1965 Cocoa Astros Roster

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: A
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
1965 Cocoa Astros Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Thomas AldenRR6'1"198
George AlvarezRRApril 6, 19466'0"180
Gerald ArdRRJuly 10, 19446'2"170San Francisco, CA US
Alex BarrettRRApril 22, 19476'0"175
Roy BethellSRMay 22, 19466'2"185Nassau, BS
Joseph ClementLRSeptember 25, 19396'1"185
Roger CuppsRR6'4"190
Carl ErgenzingerRRMay 24, 19476'3"185
John FrancisRRDecember 15, 19455'10"180
Jack GoffRR6'3"190
Alan GoldfieldRLJuly 20, 19435'11"168Brooklyn, NY US
Keith GraffagniniLRSeptember 9, 19446'4"210
Edward HarrarRRSeptember 4, 19436'4"205Abington, PA US
Billy HarrisRLAugust 29, 19445'10"170
Oscar HendersonRR6'1"165
Steve HertzRRFebruary 26, 19456'1"195Wright Patterson AFB, OH US
Ronnie JonesSLJuly 6, 19426'1"175
Bob LanningRRApril 9, 19466'0"190
George LustigRR6'1"175
Jerry LyscioRRMay 17, 19456'0"180
Leon McFaddenRRApril 26, 19446'2"195Little Rock, AR US
Steve MillerRRFebruary 9, 19466'1"185San Francisco, CA US
James MoninRRSeptember 14, 19445'11"170
Gene NobleLRJune 10, 19466'1"185
Rick PieriniLRJanuary 4, 19456'0"185
Jhonnatan RichardsRRSeptember 28, 19466'2"168
Martin RuckRRJanuary 26, 19446'0"185
Ronald SalterRROctober 12, 19466'1"169
Stevenson SmithRR6'1"175
Larry SnyderRR6'0"185
Oliverio SparksRROctober 3, 19445'10"180
Benito TrujilloRR5'10"180
Bruce Von HoffRRNovember 17, 19436'0"187Oakland, CA US
Danny WaltonRRJuly 14, 19476'0"195Los Angeles, CA US
Hank WilliamsRRDecember 31, 19465'11"174
Don WilsonRRFebruary 12, 19456'2"195Monroe, 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.




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