1965 Kansas City Athletics Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 59-103
Finished 10th in the AL
Attendance: 523,276, Avg. 7,475
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium I
Manager: Mel McGaha (5-21)
Manager: Haywood Sullivan (54-82)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1965 Kansas City Athletics StatisticsTeam Record: 59-103
Finished 10th in the AL
Attendance: 523,276, Avg. 7,475
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium I
Manager: Mel McGaha (5-21)
Manager: Haywood Sullivan (54-82)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1965 Kansas City Athletics Results
The Kansas City Athletics of the American League ended the 1965 season with a record of 59 wins and 103 losses, finishing tenth in the AL.
The Athletics scored 585 runs and yielded 755 runs. Ken Harrelson paced Kansas City with 23 home runs, while Dick Green walloped 20 or more, too. Ken Harrelson drove in 66 runs. Bert Campaneris topped batters with significant playing time with a .270 average. Rollie Sheldon and Fred Talbot led the squad with 10 wins each, and John O'Donoghue and Rollie Sheldon registered a 3.95 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Mel McGaha and Haywood Sullivan coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Aker | P | R | R | July 13, 1940 | 6'2" | 190 | Tulare, CA USA |
| Johnny Blanchard | RF | L | R | February 26, 1933 | 6'1" | 193 | Minneapolis, MN USA |
| Billy Bryan | C | L | R | December 4, 1938 | 6'4" | 200 | Morgan, GA USA |
| Don Buschhorn | P | R | R | April 29, 1946 | 6'0" | 170 | Independence, MO USA |
| Bert Campaneris | SS | R | R | March 9, 1942 | 5'10" | 160 | Pueblo Nuevo, Cuba |
| Wayne Causey | IF | L | R | December 26, 1936 | 5'10" | 175 | Ruston, LA USA |
| Ed Charles | 3B | R | R | April 29, 1933 | 5'10" | 170 | Daytona Beach, FL USA |
| Lou Clinton | RF | R | R | October 13, 1937 | 6'1" | 185 | Ponca City, OK USA |
| Jim Dickson | P | L | R | April 20, 1938 | 6'1" | 185 | Portland, OR USA |
| Moe Drabowsky | P | R | R | July 21, 1935 | 6'3" | 190 | Ozanna, Poland |
| Doc Edwards | C | R | R | December 10, 1936 | 6'2" | 215 | Red Jacket, WV USA |
| Jim Gentile | 1B | L | L | June 3, 1934 | 6'3" | 210 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Dick Green | 2B | R | R | April 21, 1941 | 5'10" | 180 | Sioux City, IA USA |
| Ken Harrelson | 1B | R | R | September 4, 1941 | 6'2" | 190 | Woodruff, SC USA |
| Tom Harrison | P | R | R | January 18, 1945 | 6'3" | 200 | Trail, BC CAN |
| Mike Hershberger | RF | R | R | October 9, 1939 | 5'10" | 175 | Massillon, OH USA |
| Jesse Hickman | P | R | R | February 18, 1939 | 6'2" | 186 | Lecompte, LA USA |
| Catfish Hunter | P | R | R | April 8, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Hertford, NC USA |
| Dick Joyce | P | L | L | November 18, 1943 | 6'5" | 225 | Portland, ME USA |
| Lew Krausse | P | R | R | April 25, 1943 | 6'0" | 175 | Media, PA USA |
| Rene Lachemann | C | R | R | May 4, 1945 | 6'0" | 198 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Jim Landis | CF | R | R | March 9, 1934 | 6'1" | 180 | Fresno, CA USA |
| Paul Lindblad | P | L | L | August 9, 1941 | 6'1" | 185 | Chanute, KS USA |
| Skip Lockwood | 3B | R | R | August 17, 1946 | 6'1" | 175 | Roslindale, MA USA |
| Nelson Mathews | OF | R | R | July 21, 1941 | 6'4" | 195 | Columbia, IL USA |
| Aurelio Monteagudo | P | R | R | November 19, 1943 | 5'11" | 180 | Caibarien, Cuba |
| Don Mossi | P | L | L | January 11, 1929 | 6'1" | 195 | St. Helena, CA USA |
| John O'Donoghue | P | R | L | October 7, 1939 | 6'4" | 203 | Kansas City, MO USA |
| Blue Moon Odom | P | R | R | May 29, 1945 | 6'0" | 178 | Macon, GA USA |
| Satchel Paige | P | R | R | July 7, 1906 | 6'3" | 180 | Mobile, AL USA |
| Orlando Pena | P | R | R | November 17, 1933 | 5'11" | 154 | Victoria de las Tunas, Cuba |
| Tommie Reynolds | LF | R | R | August 15, 1941 | 6'2" | 190 | Arizona, LA USA |
| Santiago Rosario | 1B | L | L | July 25, 1939 | 5'11" | 165 | Guayanilla, P.R. |
| John Sanders | P | R | R | November 20, 1945 | 6'2" | 200 | Grand Island, NE USA |
| Jose Santiago | P | R | R | August 15, 1940 | 6'2" | 185 | Juana Diaz, P.R. |
| Randy Schwartz | 1B | L | L | February 9, 1944 | 6'3" | 230 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Diego Segui | P | R | R | August 17, 1937 | 6'0" | 190 | Holguin, Holguin Cuba |
| Rollie Sheldon | P | R | R | December 17, 1936 | 6'4" | 185 | Putnam, CT USA |
| Larry Stahl | CF | L | L | June 29, 1941 | 6'0" | 175 | Belleville, IL USA |
| Wes Stock | P | R | R | April 10, 1934 | 6'2" | 188 | Longview, WA USA |
| Fred Talbot | P | R | R | June 28, 1941 | 6'2" | 195 | Washington, DC USA |
| Jose Tartabull | CF | L | L | November 27, 1938 | 5'11" | 165 | Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Cuba |
| Ron Tompkins | P | R | R | November 27, 1944 | 6'4" | 198 | San Diego, CA USA |
| John Wyatt | P | R | R | April 19, 1935 | 5'11" | 200 | Chicago, IL USA |
