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1965 Minnesota Twins Roster by Baseball Almanac

1965 Minnesota Twins Roster

The 1965 Minnesota Twins 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 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1965 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1965 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1965 Minnesota Twins primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"When you've played baseball as long as I did, a lot of things come to mind. I suppose it's every ballplayer's dream to play in the World Series, and in 1965, playing against the Los Angeles Dodgers for the Twins, was probably one of the most exciting things that happened in my career." - Harmon Killebrew

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1965 Minnesota Twins



1965 Minnesota Twins Official Logo

Complete Roster  
 

23 Dave Boswell 6-03 185 Right Right 1945-01-20
35 Pete Cimino 6-02 195 Right Right 1942-10-17
26 Jerry Fosnow 6-04 195 Left Right 1940-09-21
33 Mudcat Grant 6-01 186 Right Right 1935-08-13
36 Jim Kaat 6-04 217 Left Left 1938-11-07
27 Johnny Klippstein 6-01 185 Right Right 1927-10-17
26 Jim Merritt 6-02 180 Left Left 1943-12-09
29 Mel Nelson 6-00 185 Left Right 1936-05-30
17 Camilo Pascual 5-11 185 Right Right 1934-01-20
31 Jim Perry 6-04 200 Right Both 1935-10-30
19 Bill Pleis 5-10 175 Left Left 1937-08-05
30 Garry Roggenburk 6-06 195 Left Right 1940-04-16
25 Dwight Siebler 6-02 184 Right Right 1937-08-05
18 Dick Stigman 6-03 200 Left Right 1936-01-24
15 Al Worthington 6-02 205 Right Right 1929-02-05
10 Earl Battey 6-01 205 Right Right 1935-01-05
20, 25, 41 John Sevcik 6-02 205 Right Right 1942-07-11
22 Jerry Zimmerman 6-02 185 Right Right 1934-09-21
8 Bernie Allen 6-00 185 Right Left 1939-04-16
3 Harmon Killebrew 5-11 213 Right Right 1936-06-29
16 Jerry Kindall 6-02½ 175 Right Right 1935-05-27
11 Frank Kostro 6-02 190 Right Right 1937-08-04
5 Don Mincher 6-03 213 Right Left 1938-06-24
11 Frank Quilici 6-00 175 Right Right 1939-05-11
13 Rich Reese 6-03 200 Left Left 1941-09-29
9 Rich Rollins 5-10 185 Right Right 1938-04-16
12 Cesar Tovar 5-09 155 Right Right 1940-07-03
2 Zoilo Versalles 5-10 150 Right Right 1939-12-18
4 Bob Allison 6-04 220 Right Right 1934-07-11
7 Jimmie Hall 6-00 175 Right Left 1938-03-17
8 Andy Kosco 6-03 207 Right Right 1941-10-05
24 Joe Nossek 6-00 178 Right Right 1940-11-08
6 Tony Oliva 6-02 190 Right Left 1938-07-20
34 Ted Uhlaender 6-02 190 Right Left 1940-10-21
47, 28 Sandy Valdespino 5-08 170 Left Left 1939-01-14


The 1965 Minnesota Twins played 162 games during the regular season, won 102 games, lost 60 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Metropolitan Stadium (Park Factors: 104/103) where 1,463,258 fans witnessed their 1965 Twins finish the season with a .630 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 Minnesota Twins Opening Day starters list, a 1965 Minnesota Twins salary list, a 1965 Minnesota Twins uniform number breakdown and a 1965 Minnesota Twins primary starters list:

1965 Minnesota Twins
Opening Day Starters


Bob Allison
Jimmie Hall
Jim Kaat
Harmon Killebrew
Jerry Kindall
Tony Oliva
Rich Rollins
Zoilo Versalles
Jerry Zimmerman

1965 Minnesota Twins
Most Games by Position

C Earl Battey (128)
1B Don Mincher (99)
2B Jerry Kindall (106)
3B Rich Rollins (112)
SS Zoilo Versalles (160)
LF Bob Allison (122)
CF Jimmie Hall (139)
RF Tony Oliva (142)
  
SP Mudcat Grant
SP Jim Kaat
SP Camilo Pascual
SP Jim Perry
  
RP Jerry Fosnow
RP Johnny Klippstein
RP Mel Nelson
RP Bill Pleis
RP Dick Stigman
CL Al Worthington


1965 Minnesota Twins
Salaries

Harmon Killebrew $50,000.00
Camilo Pascual $46,500.00
Bob Allison $38,250.00
Zoilo Versalles $28,000.00
Jim Kaat $27,000.00
Al Worthington $22,000.00
Mudcat Grant $21,500.00
Tony Oliva $20,000.00
Jerry Kindall $15,000.00
Frank Kostro $10,000.00
Cesar Tovar $6,000.00


1965 Minnesota Twins
Uniform Numbers

#2 Zoilo Versalles
#3 Harmon Killebrew
#4 Bob Allison
#5 Don Mincher
#6 Tony Oliva
#7 Jimmie Hall
#8 Bernie Allen
#8 Andy Kosco
#9 Rich Rollins
#10 Earl Battey
#11 Frank Kostro
#11 Frank Quilici
#12 Cesar Tovar
#13 Rich Reese
#15 Al Worthington
#16 Jerry Kindall
#17 Camilo Pascual
#18 Dick Stigman
#19 Bill Pleis
#20 John Sevcik
#22 Jerry Zimmerman
#23 Dave Boswell
#24 Joe Nossek
#25 John Sevcik
#25 Dwight Siebler
#26 Jerry Fosnow
#26 Jim Merritt
#27 Johnny Klippstein
#28 Sandy Valdespino
#29 Mel Nelson
#30 Garry Roggenburk
#31 Jim Perry
#33 Mudcat Grant
#34 Ted Uhlaender
#35 Pete Cimino
#36 Jim Kaat
#41 John Sevcik
#47 Sandy Valdespino

Did you know that a 1965 Minnesota Twins 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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