1965 San Diego Padres Roster
Team Record: 70-78
Finished 3rd in the PCL's East Division
Manager: Dave Bristol (70-78)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: San Diego, California
Ballpark: Lane Field, Westgate Park
Attendance: 164,017, Avg. 2,216
The San Diego Padres of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1965 season with a record of 70 wins and 78 losses, finishing third in the league's East Division.
The Padres plated 558 runs and gave up 589 runs. Lee May walloped 34 home runs for San Diego and recorded 103 runs batted in, while leading all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .321. Dom Zanni and Don Rudolph topped the team with 9 wins each, and Dom Zanni earned a 2.22 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1965 San Diego Padres who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Dom Zanni, Lee May, Len Boehmer, Larry Elliot, Tom Tischinski, Dick Egan, Ken Walters, Ray Rippelmeyer, Steve Boros, Darrell Osteen, Ted Davidson, Tommy Helms, John Papa, Gus Gil, Mel Queen, Al Moran, Jim Coates, Jim Duffalo, Rogelio Álvarez, Gerry Arrigo and Don Rudolph.
Dave Bristol served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Alex | R | R | December 19, 1940 | 6'4" | 210 | Yorktown, TX US |
| Rogelio Álvarez | R | R | April 18, 1938 | 5'11" | 183 | Pinar del Rio, Pinar del Rio CU |
| Gerry Arrigo | L | L | June 12, 1941 | 6'1" | 185 | Chicago, IL US |
| Len Boehmer | R | R | June 28, 1941 | 6'1" | 192 | Flint Hill, MO US |
| Steve Boros | R | R | September 3, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | Flint, MI US |
| Jim Coates | R | R | August 4, 1932 | 6'4" | 192 | Farnham, VA US |
| Ted Davidson | R | L | October 4, 1939 | 6'0" | 192 | Las Vegas, NV US |
| Jim Duffalo | R | R | November 25, 1935 | 6'1" | 175 | Helvetia, PA US |
| Dick Egan | L | L | March 24, 1937 | 6'4" | 193 | Berkeley, CA US |
| Larry Elliot | L | L | March 5, 1938 | 6'2" | 200 | San Diego, CA US |
| David Galligan | R | R | February 10, 1943 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Gus Gil | R | R | April 19, 1939 | 5'10" | 180 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Tommy Helms | R | R | May 5, 1941 | 5'10" | 165 | Charlotte, NC US |
| Lee May | R | R | March 23, 1943 | 6'3" | 195 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Jerry Merz | R | R | June 6, 1940 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Al Moran | R | R | December 5, 1938 | 6'1" | 190 | Detroit, MI US |
| Daniel Neville | R | R | April 6, 1941 | 6'3" | 202 | Covington, KY US |
| Francisco Obregon | R | R | December 17, 1936 | 5'9" | 170 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Bob Olson | R | R | January 17, 1941 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| Darrell Osteen | R | R | February 14, 1943 | 6'1" | 170 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| John Papa | R | R | December 5, 1940 | 5'11" | 190 | Bridgeport, CT US |
| Mel Queen | L | R | March 26, 1942 | 6'1" | 189 | Johnson City, NY US |
| Gerald Reimer | L | R | February 25, 1938 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Ray Rippelmeyer | R | R | July 9, 1933 | 6'3" | 200 | Valmeyer, IL US |
| Don Rudolph | L | L | August 16, 1931 | 5'11" | 195 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Edward Sada | R | R | July 1, 1938 | 6'2" | 180 | San Diego, CA US |
| Jim Saul | L | R | November 24, 1939 | 6'3" | 200 | Bristol, VA US |
| Tom Tischinski | R | R | July 12, 1944 | 5'10" | 190 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Ken Walters | R | R | November 11, 1933 | 6'1" | 180 | Fresno, CA US |
| Lacy West | R | R | August 7, 1941 | 6'3" | 194 | |
| Kenneth Widman | R | R | February 29, 1944 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Dom Zanni | R | R | March 1, 1932 | 5'11" | 180 | Bronx, NY 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.
