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The 1965
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Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...

season involved the Red Sox finishing 9th in the American League

American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...

with a record of 62 wins and 100 losses.

Offseason

November 30, 1964: Tim Cullen
Tim Cullen
This article is about the baseball player. For the article about the Wisconsin state politician, see Timothy Cullen . For the article about the former World Bank spokesman see Tim Cullen ....

was drafted from the Red Sox by the Washington Senators
Texas Rangers (baseball)
The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...

in the 1964 first-year draft.

Notable transactions

June 8, 1965: Amos Otis
Amos Otis
Amos Joseph Otis is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Mets , Kansas City Royals and Pittsburgh Pirates . He batted and threw right-handed....

was drafted by the Red Sox in the 5th round of the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft
1965 Major League Baseball Draft
The 1965 Major League Baseball Draft is the first year in which a draft took place for Major League Baseball.In Major League Baseball's first Free Agent Amateur Draft, the Kansas City Athletics selected Arizona State sophomore Rick Monday as the number one pick...

.

Opening Day lineup

38	Rico Petrocelli Rico Petrocelli Americo Peter "Rico" Petrocelli is an American retired baseball shortstop and third baseman who played his entire career in the American League with the Boston Red Sox...	SS
7	Lenny Green Lenny Green Leonard Charles Green is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Baltimore Orioles , Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins , Los Angeles Angels , Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers . He batted and threw left-handed...	CF
8	Carl Yastrzemski Carl Yastrzemski Carl Michael Yastrzemski is a former American Major League Baseball left fielder and first baseman. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989. Yastrzemski played his entire 23-year baseball career with the Boston Red Sox . He was primarily a left fielder, with part of his later career...	LF
25	Tony Conigliaro Tony Conigliaro Anthony Richard Conigliaro , nicknamed "Tony C" and "Conig", was a Major League Baseball outfielder and right-handed batter who played for the Boston Red Sox and California Angels . He was born in Revere, Massachusetts, and was a 1962 graduate of St. Mary's High School...	RF
6	Lee Thomas Lee Thomas (baseball) James Leroy "Lee" Thomas is a former player and front-office executive in American Major League Baseball...	1B
12	Félix Mantilla	2B
11	Frank Malzone Frank Malzone Frank James Malzone is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and right-handed slugger who played for the Boston Red Sox and California Angels ....	3B
10	Bob Tillman Bob Tillman John Robert Tillman was an American professional baseball player. A catcher, he threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed ....	C
27	Bill Monbouquette Bill Monbouquette William Charles Monbouquette is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher...	P

Roster

1965 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager Coaches

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	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
	60	163	48	.294	7	23
	33	107	17	.159	3	9

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	13	14	3.98	164
	35	228.2	10	18	3.70	110

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
	34	141.2	5	7	4.38	85

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
	57	0	1	0	3.63	47
	39	4	2	1	3.78	27

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Toronto, Pittsfield

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