1965 Cedar Rapids Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 62-52
Finished 3rd in the MWL
Manager: Ron Plaza (62-52)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Ballpark: Veterans Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 62,115, Avg. 1,090
The Cedar Rapids Cardinals of the Midwest League ended the 1965 season with a record of 62 wins and 52 losses, finishing third in the MWL.
The Cardinals scored 505 runs and yielded 456 runs. Ernest Davis paced Cedar Rapids with 11 home runs and drove in 47 runs. Quique Rivera led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .292 average. Brian Sinnott topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 2.57 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1965 Cedar Rapids Cardinals who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Dave Bakenhaster, Nate Colbert, Chip Coulter, Gaylen Pitts, Bill Plummer and Jack Whillock.
Ron Plaza served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Bakenhaster | R | R | March 5, 1945 | 5'10" | 168 | Columbus, OH US |
| Marty Beltran | L | L | May 26, 1942 | 6'0" | 170 | Rio Piedras, PR |
| Wayne Boultinghouse | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Mike Buist | R | R | March 17, 1947 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Jacob Burroughs | L | R | August 18, 1946 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Charles Byrd | L | R | November 15, 1943 | 6'0" | 170 | Dickson, TN US |
| Porfirio Cacerez | R | R | November 3, 1943 | 6'3" | 180 | La Vega, La Vega DO |
| Ed Cecil | R | R | June 5, 1942 | 6'0" | 172 | Bend, OR US |
| Nate Colbert | R | R | April 9, 1946 | 6'2" | 205 | St. Louis, MO US |
| James Cole | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Chip Coulter | S | R | June 5, 1945 | 5'10" | 172 | Steubenville, OH US |
| Ernest Davis | R | R | March 21, 1945 | 6'4" | 201 | Wilmington, NC US |
| Ernest DeFilippis | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Arthur Deras | R | R | August 9, 1946 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Joe Hamende | R | L | January 26, 1944 | 5'10" | 165 | Springfield, IL US |
| Bill Kelley | R | R | November 18, 1944 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Harry Laiolo | R | R | January 29, 1944 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Dale Meier | R | R | October 22, 1942 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Leo Newton | L | L | September 6, 1938 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Gaylen Pitts | R | R | June 6, 1946 | 6'1" | 175 | Wichita, KS US |
| Bill Plummer | R | R | March 21, 1947 | 6'1" | 190 | Oakland, CA US |
| Cliff Politte | L | L | September 21, 1940 | 6'1" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Quique Rivera | R | R | November 30, 1945 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Brian Sinnott | R | R | February 16, 1943 | 6'5" | 215 | |
| Argust Smith | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Gary Stone | R | R | April 25, 1944 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Frederick Van Iten | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Archie Wade | L | R | October 2, 1939 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Frederick Wall | R | L | August 18, 1941 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Jack Whillock | R | R | November 4, 1942 | 6'3" | 195 | Clinton, AR 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.
