1965 Washington Senators

70-92 • .432 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1965 Washington Senators went 70-92 (.432) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 591 runs, allowed 721, and played home games at R.F.K. Stadium. Team leaders included Frank Howard (21 HR, 84 RBI) and Pete Richert (15-12, 2.60 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

70 Wins
92 Losses
.432 Win %
8th Rank
591 R 721 RA
Diff -130

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591 Runs Scored
721 Runs Allowed
-130 Run Diff
562K Attendance

📈 vs. 1965 AL Average

Batting Avg .228 6% below the 1965 league average (.242)
OBP .304 2% below the 1965 league average (.311)
SLG .349 5% below the 1965 league average (.369)
Team ERA 3.93 14% worse than the 1965 league average (3.46)
Runs Scored 591 7% below the 1965 league average (639 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumR.F.K. Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 562,913
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Avg per Game 6,949

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1965

Batting Avg

1 Frank Howard 0.289 2 Ken Hamlin 0.273 3 Ken McMullen 0.263 4 Dick Nen 0.260 5 Bob Chance 0.256

Home Runs

1 Frank Howard 21 2 Ken McMullen 18 3 Woodie Held 16 4 Don Lock 16 5 Jim King 14

RBI

1 Frank Howard 84 2 Woodie Held 54 3 Willie Kirkland 54 4 Ken McMullen 54 5 Jim King 49
1965 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ken McMullen 150 555 75 146 18 6 18 54 47 90 2 0.263
Frank Howard 149 516 53 149 22 6 21 84 55 112 0 0.289
Ed Brinkman 154 444 35 82 13 2 5 35 38 82 1 0.185
Don Lock 143 418 52 90 15 1 16 39 57 115 1 0.215
Don Blasingame 129 403 47 90 8 8 1 18 35 45 5 0.223
Ken Hamlin 117 362 45 99 21 1 4 22 33 45 8 0.273
Woodie Held 122 332 46 82 16 2 16 54 49 74 0 0.247
Willie Kirkland 123 312 38 72 9 1 14 54 19 65 3 0.231
Jim King 120 258 46 55 10 2 14 49 44 50 1 0.213
Dick Nen 69 246 18 64 7 1 6 31 19 47 1 0.260
Don Zimmer 95 226 20 45 6 0 2 17 26 59 2 0.199
Mike Brumley 79 216 15 45 4 0 3 15 20 33 1 0.208
Joe Cunningham 95 201 29 46 9 1 3 20 46 27 0 0.229
Bob Chance 72 199 20 51 9 0 4 14 18 44 0 0.256
Doug Camilli 75 193 13 37 6 1 3 18 16 34 0 0.192
Pete Richert 42 64 2 10 0 0 0 6 3 27 0 0.156
Phil Ortega 35 53 7 11 2 0 0 4 9 25 0 0.208
Buster Narum 46 46 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 27 0 0.043
Mike McCormick 45 41 2 3 0 0 0 1 6 15 0 0.073
Jim French 13 37 4 11 0 0 1 7 9 5 1 0.297
Bennie Daniels 33 30 2 4 0 0 0 1 4 13 0 0.133
Howie Koplitz 33 30 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 0.100
Fred Valentine 12 29 6 7 0 0 0 1 4 5 3 0.241
Joe McCabe 14 27 1 5 0 0 1 5 4 13 1 0.185
Frank Kreutzer 33 22 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 14 0 0.045
Roy Sievers 12 21 3 4 1 0 0 0 4 3 0 0.190
Jim Duckworth 17 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0.000
Steve Ridzik 63 18 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.167
Brant Alyea 8 13 3 3 0 0 2 6 1 4 0 0.231
Paul Casanova 5 13 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.308
Marshall Bridges 40 7 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0.143
Ron Kline 74 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Joe Coleman 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Dallas Green 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Pete Craig 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.667
Jim Hannan 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Chuck Cottier 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ryne Duren 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Barry Moore 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nick Willhite 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1965

ERA

1 Pete Richert 2.60 2 Ron Kline 2.63 3 Marshall Bridges 2.67 4 Mike McCormick 3.36 5 Jim Duckworth 3.94

Wins

1 Pete Richert 15 2 Phil Ortega 12 3 Mike McCormick 8 4 Ron Kline 7 5 Steve Ridzik 6

Strikeouts

1 Pete Richert 161 2 Mike McCormick 88 3 Phil Ortega 88 4 Buster Narum 86 5 Jim Duckworth 74
1965 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pete Richert 15 12 2.60 34 29 0 194.0 146 56 84 161
Phil Ortega 12 15 5.11 35 29 0 179.2 176 102 97 88
Buster Narum 4 12 4.46 46 24 0 173.2 176 86 91 86
Mike McCormick 8 8 3.36 44 21 1 158.0 158 59 36 88
Bennie Daniels 5 13 4.72 33 18 1 116.1 135 61 39 42
Steve Ridzik 6 4 4.02 63 0 8 109.2 108 49 43 72
Howie Koplitz 4 7 4.05 33 11 1 106.2 97 48 48 59
Ron Kline 7 6 2.63 74 0 29 99.1 106 29 32 52
Frank Kreutzer 2 6 4.32 33 14 0 85.1 73 41 54 65
Jim Duckworth 2 2 3.94 17 8 0 64.0 45 28 36 74
Marshall Bridges 1 2 2.67 40 0 0 57.1 62 17 25 39
Ryne Duren 1 1 6.65 16 0 0 23.0 24 17 18 18
Joe Coleman 2 0 1.50 2 2 0 18.0 9 3 8 7
Jim Hannan 1 1 4.91 4 1 0 14.2 18 8 6 5
Pete Craig 0 3 8.16 3 3 0 14.1 18 13 8 2
Dallas Green 0 0 3.14 6 2 0 14.1 14 5 3 6
Nick Willhite 0 0 7.11 5 0 0 6.1 10 5 4 3
Barry Moore 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 0

👥 Roster (40)

Brant Alyea Don Blasingame Marshall Bridges Ed Brinkman Mike Brumley Doug Camilli Paul Casanova Bob Chance Joe Coleman Chuck Cottier Pete Craig Joe Cunningham +28 more

40 players

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The 1965 Washington Senators in brief

The 1965 Washington Senators won 70 games and lost 92, ending up 8th in the AL. The Washington Senators scored 591 runs and allowed 721, a run differential of -130. The team batting average of .228 was 6% below the 1965 league mark of .242. The staff ERA of 3.93 was 14% worse than the league average of 3.46. The 1965 Washington Senators scored 7% fewer runs than the average club (591 against 639).

The home park, R.F.K. Stadium, recorded 562,913 in attendance, about 6,949 a game. Frank Howard led the club in home runs with 21. Pete Richert was the top winner, with 15 victories. Ron Kline closed out 29 saves. The roster section lists 40 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1965 Washington Senators

What was the 1965 Washington Senators record?
The 1965 Washington Senators finished 70-92 (.432 win pct).
Who led the 1965 Washington Senators in home runs?
Frank Howard led the 1965 Washington Senators with 21 home runs.
What was the 1965 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1965 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 3.93.
Did the 1965 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1965 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1965 Washington Senators play?
The 1965 Washington Senators played home games at R.F.K. Stadium.
Who led the 1965 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank Howard (21 HR, 84 RBI) and Pete Richert (15-12, 2.60 ERA).
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