1965 Binghamton Triplets Roster
Team Record: 81-45
Finished 1st in the NYPL
Manager: Gary Blaylock (81-45)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Binghamton, New York
Ballpark: Johnson Field
Attendance: 75,753, Avg. 1,202
The Binghamton Triplets of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1965 season with a record of 81 wins and 45 losses, finishing first in the NYPL.
The Triplets topped the league with just 533 runs allowed. Binghamton scored 692 runs. Billy Murphy led the team with 18 home runs, and Al Otto walloped 15 or more also. Billy Murphy drove in 85 runs. Jerry Kenney paced hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .312 clip. Howard Kitt paced the squad with 12 wins, while Louis Romanucci registered a 2.53 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1965 Binghamton Triplets who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Jerry Kenney, Dale Roberts, Tom Shopay and Billy Murphy.
Gary Blaylock served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Berg | L | L | May 10, 1946 | 5'9" | 180 | |
| Simeon Blahut | R | R | September 11, 1941 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Edward Brown | R | R | December 13, 1944 | 6'4" | 196 | |
| Billy Clayton | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Cotton Coppedge | R | R | October 4, 1941 | 5'9" | 168 | Desloge, MO US |
| Garland Crowder | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Frank DeVivo | L | L | March 4, 1942 | 5'7" | 165 | |
| Terry Dreger | R | R | May 26, 1947 | 6'3" | 170 | Morden, MB CA |
| Wyatt Dreger | L | R | 6'6" | 205 | ||
| Herbert Feris | L | L | March 18, 1944 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Thom Freeman | L | R | 6'6" | 200 | ||
| Frank Giusti | R | R | December 20, 1945 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Robert Hall | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Jerry Kenney | L | R | June 30, 1945 | 6'1" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Howard Kitt | R | L | May 12, 1942 | 6'3" | 190 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Joseph Mackey | R | R | March 21, 1944 | 5'10" | 170 | Suffern, NY US |
| Richard Marcy | R | R | October 20, 1945 | 5'11" | 178 | |
| Billy Murphy | R | R | May 7, 1944 | 6'1" | 190 | Pineville, LA US |
| Harold Nelson | R | R | November 14, 1943 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Richard Orzel | R | R | December 1, 1942 | 6'3" | 180 | |
| Al Otto | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Charles Payne | R | R | February 16, 1941 | 6'3" | 195 | Silver Spring, MD US |
| Mike Peluso | L | L | June 26, 1944 | 6'2" | 160 | |
| Wesley Rhea | L | L | June 8, 1943 | 6'0" | 190 | Tacoma, WA US |
| Dale Roberts | R | L | April 12, 1942 | 6'4" | 180 | Owenton, KY US |
| Louis Romanucci | R | R | January 28, 1942 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Tom Shopay | L | R | February 21, 1945 | 5'9" | 160 | Bristol, CT US |
| Charles Siebel | R | R | December 9, 1942 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Terry Tewell | R | R | October 7, 1942 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Arthur Thompson | L | L | 6'4" | 250 | ||
| David Truelock | L | R | November 7, 1945 | 5'7" | 150 | Bloomington, IN US |
| Walter West | R | R | 6'2" | 168 | ||
| Gerald Wetjen | L | L | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Don Yeates | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Clyde Zackery | R | R | 6'5" | 195 | ||
| Michael Zirkle | R | R | February 1, 1945 | 5'11" | 178 |
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.
