Diff +7

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611 Runs Scored
604 Runs Allowed
+7 Run Diff
1,304K Attendance

📈 vs. 1965 AL Average

Batting Avg .235 3% below the 1965 league average (.242)
OBP .298 4% below the 1965 league average (.311)
SLG .363 1% below the 1965 league average (.369)
Team ERA 3.28 5% better than the 1965 league average (3.46)
Runs Scored 611 4% below the 1965 league average (639 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 83
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Total Attendance 1,304,296
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Avg per Game 15,714

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1965

Batting Avg

1 Tom Tresh 0.279 2 Hector Lopez 0.261 3 Horace Clarke 0.259 4 Mickey Mantle 0.255 5 Ray Barker 0.254

Home Runs

1 Tom Tresh 26 2 Mickey Mantle 19 3 Clete Boyer 18 4 Joe Pepitone 18 5 Roger Repoz 12

RBI

1 Tom Tresh 74 2 Joe Pepitone 62 3 Clete Boyer 58 4 Bobby Richardson 47 5 Mickey Mantle 46
1965 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bobby Richardson 160 664 76 164 28 2 6 47 37 39 7 0.247
Tom Tresh 156 602 94 168 29 6 26 74 59 92 5 0.279
Joe Pepitone 143 531 51 131 18 3 18 62 43 59 4 0.247
Clete Boyer 148 514 69 129 23 6 18 58 39 79 4 0.251
Elston Howard 110 391 38 91 15 1 9 45 24 65 0 0.233
Mickey Mantle 122 361 44 92 12 1 19 46 73 76 4 0.255
Tony Kubek 109 339 26 74 5 3 5 35 20 48 1 0.218
Phil Linz 99 285 37 59 12 1 2 16 30 33 2 0.207
Hector Lopez 111 283 25 74 12 2 7 39 26 61 0 0.261
Roger Repoz 79 218 34 48 7 4 12 28 25 57 1 0.220
Ray Barker 98 205 21 52 11 0 7 31 20 46 1 0.254
Roger Maris 46 155 22 37 7 0 8 27 29 29 0 0.239
Horace Clarke 51 108 13 28 1 0 1 9 6 6 2 0.259
Doc Edwards 45 100 3 19 3 0 1 9 13 14 1 0.190
Mel Stottlemyre 37 99 8 13 2 1 2 8 1 43 0 0.131
Whitey Ford 38 82 4 15 1 0 0 4 5 26 0 0.183
Al Downing 36 74 4 8 2 0 1 7 3 30 0 0.108
Jake Gibbs 37 68 6 15 1 0 2 7 4 20 0 0.221
Art Lopez 38 49 5 7 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.143
Jim Bouton 31 43 1 4 0 0 0 2 5 24 0 0.093
Roy White 14 42 7 14 2 0 0 3 4 7 2 0.333
Bob Schmidt 20 40 4 10 1 0 1 3 3 8 0 0.250
Bobby Murcer 11 37 2 9 0 1 1 4 5 12 0 0.243
Johnny Blanchard 12 34 1 5 1 0 1 3 7 3 0 0.147
Bill Stafford 22 29 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 0.000
Ross Moschitto 96 27 12 5 0 0 1 3 0 12 0 0.185
Jack Cullen 12 20 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0.150
Archie Moore 9 17 1 7 2 0 1 4 4 4 0 0.412
Pedro Ramos 65 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0.083
Pete Mikkelsen 41 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.100
Duke Carmel 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Rich Beck 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Steve Hamilton 46 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.167
Pedro Gonzalez 7 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.400
Hal Reniff 51 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bobby Tiefenauer 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Rollie Sheldon 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Gil Blanco 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Brenneman 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Jurewicz 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1965

ERA

1 Steve Hamilton 1.39 2 Mel Stottlemyre 2.63 3 Pedro Ramos 2.92 4 Jack Cullen 3.05 5 Whitey Ford 3.24

Wins

1 Mel Stottlemyre 20 2 Whitey Ford 16 3 Al Downing 12 4 Pedro Ramos 5 5 Jim Bouton 4

Strikeouts

1 Al Downing 179 2 Whitey Ford 162 3 Mel Stottlemyre 155 4 Jim Bouton 97 5 Hal Reniff 74
1965 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mel Stottlemyre 20 9 2.63 37 37 0 291.0 250 85 88 155
Whitey Ford 16 13 3.24 37 36 1 244.1 241 88 50 162
Al Downing 12 14 3.40 35 32 0 212.0 185 80 105 179
Jim Bouton 4 15 4.82 30 25 0 151.1 158 81 60 97
Bill Stafford 3 8 3.56 22 15 0 111.1 93 44 31 71
Pedro Ramos 5 5 2.92 65 0 19 92.1 80 30 27 68
Hal Reniff 3 4 3.80 51 0 3 85.1 74 36 48 74
Pete Mikkelsen 4 9 3.28 41 3 1 82.1 78 30 36 69
Jack Cullen 3 4 3.05 12 9 0 59.0 59 20 21 25
Steve Hamilton 3 1 1.39 46 1 5 58.1 47 9 16 51
Rich Beck 2 1 2.14 3 3 0 21.0 22 5 7 10
Gil Blanco 1 1 3.98 17 1 0 20.1 16 9 12 14
Bobby Tiefenauer 1 1 3.54 10 0 2 20.1 19 8 5 15
Rollie Sheldon 0 0 1.42 3 0 0 6.1 5 1 1 7
Mike Jurewicz 0 0 7.71 2 0 0 2.1 5 2 1 2
Jim Brenneman 0 0 18.00 3 0 0 2.0 5 4 3 2

👥 Roster (40)

Ray Barker Rich Beck Johnny Blanchard Gil Blanco Jim Bouton Clete Boyer Jim Brenneman Duke Carmel Horace Clarke Jack Cullen Al Downing Doc Edwards +28 more

40 players

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The 1965 New York Yankees in brief

The 1965 New York Yankees finished 77-85, a .475 winning percentage, placing 6th in the AL. Runs came in at 611 scored against 604 allowed (+7). At the plate the New York Yankees hit .235, 3% worse than the league's .242. The New York Yankees staff finished with a 3.28 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.46. The 1965 New York Yankees scored 4% fewer runs than the average club (611 against 639).

Home games were played at Yankee Stadium I, where 1,304,296 fans came through the gates. For power, Tom Tresh led the way with 26 homers. Mel Stottlemyre led the pitchers with 20 wins. Al Downing struck out 179, the most on the club. Pedro Ramos closed out 19 saves. The 1965 roster runs to 40 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1965 New York Yankees

What was the 1965 New York Yankees record?
The 1965 New York Yankees finished 77-85 (.475 win pct).
Who led the 1965 New York Yankees in home runs?
Tom Tresh led the 1965 New York Yankees with 26 home runs.
What was the 1965 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1965 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.28.
Did the 1965 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1965 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1965 New York Yankees play?
The 1965 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1965 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tom Tresh (26 HR, 74 RBI) and Mel Stottlemyre (20-9, 2.63 ERA).
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