1965 Minnesota Twins Roster, Stats, and Awards

Record: 102–60 (.630), 1st place in American League
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Regular Season Stats

Hitting Stats

Year Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS Avg OBP Slg OPS
1965 Al Worthington 62 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 .083 .214 .083 .298
1965 Andy Kosco 23 55 3 13 4 0 1 6 1 15 0 0 .236 .241 .364 .605
1965 Bernie Allen 19 39 2 9 2 0 0 6 6 8 0 0 .231 .326 .282 .608
1965 Bill Pleis 41 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1965 Bob Allison 135 439 71 102 14 5 23 78 73 114 10 2 .232 .341 .444 .785
1965 Camilo Pascual 27 62 7 12 1 0 2 8 2 8 0 0 .194 .219 .306 .525
1965 Cesar Tovar 18 25 3 5 1 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 .200 .259 .240 .499
1965 Dave Boswell 36 38 7 12 0 1 0 1 1 6 0 0 .316 .333 .368 .702
1965 Dick Stigman 33 16 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 .125 .125 .187 .312
1965 Don Mincher 128 348 43 87 17 3 22 65 49 73 1 3 .250 .342 .506 .848
1965 Dwight Siebler 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1965 Earl Battey 131 399 36 117 22 2 6 60 50 23 0 0 .293 .371 .404 .774
1965 Frank Quilici 56 153 16 31 5 1 0 7 15 33 1 1 .203 .274 .248 .522
1965 Frank Kostro 20 31 2 5 2 0 0 1 4 5 0 0 .161 .250 .226 .476
1965 Garry Roggenburk 12 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
1965 Harmon Killebrew 113 401 78 108 16 1 25 75 72 69 0 0 .269 .384 .501 .885
1965 Jerry Kindall 125 350 41 67 12 1 6 36 36 97 2 2 .191 .268 .283 .551
1965 Jerry Zimmerman 83 162 8 33 1 1 1 11 12 23 0 0 .204 .263 .241 .504
1965 Jerry Fosnow 29 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1965 Jim Kaat 56 96 6 23 4 0 1 9 3 29 2 0 .240 .257 .312 .570
1965 Jim Merritt 16 23 1 3 0 0 0 3 2 14 0 0 .130 .231 .130 .361
1965 Jim Perry 36 57 3 9 1 1 0 3 1 16 0 0 .158 .186 .211 .397
1965 Jimmie Hall 148 522 81 149 25 4 20 86 51 79 14 7 .285 .347 .464 .810
1965 Joe Nossek 87 173 19 37 9 0 2 16 7 22 2 0 .214 .246 .301 .546
1965 John Sevcik 12 17 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 .059 .111 .118 .229
1965 Johnny Klippstein 56 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .000 .091 .000 .091
1965 Mel Nelson 28 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
1965 Mudcat Grant 50 102 13 15 3 2 0 8 7 27 0 0 .147 .202 .216 .418
1965 Rich Reese 14 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 .286 .444 .429 .873
1965 Rich Rollins 140 479 59 117 22 1 5 32 37 54 4 0 .244 .303 .326 .628
1965 Sandy Valdespino 108 248 38 64 8 2 1 22 20 28 7 4 .258 .315 .319 .634
1965 Ted Uhlaender 13 22 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
1965 Tony Oliva 149 578 107 185 40 5 16 98 55 64 19 9 .320 .377 .490 .867
1965 Zoilo Versalles 160 672 126 182 45 12 19 77 41 122 27 5 .271 .316 .458 .774
– – 162 5,565 774 1,396 257 42 150 711 554 969 92 33 .251 .319 .393 .712

Pitching Stats

Year Player G IP W L Sv BS Hld H R ER BB HBP SO GS QS CG ShO ERA WHIP
1965 Al Worthington 62 80.1 10 7 21 0 0 57 25 19 41 3 59 0 0 0 0 2.13 1.22
1965 Bill Pleis 41 51.1 4 4 4 0 0 49 20 17 27 0 33 2 0 0 0 2.98 1.48
1965 Camilo Pascual 27 156.0 9 3 0 0 0 126 67 58 63 5 96 27 0 5 1 3.35 1.21
1965 Dave Boswell 27 106.0 6 5 0 0 0 77 43 40 46 5 85 12 0 1 0 3.40 1.16
1965 Dick Stigman 33 70.0 4 2 4 0 0 59 34 34 33 0 70 8 0 0 0 4.37 1.31
1965 Dwight Siebler 7 15.0 0 0 0 0 0 11 7 7 11 0 15 1 0 0 0 4.20 1.47
1965 Garry Roggenburk 12 21.0 1 0 2 0 0 21 10 8 12 0 6 0 0 0 0 3.43 1.57
1965 Jerry Fosnow 29 46.2 3 3 2 0 0 33 29 23 25 1 35 0 0 0 0 4.44 1.24
1965 Jim Kaat 45 264.1 18 11 2 0 0 267 121 83 63 5 154 42 0 7 2 2.83 1.25
1965 Jim Merritt 16 76.2 5 4 2 0 0 68 29 27 20 0 61 9 0 1 0 3.17 1.15
1965 Jim Perry 36 167.2 12 7 0 0 0 142 57 49 47 3 88 19 0 4 2 2.63 1.13
1965 Johnny Klippstein 56 76.1 9 3 5 0 0 59 22 19 31 3 59 0 0 0 0 2.24 1.18
1965 Mel Nelson 28 54.2 0 4 3 0 0 57 29 25 23 2 31 3 0 0 0 4.12 1.46
1965 Mudcat Grant 41 270.1 21 7 0 0 0 252 107 99 61 0 142 39 0 14 6 3.30 1.16
1965 Pete Cimino 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
– – 162 1,457.1 102 60 45 0 0 1,278 600 508 503 27 934 162 0 32 11 3.14 1.22

Fielding Stats

Year Player Pos G PO A E TC DP SB CS CSPct FPct RF
1965 Al Worthington P 62 3 24 1 28 0 .964 0.44
1965 Bill Pleis P 41 1 7 0 8 1 1.000 0.20
1965 Camilo Pascual P 27 14 32 1 47 1 .979 1.70
1965 Dave Boswell P 27 5 14 1 20 1 .950 0.70
1965 Dick Stigman P 33 1 8 1 10 0 .900 0.27
1965 Dwight Siebler P 7 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 0.43
1965 Garry Roggenburk P 12 0 3 1 4 0 .750 0.25
1965 Jerry Fosnow P 29 1 12 3 16 0 .812 0.45
1965 Jim Kaat P 45 15 64 6 85 3 .929 1.76
1965 Jim Merritt P 16 2 13 1 16 1 .937 0.94
1965 Jim Perry P 36 7 26 1 34 3 .971 0.92
1965 Johnny Klippstein P 56 0 11 2 13 0 .846 0.20
1965 Mel Nelson P 28 2 8 0 10 0 1.000 0.36
1965 Mudcat Grant P 41 16 50 2 68 6 .971 1.61
1965 Pete Cimino P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1965 Earl Battey C 128 652 56 10 718 10 28 26 48.1% .986 5.53
1965 Jerry Zimmerman C 82 321 22 1 344 5 19 8 29.6% .997 4.18
1965 John Sevcik C 11 32 5 0 37 1 6 2 25.0% 1.000 3.36
1965 Andy Kosco 1B 2 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 9.00
1965 Bob Allison 1B 3 16 1 0 17 1 1.000 5.67
1965 Don Mincher 1B 99 818 45 7 870 64 .992 8.72
1965 Harmon Killebrew 1B 72 636 35 8 679 64 .988 9.32
1965 Rich Reese 1B 6 14 1 0 15 0 1.000 2.50
1965 Bernie Allen 2B 10 18 19 0 37 6 1.000 3.70
1965 Cesar Tovar 2B 4 2 6 2 10 2 .800 2.00
1965 Frank Quilici 2B 52 93 112 2 207 33 .990 3.94
1965 Frank Kostro 2B 7 6 6 1 13 2 .923 1.71
1965 Jerry Kindall 2B 106 242 252 19 513 62 .963 4.66
1965 Rich Rollins 2B 16 32 35 5 72 4 .931 4.19
1965 Bernie Allen 3B 1 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 3.00
1965 Cesar Tovar 3B 2 0 8 1 9 0 .889 4.00
1965 Frank Kostro 3B 6 4 12 4 20 4 .800 2.67
1965 Harmon Killebrew 3B 44 37 78 4 119 3 .966 2.61
1965 Jerry Kindall 3B 10 0 4 2 6 1 .667 0.40
1965 Joe Nossek 3B 9 8 25 2 35 0 .943 3.67
1965 Rich Rollins 3B 112 112 229 15 356 21 .958 3.04
1965 Cesar Tovar SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1965 Frank Quilici SS 4 3 8 0 11 1 1.000 2.75
1965 Jerry Kindall SS 7 4 10 2 16 0 .875 2.00
1965 Zoilo Versalles SS 160 248 487 39 774 105 .950 4.59
1965 Bob Allison LF 121 229 11 7 247 4 .972 1.98
1965 Don Mincher LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1965 Frank Kostro LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1965 Harmon Killebrew LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1965 Jimmie Hall LF 6 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 0.50
1965 Joe Nossek LF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.50
1965 Rich Reese LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1965 Sandy Valdespino LF 43 71 3 1 75 1 .987 1.72
1965 Ted Uhlaender LF 4 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 2.00
1965 Bob Allison CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1965 Cesar Tovar CF 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 1.50
1965 Jimmie Hall CF 139 280 7 7 294 2 .976 2.06
1965 Joe Nossek CF 46 63 0 2 65 0 .969 1.37
1965 Tony Oliva CF 11 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 0.91
1965 Andy Kosco RF 14 17 3 0 20 1 1.000 1.43
1965 Bob Allison RF 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1965 Frank Kostro RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1965 Jimmie Hall RF 7 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 0.29
1965 Joe Nossek RF 2 3 1 0 4 1 1.000 2.00
1965 Sandy Valdespino RF 17 20 1 0 21 0 1.000 1.24
1965 Tony Oliva RF 142 274 10 11 295 4 .963 2.00
– – 162 4,368 1,770 172 6,310 418 53 36 40.4% .973 37.89

Post-Season Stats

Hitting Stats

Year Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS Avg OBP Slg OPS
1965 Al Worthington 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1965 Bill Pleis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1965 Bob Allison 5 16 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 9 1 0 .125 .222 .375 .597
1965 Camilo Pascual 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1965 Dave Boswell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1965 Don Mincher 7 23 3 3 0 0 1 1 2 7 0 0 .130 .200 .261 .461
1965 Earl Battey 7 25 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 5 0 0 .120 .120 .200 .320
1965 Frank Quilici 7 20 2 4 2 0 0 1 4 3 0 1 .200 .333 .300 .633
1965 Harmon Killebrew 7 21 2 6 0 0 1 2 6 4 0 0 .286 .444 .429 .873
1965 Jerry Zimmerman 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1965 Jim Kaat 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
1965 Jim Merritt 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1965 Jim Perry 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1965 Jimmie Hall 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
1965 Joe Nossek 6 21 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .190 .190 .190 .381
1965 Johnny Klippstein 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1965 Mudcat Grant 3 9 3 2 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 .222 .222 .667 .889
1965 Rich Rollins 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
1965 Sandy Valdespino 5 11 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 .273 .364 .636
1965 Tony Oliva 7 26 2 5 1 0 1 2 1 6 0 0 .192 .222 .346 .568
1965 Zoilo Versalles 7 28 3 8 1 1 1 4 2 7 1 1 .286 .333 .500 .833
– – 7 217 20 42 7 2 6 19 19 54 2 2 .194 .258 .327 .586

Pitching Stats

Year Player G IP W L Sv BS Hld H R ER BB HBP SO GS QS CG ShO ERA WHIP
1965 Al Worthington 2 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.00
1965 Bill Pleis 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 2.00
1965 Camilo Pascual 1 5.0 0 1 0 0 0 8 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.40 1.80
1965 Dave Boswell 1 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 3.37 1.88
1965 Jim Kaat 3 14.1 1 2 0 0 0 18 7 6 2 1 6 3 0 1 0 3.77 1.40
1965 Jim Merritt 2 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.70 0.60
1965 Jim Perry 2 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 4.50 1.75
1965 Johnny Klippstein 2 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50
1965 Mudcat Grant 3 23.0 2 1 0 0 0 22 8 7 2 0 12 3 0 2 0 2.74 1.04
– – 8 60.0 3 4 0 0 0 64 24 21 13 3 31 7 0 3 0 3.15 1.28

Fielding Stats

Year Player Pos G PO A E TC DP SB CS CSPct FPct RF
1965 Al Worthington P 2 1 1 1 3 0 .667 1.00
1965 Bill Pleis P 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1965 Camilo Pascual P 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1965 Dave Boswell P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1965 Jim Kaat P 3 5 2 0 7 0 1.000 2.33
1965 Jim Merritt P 2 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 1.00
1965 Jim Perry P 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.50
1965 Johnny Klippstein P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1965 Mudcat Grant P 3 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.33
1965 Earl Battey C 7 31 6 0 37 2 0 0 0.0% 1.000 5.29
1965 Jerry Zimmerman C 2 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 0.0% 1.000 1.50
1965 Don Mincher 1B 7 51 4 0 55 0 1.000 7.86
1965 Frank Quilici 2B 7 15 19 2 36 0 .944 4.86
1965 Harmon Killebrew 3B 7 11 7 1 19 0 .947 2.57
1965 Zoilo Versalles SS 7 12 12 0 24 3 1.000 3.43
1965 Bob Allison LF 5 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 2.20
1965 Sandy Valdespino LF 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 3.00
1965 Jimmie Hall CF 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.00
1965 Joe Nossek CF 5 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 2.60
1965 Tony Oliva RF 7 20 0 1 21 0 .952 2.86
– – 7 180 58 5 243 6 0 0 .979 34.00

Awards

Player Award Stats
Zoilo Versalles Most Valuable Player (SS) .271–19–77, 27 SB
Mudcat Grant All-Star (P) 21–7, 142 SO, 3.30 ERA
Earl Battey All-Star (C) .293–6–60
Harmon Killebrew All-Star (1B) .269–25–75
Zoilo Versalles All-Star (SS) .271–19–77, 27 SB
Tony Oliva All-Star (CF) .320–16–98, 19 SB
Jimmie Hall All-Star (CF) .285–20–86, 14 SB
Jim Kaat Gold Glove (P) .929 FPct, 1.76 RF
Zoilo Versalles Gold Glove (SS) .950 FPct, 4.59 RF

Frequently asked questions about the 1965 Minnesota Twins

Who had the most hits on the 1965 Minnesota Twins?

Tony Oliva led the 1965 Minnesota Twins with 185 hits in 149 games.

Who had the highest batting average on the 1965 Minnesota Twins?

Tony Oliva led the 1965 Minnesota Twins with a .320 batting average in 149 games.

Who had the most home runs on the 1965 Minnesota Twins?

Harmon Killebrew led the 1965 Minnesota Twins with 25 home runs in 113 games.

Who had the highest on-base percentage (OBP) on the 1965 Minnesota Twins?

Tony Oliva led the 1965 Minnesota Twins with a .377 on-base percentage (OBP) in 149 games.

Who had the highest slugging percentage on the 1965 Minnesota Twins?

Tony Oliva led the 1965 Minnesota Twins with a .490 slugging percentage in 149 games.

Who had the most stolen bases on the 1965 Minnesota Twins?

Zoilo Versalles led the 1965 Minnesota Twins with 27 stolen bases in 160 games.

Who had the lowest earned run average (ERA) on the 1965 Minnesota Twins?

Jim Perry had a 2.63 earned-run average (ERA) in 36 games, the lowest on the 1965 Minnesota Twins.

Who had the lowest WHIP (Walks plus Hits per Inning Pitched) on the 1965 Minnesota Twins?

Jim Perry had a 1.13 WHIP in 36 games, the lowest on the 1965 Minnesota Twins.

Who struck out the most batters on the 1965 Minnesota Twins?

Jim Kaat led the 1965 Minnesota Twins with 154 strikeouts in 45 games.

Who had the most wins on the 1965 Minnesota Twins?

Mudcat Grant led the 1965 Minnesota Twins with 21 wins in 41 games.

Who had the most saves on the 1965 Minnesota Twins?

Al Worthington led the 1965 Minnesota Twins with 21 saves in 62 games.