1965 Johnson City Yankees Roster

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: R
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
1965 Johnson City Yankees Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
James BidwellRR6'0"180
Paul BruinsmaSR5'11"170
Bill BurbachRRAugust 22, 19476'4"215Dickeyville, WI US
Al ClosterLLJune 15, 19436'2"190Creighton, NE US
Kerry ComptonRLApril 18, 19446'0"170
James FinkRRAugust 27, 19476'6"190
Tom FosterLR6'0"155
Joseph FreynikRR6'1"200
Orlando GomezRRJune 24, 19466'0"190Juana Diaz, PR
Robert HallRR6'0"190
John HamiltonRR6'0"182
Roger HorsleyRR5'10"175
Lou HowellSROctober 7, 19435'11"180Louisville, KY US
Robert JordanLR5'11"180
Charlie KennedyRRDecember 15, 19466'5"220
Lew LawsonRROctober 30, 19465'9"170Terre Haute, IN US
Warren MillerRRAugust 28, 19445'9"170Camden, NJ US
Donald MulhareRR5'9"167
Donald NovickLL6'0"180
Bill PareseLRDecember 6, 19426'1"205Stamford, CT US
David PattersonLR6'0"190
Joseph PhillipsLR6'2"185
Thomas PorterLR6'2"180
Samuel ProvenzanoLL6'0"180
Jim ReesLROctober 18, 19436'1"185
Allen RheaRRApril 29, 19456'1"175Colorado Springs, CO US
Jack ServenRR6'2"170
Arthur ThompsonLL6'4"250
Mark UhlmannRRNovember 18, 19456'0"180Memphis, TN US
Gary WatersRRFebruary 27, 19466'0"160
Richard WebsterLR5'9"179
Fred WinstonRRJune 19, 19466'3"196
Morton ZenorLL6'1"175
Michael ZirkleRRFebruary 1, 19455'11"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.



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