1965 Durham Bulls Roster

Carolina League (CL) - Class: A
Team Record: 83-60
Finished 1st in the CL's West Division
Manager: Dave Philley (83-60)
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Ballpark: Durham Athletic Park
Attendance: 34,956, Avg. 489
1965 Durham Bulls Statistics

Playoffs - Durham Bulls 2 games, Greensboro Yankees 1
Finals - Portsmouth Tides 2 games, Durham Bulls 0

The Durham Bulls of the Carolina League ended the 1965 season with a record of 83 wins and 60 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.

The Bulls tallied 629 runs and allowed 571 runs. Walt Matthews paced Durham with 18 home runs and drove in 93 runs. José Herrera led hitters with significant playing time with a .291 average. Marvin Dutt topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 2.91 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Doug Rader, John Hoffman, Jay Dahl, Steve Hertz, Randy Cardinal, Jim Ray and José Herrera were all players from the 1965 Durham Bulls who played in the Majors during their careers.

Dave Philley served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bobby BlackRRNovember 6, 19436'3"180
Larry BohannonRROctober 2, 19416'0"195
Randy CardinalRRMarch 30, 19426'1"190Brooklyn, NY US
Ron ColeRRSeptember 26, 19425'11"175King City, CA US
Jay DahlSLDecember 6, 19455'10"183San Bernardino, CA US
Mike DanielRRMarch 7, 19446'2"205, MD US
Marvin DuttRROctober 12, 19396'4"195
Tommy FullenRRMarch 22, 19436'2"180
John HarmsRRApril 13, 19426'2"195
José HerreraRRApril 8, 19425'8"165San Lorenzo, Zulia VE
Steve HertzRRFebruary 26, 19456'1"195Wright Patterson AFB, OH US
John HoffmanLROctober 31, 19436'0"190Aberdeen, SD US
James HolbrookRRAugust 15, 19416'0"190
Larry HoytLLMarch 28, 19426'0"190
Elijah JohnsonRRDecember 6, 19426'1"182San Antonio, TX US
Raymond JohnsonRRSeptember 7, 19436'4"190
Thomas KowalowskiRROctober 13, 19426'0"185
Walt MatthewsLLOctober 19, 19346'2"200Ashdown, AR US
Jack McClureRRDecember 13, 19456'0"175Asher, OK US
Wallace MixonRROctober 28, 19396'0"180
Gerald MorawskiRRAugust 30, 19446'3"200
Ed MoxeyRRJuly 8, 19425'7"185Nassau, BS
Charles MurrayLRSeptember 8, 19436'0"175
Ed PachecoRRDecember 24, 19445'11"155
Joe PanellaLLOctober 2, 19405'11"185Oakland, CA US
Juan QuintanaRRMay 15, 19466'1"187, MX
Doug RaderRRJuly 30, 19446'2"208Chicago, IL US
Jim RayRRDecember 1, 19446'1"185Rock Hill, SC US
Danilo RivasRLMarch 27, 19355'11"165Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Oliverio SparksRROctober 3, 19445'10"180
James TodhunterRRMarch 14, 19435'11"155
Jimmy WammackRL5'9"170
Dave WoodsRRAugust 13, 19436'6"225
James ZwergelRRAugust 9, 19426'3"200Pittsburgh, PA 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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