1965 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

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

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1965 St. Louis Cardinals



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Complete Roster  
 

35 Dennis Aust 5-11 180 Right Right 1940-11-25
34 Nelson Briles 5-11 200 Right Right 1943-08-05
32 Steve Carlton 6-04 210 Left Left 1944-12-22
29 Don Dennis 6-02 190 Right Right 1942-03-03
36 Earl Francis 6-02 215 Right Right 1935-07-14
45 Bob Gibson 6-01½ 195 Right Right 1935-11-09
39 Larry Jaster 6-03½ 205 Left Left 1944-01-13
28 Bob Purkey 6-02 195 Right Right 1929-07-14
37 Ray Sadecki 5-11 180 Left Left 1940-12-26
33 Barney Schultz 6-02 200 Right Right 1926-08-15
31 Curt Simmons 6-00 187 Left Left 1929-05-19
40 Tracy Stallard 6-05 205 Right Right 1937-08-31
39 Ron Taylor 6-01 195 Right Right 1937-12-13
44 Ray Washburn 6-01 205 Right Right 1938-05-31
46 Hal Woodeshick 6-03 200 Left Right 1932-08-24
15 Tim McCarver 6-01 195 Right Left 1941-10-16
10 Dave Ricketts 6-02 195 Right Both 1935-07-12
9 Bob Uecker 6-01 190 Right Right 1935-01-26
14 Ken Boyer 6-02 200 Right Right 1931-05-20
11 Jerry Buchek 5-11 185 Right Right 1942-05-09
16 Phil Gagliano 6-01 185 Right Right 1941-12-27
24 Dick Groat 5-11½ 180 Right Right 1930-11-04
25 Julian Javier 6-01 175 Right Right 1936-08-09
30 George Kernek 6-03 170 Left Left 1940-01-12
27 Dal Maxvill 5-11 160 Right Right 1939-02-18
26 Ed Spiezio 5-11 180 Right Right 1941-10-31
12 Bill White 6-00 195 Left Left 1934-01-28
20 Lou Brock 5-11½ 170 Left Left 1939-06-18
21 Curt Flood 5-09 165 Right Right 1938-01-18
23 Tito Francona 5-11 190 Left Left 1933-11-04
22 Ted Savage 6-01 185 Right Right 1936-02-21
18 Mike Shannon 6-03 195 Right Right 1939-07-15
19 Bob Skinner 6-04 190 Right Left 1931-10-03
17 Bobby Tolan 5-11 170 Left Left 1945-11-19
17 Carl Warwick 5-10 170 Left Right 1937-02-27
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The 1965 St. Louis Cardinals played 161 games during the regular season, won 80 games, lost 81 games, and finished in seventh position. They played their home games at Sportsman's Park III (Park Factors: 109/109) where 1,241,201 fans witnessed their 1965 Cardinals finish the season with a .497 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 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1965 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1965 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1965 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1965 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


Ken Boyer
Lou Brock
Curt Flood
Dick Groat
Julian Javier
Bob Purkey
Dave Ricketts
Bob Skinner
Bill White

1965 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Tim McCarver (111)
1B Bill White (144)
2B Julian Javier (69)
3B Ken Boyer (143)
SS Dick Groat (148)
LF Lou Brock (150)
CF Curt Flood (151)
RF Mike Shannon (87)
  
SP Bob Gibson
SP Bob Purkey
SP Ray Sadecki
SP Curt Simmons
SP Tracy Stallard
SP Ray Washburn
  
RP Nelson Briles
RP Don Dennis
RP Barney Schultz
RP Ron Taylor
CL Hal Woodeshick


1965 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Curt Flood $35,000.00


1965 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#9 Bob Uecker
#10 Dave Ricketts
#11 Jerry Buchek
#12 Bill White
#14 Ken Boyer
#15 Tim McCarver
#16 Phil Gagliano
#17 Bobby Tolan
#17 Carl Warwick
#18 Mike Shannon
#19 Bob Skinner
#20 Lou Brock
#21 Curt Flood
#22 Ted Savage
#23 Tito Francona
#24 Dick Groat
#25 Julian Javier
#26 Ed Spiezio
#27 Dal Maxvill
#28 Bob Purkey
#29 Don Dennis
#30 George Kernek
#31 Curt Simmons
#32 Steve Carlton
#33 Barney Schultz
#34 Nelson Briles
#35 Dennis Aust
#36 Earl Francis
#37 Ray Sadecki
#39 Larry Jaster
#39 Ron Taylor
#40 Tracy Stallard
#44 Ray Washburn
#45 Bob Gibson
#46 Hal Woodeshick

Did you know that a 1965 St. Louis Cardinals 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)?