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Jamee999 · 01-08-2020, 01:37 PM

1965

Changes

Change triples (larger) - Triples will be 20% more common
20 years earlier stats - Stats will return to the pre-1964 baseline
Shorten schedule - The schedule will now be 138 games long.

Off-Season
- Pittsburgh traded Orlando Cepeda to the Phillies for Herb Score.
- The Brewers traded ace Cal McLish to Vancouver for George Thomas and a minor league pitcher.
- The Cubs traded Phil Niekro to Brooklyn for third baseman Rich Rollins.
- First baseman Pete Runnels moved from St. Louis to Milwaukee in free agency.
- Eddie Yost left the world champion A's for Vancouver.

American League East
New York Yankees (92-46)
Boston Red Sox (70-68)
Philadelphia Athletics (61-77)
Baltimore Orioles (50-88)
American League Central
Cleveland Indians (91-47)
Chicago White Sox (80-58)
Washington Senators (64-74)
Detroit Tigers (49-89)
American League West
Kansas City Royals (83-55)
Minnesota Twins (69-69)
California Angels (64-74)
Vancouver Canadians (55-83)

AL MVP: Jim Fregosi (Kansas City) (2nd award)
AL CYA: Frank Sullivan (Cleveland)
AL ROY: Curt Blefary (Kansas City)
AL RMA: Jim Golden (Minnesota)
AL MOY: Satchel Paige (Kansas City) (3rd award)

National League East
New York Giants (84-54)
Philadelphia Phillies (75-63)
Brooklyn Dodgers (57-81)
National League Central
Cincinnati Reds (69-69)
Pittsburgh Pirates (65-73)
Durham Bulls (56-82)
National League West
Atlanta Braves (86-52)
Milwaukee Brewers (69-69)
Chicago Cubs (67-71)
St. Louis Cardinals (62-76)

NL MVP: Elston Howard (Philadelphia)
NL MOP: Tommy John (New York)
NL ROY: Bill Hands (Chicago)
NL RMA: Larry Miller (Chicago)
NL MOY: Fred Frink (Atlanta) (3rd award)

Statistical Leaders
Batting Average: Nellie Fox (New York) .324, Elston Howard (Philadelphia) .321
Home Runs: Willie McCovey (Vancouver) 12, Larry Elliot (New York) / Mickey Mantle (Durham) / Carl Yastrzemski (Pittsburgh) 8
Runs Batted In: Willie Mays (Cleveland) 123, Gary Geiger (Atlanta) 103
Stolen Bases: Joe Morgan (Detroit) 92, Orlando Cepeda (Philadelphia) 59
WAR: Jim Fregosi (Kansas City) 8.2, Ed Bouchee (New York) 5.4

Wins: Mike Cuellar (Kansas City) / Bob Friend (Kansas City) 18, Don Drysdale (Atlanta) 19
ERA: Wilbur Wood (Boston) 2.74, Tommy John (New York) 2.73
Strikeouts: Mickey Lolich (New York) 91, Herb Score (Pittsburgh) 122
Saves: Bob Locker (New York) 30, Bob Miller (Pittsburgh) 36
WAR: Billy O'Dell (Minnesota) 6.4, Don Drysdale (Atlanta) 7.0

Notes
- Mickey Lolich and Sandy Koufax led the Yankees rotation that topped the AL in run prevention.
- Willie Mays had another great season for the Indians, but would miss the ALDS with a wrist injury.
- The Braves returned to the postseason with great seasons from Pete Rose, Earl Battey, and Don Drysdale.

Achievements & Milestones
- Willie McCovey (Vancouver), Luis Aparicio (Boston), and Bobby Richardson (Boston) had six hit days.
- Jim Landis (St. Louis), Curt Blefary (Kansas City), Bobby Richardson (Boston), and Donn Clendenon (Cincinnati) all hit for the cycle. Richardson's cycle and six-hit game were the same contest.
- Ray Herbert (White Sox, 35), Bob Friend (Kansas City, 34), and Frank Sullivan (Cleveland, 35) all won their 200th games.
- Elston Howard (Phillies) tied the single season record by hitting 34 triples.
- Joe Morgan (Detroit) set a record by stealing 92 bases. Donie Bush in 1911 is the only other player to steal even 80 bases in a year.

Division Series
- Chicago and Kansas City (4 wins) advanced. Cleveland (3 wins) and New York (1 win) were eliminated.
- Johnny Edwards (Chicago) cracked three doubles in a 5-3 win over Cleveland.
- Harmon Killebrew (Kansas City) hit two homers as KC beat the Indians 10-1.
- Johnny Antonelli (Chicago) threw a three-hitter in a 2-0 win over the Yankees.
- Mike Cuellar (Kansas City) allowed only one hit as the Royals beat the White Sox 7-2.
- Ray Washburn (Cleveland) had a big game for the Tribe, going the distance and winning 7-0 against Chicago.
- Jim Fregosi (Kansas City) went 12-26 in the series, while Harmon Killebrew (Kansas City) was 9-25 with 11 RBI.
- Atlanta and New York (4 wins) advanced. Cincinnati and Philadelphia (2 wins) were eliminated.
- Don Drysdale (Atlanta) threw a two-hitter in the first game of the round robin, as the Braves beat the Giants 6-1.
- Art Shamsky (Atlanta) was a single short of the cycle in a 7-2 win at the Phillies.
- Don Clendenon (Cincinnati) was 10-24 with five doubles.
- Jim McGlothin (New York) saved all four Giants wins in the series.

ALCS
- Kansas City defeated Chicago, 4 games to 3.
- Harmon Killebrew won series MVP, going 12-34 with 12 RBI.
- Game Two saw the Royals take a 6-4 lead in the top of the 11th, but the White Sox came roaring back, with Frank Robinson (Chicago) hitting a two-run walk-off hit in the bottom half to win the game 7-6. Dick Groat (Chicago) was 4-5 with two doubles.
- Jim O'Toole (Kansas City) leveled the series at 2-2 with a three-hit shutout in Game Four.
- Alex Johnson (Kansas City) came up with the walk-off hit to give the Royals a 7-6 Game Five victory.
- The Royals won the series with a ferocious comeback. Trailing 7-0 after four innings, KC scored one in the fifth, three in the sixth, one in the seventh and eighth, and then two in the ninth to win 8-7. Curt Blefary (Kansas City) drew a walk to end the series.
- Alex Johnson had 15 hits in the series.
- Dick Groat (Chicago) went 14-39.
- The Royals have won three of the last four AL pennants.
NLCS
- New York defeated Atlanta, 4 games to 3.
- Don Lock was the series MVP. He had nine hits in the series.
- Jack Kralick (New York) beat Don Drysdale (Atlanta) in Game One, as the Giants won 3-0.
- Lock hit a walk-off homer in Game Three, as the Giants won 1-0. Joe Horlen (Atlanta) and Tommy John (New York) had battled hard for most of the game, before Lock came up with the key hit.
- Norm Siebern (Atlanta) had all five RBI as the Braves won Game Four 5-3.
- Ed Bouchee (New York) walked off Game Six with a key single against Karl Spooner (Atlanta), to give the Giants the 4-3 win.
- Tommy John (New York) took the win in a pitchers' duel in Game Seven, with Larry Elliot (New York) scoring the only run of the game in the third inning.
- Norm Siebern (Atlanta) finished the series with 11 total RBI.
- The Giants last won the pennant in 1950.
- The ALCS and NLCS set up a rematch of the 1948 World Series, which was won by the Giants.

World Series
- Kansas City defeated New York, 5 games to 2.
- Harmon Killebrew was the MVP. "Killer" went 11-28 with five RBI.
- Jim O'Toole (Kansas City) showed his class in Game Two, shutting out the Giants in a 4-0 win.
- Pinch hitter Gus Bell (Kansas City) cracked the go-ahead hit in Game Three, as the Royals won 4-3.
- Mike White (New York) went 4-5 with two doubles in Game Four, but his Giants lost 7-6 in ten innings.
- Dick Williams (New York) hit a three-run homer as the Giants won Game Five 5-2.
- Mike Cuellar (Kansas City) sealed the championship with a complete game shutout in a 5-0 Royals win.
- Jerry Lumpe (Kansas City) had ten hits.
- Mel Stottlemyre (New York) won Games One and Five.
- The Royals won their third title in four years.
- The AL has won six straight World Series.

Retirements
- Harvey Haddix. Lefty starter with 166-143 career record, and 128 ERA+. Two All-Star games.
- Ted Kluszewski. 1949, 1951, 1953 AL MVP. Dominating slugger who won four Triple Crowns. 577 career homers, 167 OPS+, twelve All-Stars, and ten Silver Sluggers.
- Cass Michaels. Veteran shortstop who won five Gold Gloves, three Silver Sluggers and three All-Stars. 106 career OPS+.
- Al Rosen. Hard-hitting third baseman for Yankees and Tigers. 343 career homers, 160 OPS+, ten All-Stars, four Silver Sluggers.

Hall of Fame
EWELL BLACKWELL
Starting Pitcher
Texas Rangers 1943, Brooklyn Dodgers 1944-1954, Chicago White Sox 1955-1957, Louisville Colonels 1958-1960, Cincinnati Reds 1961
3x NL MOP, 2x WS, ALDS MVP, 11x AS
271-155, 2.12 ERA, 4341.2 IP, 2388 K, 180 ERA+, 178.4 WAR

ROY CAMPANELLA
Catcher
Colorado Rockies 1948-1950, San Francisco Seals 1951-1957, Houston Astros 1958, New York Yankees 1959, California Angels 1960-1961
WS, AL ROY, NLDS MVP, 9x AS, 9x SS
.222/.362/.510, 1235 H, 270 2B, 20 3B, 433 HR, 1103 RBI, 1213 BB, 32 SB, 194 OPS+, 110.9 WAR

MELVIN THOMAS "MEL" OTT
Right Fielder
Boston Red Sox 1926-1932, Chicago White Sox 1933-1934, New York Yankees 1935-1943, Brooklyn Dodgers 1944-1945, Louisville Colonels 1946, Minnesota Twins 1947
AL MVP, 3x WS, 5x AS, 11x GG, 5x SS
.200/.328/.374, 1977 H, 324 2B, 68 3B, 421 HR, 1208 RBI, 1919 BB, 43 SB, 143 OPS+, 119.8 WAR

HOWARD JOSEPH "HOWIE" POLLET
Starting Pitcher
New York Giants 1941-1953, San Francisco Seals 1954-1956, St. Louis Cardinals 1957, Durham Bulls 1958-1960, Cincinnati Reds 1961, Durham Bulls 1961, California Angels 1961
NL MOP, 3x WS, 3x AS
308-206, 2 SV, 2.30 ERA, 4954.1 IP, 2056 K, 137 ERA+, 142.9 WAR

Draft
- The Tigers chose Reggie Smith with the first pick.
- Dick Dietz went second to Baltimore.
- Vancouver picked Nolan Ryan at #3.
- Durham chose Don Sutton fourth.
- Sal Bando was the eighth pick for the Washington Senators.

Harmon Killebrew was ALCS and World Series MVP.

Joe Morgan broke the single season record for stolen bases.

01-08-2020, 01:37 PM	#90
Jamee999 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 772	1965 Changes Change triples (larger) - Triples will be 20% more common 20 years earlier stats - Stats will return to the pre-1964 baseline Shorten schedule - The schedule will now be 138 games long. Off-Season - Pittsburgh traded Orlando Cepeda to the Phillies for Herb Score. - The Brewers traded ace Cal McLish to Vancouver for George Thomas and a minor league pitcher. - The Cubs traded Phil Niekro to Brooklyn for third baseman Rich Rollins. - First baseman Pete Runnels moved from St. Louis to Milwaukee in free agency. - Eddie Yost left the world champion A's for Vancouver. American League East New York Yankees (92-46) Boston Red Sox (70-68) Philadelphia Athletics (61-77) Baltimore Orioles (50-88) American League Central Cleveland Indians (91-47) Chicago White Sox (80-58) Washington Senators (64-74) Detroit Tigers (49-89) American League West Kansas City Royals (83-55) Minnesota Twins (69-69) California Angels (64-74) Vancouver Canadians (55-83) AL MVP: Jim Fregosi (Kansas City) (2nd award) AL CYA: Frank Sullivan (Cleveland) AL ROY: Curt Blefary (Kansas City) AL RMA: Jim Golden (Minnesota) AL MOY: Satchel Paige (Kansas City) (3rd award) National League East New York Giants (84-54) Philadelphia Phillies (75-63) Brooklyn Dodgers (57-81) National League Central Cincinnati Reds (69-69) Pittsburgh Pirates (65-73) Durham Bulls (56-82) National League West Atlanta Braves (86-52) Milwaukee Brewers (69-69) Chicago Cubs (67-71) St. Louis Cardinals (62-76) NL MVP: Elston Howard (Philadelphia) NL MOP: Tommy John (New York) NL ROY: Bill Hands (Chicago) NL RMA: Larry Miller (Chicago) NL MOY: Fred Frink (Atlanta) (3rd award) Statistical Leaders Batting Average: Nellie Fox (New York) .324, Elston Howard (Philadelphia) .321 Home Runs: Willie McCovey (Vancouver) 12, Larry Elliot (New York) / Mickey Mantle (Durham) / Carl Yastrzemski (Pittsburgh) 8 Runs Batted In: Willie Mays (Cleveland) 123, Gary Geiger (Atlanta) 103 Stolen Bases: Joe Morgan (Detroit) 92, Orlando Cepeda (Philadelphia) 59 WAR: Jim Fregosi (Kansas City) 8.2, Ed Bouchee (New York) 5.4 Wins: Mike Cuellar (Kansas City) / Bob Friend (Kansas City) 18, Don Drysdale (Atlanta) 19 ERA: Wilbur Wood (Boston) 2.74, Tommy John (New York) 2.73 Strikeouts: Mickey Lolich (New York) 91, Herb Score (Pittsburgh) 122 Saves: Bob Locker (New York) 30, Bob Miller (Pittsburgh) 36 WAR: Billy O'Dell (Minnesota) 6.4, Don Drysdale (Atlanta) 7.0 Notes - Mickey Lolich and Sandy Koufax led the Yankees rotation that topped the AL in run prevention. - Willie Mays had another great season for the Indians, but would miss the ALDS with a wrist injury. - The Braves returned to the postseason with great seasons from Pete Rose, Earl Battey, and Don Drysdale. Achievements & Milestones - Willie McCovey (Vancouver), Luis Aparicio (Boston), and Bobby Richardson (Boston) had six hit days. - Jim Landis (St. Louis), Curt Blefary (Kansas City), Bobby Richardson (Boston), and Donn Clendenon (Cincinnati) all hit for the cycle. Richardson's cycle and six-hit game were the same contest. - Ray Herbert (White Sox, 35), Bob Friend (Kansas City, 34), and Frank Sullivan (Cleveland, 35) all won their 200th games. - Elston Howard (Phillies) tied the single season record by hitting 34 triples. - Joe Morgan (Detroit) set a record by stealing 92 bases. Donie Bush in 1911 is the only other player to steal even 80 bases in a year. Division Series - Chicago and Kansas City (4 wins) advanced. Cleveland (3 wins) and New York (1 win) were eliminated. - Johnny Edwards (Chicago) cracked three doubles in a 5-3 win over Cleveland. - Harmon Killebrew (Kansas City) hit two homers as KC beat the Indians 10-1. - Johnny Antonelli (Chicago) threw a three-hitter in a 2-0 win over the Yankees. - Mike Cuellar (Kansas City) allowed only one hit as the Royals beat the White Sox 7-2. - Ray Washburn (Cleveland) had a big game for the Tribe, going the distance and winning 7-0 against Chicago. - Jim Fregosi (Kansas City) went 12-26 in the series, while Harmon Killebrew (Kansas City) was 9-25 with 11 RBI. - Atlanta and New York (4 wins) advanced. Cincinnati and Philadelphia (2 wins) were eliminated. - Don Drysdale (Atlanta) threw a two-hitter in the first game of the round robin, as the Braves beat the Giants 6-1. - Art Shamsky (Atlanta) was a single short of the cycle in a 7-2 win at the Phillies. - Don Clendenon (Cincinnati) was 10-24 with five doubles. - Jim McGlothin (New York) saved all four Giants wins in the series. ALCS - Kansas City defeated Chicago, 4 games to 3. - Harmon Killebrew won series MVP, going 12-34 with 12 RBI. - Game Two saw the Royals take a 6-4 lead in the top of the 11th, but the White Sox came roaring back, with Frank Robinson (Chicago) hitting a two-run walk-off hit in the bottom half to win the game 7-6. Dick Groat (Chicago) was 4-5 with two doubles. - Jim O'Toole (Kansas City) leveled the series at 2-2 with a three-hit shutout in Game Four. - Alex Johnson (Kansas City) came up with the walk-off hit to give the Royals a 7-6 Game Five victory. - The Royals won the series with a ferocious comeback. Trailing 7-0 after four innings, KC scored one in the fifth, three in the sixth, one in the seventh and eighth, and then two in the ninth to win 8-7. Curt Blefary (Kansas City) drew a walk to end the series. - Alex Johnson had 15 hits in the series. - Dick Groat (Chicago) went 14-39. - The Royals have won three of the last four AL pennants. NLCS - New York defeated Atlanta, 4 games to 3. - Don Lock was the series MVP. He had nine hits in the series. - Jack Kralick (New York) beat Don Drysdale (Atlanta) in Game One, as the Giants won 3-0. - Lock hit a walk-off homer in Game Three, as the Giants won 1-0. Joe Horlen (Atlanta) and Tommy John (New York) had battled hard for most of the game, before Lock came up with the key hit. - Norm Siebern (Atlanta) had all five RBI as the Braves won Game Four 5-3. - Ed Bouchee (New York) walked off Game Six with a key single against Karl Spooner (Atlanta), to give the Giants the 4-3 win. - Tommy John (New York) took the win in a pitchers' duel in Game Seven, with Larry Elliot (New York) scoring the only run of the game in the third inning. - Norm Siebern (Atlanta) finished the series with 11 total RBI. - The Giants last won the pennant in 1950. - The ALCS and NLCS set up a rematch of the 1948 World Series, which was won by the Giants. World Series - Kansas City defeated New York, 5 games to 2. - Harmon Killebrew was the MVP. "Killer" went 11-28 with five RBI. - Jim O'Toole (Kansas City) showed his class in Game Two, shutting out the Giants in a 4-0 win. - Pinch hitter Gus Bell (Kansas City) cracked the go-ahead hit in Game Three, as the Royals won 4-3. - Mike White (New York) went 4-5 with two doubles in Game Four, but his Giants lost 7-6 in ten innings. - Dick Williams (New York) hit a three-run homer as the Giants won Game Five 5-2. - Mike Cuellar (Kansas City) sealed the championship with a complete game shutout in a 5-0 Royals win. - Jerry Lumpe (Kansas City) had ten hits. - Mel Stottlemyre (New York) won Games One and Five. - The Royals won their third title in four years. - The AL has won six straight World Series. Retirements - Harvey Haddix. Lefty starter with 166-143 career record, and 128 ERA+. Two All-Star games. - Ted Kluszewski. 1949, 1951, 1953 AL MVP. Dominating slugger who won four Triple Crowns. 577 career homers, 167 OPS+, twelve All-Stars, and ten Silver Sluggers. - Cass Michaels. Veteran shortstop who won five Gold Gloves, three Silver Sluggers and three All-Stars. 106 career OPS+. - Al Rosen. Hard-hitting third baseman for Yankees and Tigers. 343 career homers, 160 OPS+, ten All-Stars, four Silver Sluggers. Hall of Fame EWELL BLACKWELL Starting Pitcher Texas Rangers 1943, Brooklyn Dodgers 1944-1954, Chicago White Sox 1955-1957, Louisville Colonels 1958-1960, Cincinnati Reds 1961 3x NL MOP, 2x WS, ALDS MVP, 11x AS 271-155, 2.12 ERA, 4341.2 IP, 2388 K, 180 ERA+, 178.4 WAR ROY CAMPANELLA Catcher Colorado Rockies 1948-1950, San Francisco Seals 1951-1957, Houston Astros 1958, New York Yankees 1959, California Angels 1960-1961 WS, AL ROY, NLDS MVP, 9x AS, 9x SS .222/.362/.510, 1235 H, 270 2B, 20 3B, 433 HR, 1103 RBI, 1213 BB, 32 SB, 194 OPS+, 110.9 WAR MELVIN THOMAS "MEL" OTT Right Fielder Boston Red Sox 1926-1932, Chicago White Sox 1933-1934, New York Yankees 1935-1943, Brooklyn Dodgers 1944-1945, Louisville Colonels 1946, Minnesota Twins 1947 AL MVP, 3x WS, 5x AS, 11x GG, 5x SS .200/.328/.374, 1977 H, 324 2B, 68 3B, 421 HR, 1208 RBI, 1919 BB, 43 SB, 143 OPS+, 119.8 WAR HOWARD JOSEPH "HOWIE" POLLET Starting Pitcher New York Giants 1941-1953, San Francisco Seals 1954-1956, St. Louis Cardinals 1957, Durham Bulls 1958-1960, Cincinnati Reds 1961, Durham Bulls 1961, California Angels 1961 NL MOP, 3x WS, 3x AS 308-206, 2 SV, 2.30 ERA, 4954.1 IP, 2056 K, 137 ERA+, 142.9 WAR Draft - The Tigers chose Reggie Smith with the first pick. - Dick Dietz went second to Baltimore. - Vancouver picked Nolan Ryan at #3. - Durham chose Don Sutton fourth. - Sal Bando was the eighth pick for the Washington Senators. Harmon Killebrew was ALCS and World Series MVP. Joe Morgan broke the single season record for stolen bases.