1965 MLB season (Jayverse)

The 1965 MLB Season is the 65th Season for Major League Baseball

A Second Baseball Team in Texas in the American League
The Seattle Rainiers moved to Houston, TX and became the Astros under a surprise move giving a second baseball in the Lone Star State in the American League under a Surprise Move, However they are all talks that the National League will have expansion in 1970 to put a team in San Antonio while the American League will get a replacement team Seattle coming in 1970 as well.

Rookie Draft Selections
Johnny Bench (C) - Cincinnati Reds

Bernie Carbo (3B) - Cincinnati Reds

Cliff Johnson (C) - Houston Astros

John Lowenstein (LF) - Cleveland Buckeyes

Norm McRae (SP) - Detroit Tigers

Don Money (SS) - San Diego Padres

Nolan Ryan (SP) - Los Angeles Angels

Charlie Sands (C) - New York Yankees

Loyd Colson (RP) - New York Yankees

Matt DiFabio (RP) - Kansas City Monarchs

Tom Hall (SP) - Minnesota Twins

Larry Hisle (LF) - Minnesota Twins

Bob Moose (SP) - Pittsburgh Pirates

Ken Singleton (RF) - Baltimore Orioles

Danny Walton (LF) - Houston Astros

Glenn Adams (RF) - Minnesota Twins

Bob Boone (C) - Philadelphia Phillies

Pat Bourque (1B) - Chicago Cubs

Final Standings
AL East: Boston Red Sox (99-57), Chicago White Sox (94-62), Baltimore Orioles (89-67), Dettroit Tigers (79-77), Houston Astros (76-80), New York Yankees (73-83), Toronto Blue Jays (59-97)

AL West: San Francisco Athletics (83-73), Minnesota Twins (82-74), Dallas Rangers (82-74), New Orleans Browns (75-81), Los Angeles Angels (70-86), Kansas City Royals (69-87), Seattle Rainiers (62-94)

NL East: New York Giants (96-60), Chicago Cubs (91-65), Philadelphia Phillies (90-66), Pittsburgh Pirates (83-73), Brooklyn Dodgers (77-79), Washington Nationals (67-89), Indianapolis Racers (63-93)

NL West: Cincinnati Reds (81-75), Atlanta Braves (80-76), St. Louis Cardinals (80-76), Milwaukee Brewers (78-78), Los Angeles Blues (73-83), Cleveland Buckeyes (69-87), Oakland Oaks (64-92)

ALCS: Boston def. San Francisco 4-3

NLCS: NY Giants def. Cincinnati 4-2

World Series: NY Giants def. Boston 4-2

League Leaders
Batting Average - Angel Gonzalez (Pittsburgh) .350

Home Runs - Omar Duenas (Chicago Cubs) & Willie Stargell (Oakland) 40

RBI - Tony Oliva (Dallas) 121

Stolen Bases - Tommy Davis (LA Blues) & Moose Stubbing (Chicago Cubs) 27

ERA - Raul Garza (San Francisco) 2.27

Wins - Albert Cruz (NY Giants) 21

Strikeout - Tom Butters (Phialadelphia) 303