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: Baltimore Orioles (111-55), New York Yankees (95-71), Boston Red Sox (88-78), Toronto Blue Jays (66-100)
AL Central: Detroit Tigers (94-72), Chicago White Sox (88-78), Cleveland Buckeyes (83-83), Kansas City Monarchs (71-95)
AL South: Miami Athletics (94-72), Dallas Rangers (78-88), Oklahoma City 89ers (71-95), New Orleans Pelicans (58-108)
AL West: Los Angeles Angels (99-67), San Francisco Seals (94-72), Houston Astros (89-77), Portland Beavers (49-117)
NL East: Brooklyn Dodgers (95-71), Pittsburgh Pirates (94-72), Philadelphia Phillies (90-76), New York Giants (87-79)
NL North: Milwaukee Brewers (96-70), Chicago Cubs (92-74), Minnesota Twins (89-77), Cincinnati Reds (79-87)
NL South: Atlanta Braves (96-70), St. Louis Cardinals (93-73), Tampa Bay Rays (72-94), Washington Nationals (64-102)
NL West: Oakland Panthers (108-58), Los Angeles Knights (77-89), Denver Rockies (52-114), San Diego Padres (44-122)
League Leaders
Batting Average - Brant Alyea (Washington) .336
Home Runs - Norm Cash (Baltimore) 46
RBI - Orlando Cepeda (Boston) 128
Stolen Bases - Bob Saverine (Baltimore) 67
OBP + Slugging % - Deacon Jones (San Francisco) .951
ERA - Peter Yoder (Chicago Cubs) 2.11
Wins - Miguel Ortiz (LA Angels) & Phil Regan (Atlatna) 22
Strikeouts - Pedro Vagas (LA Angels) 270