1965 Jacksonville Suns Roster
Team Record: 71-76
Finished 6th in the IL
Manager: Grover Resinger (71-76)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Ballpark: Sam M. Wolfson Park
Attendance: 111,283, Avg. 1,514
The Jacksonville Suns of the International League ended the 1965 season with a record of 71 wins and 76 losses, finishing sixth in the IL.
The Suns scored 541 runs and conceded 597 runs. George Kernek led Jacksonville with 19 home runs and drove in 86 runs, while leading all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .295 clip. Dick LeMay topped the team with 17 wins and a team-best 3.19 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Paul Brown, Bobby Tolan, Joe Morgan, Barney Schultz, Elio Chacón, Ed Spiezio, Harry Fanok, Ted Savage, Moose Stubing, Coco Laboy, Dick Hughes, Vern Handrahan, Chuck Taylor, Ted Bowsfield, Dave Ricketts, Jeoff Long, Dick Egan, Bart Zeller, Tom Hilgendorf, Don Dennis, Fritz Ackley, George Kernek, Dick LeMay, Mike Cuellar, Ted Wills, Bud Zipfel, Dennis Aust, Earl Francis and Tony Martínez were all players from the 1965 Jacksonville Suns who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Grover Resinger served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fritz Ackley | L | R | April 10, 1937 | 6'1" | 202 | Hayward, WI US |
| Dennis Aust | R | R | November 25, 1940 | 5'11" | 180 | Tecumseh, NE US |
| Ted Bowsfield | R | L | January 10, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | Vernon, BC CA |
| Paul Brown | R | R | June 18, 1941 | 6'1" | 190 | Fort Smith, AR US |
| Elio Chacón | R | R | October 26, 1936 | 5'9" | 160 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Mike Cuellar | L | L | May 8, 1937 | 6'0" | 165 | Las Villas, CU |
| Don Dennis | R | R | March 3, 1942 | 6'2" | 190 | Uniontown, KS US |
| Bobby Dews | R | R | March 23, 1939 | 6'1" | 165 | Albany, GA US |
| Dick Egan | L | L | March 24, 1937 | 6'4" | 193 | Berkeley, CA US |
| Harry Fanok | S | R | May 11, 1940 | 6'0" | 180 | Whippany, NJ US |
| Earl Francis | R | R | July 14, 1935 | 6'2" | 210 | Slab Fork, WV US |
| Vern Handrahan | L | R | November 27, 1936 | 6'2" | 185 | Charlottetown, PE CA |
| Tom Hilgendorf | S | L | March 10, 1942 | 6'1" | 187 | Clinton, IA US |
| Dick Hughes | R | R | February 13, 1938 | 6'3" | 195 | Stephens, AR US |
| George Kernek | L | L | January 12, 1940 | 6'3" | 170 | Holdenville, OK US |
| Coco Laboy | R | R | July 4, 1940 | 5'10" | 165 | Ponce, PR |
| Dick LeMay | L | L | August 28, 1938 | 6'3" | 190 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Jeoff Long | R | R | October 9, 1941 | 6'1" | 200 | Covington, KY US |
| Roy Majtyka | R | R | June 1, 1939 | 6'0" | 170 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Tony Martínez | R | R | March 18, 1940 | 5'10" | 165 | Perico, CU |
| Joe Morgan | L | R | November 19, 1930 | 5'10" | 170 | Walpole, MA US |
| Jim Napier | R | R | August 2, 1938 | 5'11" | 200 | Wasco, CA US |
| James Perkins | R | R | September 3, 1939 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Dave Ricketts | S | R | July 12, 1935 | 6'0" | 190 | Pottstown, PA US |
| Ted Savage | R | R | February 21, 1936 | 6'1" | 185 | Venice, IL US |
| Barney Schultz | R | R | August 15, 1926 | 6'2" | 200 | Beverly, NJ US |
| Tommy Smith | L | R | August 27, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Ed Spiezio | R | R | October 31, 1941 | 5'11" | 180 | Joliet, IL US |
| Clint Stark | R | L | February 22, 1942 | 6'4" | 175 | |
| Moose Stubing | L | L | March 31, 1938 | 6'3" | 220 | Bronx, NY US |
| Chuck Taylor | R | R | April 18, 1942 | 6'2" | 195 | Shelbyville, TN US |
| Bobby Tolan | L | L | November 19, 1945 | 5'11" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Ted Wills | L | L | February 9, 1934 | 6'2" | 200 | Fresno, CA US |
| Bart Zeller | R | R | July 22, 1941 | 6'1" | 185 | Chicago Heights, IL US |
| Bud Zipfel | L | R | November 18, 1938 | 6'3" | 200 | Belleville, IL 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.
