1965 Portsmouth Tides Roster
Team Record: 76-68
Finished 2nd in the CL's East Division
Manager: Allen Jones (76-68)
Affiliation: California Angels
Location: Portsmouth, Virginia
Ballpark: Frank Lawrence Stadium
Attendance: 61,667, Avg. 856
Playoffs - Portsmouth Tides 2 games, Peninsula Grays 1
Finals - Portsmouth Tides 2 games, Durham Bulls 0
The Portsmouth Tides of the Carolina League ended the 1965 season with a record of 76 wins and 68 losses, finishing second in the league's East Division.
The Tides scored 674 runs and surrendered 604 runs. Denny Lundgren led Portsmouth with 22 home runs and accounted for 81 RBI. Richard Littleton topped all regular hitters by hitting .263. Norbert Rodgers paced the squad with 13 wins, while Ed Nottle earned a 2.57 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1965 Portsmouth Tides who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Roger Nelson, Ángel Bravo and Ed Stroud.
Allen Jones served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Barberie | R | R | August 27, 1942 | 5'10" | 195 | |
| John Bauer | L | L | April 20, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Marshfield, WI US |
| Stanley Blunt | R | R | February 8, 1943 | 6'0" | 175 | Detroit, MI US |
| Ángel Bravo | L | L | August 4, 1942 | 5'8" | 150 | Maracaibo, Zulia VE |
| William Burns | R | R | February 22, 1944 | 5'11" | 178 | Topeka, KS US |
| Joe Cherry | R | R | August 27, 1941 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Virgil DeGeorge | L | L | March 27, 1942 | 6'0" | 188 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Thomas Dix | R | R | September 28, 1942 | 5'11" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Billy Ewing | L | L | October 27, 1942 | 5'10" | 165 | Catawba County, NC US |
| James Fox | R | R | February 12, 1940 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Larry Frasier | R | L | February 15, 1945 | 6'1" | 190 | Rhinelander, WI US |
| Bruce Gruber | R | R | March 8, 1942 | 6'0" | 185 | White Plains, NY US |
| Allen Jones | R | R | April 5, 1930 | 6'0" | 200 | Grifton, NC US |
| Jesse Jones | R | R | May 8, 1941 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Joe Jones | R | R | December 13, 1941 | 5'9" | 150 | Lebanon, TN US |
| Keith Krommenhoek | L | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Richard Littleton | R | R | January 24, 1942 | 5'10" | 175 | Clinton, SC US |
| Al Lopez | R | R | January 30, 1942 | 5'8" | 165 | Tampa, FL US |
| Denny Lundgren | L | L | September 25, 1940 | 5'11" | 185 | Oak Park, IL US |
| Bob Marshall | R | R | January 21, 1939 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| James Morris | R | R | September 16, 1942 | 6'0" | 187 | Athens, GA US |
| Ken Murphy | R | R | February 20, 1944 | 6'2" | 180 | Richmond, CA US |
| Roger Nelson | R | R | June 7, 1944 | 6'3" | 200 | Altadena, CA US |
| Ed Nottle | R | R | October 22, 1939 | 5'9" | 176 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Bob Pearson | R | R | January 21, 1943 | 5'11" | 172 | Wichita, KS US |
| Tom Perdue | R | R | January 18, 1941 | 5'11" | 190 | Huntington, WV US |
| Jesse Queen | R | R | June 7, 1937 | 5'9" | 170 | Cuthbert, GA US |
| Norbert Rodgers | R | R | December 22, 1944 | 5'11" | 170 | Saint Thomas, St. Thomas VI |
| Dale Rohde | R | L | January 26, 1941 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Jerry Rozmus | R | R | March 22, 1940 | 6'4" | 197 | Chicago, IL US |
| Norman Shanahan | R | R | February 24, 1941 | 6'0" | 188 | Toronto, ON CA |
| Eddie Smith | R | R | November 14, 1943 | 6'1" | 175 | Memphis, TN US |
| Ed Stroud | L | R | October 31, 1939 | 5'11" | 180 | Lapine, AL US |
| Jerry Sutton | L | R | October 19, 1942 | 6'3" | 200 | Lansing, MI US |
| Robert Von Eps | R | R | August 4, 1945 | 5'10" | 170 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Donald Welsh | S | R | April 5, 1944 | 5'8" | 165 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Howard Wood | L | R | June 23, 1939 | 5'10" | 170 | Tidewater, VA 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.
