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The Washington Senators
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season involved the Senators finishing 8th in the American League

American League

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with a record of 70 wins and 92 losses.

Offseason

November 30, 1964: Tim Cullen
Tim Cullen
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was drafted by the Senators from the Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
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in the 1964 first-year draft.
December 1, 1964: Chuck Hinton
Chuck Hinton
Charles Edward Hinton, Jr. is a former utility in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators , Cleveland Indians and California Angels...

was traded by the Senators to the Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
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for Woodie Held
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Woodson George "Woodie" Held was a shortstop/outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Baltimore Orioles, California Angels and Chicago White Sox. He batted and threw right-handed...

and Bob Chance
Bob Chance
Robert Chance is a former professional baseball player who played 6 seasons for the Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, and California Angels of Major League Baseball....

.
December 4, 1964: Claude Osteen
Claude Osteen
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, John Kennedy and $100,000 were traded by the Senators to the Los Angeles Dodgers
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for Frank Howard, Ken McMullen, Phil Ortega
Phil Ortega
Filomeno Coronada Ortega , is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched from 1960-1969 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, California Angels, and Washington Senators. Ortega was of Yaqui Indian descent...

, Pete Richert
Pete Richert
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and a player to be named later. The Dodgers completed the deal by sending Dick Nen
Dick Nen
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to the Senators on December 15.

Notable transactions

June 8, 1965: Joe Coleman was drafted by the Senators in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft
1965 Major League Baseball Draft
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June 8, 1965: Tom Ragland
Tom Ragland
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was drafted by the Washington Senators in the 15th round of the 1965 amateur draft.

Roster

1965 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager Coaches

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
LF		149	516	149	.289	21	84

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
122	332	82	.247	16	54
72	199	51	.256	4	14
12	29	7	.241	0	1

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	2	18	2	0	1.50	7
	3	14.1	0	3	8.16	2

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	33	106.2	4	7	4.05	59

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	40	1	2	0	2.67	39

Farm system

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