1965 New York Mets Roster

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

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1965 New York Mets



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Complete Roster  
 

31 Larry Bearnarth 6-02 203 Right Right 1941-09-11
41, 42 Jim Bethke 6-03 185 Right Right 1946-11-05
26 Galen Cisco 5-11 215 Right Right 1936-03-07
38 Dave Eilers 5-11 188 Right Right 1936-12-03
22 Jack Fisher 6-02 215 Right Right 1939-03-04
29 Rob Gardner 6-01 176 Left Right 1944-12-19
15 Al Jackson 5-10 169 Left Left 1935-12-25
25 Gary Kroll 6-06 220 Right Right 1941-07-08
17 Frank Lary 5-11 180 Right Right 1930-04-10
45 Tug McGraw 6-00 185 Left Right 1944-08-30
16, 35 Larry Miller 6-00 195 Left Left 1937-06-19
21 Bob Moorhead 6-01 208 Right Right 1938-01-23
34, 36 Dennis Musgraves 6-04 188 Right Right 1943-12-25
27 Tom Parsons 6-07 210 Right Right 1939-09-13
18 Dennis Ribant 5-11 175 Right Right 1941-09-20
41 Gordie Richardson 6-00 185 Left Right 1938-07-19
45 Dick Selma 5-11 175 Right Right 1943-11-04
21 Warren Spahn 6-00 175 Left Left 1921-04-23
43 Darrell Sutherland 6-04 169 Right Right 1941-11-14
28 Carl Willey 6-00 175 Right Right 1931-06-06
8 Yogi Berra 5-08 194 Right Left 1925-05-12
5 Chris Cannizzaro 6-00 190 Right Right 1938-05-03
12 Jesse Gonder 5-10 190 Right Left 1936-01-20
10 Greg Goossen 6-01½ 210 Right Right 1945-12-14
17 Jimmie Schaffer 5-09 185 Right Right 1936-04-05
49 John Stephenson 5-11 180 Right Left 1941-04-13
19 Hawk Taylor 6-02 190 Right Right 1939-04-03
10 Kevin Collins 6-02 190 Right Left 1946-08-04
3 Bud Harrelson 5-11 160 Right Both 1944-06-06
2 Chuck Hiller 5-11 170 Right Left 1934-10-01
33 Ron Hunt 6-00 186 Right Right 1941-02-23
6 Bobby Klaus 5-10 170 Right Right 1937-12-27
7 Ed Kranepool 6-03 215 Left Left 1944-11-08
11 Roy McMillan 5-11 170 Right Right 1929-07-17
1 Charley Smith 6-00 177 Right Right 1937-09-15
23 Joe Christopher 5-10 176 Right Right 1935-12-13
3 Billy Cowan 6-00 170 Right Right 1938-08-28
9 Jim Hickman 6-04 205 Right Right 1937-05-10
21, 34 Cleon Jones 6-00 200 Left Right 1942-08-04
18 Gary Kolb 6-00 195 Right Left 1940-03-13
24 Johnny Lewis 6-01 189 Right Left 1939-08-10
16, 48 Danny Napoleon 5-11 190 Right Right 1942-01-11
14 Ron Swoboda 6-02 205 Right Right 1944-06-30
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The 1965 New York Mets played 162 games during the regular season, won 50 games, lost 112 games, and finished in tenth position. They played their home games at Shea Stadium (Park Factors: 96/100) where 1,768,389 fans witnessed their 1965 Mets finish the season with a .309 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 New York Mets Opening Day starters list, a 1965 New York Mets salary list, a 1965 New York Mets uniform number breakdown and a 1965 New York Mets primary starters list:

1965 New York Mets
Opening Day Starters


Chris Cannizzaro
Joe Christopher
Billy Cowan
Al Jackson
Bobby Klaus
Ed Kranepool
Johnny Lewis
Roy McMillan
Charley Smith

1965 New York Mets
Most Games by Position

C Chris Cannizzaro (112)
1B Ed Kranepool (147)
2B Chuck Hiller (80)
3B Charley Smith (131)
SS Roy McMillan (153)
LF Ron Swoboda (73)
CF Billy Cowan (59)
RF Johnny Lewis (101)
  
SP Galen Cisco
SP Jack Fisher
SP Al Jackson
SP Warren Spahn
  
RP Larry Bearnarth
RP Jim Bethke
RP Tug McGraw
RP Larry Miller
RP Gordie Richardson
CL Dennis Ribant


1965 New York Mets
Salaries

Joe Christopher $17,750.00
Jimmie Schaffer $13,500.00


1965 New York Mets
Uniform Numbers

#1 Charley Smith
#2 Chuck Hiller
#3 Billy Cowan
#3 Bud Harrelson
#5 Chris Cannizzaro
#6 Bobby Klaus
#7 Ed Kranepool
#8 Yogi Berra
#9 Jim Hickman
#10 Kevin Collins
#10 Greg Goossen
#11 Roy McMillan
#12 Jesse Gonder
#14 Ron Swoboda
#15 Al Jackson
#16 Larry Miller
#16 Danny Napoleon
#17 Frank Lary
#17 Jimmie Schaffer
#18 Gary Kolb
#18 Dennis Ribant
#19 Hawk Taylor
#21 Cleon Jones
#21 Bob Moorhead
#21 Warren Spahn
#22 Jack Fisher
#23 Joe Christopher
#24 Johnny Lewis
#25 Gary Kroll
#26 Galen Cisco
#27 Tom Parsons
#28 Carl Willey
#29 Rob Gardner
#31 Larry Bearnarth
#33 Ron Hunt
#34 Cleon Jones
#34 Dennis Musgraves
#35 Larry Miller
#36 Dennis Musgraves
#38 Dave Eilers
#41 Jim Bethke
#41 Gordie Richardson
#42 Jim Bethke
#43 Darrell Sutherland
#45 Tug McGraw
#45 Dick Selma
#48 Danny Napoleon
#49 John Stephenson

Did you know that a 1965 New York Mets 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)?