1965 San Francisco Giants

95-67 • .586 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1965 San Francisco Giants went 95-67 (.586) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 682 runs, allowed 593, and played home games at Candlestick Park. Team leaders included Willie Mays (52 HR, 112 RBI) and Juan Marichal (22-13, 2.13 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

95 Wins
67 Losses
.586 Win %
2nd Rank
682 R 593 RA
Diff +89

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682 Runs Scored
593 Runs Allowed
+89 Run Diff
1,546K Attendance

📈 vs. 1965 NL Average

Batting Avg .251 1% above the 1965 league average (.249)
OBP .313 1% above the 1965 league average (.310)
SLG .385 3% above the 1965 league average (.374)
Team ERA 3.20 10% better than the 1965 league average (3.54)
Runs Scored 682 4% above the 1965 league average (656 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCandlestick Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,546,066
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Avg per Game 19,087

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1965

Batting Avg

1 Willie Mays 0.317 2 Len Gabrielson 0.301 3 Jim Ray Hart 0.299 4 Jesus Alou 0.298 5 Jack Hiatt 0.284

Home Runs

1 Willie Mays 52 2 Willie McCovey 39 3 Jim Ray Hart 23 4 Tom Haller 16 5 Jesus Alou 9

RBI

1 Willie Mays 112 2 Jim Ray Hart 96 3 Willie McCovey 92 4 Jesus Alou 52 5 Tom Haller 49
1965 San Francisco Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jim Ray Hart 160 591 91 177 30 6 23 96 47 75 6 0.299
Willie Mays 157 558 118 177 21 3 52 112 76 71 9 0.317
Jesus Alou 143 543 76 162 19 4 9 52 13 40 8 0.298
Willie McCovey 160 540 93 149 17 4 39 92 88 118 0 0.276
Hal Lanier 159 522 41 118 15 9 0 39 21 67 2 0.226
Tom Haller 134 422 40 106 4 3 16 49 47 67 0 0.251
Dick Schofield 101 379 39 77 10 1 2 19 33 50 2 0.203
Matty Alou 117 324 37 75 12 2 2 18 17 28 10 0.231
Jim Davenport 106 271 29 68 14 3 4 31 21 47 0 0.251
Len Gabrielson 88 269 36 81 6 5 4 26 26 48 4 0.301
Cap Peterson 63 105 14 26 7 0 3 15 10 16 0 0.248
Juan Marichal 39 98 2 17 1 1 0 9 1 16 0 0.173
Jose Pagan 26 83 10 17 4 0 0 5 8 9 1 0.205
Bob Shaw 42 79 1 8 0 1 0 6 1 13 0 0.101
Ken Henderson 63 73 10 14 1 1 0 7 9 19 1 0.192
Tito Fuentes 26 72 12 15 1 0 0 1 5 14 0 0.208
Jack Hiatt 40 67 5 19 4 0 1 7 12 14 0 0.284
Gaylord Perry 49 64 4 10 0 0 0 2 2 19 0 0.156
Harvey Kuenn 23 59 4 14 0 0 0 6 10 3 3 0.237
Bobby Bolin 45 54 5 9 0 0 1 7 1 16 1 0.167
Ron Herbel 47 49 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 31 0 0.020
Dick Bertell 22 48 1 9 1 0 0 3 7 5 0 0.188
Orlando Cepeda 33 34 1 6 1 0 1 5 3 9 0 0.176
Ed Bailey 24 28 1 3 0 0 0 3 6 7 0 0.107
Bob Burda 31 27 0 3 0 0 0 5 5 6 0 0.111
Jack Sanford 23 25 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.120
Warren Spahn 16 21 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0.143
Frank Linzy 57 18 3 4 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0.222
Randy Hundley 6 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.067
Masanori Murakami 45 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.154
Ollie Brown 6 10 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Bob Schroder 31 9 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.222
Bob Barton 4 7 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.571
Chuck Hiller 7 7 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.143
Bill Henry 35 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.200
Bob Hendley 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dick Estelle 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Bill Hands 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Priddy 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Duffalo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1965

ERA

1 Frank Linzy 1.43 2 Juan Marichal 2.13 3 Bob Shaw 2.64 4 Bobby Bolin 2.76 5 Warren Spahn 3.39

Wins

1 Juan Marichal 22 2 Bob Shaw 16 3 Bobby Bolin 14 4 Ron Herbel 12 5 Frank Linzy 9

Strikeouts

1 Juan Marichal 240 2 Gaylord Perry 170 3 Bob Shaw 148 4 Bobby Bolin 135 5 Ron Herbel 106
1965 San Francisco Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Juan Marichal 22 13 2.13 39 37 1 295.1 224 70 46 240
Bob Shaw 16 9 2.64 42 33 2 235.0 213 69 53 148
Gaylord Perry 8 12 4.19 47 26 1 195.2 194 91 70 170
Ron Herbel 12 9 3.85 47 21 1 170.2 172 73 47 106
Bobby Bolin 14 6 2.76 45 13 2 163.0 125 50 56 135
Jack Sanford 4 5 3.96 23 16 2 91.0 92 40 30 43
Frank Linzy 9 3 1.43 57 0 21 81.2 76 13 23 35
Masanori Murakami 4 1 3.75 45 1 8 74.1 57 31 22 85
Warren Spahn 3 4 3.39 16 11 0 71.2 70 27 21 34
Bill Henry 2 2 3.64 35 0 4 42.0 40 17 8 35
Bob Hendley 0 0 12.60 8 2 0 15.0 27 21 13 8
Dick Estelle 0 0 3.97 6 1 0 11.1 12 5 8 6
Bob Priddy 1 0 1.74 8 0 0 10.1 6 2 2 7
Bill Hands 0 2 16.50 4 2 0 6.0 13 11 6 5
Matty Alou 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 3 0 1 3
Jim Duffalo 0 1 27.00 2 0 0 0.1 1 1 2 0

👥 Roster (40)

Jesus Alou Matty Alou Ed Bailey Bob Barton Dick Bertell Bobby Bolin Ollie Brown Bob Burda Orlando Cepeda Jim Davenport Jim Duffalo Dick Estelle +28 more

40 players

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The 1965 San Francisco Giants in brief

The 1965 San Francisco Giants finished 95-67, a .586 winning percentage, placing 2nd in the NL. Runs came in at 682 scored against 593 allowed (+89). Against a league average of .249, the 1965 San Francisco Giants batted .251. The staff ERA of 3.20 was 10% better than the league average of 3.54. The 682 runs scored compare with a league average of 656 per club, 4% more.

The home park, Candlestick Park, recorded 1,546,066 in attendance, about 19,087 a game. Willie Mays led the club in home runs with 52. The hits leader was Jim Ray Hart with 177. The pitching staff's wins leader was Juan Marichal (22). Frank Linzy saved 21 games. The 1965 roster runs to 40 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1965 San Francisco Giants

What was the 1965 San Francisco Giants record?
The 1965 San Francisco Giants finished 95-67 (.586 win pct).
Who led the 1965 San Francisco Giants in home runs?
Willie Mays led the 1965 San Francisco Giants with 52 home runs.
What was the 1965 San Francisco Giants team ERA?
The 1965 San Francisco Giants posted a team ERA of 3.20.
Did the 1965 San Francisco Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1965 San Francisco Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1965 San Francisco Giants play?
The 1965 San Francisco Giants played home games at Candlestick Park.
Who led the 1965 San Francisco Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willie Mays (52 HR, 112 RBI) and Juan Marichal (22-13, 2.13 ERA).
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