1965 National League
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The 1965 season of the National League was the ninetieth season of the league.
Season summary[edit]
Standings[edit]
- Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 162 | 97 | 65 | 0 | .599 | -.- | 608 (3.75) | 521 (3.22) | 0.245 | 0.308 | 0.335 | 2.81 | 0.979 |
| 2 | San Francisco Giants | 163 | 95 | 67 | 1 | .583 | 2.0 | 682 (4.18) | 593 (3.64) | 0.252 | 0.312 | 0.385 | 3.20 | 0.976 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 163 | 90 | 72 | 1 | .552 | 7.0 | 675 (4.14) | 580 (3.56) | 0.265 | 0.315 | 0.382 | 3.01 | 0.977 |
| 4 | Cincinnati Reds | 162 | 89 | 73 | 0 | .549 | 8.0 | 825 (5.09) | 704 (4.35) | 0.273 | 0.336 | 0.439 | 3.88 | 0.981 |
| 5 | Milwaukee Braves | 162 | 86 | 76 | 0 | .531 | 11.0 | 708 (4.37) | 633 (3.91) | 0.256 | 0.307 | 0.416 | 3.52 | 0.978 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Phillies | 162 | 85 | 76 | 1 | .525 | 11.5 | 654 (4.04) | 667 (4.12) | 0.250 | 0.311 | 0.384 | 3.53 | 0.975 |
| 7 | St. Louis Cardinals | 162 | 80 | 81 | 1 | .494 | 16.5 | 707 (4.36) | 674 (4.16) | 0.254 | 0.312 | 0.371 | 3.77 | 0.979 |
| 8 | Chicago Cubs | 164 | 72 | 90 | 2 | .439 | 25.0 | 635 (3.87) | 723 (4.41) | 0.238 | 0.304 | 0.358 | 3.78 | 0.974 |
| 9 | Houston Astros | 162 | 65 | 97 | 0 | .401 | 32.0 | 569 (3.51) | 711 (4.39) | 0.237 | 0.301 | 0.340 | 3.84 | 0.974 |
| 10 | New York Mets | 164 | 50 | 112 | 2 | .305 | 47.0 | 495 (3.02) | 752 (4.59) | 0.221 | 0.273 | 0.327 | 4.06 | 0.974 |
League leaders[edit]
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
Batting[edit]
Pitching[edit]
All-Star Game[edit]
The National League won the thirty-sixth midsummer classic at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, MN on Tuesday, July 7, 1965 by a score of 6 to 5. The league's manager was Gene Mauch.
Postseason[edit]
In the World Series, the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the American League's Minnesota Twins, 4 games to 3.
Award winners[edit]
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Willie Mays, an outfielder with the San Francisco Giants. In the award's voting, he had 224 out of a possible 280 points and 9 first place votes.
The winner of the Cy Young Award, given to the best pitcher in Major League Baseball irrespective of league, was Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers (NL). In the award's voting, he had 20 out of a possible 20 points and 20 first place votes.
The winner of the league's Rookie of the Year Award, given its best rookie player, was Jim Lefebvre, a second baseman with the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the award's voting, he had 13 out of a possible 20 points and 14 first place votes.
Gold Gloves[edit]
The following players won the Gold Glove Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.
Monthly Awards[edit]
- Player of the Month Award
- April: none
- May: Joe Torre, Milwaukee Braves
- June: Vern Law, Pittsburgh Pirates and Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates
- July: Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds
- August: Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants
- September: none
Hall of Fame Game[edit]
The twenty-third annual Hall of Fame Game was played on July 26 at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY near the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In the game, the National League's Philadelphia Phillies lost to the New York Yankees of the American League by a score of 7 to 4.
Notable events[edit]
- August 22nd: a brawl which will become infamous occurs between the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers; it starts when Giants P Juan Marichal strikes Dodgers C John Roseboro with his bat.
Umpires[edit]
- Al Barlick
- Ken Burkhart
- Jocko Conlan
- Shag Crawford
- Augie Donatelli
- Bob Engel
- Al Forman
- Tom Gorman
- Doug Harvey
- Bill Jackowski
- John Kibler
- Stan Landes
- Chris Pelekoudas
- Paul Pryor
- Frank Secory
- Vinnie Smith
- Mel Steiner
- Ed Sudol
- Ed Vargo
- Tony Venzon
- Lee Weyer
- Bill Williams
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