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In June, the first Major League Baseball draft was held in New York City. Teams chose players in reverse order of the previous season's standings, with picks alternating between American League and National League teams. [1] With the first pick of the 1965 MLB draft, the Kansas City Athletics took Rick Monday, an outfielder from Arizona State ...
The 40-man roster limit has been in effect since 1921, except for 1945 and 1946 when it was raised to 48 to accommodate veterans returning from military service in World War II, from 1962 to 1965 when it was raised to 41 to add a reserve spot for first-year players acquired before implementation of a player draft was approved prior to the 1965 ...
Below are the full rosters, including the coaching staffs, of all 30 Major League Baseball teams. All teams are allowed up to 40 players on their roster, which doesn't include players on the 60-day injured list.
NBC and MLB agree to a three-year $30.6 million contract that will include all 20 teams, and the "Peacock network" will retain the "GotW" for the next 24 years. Its inaugural 1966 season will feature lead announcer Curt Gowdy and analyst Pee Wee Reese on primary games, and Jim Simpson and newly retired New York Yankees shortstop Tony Kubek on ...
The 1965 Angels are the only team in 20th century Major League Baseball history [2] [3] to undergo an in-season name change. [4] The club began the season under its original identity, the Los Angeles Angels, but with the imminent move to Anaheim, owner Gene Autry changed the name of the team to the California Angels — effective immediately — on September 2, 1965, with only 28 games left in ...
May 3, 1965: Johnny Blanchard and Rollie Sheldon were traded by the Yankees to the Kansas City Athletics for Doc Edwards. [9] June 8, 1965: 1965 Major League Baseball draft. Bill Burbach was drafted by the Yankees in the 1st round (19th pick). [10] Tom Shopay was drafted by the Yankees in the 34th round. [11]
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The 1965 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 65th season in the major leagues, and its 66th season overall. They finished with a record of 95–67, good enough for second place in the American League, 7 games behind the first-place Minnesota Twins. This would be Al Lopez's final full season as White Sox manager.