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1965 New York Mets season

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Start date
  
1965

Owner
  
Joan Whitney Payson

General manager
  
George Weiss

Local television
  
WWOR-TV

Local radio
  
WHN (Ralph Kiner, Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy)

Managers
  
Casey Stengel, Wes Westrum

Similar
  
1980 New York Mets season, 1996 New York Mets season, 1997 New York Mets season, 1990 New York Mets season

The 1965 New York Mets season was the 4th regular season for the Mets. They went 50–112 and finished 10th in the NL. They were managed by Casey Stengel and Wes Westrum. They played home games at Shea Stadium.

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Offseason

  • November 23, 1964: Warren Spahn was purchased by the Mets from the Milwaukee Braves.
  • November 30, 1964: Duke Carmel was drafted from the Mets by the New York Yankees in the 1964 rule 5 draft.
  • December 7, 1964: Tracy Stallard and Elio Chacón were traded by the Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals for Gordie Richardson and Johnny Lewis.
  • January 15, 1965: George Altman was traded by the Mets to the Chicago Cubs for Billy Cowan.
  • April 27, 1965: Yogi Berra signed as a free agent by the Mets.

    • Regular season

    Former Yankee great Yogi Berra came out of retirement and signed with the Mets as player–coach. He would only play 4 games, and on May 9, 1965, he appeared in his final game as a player. It was 3 days shy of his 40th birthday. He served as coach the rest of the way and proved to be a valuable asset to the team, especially with young talent like Jerry Grote coming up.

    Following the 1964 season, the Milwaukee Braves sold pitcher Warren Spahn to the Mets. Braves manager Bobby Bragan predicted, "Spahnie won't win six games with the Mets." Spahn took on the dual role of pitcher and pitching coach in New York but won only four and lost twelve. Spahn was put on waivers on July 15, 1965, and released on July 22, 1965. He immediately signed with the San Francisco Giants, with whom he finished the season.

    Wes Westrum had joined the Mets as a coach in 1964 and became pitching coach in July 1965 after Spahn's release. When Casey Stengel was injured on August 30, 1965, and stepped down as skipper, Westrum became manager.

    Notable transactions

  • April 27, 1965: Yogi Berra was signed as a free agent by the Mets.
  • May 17, 1965: Yogi Berra was released by the Mets.
  • June 8, 1965: 1965 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Nolan Ryan was drafted by the Mets in the 12th round.
  • Don Shaw was drafted by the Mets in the 35th round.
  • July 17, 1965: Warren Spahn was released by the Mets.
  • July 21, 1965: Jesse Gonder was traded by the Mets to the Milwaukee Braves for Gary Kolb.
  • August 5, 1965: Billy Cowan was traded by the Mets to the Milwaukee Braves for players to be named later. The Braves completed the deal by sending Lou Klimchock and Ernie Bowman to the Mets on September 25.

    • Starters by position

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

    Other batters

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

    Starting pitchers

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

    Other pitchers

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

    Relief pitchers

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

    References

    1965 New York Mets season Wikipedia
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