1965 Decatur Commodores Roster
Team Record: 60-60
Finished 5th in the MWL
Manager: Richard Klaus (60-60)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Decatur, Illinois
Ballpark: Fans Field
Attendance: 47,265, Avg. 788
The Decatur Commodores of the Midwest League ended the 1965 season with a record of 60 wins and 60 losses, finishing fifth in the MWL.
The Commodores plated 537 runs and allowed 501 runs. Goldie Francis paced Decatur with 17 home runs Bruce Hix and Frank Ferro each accounted for 60 RBI. Frank Ferro led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .294 clip. Néstor Chávez topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.15 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1965 Decatur Commodores who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Héctor Torres, Néstor Chávez and Jimmy Rosario.
Richard Klaus served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramon Aldecoa | L | R | March 17, 1945 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| James Baten | R | R | September 28, 1940 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| James Brown | R | R | November 29, 1943 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Val Bush | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Néstor Chávez | R | R | July 6, 1947 | 6'0" | 170 | Chacao, Miranda VE |
| Burnard Crawford | R | R | March 2, 1943 | 5'9" | 168 | |
| Archie Dawson | L | L | July 27, 1945 | 6'0" | 165 | Chicago, IL US |
| Michael Edwards | L | L | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Jerry Ennis | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Frank Ferro | R | R | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Goldie Francis | R | R | February 3, 1946 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Bernard Harris | R | R | 5'8" | 155 | ||
| Bruce Hix | R | R | August 27, 1946 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Juan Joa | R | R | February 6, 1944 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| William Leistritz | R | R | October 2, 1943 | |||
| Jack MacGillivray | R | R | September 15, 1945 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| William Malinowski | L | L | 5'8" | 185 | ||
| Mike Miltenberger | R | R | August 19, 1944 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| David Roney | S | R | March 1, 1946 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Jimmy Rosario | S | R | May 5, 1945 | 5'10" | 155 | Bayamon, PR |
| Ron Smith | R | R | January 28, 1944 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Hector Soto | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Larry Stewart | L | L | April 15, 1945 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Earl Tolbert | L | L | 6'1" | 160 | ||
| Héctor Torres | R | R | September 16, 1945 | 6'0" | 175 | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX |
| William Vandever | R | R | September 11, 1944 | 6'2" | 165 | |
| Manuel Vargas | R | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Eugene Vidoni | R | R | April 2, 1942 | 5'8" | 175 | |
| Ronald Welsch | R | R | February 9, 1945 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Thomas Zink | R | R | September 20, 1944 | 5'11" | 167 |
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.
