1965 St. Cloud Rox Roster
Team Record: 43-23
Finished 1st in the NL
Manager: Jim Rantz (43-23)
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins
Location: St. Cloud, Minnesota
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 22,446, Avg. 680
The St. Cloud Rox of the Northern League ended the 1965 season with a record of 43 wins and 23 losses, finishing first in the NL.
The Rox topped the league with 356 runs, ignited by 44 home runs. St. Cloud allowed 212 runs, least in the league. Bobby Brooks drove in 46 runs and topped all regular batters with a .294 average. Bob Gebhard led the squad with 11 wins, while George Lauzerique earned a 0.79 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1965 St. Cloud Rox who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Bobby Brooks, Ron Keller, George Mitterwald, George Lauzerique and Bob Gebhard.
Jim Rantz served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Boryca | R | R | December 12, 1945 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Pete Britton | L | R | 5'9" | 15 | ||
| Bobby Brooks | R | R | November 1, 1945 | 5'8" | 165 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Jerome Cawley | R | R | 5'10" | 190 | ||
| Jerry Ennis | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Gary Funtas | R | R | January 4, 1946 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Bob Gebhard | R | R | January 3, 1943 | 6'2" | 210 | Lamberton, MN US |
| Richard Green | L | L | July 12, 1941 | 5'10" | 180 | Carneys Point, NJ US |
| Chuck Gross | R | R | July 6, 1942 | 5'11" | 210 | |
| Sandy Hopper | R | R | December 4, 1945 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Ron Keller | R | R | June 3, 1943 | 6'2" | 200 | Indianapolis, IN US |
| Nathaniel King | L | R | September 29, 1946 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| George Lauzerique | R | R | July 22, 1947 | 6'1" | 180 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Ron Lea | S | R | July 12, 1943 | 6'3" | 175 | Marshall, TX US |
| Craig MacKay | R | R | November 28, 1943 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Jerry Maye | L | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Neil McPhee | R | R | October 14, 1943 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| James Merrick | L | L | November 5, 1943 | 5'9" | 170 | Hemet, CA US |
| George Mitterwald | R | R | June 7, 1945 | 6'2" | 195 | Berkeley, CA US |
| Al Nordberg | L | L | March 5, 1944 | 6'3" | 180 | Worcester, MA US |
| Tommy Patchen | L | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Robert Purkhiser | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Ron Rodriguez | R | R | August 4, 1942 | 6'2" | 180 | San Leandro, CA US |
| Joseph Romary | R | R | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Chuck Shimerdla | R | R | October 20, 1945 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Louis Smith | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Jerry Sutton | L | R | October 19, 1942 | 6'3" | 200 | Lansing, MI US |
| Steve Tompkins | R | R | July 22, 1946 | 5'11" | 185 |
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.
