1965 Johnson City Yankees Roster
Team Record: 27-43
Finished 6th in the AL
Manager: Bob Bauer (27-43)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Johnson City, Tennessee
Ballpark: Howard Johnson Stadium
Attendance: 21,844, Avg. 624
The Johnson City Yankees of the Appalachian League ended the 1965 season with a record of 27 wins and 43 losses, finishing sixth in the AL.
The Yankees tallied 409 runs and gave up 479 runs. Morton Zenor paced Johnson City with 10 home runs Paul Bruinsma drove in 34 runs. Thomas Porter led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .294 average. Donald Mulhare topped the team with 6 wins, while James Bidwell recorded a 3.81 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Al Closter and Bill Burbach both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Bob Bauer served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Bidwell | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Paul Bruinsma | S | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Bill Burbach | R | R | August 22, 1947 | 6'4" | 215 | Dickeyville, WI US |
| Al Closter | L | L | June 15, 1943 | 6'2" | 190 | Creighton, NE US |
| Kerry Compton | R | L | April 18, 1944 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| James Fink | R | R | August 27, 1947 | 6'6" | 190 | |
| Tom Foster | L | R | 6'0" | 155 | ||
| Joseph Freynik | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Orlando Gomez | R | R | June 24, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Juana Diaz, PR |
| Robert Hall | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| John Hamilton | R | R | 6'0" | 182 | ||
| Roger Horsley | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Lou Howell | S | R | October 7, 1943 | 5'11" | 180 | Louisville, KY US |
| Robert Jordan | L | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Charlie Kennedy | R | R | December 15, 1946 | 6'5" | 220 | |
| Lew Lawson | R | R | October 30, 1946 | 5'9" | 170 | Terre Haute, IN US |
| Warren Miller | R | R | August 28, 1944 | 5'9" | 170 | Camden, NJ US |
| Donald Mulhare | R | R | 5'9" | 167 | ||
| Donald Novick | L | L | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Bill Parese | L | R | December 6, 1942 | 6'1" | 205 | Stamford, CT US |
| David Patterson | L | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Joseph Phillips | L | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Thomas Porter | L | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Samuel Provenzano | L | L | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Jim Rees | L | R | October 18, 1943 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Allen Rhea | R | R | April 29, 1945 | 6'1" | 175 | Colorado Springs, CO US |
| Jack Serven | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Arthur Thompson | L | L | 6'4" | 250 | ||
| Mark Uhlmann | R | R | November 18, 1945 | 6'0" | 180 | Memphis, TN US |
| Gary Waters | R | R | February 27, 1946 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Richard Webster | L | R | 5'9" | 179 | ||
| Fred Winston | R | R | June 19, 1946 | 6'3" | 196 | |
| Morton Zenor | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Michael Zirkle | R | R | February 1, 1945 | 5'11" | 178 |
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.
