1965 St. Louis Cardinals

80-81 • .497 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1965 St. Louis Cardinals went 80-81 (.497) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 707 runs, allowed 674, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Bill White (24 HR, 73 RBI) and Bob Gibson (20-12, 3.07 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

80 Wins
81 Losses
.497 Win %
7th Rank
707 R 674 RA
Diff +33

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⚡ Quick Stats

707 Runs Scored
674 Runs Allowed
+33 Run Diff
1,234K Attendance

📈 vs. 1965 NL Average

Batting Avg .253 2% above the 1965 league average (.249)
OBP .314 1% above the 1965 league average (.310)
SLG .370 1% below the 1965 league average (.374)
Team ERA 3.77 6% worse than the 1965 league average (3.54)
Runs Scored 707 8% above the 1965 league average (656 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,234,891
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Avg per Game 15,245

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1965

Batting Avg

1 Curt Flood 0.310 2 Bob Skinner 0.309 3 Bill White 0.289 4 Lou Brock 0.288 5 Tim McCarver 0.276

Home Runs

1 Bill White 24 2 Lou Brock 16 3 Ken Boyer 13 4 Curt Flood 11 5 Tim McCarver 11

RBI

1 Curt Flood 83 2 Ken Boyer 75 3 Bill White 73 4 Lou Brock 69 5 Phil Gagliano 53
1965 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lou Brock 155 631 107 182 35 8 16 69 45 116 63 0.288
Curt Flood 156 617 90 191 30 3 11 83 51 50 9 0.310
Dick Groat 153 587 55 149 26 5 0 52 56 50 1 0.254
Bill White 148 543 82 157 26 3 24 73 63 86 3 0.289
Ken Boyer 144 535 71 139 18 2 13 75 57 73 2 0.260
Tim McCarver 113 409 48 113 17 2 11 48 31 26 5 0.276
Phil Gagliano 122 363 46 87 14 2 8 53 40 45 2 0.240
Mike Shannon 124 244 32 54 17 3 3 25 28 46 2 0.221
Julian Javier 77 229 34 52 6 4 2 23 8 44 5 0.227
Tito Francona 81 174 15 45 6 2 5 19 17 30 0 0.259
Jerry Buchek 55 166 17 41 8 3 3 21 13 46 1 0.247
Bob Skinner 80 152 25 47 5 4 5 26 12 30 1 0.309
Bob Uecker 53 145 17 33 7 0 2 10 24 27 0 0.228
Bob Gibson 42 104 14 25 2 0 5 19 3 26 2 0.240
Dal Maxvill 68 89 10 12 2 2 0 10 7 15 0 0.135
Carl Warwick 50 77 3 12 2 1 0 6 4 18 1 0.156
Bobby Tolan 17 69 8 13 2 0 0 6 0 4 2 0.188
Tracy Stallard 40 68 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 26 0 0.088
Curt Simmons 34 64 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 30 0 0.047
Ted Savage 30 63 7 10 3 0 1 4 6 9 1 0.159
Ray Sadecki 36 55 6 11 2 1 0 4 2 11 0 0.200
Bob Purkey 32 35 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 21 0 0.029
Ray Washburn 28 33 3 5 1 0 0 1 2 19 0 0.152
George Kernek 10 31 6 9 3 1 0 3 2 4 0 0.290
Dave Ricketts 11 29 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.241
Ed Spiezio 10 18 0 3 0 0 0 5 1 4 0 0.167
Nelson Briles 37 15 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 8 0 0.133
Larry Jaster 4 10 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.200
Hal Woodeshick 51 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.000
Don Dennis 41 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.400
Ron Taylor 25 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.400
Steve Carlton 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Barney Schultz 34 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Aust 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Earl Francis 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1965

ERA

1 Hal Woodeshick 1.81 2 Don Dennis 2.29 3 Bob Gibson 3.07 4 Tracy Stallard 3.38 5 Nelson Briles 3.50

Wins

1 Bob Gibson 20 2 Tracy Stallard 11 3 Bob Purkey 10 4 Curt Simmons 9 5 Ray Washburn 9

Strikeouts

1 Bob Gibson 270 2 Ray Sadecki 122 3 Tracy Stallard 99 4 Curt Simmons 96 5 Ray Washburn 67
1965 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Gibson 20 12 3.07 38 36 1 299.0 243 102 103 270
Curt Simmons 9 15 4.08 34 32 0 203.0 229 92 54 96
Tracy Stallard 11 8 3.38 40 26 0 194.1 172 73 70 99
Ray Sadecki 6 15 5.21 36 28 1 172.2 192 100 64 122
Bob Purkey 10 9 5.79 32 17 2 124.1 148 80 33 39
Ray Washburn 9 11 3.62 28 16 2 119.1 114 48 28 67
Nelson Briles 3 3 3.50 37 2 4 82.1 79 32 26 52
Hal Woodeshick 3 2 1.81 51 0 15 59.2 47 12 27 37
Don Dennis 2 3 2.29 41 0 6 55.0 47 14 16 29
Ron Taylor 2 1 4.53 25 0 1 43.2 43 22 15 26
Barney Schultz 2 2 3.83 34 0 2 42.1 39 18 11 38
Larry Jaster 3 0 1.61 4 3 0 28.0 21 5 7 10
Steve Carlton 0 0 2.52 15 2 0 25.0 27 7 8 21
Dennis Aust 0 0 4.91 6 0 1 7.1 6 4 2 7
Earl Francis 0 0 5.06 2 0 0 5.1 7 3 3 3

👥 Roster (35)

Dennis Aust Ken Boyer Nelson Briles Lou Brock Jerry Buchek Steve Carlton Don Dennis Curt Flood Earl Francis Tito Francona Phil Gagliano Bob Gibson +23 more

35 players

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The 1965 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 1965 St. Louis Cardinals finished 80-81, a .497 winning percentage, placing 7th in the NL. The run column shows 707 for and 674 against. The team batting average of .253 was 2% above the 1965 league mark of .249. The staff ERA of 3.77 was 6% worse than the league average of 3.54. Measured against the 656-run league average, the offense was 8% ahead. Sportsman's Park IV was home in 1965, drawing a total attendance of 1,234,891.

The home run leader was Bill White, who hit 24. The RBI leader was Curt Flood, with 83. Bob Gibson was the top winner, with 20 victories. Hal Woodeshick closed out 15 saves. The 1965 roster runs to 35 players. The 1964 season and the 1966 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1965 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1965 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1965 St. Louis Cardinals finished 80-81 (.497 win pct).
Who led the 1965 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Bill White led the 1965 St. Louis Cardinals with 24 home runs.
What was the 1965 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1965 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.77.
Did the 1965 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1965 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1965 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1965 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1965 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bill White (24 HR, 73 RBI) and Bob Gibson (20-12, 3.07 ERA).
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