1965 Pittsburgh Pirates

90-72 • .556 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates went 90-72 (.556) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 675 runs, allowed 580, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included Willie Stargell (27 HR, 107 RBI) and Vern Law (17-9, 2.15 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

90 Wins
72 Losses
.556 Win %
3rd Rank
675 R 580 RA
Diff +95

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675 Runs Scored
580 Runs Allowed
+95 Run Diff
916K Attendance

📈 vs. 1965 NL Average

Batting Avg .264 6% above the 1965 league average (.249)
OBP .317 2% above the 1965 league average (.310)
SLG .381 2% above the 1965 league average (.374)
Team ERA 3.01 15% better than the 1965 league average (3.54)
Runs Scored 675 3% above the 1965 league average (656 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 916,743
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Avg per Game 11,179

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1965

Batting Avg

1 Roberto Clemente 0.329 2 Donn Clendenon 0.301 3 Andre Rodgers 0.287 4 Jerry Lynch 0.281 5 Manny Mota 0.279

Home Runs

1 Willie Stargell 27 2 Jim Pagliaroni 17 3 Donn Clendenon 14 4 Bob Bailey 11 5 Roberto Clemente 10

RBI

1 Willie Stargell 107 2 Donn Clendenon 96 3 Roberto Clemente 65 4 Jim Pagliaroni 65 5 Bill Mazeroski 54
1965 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bob Bailey 159 626 87 160 28 3 11 49 70 93 10 0.256
Donn Clendenon 162 612 89 184 32 14 14 96 48 128 9 0.301
Roberto Clemente 152 589 91 194 21 14 10 65 43 78 8 0.329
Willie Stargell 144 533 68 145 25 8 27 107 39 127 1 0.272
Gene Alley 153 500 47 126 21 6 5 47 32 82 7 0.252
Bill Mazeroski 130 494 52 134 17 1 6 54 18 34 2 0.271
Bill Virdon 135 481 58 134 22 5 4 24 30 49 4 0.279
Jim Pagliaroni 134 403 42 108 15 0 17 65 41 84 0 0.268
Manny Mota 121 294 47 82 7 6 4 29 22 32 2 0.279
Andre Rodgers 75 178 17 51 12 0 2 25 18 28 2 0.287
Del Crandall 60 140 11 30 2 0 2 10 14 10 1 0.214
Jerry Lynch 73 121 7 34 1 0 5 16 8 26 0 0.281
Dick Schofield 31 109 13 25 5 0 0 6 15 19 1 0.229
Bob Veale 39 93 3 8 0 0 0 3 3 50 0 0.086
Vern Law 34 82 9 20 0 0 1 6 0 19 0 0.244
Gene Freese 43 80 6 21 4 0 0 8 6 18 0 0.263
Don Cardwell 37 74 6 12 1 0 2 10 4 35 1 0.162
Bob Friend 34 71 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 26 0 0.042
Ozzie Virgil 39 49 3 13 2 0 1 5 2 10 0 0.265
Jose Pagan 42 38 6 9 1 0 0 1 1 7 1 0.237
Tommie Sisk 39 33 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 13 0 0.061
Al McBean 62 27 2 6 1 0 0 2 1 12 0 0.222
Joe Gibbon 31 26 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 13 0 0.115
Don Schwall 43 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.000
Wilbur Wood 34 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Hal Smith 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jerry May 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Bob Oliver 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Spriggs 9 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.500
Tom Butters 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Frank Carpin 39 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roy Face 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luke Walker 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1965

ERA

1 Vern Law 2.15 2 Al McBean 2.29 3 Bob Veale 2.84 4 Don Schwall 2.92 5 Wilbur Wood 3.16

Wins

1 Vern Law 17 2 Bob Veale 17 3 Don Cardwell 13 4 Don Schwall 9 5 Bob Friend 8

Strikeouts

1 Bob Veale 276 2 Don Cardwell 107 3 Vern Law 101 4 Bob Friend 74 5 Tommie Sisk 66
1965 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Veale 17 12 2.84 39 37 0 266.0 221 84 119 276
Don Cardwell 13 10 3.18 37 34 0 240.1 214 85 59 107
Bob Friend 8 12 3.24 34 34 0 222.0 221 80 47 74
Vern Law 17 9 2.15 29 28 0 217.1 182 52 35 101
Al McBean 6 6 2.29 62 1 18 114.0 111 29 42 54
Tommie Sisk 7 3 3.40 38 12 0 111.1 103 42 50 66
Joe Gibbon 4 9 4.51 31 15 1 105.2 85 53 34 63
Don Schwall 9 6 2.92 43 1 4 77.0 77 25 30 55
Wilbur Wood 1 1 3.16 34 1 0 51.1 44 18 16 29
Frank Carpin 3 1 3.18 39 0 4 39.2 35 14 24 27
Roy Face 5 2 2.66 16 0 0 20.1 20 6 7 19
Tom Butters 0 1 7.00 5 0 0 9.0 9 7 5 6
Luke Walker 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 5.0 2 0 1 5

👥 Roster (33)

Gene Alley Bob Bailey Tom Butters Don Cardwell Frank Carpin Roberto Clemente Donn Clendenon Del Crandall Roy Face Gene Freese Bob Friend Joe Gibbon +21 more

33 players

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The 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates won 90 games and lost 72, ending up 3rd in the NL. Runs came in at 675 scored against 580 allowed (+95). The team batting average of .264 was 6% above the 1965 league mark of .249. The Pittsburgh Pirates staff finished with a 3.01 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.54. The 675 runs scored compare with a league average of 656 per club, 3% more.

The home park, Forbes Field, recorded 916,743 in attendance, about 11,179 a game. Willie Stargell led the club in home runs with 27. Roberto Clemente collected the most hits, 194. The pitching staff's wins leader was Vern Law (17). Bob Veale struck out 276, the most on the club. The saves leader was Al McBean with 18.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 90-72 (.556 win pct).
Who led the 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Willie Stargell led the 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates with 27 home runs.
What was the 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.01.
Did the 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1965 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willie Stargell (27 HR, 107 RBI) and Vern Law (17-9, 2.15 ERA).
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