1965 Kansas City Athletics Roster

The 1965 Kansas City Athletics team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1965 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1965 Kansas City Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1965 Kansas City Athletics salary list, a 1965 Kansas City Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1965 Kansas City Athletics primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1965 Kansas City Athletics



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Complete Roster  
 

23 Jack Aker 6-02 190 Right Right 1940-07-13
20 Don Buschhorn 6-00 170 Right Right 1946-04-29
22 Jim Dickson 6-01 185 Right Left 1938-04-20
25 Moe Drabowsky 6-02 200 Right Right 1935-07-21
23, 35 Tom Harrison 6-03 200 Right Right 1945-01-18
23 Jesse Hickman 6-02 186 Right Right 1939-02-18
27 Catfish Hunter 6-00 195 Right Right 1946-04-08
34 Dick Joyce 6-05 225 Left Left 1943-11-18
25 Lew Krausse 5-11 186 Right Right 1943-04-25
32 Paul Lindblad 6-01 195 Left Left 1941-08-09
14 Aurelio Monteagudo 5-11 185 Right Right 1943-11-19
43 Don Mossi 6-01 195 Left Left 1929-01-11
26 John O'Donoghue 6-03 210 Left Right 1939-10-07
13 Blue Moon Odom 6-00 185 Right Right 1945-05-29
29 Satchel Paige 6-04 180 Right Right 1906-07-07
24 Orlando Pena 5-11 154 Right Right 1933-11-17
29 Jose Santiago 6-02 185 Right Right 1940-08-15
17 Diego Segui 6-00 190 Right Right 1937-08-17
15 Rollie Sheldon 6-04 190 Right Right 1936-12-17
18 Wes Stock 6-02 188 Right Right 1934-04-10
28 Fred Talbot 6-02 195 Right Right 1941-06-28
46 Ron Tompkins 6-04 198 Right Right 1944-11-27
33 John Wyatt 5-11½ 200 Right Right 1935-04-19
9 Billy Bryan 6-04 200 Right Left 1938-12-04
10 Doc Edwards 6-02 215 Right Right 1936-12-10
37, 11 Rene Lachemann 6-00 198 Right Right 1945-05-04
19 Bert Campaneris 5-10 160 Right Right 1942-03-09
2 Wayne Causey 5-10½ 175 Right Left 1936-12-26
16 Ed Charles 5-10 170 Right Right 1933-04-29
4 Jim Gentile 6-04 215 Left Left 1934-06-03
1 Dick Green 5-10 180 Right Right 1941-04-21
4, 6 Ken Harrelson 6-02 190 Right Right 1941-09-04
8 Skip Lockwood 6-00 190 Right Right 1946-08-17
21 Santiago Rosario 5-11 165 Left Left 1939-07-25
38 Randy Schwartz 6-03 230 Left Left 1944-02-09
14 Johnny Blanchard 6-01 198 Right Left 1933-02-26
37 Lou Clinton 6-01 185 Right Right 1937-10-13
3 Mike Hershberger 5-10 175 Right Right 1939-10-09
7 Jim Landis 6-01 180 Right Right 1934-03-09
5 Nelson Mathews 6-04 195 Right Right 1941-07-21
12 Tommie Reynolds 6-02 190 Right Right 1941-08-15
24 Larry Stahl 6-01 185 Left Left 1941-06-29
10 Jose Tartabull 5-11 165 Left Left 1938-11-27
15, 36 John Sanders 6-02 200 Right Right 1945-11-20


The 1965 Kansas City Athletics played 162 games during the regular season, won 59 games, lost 103 games, and finished in tenth position. They played their home games at Municipal Stadium (Park Factors: 99/101) where 528,344 fans witnessed their 1965 Athletics finish the season with a .364 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1965 Kansas City Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1965 Kansas City Athletics salary list, a 1965 Kansas City Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1965 Kansas City Athletics primary starters list:

1965 Kansas City Athletics
Opening Day Starters


Billy Bryan
Bert Campaneris
Ed Charles
Moe Drabowsky
Dick Green
Ken Harrelson
Mike Hershberger
Jim Landis
Tommie Reynolds

1965 Kansas City Athletics
Most Games by Position

C Billy Bryan (95)
1B Ken Harrelson (125)
2B Dick Green (126)
3B Ed Charles (128)
SS Bert Campaneris (109)
LF Tommie Reynolds (76)
CF Jim Landis (108)
RF Mike Hershberger (134)
  
SP Catfish Hunter
SP John O'Donoghue
SP Diego Segui
SP Rollie Sheldon
SP Fred Talbot
  
RP Jack Aker
RP Jim Dickson
RP Don Mossi
RP Wes Stock
CL John Wyatt


1965 Kansas City Athletics
Salaries

Jim Landis $21,500.00
Wes Stock $20,000.00
Mike Hershberger $17,500.00
Rollie Sheldon $12,500.00
Fred Talbot $10,000.00
Ken Harrelson $8,000.00
Jim Dickson $7,500.00
Jesse Hickman $6,300.00
Catfish Hunter $3,000.00


1965 Kansas City Athletics
Uniform Numbers

#1 Dick Green
#2 Wayne Causey
#3 Mike Hershberger
#4 Jim Gentile
#4 Ken Harrelson
#5 Nelson Mathews
#6 Ken Harrelson
#7 Jim Landis
#8 Skip Lockwood
#9 Billy Bryan
#10 Doc Edwards
#10 Jose Tartabull
#11 Rene Lachemann
#12 Tommie Reynolds
#13 Blue Moon Odom
#14 Johnny Blanchard
#14 Aurelio Monteagudo
#15 John Sanders
#15 Rollie Sheldon
#16 Ed Charles
#17 Diego Segui
#18 Wes Stock
#19 Bert Campaneris
#20 Don Buschhorn
#21 Santiago Rosario
#22 Jim Dickson
#23 Jack Aker
#23 Tom Harrison
#23 Jesse Hickman
#24 Orlando Pena
#24 Larry Stahl
#25 Moe Drabowsky
#25 Lew Krausse
#26 John O'Donoghue
#27 Catfish Hunter
#28 Fred Talbot
#29 Satchel Paige
#29 Jose Santiago
#32 Paul Lindblad
#33 John Wyatt
#34 Dick Joyce
#35 Tom Harrison
#36 John Sanders
#37 Lou Clinton
#37 Rene Lachemann
#38 Randy Schwartz
#43 Don Mossi
#46 Ron Tompkins

Did you know that a 1965 Kansas City Athletics Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?

     

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