1965 Peninsula Grays Roster
Team Record: 86-58
Finished 1st in the CL's East Division
Manager: Jack Cassini (0-0), Merrill May (0-0)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Newport News, Virginia
Ballpark: War Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 102,424, Avg. 1,423
Playoffs - Portsmouth Tides 2 games, Peninsula Grays 1
The Peninsula Grays of the Carolina League ended the 1965 season with a record of 86 wins and 58 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.
The Grays paced the league with 705 runs. Peninsula surrendered 593 runs. Stan Swanson powered the team with 19 home runs, and Clyde Mashore walloped 15 or more, too. Alfred Cosgrove accounted for 84 RBI. Teolindo Acosta topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .336. Jim Morio led the squad with 16 wins, while Bernard Kazakavich earned a 1.97 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1965 Peninsula Grays who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Clyde Mashore, Wally Wolf, Stan Swanson, Steve Mingori and Don Secrist.
Jack Cassini and Merrill May served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teolindo Acosta | L | L | July 23, 1937 | 5'7" | 168 | Maracaibo, Zulia VE |
| Harvey Alex | R | R | December 19, 1940 | 6'4" | 210 | Yorktown, TX US |
| Edward Barberie | R | R | August 27, 1942 | 5'10" | 195 | |
| Joe Barnes | R | L | April 12, 1945 | 6'3" | 180 | |
| Michael Burch | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Bob Conte | R | R | January 22, 1945 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Alfred Cosgrove | L | L | May 11, 1944 | 6'5" | 225 | |
| Link Curtis | L | L | November 12, 1942 | 6'5" | 215 | |
| Antonio DeLeon | R | R | 5'6" | 147 | ||
| Thomas Eckelman | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Marv Fodor | R | R | August 6, 1941 | 6'0" | 200 | Detroit, MI US |
| Anthony Grzywacz | L | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Eddie Hill | L | R | October 28, 1945 | 6'4" | 185 | |
| John Huber | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Bernard Kazakavich | L | R | December 8, 1940 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| John Keller | R | R | August 13, 1943 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| James Marshall | R | L | July 8, 1946 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Clyde Mashore | R | R | May 29, 1945 | 6'0" | 182 | Concord, CA US |
| Wayne Meadows | S | R | March 31, 1943 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Steve Mingori | L | L | February 29, 1944 | 5'10" | 165 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Jim Morio | R | L | June 9, 1941 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Tom Perdue | R | R | January 18, 1941 | 5'11" | 190 | Huntington, WV US |
| Kenneth Peters | R | R | October 17, 1941 | 6'0" | 185 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Carl Richardson | R | R | June 2, 1946 | 5'10" | 155 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Dale Rohde | R | L | January 26, 1941 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Don Secrist | L | L | February 26, 1944 | 6'2" | 195 | Seattle, WA US |
| Billy Stinchcomb | R | R | June 16, 1944 | 6'2" | 165 | Denton, TX US |
| Stan Swanson | R | R | May 19, 1944 | 5'11" | 168 | Yuba City, CA US |
| Sam Thompson | L | L | July 7, 1937 | 6'1" | 174 | Columbia, SC US |
| Michael Vande Ven | L | L | May 1, 1944 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Robert Weaver | L | R | September 2, 1943 | 5'11" | 200 | |
| Wally Wolf | R | R | January 5, 1942 | 6'0" | 191 | South Gate, CA US |
| Harvey Yancey | S | R | July 19, 1944 | 5'11" | 194 |
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.
