1965 Houston Astros season

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1965 Houston Astros
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1962)
Location
Harris County Domed Stadium (Since 1965) Houston, Texas (Since 1962)
1965 Information
Owner(s)	Roy Hofheinz
General Manager(s)	Paul Richards, Tal Smith
Manager(s)	Lum Harris
Local television	KTRK-TV
Local radio	KPRC (AM) (Gene Elston, Loel Passe, Harry Kalas)

The Houston Astros' 1965 season was their first season in the Houston Astrodome, as well as franchise's first season as the Astros, after three seasons as the Colt .45s. It involved the Houston Astros finishing in ninth place in the National League with a record of 65-97, 32 games behind the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Astros were managed by Lum Harris.

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Season standings 1.2 Opening Day Starters 1.3 Astrodome 1.4 Game log 2 Awards and Honors 3 References

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers	97	65	--	.599
San Francisco Giants	95	67	2	.586
Pittsburgh Pirates	90	72	7	.556
Cincinnati Reds	89	73	8	.549
Milwaukee Braves	86	76	11	.531
Philadelphia Phillies	85	76	11.5	.528
St. Louis Cardinals	80	81	16.5	.497
Chicago Cubs	72	90	25	.444
Houston Astros	65	97	32	.401
New York Mets	50	112	47	.309

[edit] Opening Day Starters

• Bob Aspromonte
• John Bateman
• Jim Beauchamp
• Walt Bond
• Bob Bruce
• Joe Gaines
• Bob Lillis
• Joe Morgan
• Jimmy Wynn

[edit] Astrodome

• On 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 New York Yankees on April 9 in the Astrodome. Rookie Joe Morgan set club marks for at-bats, runs, hits and triples.

• The Houston club changed its nickname, December 1, from Colt .45s to Astros. The move resulted from objections by the Colt Firearms Company to the club's sales of novelties bearing the old nickname. Despite the trademark issues, the "Astros" nickname matched the futuristic ambiance of the revolutionary domed stadium. The nickname was also appropriate since Houston was, by then, the home of NASA's astronaut program. The scoreboard retained subliminal references to the old nickname, as it featured electronically animated cowboys firing pistols, with the "bullets" ricocheting around the scoreboard, when an Astros player would hit a home run. Early on, the groundskeepers also wore astronaut spacesuits to promote that futuristic image.

• The stadium was designed as a defense against the oppressive heat and humidity of the Houston summer. Loosely based on the old Roman Colosseum, the Astrodome was dubbed the Eighth Wonder of the World. As with many stadiums of that era, such as RFK Stadium and Shea Stadium, the Astrodome was a multi-purpose stadium, designed for both football as well as baseball.

• Besides its roof, the Astrodome was revolutionary for a number of other reasons. It was one of the first stadiums to have individual, theatre-type seats for every seat in the venue. Additionally, it was one of the first stadiums to have luxury seats and club seating, at the time a relatively new concept in sports venues. It also had an "exploding scoreboard", which would show various animations after a home run or a win, as well as messages and advertising.

[edit] Game log

1965 Game Log
April # Date Opponent Stadium Score Record
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October # Date Opponent Stadium Score Record

[edit] Awards and Honors

All-Star Game

• Turk Farrell

[edit] References

v • d • e 1965 MLB season by team American League Baltimore • Boston • California • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Kansas City • Minnesota • New York • Washington National League Chicago • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • Milwaukee • New York Mets • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • San Francisco • St. Louis 1965 All-Star Game • 1965 World Series

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