1965 New York Mets

50-112 • .309 Win% • 10th in NL

The 1965 New York Mets went 50-112 (.309) finishing 10th in the NL. The club scored 495 runs, allowed 752, and played home games at Shea Stadium. Team leaders included Ron Swoboda (19 HR, 50 RBI) and Jack Fisher (8-24, 3.94 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

50 Wins
112 Losses
.309 Win %
10th Rank
495 R 752 RA
Diff -257

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495 Runs Scored
752 Runs Allowed
-257 Run Diff
1,755K Attendance

📈 vs. 1965 NL Average

Batting Avg .220 11% below the 1965 league average (.249)
OBP .276 11% below the 1965 league average (.310)
SLG .327 13% below the 1965 league average (.374)
Team ERA 4.06 15% worse than the 1965 league average (3.54)
Runs Scored 495 25% below the 1965 league average (656 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShea Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 1,755,366
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Avg per Game 21,406

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1965

Batting Avg

1 Ed Kranepool 0.253 2 Joe Christopher 0.249 3 Johnny Lewis 0.245 4 Charley Smith 0.244 5 Roy McMillan 0.242

Home Runs

1 Ron Swoboda 19 2 Charley Smith 16 3 Jim Hickman 15 4 Johnny Lewis 15 5 Ed Kranepool 10

RBI

1 Charley Smith 62 2 Ed Kranepool 53 3 Ron Swoboda 50 4 Johnny Lewis 45 5 Roy McMillan 42
1965 New York Mets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Roy McMillan 157 528 44 128 19 2 1 42 24 60 1 0.242
Ed Kranepool 153 525 44 133 24 4 10 53 39 71 1 0.253
Charley Smith 135 499 49 122 20 3 16 62 17 123 2 0.244
Johnny Lewis 148 477 64 117 15 3 15 45 59 117 4 0.245
Joe Christopher 148 437 38 109 18 3 5 40 35 82 4 0.249
Ron Swoboda 135 399 52 91 15 3 19 50 33 102 2 0.228
Jim Hickman 141 369 32 87 18 0 15 40 27 76 3 0.236
Bobby Klaus 119 288 30 55 12 0 2 12 45 49 1 0.191
Chuck Hiller 100 286 24 68 11 1 5 21 14 24 1 0.238
Chris Cannizzaro 114 251 17 46 8 2 0 7 28 60 0 0.183
Ron Hunt 57 196 21 47 12 1 1 10 14 19 2 0.240
Billy Cowan 82 156 16 28 8 2 3 9 4 45 3 0.179
John Stephenson 62 121 9 26 5 0 4 15 8 19 0 0.215
Jesse Gonder 53 105 6 25 4 0 4 9 11 20 0 0.238
Danny Napoleon 68 97 5 14 1 1 0 7 8 23 0 0.144
Gary Kolb 40 90 8 15 2 0 1 7 3 28 3 0.167
Jack Fisher 43 78 2 12 2 0 0 2 2 22 0 0.154
Cleon Jones 30 74 2 11 1 0 1 9 2 23 1 0.149
Al Jackson 56 60 5 7 1 0 0 2 2 23 0 0.117
Hawk Taylor 25 46 5 7 0 0 4 10 1 8 0 0.152
Bud Harrelson 19 37 3 4 1 1 0 0 2 11 0 0.108
Jimmie Schaffer 24 37 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 15 0 0.135
Warren Spahn 21 35 0 4 1 0 0 2 7 12 0 0.114
Greg Goossen 11 31 2 9 0 0 1 2 1 5 0 0.290
Galen Cisco 35 27 5 7 0 0 0 4 2 9 0 0.259
Gary Kroll 32 26 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.115
Kevin Collins 11 23 3 4 1 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.174
Tug McGraw 38 23 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.130
Frank Lary 14 19 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.211
Tom Parsons 35 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 0.056
Darrell Sutherland 18 13 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0.154
Larry Miller 28 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.182
Larry Bearnarth 40 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.111
Yogi Berra 4 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.222
Dick Selma 7 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.222
Rob Gardner 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Gordie Richardson 35 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.000
Dennis Ribant 19 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Carl Willey 13 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jim Bethke 25 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dennis Musgraves 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Eilers 11 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Bob Moorhead 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1965

ERA

1 Darrell Sutherland 2.81 2 Frank Lary 2.98 3 Tug McGraw 3.32 4 Gordie Richardson 3.78 5 Dennis Ribant 3.82

Wins

1 Jack Fisher 8 2 Al Jackson 8 3 Gary Kroll 6 4 Galen Cisco 4 5 Warren Spahn 4

Strikeouts

1 Al Jackson 120 2 Jack Fisher 116 3 Gary Kroll 62 4 Galen Cisco 58 5 Tom Parsons 58
1965 New York Mets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Fisher 8 24 3.94 43 36 1 253.2 252 111 68 116
Al Jackson 8 20 4.34 37 31 1 205.1 217 99 61 120
Warren Spahn 4 12 4.36 20 19 0 126.0 140 61 35 56
Galen Cisco 4 8 4.49 35 17 0 112.1 119 56 51 58
Tug McGraw 2 7 3.32 37 9 1 97.2 88 36 48 57
Tom Parsons 1 10 4.67 35 11 1 90.2 108 47 17 58
Gary Kroll 6 6 4.45 32 11 1 87.0 83 43 41 62
Larry Bearnarth 3 5 4.60 40 3 1 60.2 75 31 28 16
Frank Lary 1 3 2.98 14 7 1 57.1 48 19 16 23
Larry Miller 1 4 5.02 28 5 0 57.1 66 32 25 36
Gordie Richardson 2 2 3.78 35 0 2 52.1 41 22 16 43
Darrell Sutherland 3 1 2.81 18 2 0 48.0 33 15 17 16
Jim Bethke 2 0 4.28 25 0 0 40.0 41 19 22 19
Dennis Ribant 1 3 3.82 19 1 3 35.1 29 15 6 13
Rob Gardner 0 2 3.21 5 4 0 28.0 23 10 7 19
Carl Willey 1 2 4.18 13 3 0 28.0 30 13 15 13
Dick Selma 2 1 3.71 4 4 0 26.2 22 11 9 26
Dave Eilers 1 1 4.00 11 0 2 18.0 20 8 4 9
Dennis Musgraves 0 0 0.56 5 1 0 16.0 11 1 7 11
Bob Moorhead 0 1 4.40 9 0 0 14.1 16 7 5 5

👥 Roster (43)

Larry Bearnarth Yogi Berra Jim Bethke Chris Cannizzaro Joe Christopher Galen Cisco Kevin Collins Billy Cowan Dave Eilers Jack Fisher Rob Gardner Jesse Gonder +31 more

43 players

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The 1965 New York Mets in brief

The 1965 New York Mets finished 50-112, a .309 winning percentage, placing 10th in the NL. With 495 runs scored and 752 given up, the 1965 differential was -257. The team batting average of .220 was 11% below the 1965 league mark of .249. The New York Mets staff finished with a 4.06 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.54. League clubs averaged 656 runs that year, so the New York Mets scored 25% fewer.

The home park, Shea Stadium, recorded 1,755,366 in attendance, about 21,406 a game. For power, Ron Swoboda led the way with 19 homers. Charley Smith drove in a team-high 62 runs. The hits leader was Ed Kranepool with 133. On the mound, Al Jackson won 8 games to lead the staff.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1965 New York Mets

What was the 1965 New York Mets record?
The 1965 New York Mets finished 50-112 (.309 win pct).
Who led the 1965 New York Mets in home runs?
Ron Swoboda led the 1965 New York Mets with 19 home runs.
What was the 1965 New York Mets team ERA?
The 1965 New York Mets posted a team ERA of 4.06.
Did the 1965 New York Mets win the World Series?
No. The 1965 New York Mets did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1965 New York Mets play?
The 1965 New York Mets played home games at Shea Stadium.
Who led the 1965 New York Mets in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ron Swoboda (19 HR, 50 RBI) and Jack Fisher (8-24, 3.94 ERA).
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