1965 New York Yankees season The 1965 New York Yankees season was the 63rd season for the Yankees in New York and their 65th overall. The team finished with a record of 77-85, finishing 25 games behind the Minnesota Twins. New York was managed by Johnny Keane. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. This season marked the beginning of a transition for the Yankees before a resurgence in the 1970s. This was the first season since 1925 that they failed to finish above the .500 mark. They would bottom out in 1966. 1965 New York Yankees Mickey Mantle hits first HR in Astrodome Major league affiliations American League (Since 1901) Location Yankee Stadium (Since 1923) New York City, New York (Since 1903) 1965 Information Owner(s) CBS Manager(s) Johnny Keane Local television WPIX (Red Barber, Phil Rizzuto, Jerry Coleman, Joe Garagiola) Local radio WCBS (AM) (Phil Rizzuto, Red Barber, Jerry Coleman, Joe Garagiola) Offseason October 21, 1964: Ralph Terry was sent by the Yankees to the Cleveland Indians to partially complete an earlier deal (the Yankees sent players to be named later and $75,000 to the Indians for Pedro Ramos) made on September 5, 1964. The Yankees sent Bud Daley to the Indians on November 27 to complete the trade. November 30, 1964: Ellie Rodríguez was drafted by the Yankees from the Kansas City Athletics in the 1964 first-year draft. November 30, 1964: Duke Carmel was drafted by the Yankees from the New York Mets in the 1964 rule 5 draft. Prior to 1965 season: Al Closter was signed by the Yankees as an amateur free agent. First game in the Astrodome April 9, 1965: The Houston Colt .45s became the Houston Astros and inaugurated indoor baseball in the Astrodome with a 2-1 exhibition win over the Yankees. In this game, Mickey Mantle hit the first home run in the history of the Astrodome. Regular season Bobby Murcer made his major league debut on September 8. He recorded his first hit on September 14, was a two run home run off Senators pitcher Jim Duckworth. On October 3, Tony Kubek hit a home run in the last at-bat of his career. Season standings American League W L Pct. GB Minnesota Twins 102 60 .630 -- Chicago White Sox 95 67 .586 7 Baltimore Orioles 94 68 .580 8 Detroit Tigers 89 73 .549 13 Cleveland Indians 87 75 .537 15 New York Yankees 77 85 .475 25 California Angels 75 87 .463 27 Washington Senators 70 92 .432 32 Boston Red Sox 62 100 .383 40 Kansas City Athletics 59 103 .364 43 Notable transactions May 3, 1965: Johnny Blanchard and Rollie Sheldon were traded by the Yankees to the Kansas City Athletics for Doc Edwards. June 8, 1965: 1965 Major League Baseball Draft Bill Burbach was drafted by the Yankees in the 1st round (19th pick). Tom Shopay was drafted by the Yankees in the 34th round.
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