1965 Milwaukee Braves Roster

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

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1965 Milwaukee Braves



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Complete Roster  
 

36 Wade Blasingame 6-01 185 Left Left 1943-11-22
20 Clay Carroll 6-01 200 Right Right 1941-05-02
40 Tony Cloninger 6-00 210 Right Right 1940-08-13
39 Dave Eilers 5-11 188 Right Right 1936-12-03
34 Hank Fischer 6-00 190 Right Right 1940-01-11
30 Ken Johnson 6-04 210 Right Right 1933-06-16
22 Dick Kelley 6-00 175 Left Right 1940-01-08
23 Denny Lemaster 6-01 185 Left Right 1939-02-25
35 Phil Niekro 6-01 180 Right Right 1939-04-01
33 Billy O'Dell 5-11 170 Left Both 1932-02-10
30, 38 Chi-Chi Olivo 6-02 215 Right Right 1928-03-18
26 Dan Osinski 6-02 195 Right Right 1933-11-17
37 Bob Sadowski 6-02 195 Right Right 1938-02-19
18 Bobby Tiefenauer 6-02 185 Right Right 1929-10-10
28 Jesse Gonder 5-10 190 Right Left 1936-01-20
12 Gene Oliver 6-02 225 Right Right 1935-03-22
15 Joe Torre 6-02 212 Right Right 1940-07-18
28 Tommie Aaron 6-01 200 Right Right 1939-08-05
16 Sandy Alomar 5-09 155 Right Both 1943-10-19
32 Jim Beauchamp 6-02 205 Right Right 1939-08-21
2 Frank Bolling 6-01 175 Right Right 1931-11-16
7 Mike de la Hoz 5-11 175 Right Right 1938-10-02
11 Lou Klimchock 5-11 180 Right Left 1939-10-15
41 Eddie Mathews 6-01 200 Right Left 1931-10-13
19 Denis Menke 6-00 190 Right Right 1940-07-21
39 Frank Thomas 6-03 205 Right Right 1929-06-11
14 Woody Woodward 6-02 185 Right Right 1942-09-23
44 Hank Aaron 6-00 180 Right Right 1934-02-05
29 Felipe Alou 6-00 195 Right Right 1935-05-12
18 Johnny Blanchard 6-01 198 Right Left 1933-02-26
43 Rico Carty 6-03 200 Right Right 1939-09-01
31 Ty Cline 6-00½ 170 Left Left 1939-06-15
27 Billy Cowan 6-00 170 Right Right 1938-08-28
42 Don Dillard 6-01 200 Right Left 1937-01-08
48 Mack Jones 6-01 180 Right Left 1938-11-06
27 Gary Kolb 6-00 195 Right Left 1940-03-13
24 Lee Maye 6-02 190 Right Left 1934-12-11


The 1965 Milwaukee Braves played 162 games during the regular season, won 86 games, lost 76 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at County Stadium (Park Factors: 101/100) where 555,584 fans witnessed their 1965 Braves finish the season with a .531 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 Milwaukee Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1965 Milwaukee Braves salary list, a 1965 Milwaukee Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1965 Milwaukee Braves primary starters list:

1965 Milwaukee Braves
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1965 Milwaukee Braves
Most Games by Position

C Joe Torre (100)
1B Felipe Alou (69)
2B Frank Bolling (147)
3B Eddie Mathews (153)
SS Woody Woodward (107)
LF Rico Carty (73)
CF Mack Jones (119)
RF Hank Aaron (148)
  
SP Wade Blasingame
SP Tony Cloninger
SP Hank Fischer
SP Ken Johnson
SP Denny Lemaster
  
RP Dick Kelley
RP Phil Niekro
RP Dan Osinski
CL Billy O'Dell


1965 Milwaukee Braves
Salaries

Hank Aaron $63,500.00
Eddie Mathews $55,000.00
Johnny Blanchard $23,000.00
Dan Osinski $15,000.00
Bob Sadowski $15,000.00


1965 Milwaukee Braves
Uniform Numbers

#2 Frank Bolling
#7 Mike de la Hoz
#11 Lou Klimchock
#12 Gene Oliver
#14 Woody Woodward
#15 Joe Torre
#16 Sandy Alomar
#18 Johnny Blanchard
#18 Bobby Tiefenauer
#19 Denis Menke
#20 Clay Carroll
#22 Dick Kelley
#23 Denny Lemaster
#24 Lee Maye
#26 Dan Osinski
#27 Billy Cowan
#27 Gary Kolb
#28 Tommie Aaron
#28 Jesse Gonder
#29 Felipe Alou
#30 Ken Johnson
#30 Chi-Chi Olivo
#31 Ty Cline
#32 Jim Beauchamp
#33 Billy O'Dell
#34 Hank Fischer
#35 Phil Niekro
#36 Wade Blasingame
#37 Bob Sadowski
#38 Chi-Chi Olivo
#39 Dave Eilers
#39 Frank Thomas
#40 Tony Cloninger
#41 Eddie Mathews
#42 Don Dillard
#43 Rico Carty
#44 Hank Aaron
#48 Mack Jones

Did you know that a 1965 Milwaukee Braves 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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