1965 Lexington Giants Roster

Western Carolinas League (WCL) - Class: A
Team Record: 62-54
Finished 4th in the WCL
Manager: Max Lanier (62-54)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Lexington, North Carolina
Ballpark: Holt-Moffitt Field
Attendance: 54,566, Avg. 941
1965 Lexington Giants Statistics

The Lexington Giants of the Western Carolinas League ended the 1965 season with a record of 62 wins and 54 losses, finishing fourth in the WCL.

The Giants scored 601 runs and surrendered 543 runs. Bobby Bonds led Lexington with 25 home runs Ossie Blanco drove in 90 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .325. Mike Corkins paced the squad with 11 wins, while Joe Costello recorded a 2.4 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Players from the 1965 Lexington Giants who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Ossie Blanco, Bobby Bonds, Mike Corkins and César Gutiérrez.

Max Lanier served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bobby AldridgeSRDecember 31, 19436'1"185
Ossie BlancoRRSeptember 8, 19456'0"185Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Bobby BondsRRMarch 15, 19466'1"190Riverside, CA US
James BrownRRNovember 29, 19436'2"190
John BuchananRRSeptember 6, 19465'11"165
Melvin CassioLL6'1"185
Billy ChambersLL6'1"180
Mike CorkinsRRMay 25, 19466'1"190Riverside, CA US
Joe CostelloRROctober 20, 19456'6"225Syracuse, NY US
Dennis DittmanRR6'2"200
James EganLLDecember 14, 19425'11"175
James FisherSR6'3"188
César GutiérrezRRJanuary 26, 19435'9"155Coro, Falcon VE
Tommy HixRR6'0"170
Harold JeffcoatLRSeptember 3, 19476'1"195Nashville, TN US
William KetzmierRR5'10"165
Phil LewisRR5'9"170
Carlos LozadaRR5'8"160
David MadurskiRRMay 21, 19465'11"190
George MarinoRR6'1"185
Daniel MarkowskiLL6'2"200
Howard MontgomeryLL6'1"190
Graciliano ParraRRAugust 4, 19436'0"180Maracaibo, Zulia VE
Dave PflastererRRMay 9, 19435'10"165
Joseph PollackRRFebruary 13, 19436'1"190
Ron RobinsonRRJune 10, 19455'11"175
Wes ScottRRNovember 19, 19466'0"150
Andy ShirrelRRSeptember 2, 19456'1"180
George ShoemakerRR6'2"197
Hector SotoRR6'2"170
Donald StaveleyLL6'0"175
Timothy YoungLRSeptember 4, 19456'0"180

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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