1965 Baltimore Orioles Organizational Leaders

1965 Baltimore Orioles Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Steve Demeter	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	165	28	2	15
Gary Fancher	Stockton Ports	A	142	24	6	7
Bob Saverine	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	141	17	9	2
John Matias	Stockton Ports	A	138	21	7	14
Johnny Scruggs	Elmira Pioneers	AA	137	22	7	10
Mike Epstein	Stockton Ports	A	135	19	3	30
Marv Breeding	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	132	18	3	10
Frank Peters	Stockton Ports, Elmira Pioneers	A, AA	129	14	1	16
Mickey McGuire	Elmira Pioneers	AA	128	20	0	2
Ferdi Reed	Stockton Ports	A	127	19	1	6

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Avg.	Hits	AB
Mike Epstein	Stockton Ports	A	.338	135	399
Frank Tepedino	Bluefield Orioles	R	.337	35	104
Bobby Jones	Bluefield Orioles	R	.332	81	244
Paul Blair	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	.329	47	143
Gary Fancher	Stockton Ports	A	.321	142	442
John Stephens	Aberdeen Pheasants, Bluefield Orioles	A, R	.314	50	159
Jimmy Williams	Bluefield Orioles, Fox Cities Foxes	A, R	.306	86	281
Jeffrey Wallace	Bluefield Orioles	R	.303	36	119
Davey Johnson	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	.301	58	193
Steve Demeter	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	.299	165	552

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	Level	HR
Mike Epstein	Stockton Ports	A	30
Joe Altobelli	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	20
Lou Jackson	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	18
Frank Peters	Stockton Ports	A	16
Steve Demeter	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	15
John Matias	Stockton Ports	A	14
Manny Jiménez	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	13
Fred Rico	Stockton Ports	A	12
John Burrows	Stockton Ports	A	11
Lou Piniella	Elmira Pioneers	AA	11
Merv Rettenmund	Stockton Ports	A	11

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	Level	2B
Lou Piniella	Elmira Pioneers	AA	29
Steve Demeter	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	28
Gary Fancher	Stockton Ports	A	24
Johnny Scruggs	Elmira Pioneers	AA	22
John Matias	Stockton Ports	A	21
Robert Connolly	Stockton Ports, Fox Cities Foxes	A	20
Mickey McGuire	Elmira Pioneers	AA	20
Mike Epstein	Stockton Ports	A	19
Lee Green	Elmira Pioneers	AA	19
Ferdi Reed	Stockton Ports	A	19

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	Level	3B
Fred Rico	Stockton Ports	A	12
Bob Saverine	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	9
Dick Hickerson	Fox Cities Foxes	A	7
John Matias	Stockton Ports	A	7
Johnny Scruggs	Elmira Pioneers	AA	7
Raymond Woitkowski	Fox Cities Foxes	A	7
Andy Etchebarren	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	6
Gary Fancher	Stockton Ports	A	6
Lou Piniella	Elmira Pioneers	AA	6
Mark Belanger	Elmira Pioneers	AA	5
Paul Blair	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	5
Donald Nichols	Elmira Pioneers	AA	5

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	Level	RBI
Mike Epstein	Stockton Ports	A	100
Steve Demeter	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	90
Frank Peters	Elmira Pioneers, Stockton Ports	A, AA	87
Gary Fancher	Stockton Ports	A	83
John Matias	Stockton Ports	A	77
John Riddle	Elmira Pioneers	AA	75
Johnny Scruggs	Elmira Pioneers	AA	67
Lou Piniella	Elmira Pioneers	AA	64
John Burrows	Stockton Ports	A	63
Lou Jackson	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	61
Fred Rico	Stockton Ports	A	61

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	Level	W	L
Dave Leonhard	Elmira Pioneers	AA	20	5
Joseph DeLuise	Stockton Ports	A	15	10
Kenneth Sokolowski	Stockton Ports	A	14	4
Duane Janne	Fox Cities Foxes, Stockton Ports	A	13	1
Robert Patrylo	Stockton Ports	A	13	4
Bill Short	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	13	4
Eddie Watt	Rochester Red Wings, Elmira Pioneers	AA, AAA	13	6
Frank Bertaina	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	13	9
Carroll Moulden	Stockton Ports	A	13	9
Ed Barnowski	Elmira Pioneers	AA	12	4

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	Level	ERA	W	L
Ed Barnowski	Elmira Pioneers	AA	1.98	12	4
Dave Leonhard	Elmira Pioneers	AA	2.27	20	5
Eddie Watt	Elmira Pioneers, Rochester Red Wings	AA, AAA	2.62	13	6
Bill Short	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	2.92	13	4
Joseph DeLuise	Stockton Ports	A	2.93	15	10
Carroll Moulden	Stockton Ports	A	3.24	13	9
Robert Patrylo	Stockton Ports	A	3.34	13	4
Kenneth Sokolowski	Stockton Ports	A	3.58	14	4
Frank Bertaina	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	3.88	13	9

Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SHO
Dave Leonhard	Elmira Pioneers	AA	5
Carroll Moulden	Stockton Ports	A	5
Ed Barnowski	Elmira Pioneers	AA	4
Larry Connell	Fox Cities Foxes	A	3
Bill Short	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	3
Eddie Watt	Elmira Pioneers	AA	3
Frank Bertaina	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	2
William Clarkston	Aberdeen Pheasants	A	2
Bobby Darwin	Elmira Pioneers	AA	2
Darold Knowles	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	2
Henry Pawlowicz	Stockton Ports, Fox Cities Foxes	A	2

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SO
Dave Leonhard	Elmira Pioneers	AA	209
Ed Barnowski	Elmira Pioneers	AA	207
Frank Bertaina	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	188
Henry Pawlowicz	Stockton Ports, Fox Cities Foxes	A	173
Eddie Watt	Rochester Red Wings, Elmira Pioneers	AA, AAA	173
Darold Knowles	Rochester Red Wings	AAA	155
Emmanuel Fitzgerald	Fox Cities Foxes	A	151
Joseph DeLuise	Stockton Ports	A	145
Kenneth Sokolowski	Stockton Ports	A	145
Ted Miller	Fox Cities Foxes, Stockton Ports	A	138

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