1965 Batavia Pirates Roster
Team Record: 47-75
Finished 6th in the NYPL
Manager: Tom Saffell (47-75)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Batavia, New York
Ballpark: Dwyer Stadium
Attendance: 30,096, Avg. 493
The Batavia Pirates of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1965 season with a record of 47 wins and 75 losses, finishing sixth in the NYPL.
The Pirates scored 621 runs and allowed 720 runs, most in the circuit. George Lott led Batavia with 19 home runs Johnny Jeter drove in 69 runs. George Lott paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .308. Lou Marone and Sidney Joyner topped the team with 6 wins each, while Wayne White recorded a 3.59 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Johnny Jeter, Greg Sims, Lou Marone, Manny Sanguillén, Woodie Fryman, Gene Garber and Ron Slocum were all players from the 1965 Batavia Pirates who played in the Majors during their careers.
Tom Saffell served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Antonetty | L | L | February 21, 1946 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Richard Baurle | R | R | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Edward Berube | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Jerry Branch | L | R | January 24, 1947 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Frank Brent | R | R | 6'4" | 195 | ||
| William Brown | L | R | 6'3" | 175 | ||
| Gary Campbell | R | R | 6'4" | 205 | ||
| Mel Civil | R | R | November 2, 1946 | 5'10" | 174 | |
| Curt Cleaver | R | R | November 8, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Steve Coley | R | R | July 26, 1943 | 5'9" | 170 | Spartanburg, SC US |
| Woodie Fryman | R | L | April 12, 1940 | 6'3" | 197 | Ewing, KY US |
| Gene Garber | R | R | November 13, 1947 | 5'10" | 175 | Lancaster, PA US |
| Alonso Garcia | R | R | May 5, 1943 | 5'10" | 165 | Encino, TX US |
| Wilbert Hammond | R | R | February 5, 1945 | 6'0" | 195 | Opelousas, LA US |
| Robert Haren | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Dunray Harris | R | R | May 16, 1946 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| James Heilman | R | R | May 1, 1942 | 5'9" | 175 | |
| David Heintz | R | R | October 27, 1945 | 6'0" | 165 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Bienvenido Herrera | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Louis Howard | R | L | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Dick Jackson | R | R | December 16, 1944 | 6'5" | 200 | |
| Johnny Jeter | R | R | October 24, 1944 | 6'1" | 180 | Shreveport, LA US |
| Sidney Joyner | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Larry Killingsworth | R | R | June 10, 1947 | 6'0" | 170 | Van Nuys, CA US |
| Joseph Little | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| George Lott | L | L | October 31, 1943 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Lou Marone | R | L | December 3, 1945 | 5'11" | 185 | San Diego, CA US |
| Robert McNamara | L | L | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Brian Murphy | R | R | January 11, 1944 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Robert Parker | L | L | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Leslie Pennington | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| John Peterman | L | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| William Queen | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Juan Reyes | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Robert Roadarmel | R | R | 6'3" | 160 | ||
| John Salles | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Manny Sanguillén | R | R | March 21, 1944 | 6'0" | 193 | Colon, Colon PA |
| Greg Sims | S | R | June 28, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Ron Slocum | R | R | July 2, 1945 | 6'2" | 185 | Modesto, CA US |
| Robert Sturges | L | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Ernest Swan | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| John Tisone | R | L | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Wayne White | R | R | November 16, 1945 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Glenn Wise | R | R | 6'0" | 170 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
