The 1965 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing 8th in the

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with a record of 70 wins and 92 losses.

Offseason

* November 30, 1964:

Tim Cullen Timothy Leo Cullen (born February 16, 1942) is a former infielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators (1966–67, 1968–71), Chicago White Sox (1968) and Oakland Athletics (1972). He batted and threw right-handed. ...

was drafted by the Senators from the

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in the 1964 first-year draft. * December 1, 1964:

Chuck Hinton Charles Edward Hinton Jr. (May 3, 1934 – January 27, 2013) was an American professional baseball player. An outfielder, Hinton played in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators (1961–64), Cleveland Indians (1965–67, 1969–71) an ...

was traded by the Senators to the

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for

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and

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. * December 4, 1964:

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and $100,000 were traded by the Senators to the

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for Frank Howard, Ken McMullen,

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and a player to be named later. The Dodgers completed the deal by sending

Dick Nen Richard Leroy Nen (born September 24, 1939) is an American former professional baseball player. A first baseman, Nen appeared in 367 games in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers (), Washington Senators (–, ) and Chicago Cubs ...

to the Senators on December 15.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* June 8, 1965: Joe Coleman was drafted by the Senators in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the

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. * June 8, 1965:

Tom Ragland Thomas Ragland (born June 16, 1946) is an American former professional baseball player who appeared in 102 games in Major League Baseball, mostly as a second baseman, for the Washington Senators / Texas Rangers from to , and the Cleveland Ind ...

was drafted by the Washington Senators in the 15th round of the 1965 amateur draft.

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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

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''

Farm system

Notes

References

1965 Washington Senators team page at Baseball Reference1965 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
* {{Texas Rangers Texas Rangers seasons Washington Senators season

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