1965 Cocoa Astros Roster
Team Record: 52-81
Finished 10th in the FSL
Manager: Billy Goodman (52-81)
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Location: Cocoa, Florida
Ballpark: Cocoa Stadium
Attendance: 14,707, Avg. 221
The Cocoa Astros of the Florida State League ended the 1965 season with a record of 52 wins and 81 losses, finishing tenth in the FSL.
The Astros scored 401 runs and yielded 496 runs. Keith Graffagnini recorded 52 runs batted in. Roy Bethell led batters with significant playing time with a .240 average. Joseph Clement topped the squad with 12 wins, while Don Wilson recorded a 1.44 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1965 Cocoa Astros who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Steve Hertz, Leon McFadden, Bruce Von Hoff, Danny Walton and Don Wilson.
Billy Goodman served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas Alden | R | R | 6'1" | 198 | ||
George Alvarez | R | R | April 6, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Gerald Ard | R | R | July 10, 1944 | 6'2" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US |
Alex Barrett | R | R | April 22, 1947 | 6'0" | 175 | |
Roy Bethell | S | R | May 22, 1946 | 6'2" | 185 | Nassau, BS |
Joseph Clement | L | R | September 25, 1939 | 6'1" | 185 | |
Roger Cupps | R | R | 6'4" | 190 | ||
Carl Ergenzinger | R | R | May 24, 1947 | 6'3" | 185 | |
John Francis | R | R | December 15, 1945 | 5'10" | 180 | |
Jack Goff | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
Alan Goldfield | R | L | July 20, 1943 | 5'11" | 168 | Brooklyn, NY US |
Keith Graffagnini | L | R | September 9, 1944 | 6'4" | 210 | |
Edward Harrar | R | R | September 4, 1943 | 6'4" | 205 | Abington, PA US |
Billy Harris | R | L | August 29, 1944 | 5'10" | 170 | |
Oscar Henderson | R | R | 6'1" | 165 | ||
Steve Hertz | R | R | February 26, 1945 | 6'1" | 195 | Wright Patterson AFB, OH US |
Ronnie Jones | S | L | July 6, 1942 | 6'1" | 175 | |
Bob Lanning | R | R | April 9, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | |
George Lustig | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
Jerry Lyscio | R | R | May 17, 1945 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Leon McFadden | R | R | April 26, 1944 | 6'2" | 195 | Little Rock, AR US |
Steve Miller | R | R | February 9, 1946 | 6'1" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
James Monin | R | R | September 14, 1944 | 5'11" | 170 | |
Gene Noble | L | R | June 10, 1946 | 6'1" | 185 | |
Rick Pierini | L | R | January 4, 1945 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Jhonnatan Richards | R | R | September 28, 1946 | 6'2" | 168 | |
Martin Ruck | R | R | January 26, 1944 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Ronald Salter | R | R | October 12, 1946 | 6'1" | 169 | |
Stevenson Smith | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
Larry Snyder | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Oliverio Sparks | R | R | October 3, 1944 | 5'10" | 180 | |
Benito Trujillo | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
Bruce Von Hoff | R | R | November 17, 1943 | 6'0" | 187 | Oakland, CA US |
Danny Walton | R | R | July 14, 1947 | 6'0" | 195 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Hank Williams | R | R | December 31, 1946 | 5'11" | 174 | |
Don Wilson | R | R | February 12, 1945 | 6'2" | 195 | Monroe, LA US |
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.