1965 California Angels season

1965 California Angels
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1961)
Location
Chávez Ravine (since 1962)
Los Angeles (since 1961)
Other information
Owner(s)	Gene Autry
General manager(s)	Fred Haney
Manager(s)	Bill Rigney
Local television	KTLA
Local radio	KMPC (Buddy Blattner, Don Wells)
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The 1965 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing 7th in the American League with a record of 75 wins and 87 losses, putting them 27 games behind the AL Champion Minnesota Twins. It was also the final season for the franchise in the city of Los Angeles before moving to their new stadium in nearby Anaheim for the following season.

The 1965 Angels are the only team in recent Major League Baseball history to undergo an in-season name change.^[1] The club began the season under its original name, the Los Angeles Angels, but with the imminent move to Anaheim, owner Gene Autry changed the name of the team to the California Angels — effective immediately — on September 2, 1965.

Offseason

• October 14, 1964: The Angels traded a player to be named later to the Milwaukee Braves for Phil Roof and Ron Piché. The Angels completed the deal by sending Dan Osinski to the Braves on November 29.^[2]
• December 3, 1964: Bo Belinsky was traded by the Angels to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rudy May and Costen Shockley.^[3]
• Prior to 1965 season: Bob Smith was signed as a free agent by the Angels.^[4]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Minnesota Twins	102	60	.630	--
Chicago White Sox	95	67	.586	7
Baltimore Orioles	94	68	.580	8
Detroit Tigers	89	73	.549	13
Cleveland Indians	87	75	.537	15
New York Yankees	77	85	.475	25
California Angels	75	87	.463	27
Washington Senators	70	92	.432	32
Boston Red Sox	62	100	.383	40
Kansas City Athletics	59	103	.364	43

Record vs. opponents

1965 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	LAA/ CAL	MIN	NYY	WSH
Baltimore	—	11–7	9–9	10–8	11–7	11–7	13–5	8–10	13–5	8–10
Boston	7–11	—	4–14	8–10	6–12	11–7	5–13	1–17	9–9	11–7
Chicago	9–9	14–4	—	10–8	9–9	13–5	12–6	7–11	8–10	13–5
Cleveland	8–10	10–8	8–10	—	9–9	9–9	9–9	11–7	12–6	11–7
Detroit	7–11	12–6	9–9	9–9	—	13–5	10–8	8–10	10–8	11–7
Kansas City	7–11	7–11	5–13	9–9	5–13	—	5–13	8–10	7–11	6–12
Los Angeles/California	5–13	13–5	6–12	9–9	8–10	13–5	—	9–9	6–12	6–12
Minnesota	10–8	17–1	11–7	7–11	10–8	10–8	9–9	—	13–5	15–3
New York	5–13	9–9	10–8	6–12	8–10	11–7	12–6	5–13	—	11–7
Washington	10–8	7–11	5–13	7–11	7–11	12–6	12–6	3–15	7–11	—

NOTE: The Los Angeles Angels changed their name to California Angels on September 2, 1965, with the season in progress.

Notable transactions

• May 13, 1965: Merritt Ranew was purchased by the Angels from the San Francisco Giants.^[5]
• June 8, 1965: Joe Henderson was drafted by the Angels in the 5th round of the 1965 Major League Baseball draft.^[6]
• June 15, 1965: Phil Roof was traded by the Angels to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later and cash. The Indians completed the deal by sending Bubba Morton to the Angels on September 15, 1965.^[2]

Roster

1965 California Angels
Roster
Pitchers 43 George Brunet 31 Dean Chance 46 Jim Coates 38 Aubrey Gatewood 34 Barry Latman 39 Bob Lee 48 Don Lee 33 Marcelino López 40 Rudy May 37 Ken McBride 41 Jim McGlothlin 17 Fred Newman 23 Ron Piché 49 Jack Sanford 23 Ed Sukla 25 Dick Wantz		Catchers 30 Tom Egan 19 Merritt Ranew  7 Buck Rodgers 16 Phil Roof Infielders  6 Joe Adcock 23 Charlie Dees 11 Jim Fregosi 44 Julio Gotay 12 Jackie Hernández 29 Bobby Knoop  1 Joe Koppe 14 Vic Power  2 Tom Satriano 42 Paul Schaal 12 Costen Shockley		Outfielders 27 José Cardenal 24 Gino Cimoli 15 Lou Clinton  8 Ed Kirkpatrick 28 Albie Pearson  4 Jimmy Piersall 20 Rick Reichardt 10 Dick Simpson 24 Bob Smith 35 Willie Smith 26 Al Spangler		Manager 18 Bill Rigney Coaches  5 Marv Grissom  3 Jack Paepke 21 Salty Parker  9 Del Rice

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
1B	Adcock, JoeJoe Adcock	122	349	84	.241	14	47
2B	Knoop, BobbyBobby Knoop	142	465	125	.269	7	43
SS	Fregosi, JimJim Fregosi	161	602	167	.277	15	64
LF	Smith, WillieWillie Smith	136	459	120	.261	14	57
CF	Cardenal, JoséJosé Cardenal	134	512	128	.250	11	57
RF	Pearson, AlbieAlbie Pearson	122	360	100	.278	4	21

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Power, VicVic Power	124	197	51	.259	1	20
Shockley, CostenCosten Shockley	40	107	20	.187	2	17
Kirkpatrick, EdEd Kirkpatrick	19	73	19	.260	3	8
Smith, BobBob Smith	23	57	13	.228	0	5
Roof, PhilPhil Roof	9	22	3	.136	0	0
Hernández, JackieJackie Hernández	6	6	2	.333	0	1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Newman, FredFred Newman	36	260.2	14	16	2.93	109
Chance, DeanDean Chance	36	225.2	15	10	3.15	164
López, MarcelinoMarcelino López	35	215.1	14	13	2.93	122

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Brunet, GeorgeGeorge Brunet	41	197	9	11	2.56	141
May, RudyRudy May	30	124	4	9	3.92	76
McBride, KenKen McBride	8	22	0	3	6.14	11

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Lee, BobBob Lee	69	9	7	23	1.92	89
Gatewood, AubreyAubrey Gatewood	46	4	5	0	3.42	37
Sukla, EdEd Sukla	25	2	3	3	4.50	15
Latman, BarryBarry Latman	18	1	1	0	2.84	18
Coates, JimJim Coates	17	2	0	3	3.54	15
Piché, RonRon Piché	14	0	3	0	6.86	14
Lee, DonDon Lee	10	0	1	0	6.43	12

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Seattle Angels	Pacific Coast League	Bob Lemon
AA	El Paso Sun Kings	Texas League	Chuck Tanner
A	San Jose Bees	California League	Rocky Bridges
A	Quad Cities Angels	Midwest League	Harry Dunlop and Ken Blackman
Rookie	Idaho Falls Angels	Pioneer League	Fred Koenig

Notes

1. Baseball Almanac
2. Phil Roof at Baseball-Reference
3. Bo Belinsky at Baseball-Reference
4. Bobby Gene Smith at Baseball-Reference
5. Merritt Ranew at Baseball-Reference
6. Joe Henderson at Baseball-Reference

References

• 1965 California Angels team at Baseball-Reference
• 1965 California Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.