1965 Boston Red Sox season
The 1965 Boston Red Sox season was the 65th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished ninth in the American League with a record of 62 wins and 100 losses, 40 games behind the AL champion Minnesota Twins, against whom the 1965 Red Sox lost 17 of 18 games. The team drew only 652,201 fans to Fenway Park, seventh in the ten-team league but the Red Sox' lowest turnstile count since 1945, the last year of World War II.Offseason
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
Roster
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 |
| C | | 111 | 368 | 79 | .215 | 6 | 35 |
| 1B | | 151 | 521 | 141 | .271 | 22 | 75 |
| 2B | | 150 | 534 | 147 | .275 | 18 | 92 |
| 3B | | 106 | 364 | 87 | .239 | 3 | 34 |
| SS | | 103 | 323 | 75 | .232 | 13 | 33 |
| LF | | 133 | 494 | 154 | .312 | 20 | 72 |
| CF | | 119 | 373 | 103 | .276 | 7 | 24 |
| RF | | 138 | 521 | 140 | .269 | 32 | 82 |
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 |
| 112 | 367 | 99 | .270 | 5 | 37 |
| 81 | 324 | 83 | .256 | 9 | 35 |
| 107 | 296 | 67 | .226 | 8 | 25 |
| 71 | 171 | 41 | .240 | 3 | 9 |
| 60 | 163 | 48 | .294 | 7 | 23 |
| 59 | 137 | 37 | .270 | 0 | 11 |
| 33 | 107 | 17 | .159 | 3 | 9 |
| 24 | 45 | 9 | .200 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
| 36 | 230.0 | 13 | 14 | 3.98 | 164 |
| 35 | 228.2 | 10 | 18 | 3.70 | 110 |
| 34 | 192.2 | 10 | 18 | 4.06 | 163 |
| 32 | 185.1 | 9 | 17 | 4.47 | 113 |
| 34 | 141.2 | 5 | 7 | 4.38 | 85 |
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 |
| 15 | 52.0 | 1 | 5 | 6.23 | 49 |
| 14 | 25.1 | 0 | 3 | 8.17 | 17 |
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 |
| 63 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 3.91 | 121 |
| 57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.63 | 47 |
| 44 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.17 | 55 |
| 39 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3.78 | 27 |
| 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.16 | 42 |
Awards and honors
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Toronto, Pittsfield
