1965 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team

University team

1965 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
National champions WAC champions
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
CB	No. 1
Record	54–8 (9–3 WAC)
Head coach	Bobby Winkles (7th year)
Assistant coach	Ramiro Lujan
Seasons ← 1964 1966 →

1965 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern
No. 22 Utah ‍‍‍	7	–	5	.583	21	–	16	.568
Wyoming ‍‍‍	7	–	5	.583	16	–	22	.421
BYU ‍‍‍	4	–	8	.333	21	–	15	.583
Southern
No. 1 Arizona State ‍†‍‍^y	9	–	3	.750	54	–	8	.871
No. 25 Arizona ‍‍‍	7	–	5	.583	37	–	13	.740
New Mexico ‍‍‍	2	–	10	.167	18	–	19	.486

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1965^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1965 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team represented Arizona State University in the 1965 NCAA University Division baseball season. The team was coached by Bobby Winkles in his 7th season at Arizona State.

The Sun Devils won the College World Series, defeating the Ohio State Buckeyes in the championship game.

Roster

1965 Arizona State Sun Devils roster
	Pitchers 2 Jim Merrick 3 Ron Lea 10 Darrell Hoover 11 Ted Robison 19 Dave Cartun 21 Doug Nurnberg 22 Al Schmelz 26 John Pavlik		Infielders 3 Jan Kleinman 4 Jim Armstrong 5 Luis Lagunas 6 Erin Peterson 9 Jack Smitheran 18 Sal Bando 17 Gar Garland		Outfielders 14 Larry Martin 15 Rich Oliver 20 Jim Gretta 23 Don Switzenberg 25 Glenn Smith 27 Rick Monday Catchers 7 Anthony Alesci 12 Duffy Dyer 24 Ray Stadler

1965 Arizona State Sun Devils roster

Pitchers

2 Jim Merrick
3 Ron Lea
10 Darrell Hoover
11 Ted Robison
19 Dave Cartun
21 Doug Nurnberg
22 Al Schmelz
26 John Pavlik

Infielders

3 Jan Kleinman
4 Jim Armstrong
5 Luis Lagunas
6 Erin Peterson
9 Jack Smitheran
18 Sal Bando
17 Gar Garland

Outfielders

14 Larry Martin
15 Rich Oliver
20 Jim Gretta
23 Don Switzenberg
25 Glenn Smith
27 Rick Monday

Catchers

7 Anthony Alesci
12 Duffy Dyer
24 Ray Stadler

Schedule

1965 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball game log

Regular season

February/March

Date	Opponent	Score	Overall record	WAC record
February 26	San Fernando State	7–5	1–0	–
February 27	San Fernando State	11–7	2–0	–
February 27	San Fernando State	10–5	3–0	–
March 5	Michigan	3–6	3–1	–
March 6	Michigan	5–2	4–1	–
March 6	Michigan	11–3	5–1	–
March 12	Long Beach State	7–1	6–1	–
March 13	Long Beach State	0–2	6–2	–
March 13	Long Beach State	9–4	7–2	–
March 16	at Grand Canyon	15–2	8–2	–
March 19	Colorado State	8–0	9–2	–
March 20	Colorado State	9–0	10–2	–
March 20	Colorado State	8–0	11–2	–
March 22	Ohio State	6–3	12–2	–
March 23	Ohio State	7–6	13–2	–
March 24	Ohio State	10–3	14–2	–
March 25	Oregon State	10–3	15–2	–
March 26	Oregon State	9–3	16–2	–
March 27	Oregon State	9–4	17–2	–
March 27	Oregon State	2–0	18–2	–
March 29	Colorado	8–2	19–2	–
March 30	Colorado	16–3	20–2	–

April

Date	Opponent	Score	Overall record	WAC record
April 1	Oklahoma	10–2	21–2	–
April 2	Oklahoma	0–2	21–3	–
April 5	Utah State	7–1	22–3	–
April 6	Utah State	6–4	23–3	–
April 7	Utah State	9–4	24–3	–
April 9	New Mexico	9–2	25–3	1–0
April 10	New Mexico	20–3	26–3	2–0
April 15	Wyoming	6–0	27–3	–
April 16	Wyoming	8–0	28–3	–
April 17	Wyoming	10–3	29–3	–
April 17	Wyoming	7–0	30–3	–
April 19	Sul Ross State	14–2	31–3	–
April 19	New Mexico	4–1	32–3	3–0
April 20	Sul Ross State	8–2	33–3	–
April 23	at Arizona	3–12	33–4	3–1
April 24	at Arizona	1–4	33–5	3–2
April 24	at Arizona	10–4	34–5	4–2
April 27	at Grand Canyon	6–1	35–5	–
April 30	at New Mexico	9–5	36–5	5–2

May

Date	Opponent	Score	Overall record	WAC record
May 1	at New Mexico	11–12	36–6	5–3
May 1	at New Mexico	3–2	37–6	6–3
May 4	Grand Canyon	3–7	37–7	–
May 7	San Diego	7–6	38–7	–
May 8	San Diego	12–3	39–7	–
May 8	San Diego	18–3	40–7	–
May 14	Arizona	6–0	41–7	7–3
May 15	Arizona	13–5	42–7	8–3
May 15	Arizona	6–2	43–7	9–3

Post-season

WAC Championship

Date	Opponent	Score	Overall record
May 28	vs. Utah	3–2	44–7
May 29	vs. Utah	3–2	45–7
May 29	vs. Utah	2–1	46–7

NCAA tournament: District 7 playoffs

Date	Opponent	Score	Overall record
June 3	vs. Colorado State	7–2	47–7
June 4	vs. Colorado State	12–3	48–7
June 4	vs. Colorado State	3–2	49–7

NCAA tournament: College World Series

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
June 7	vs. Lafayette	Rosenblatt Stadium	14–1	50–7
June 8	vs. Saint Louis	Rosenblatt Stadium	13–3	51–7
June 9	vs. Ohio State	Rosenblatt Stadium	9–4	52–7
June 10	vs. Saint Louis	Rosenblatt Stadium	6–2	53–7
June 11	vs. Ohio State	Rosenblatt Stadium	3–7	53–8
June 12	vs. Ohio State	Rosenblatt Stadium	2–1	54–8

Awards and honors

Sal Bando

College World Series Most Outstanding Player^[2]
First Team All-WAC^[3]

Duffy Dyer

First Team All-WAC^[3]

Luis Lagunas

First Team All-American^[3]
College World Series All-Tournament Team^[2]

Rick Monday

The Sporting News Player of the Year^[3]
First Team All-American^[3]
First Team All-WAC^[3]
College World Series All-Tournament Team^[2]

Doug Nurnberg

College World Series All-Tournament Team^[2]

John Pavlik

Second Team All-American^[3]
First Team All-WAC^[3]

Sun Devils in the 1965 MLB Draft

The following members of the Arizona State Sun Devils baseball program were drafted in the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft.^[4]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Rick Monday	OF	1st	1st	Oakland Athletics
Glenn Smith	OF	2nd	34th	San Francisco Giants
Sal Bando	3B	6th	119th	Oakland Athletics
Jim Armstrong	SS	17th	322nd	Houston Astros
Duffy Dyer	C	38th	671st	Milwaukee Braves
Ray Stadler	C	38th	672nd	New York Mets
James Gretta	1B	46th	743rd	St. Louis Cardinals
Luis Lagunas	2B	48th	756th	Minnesota Twins

References

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1965". boydsworld.com. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "CWS record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Arizona State Sun Devils baseball Media Guide" (PDF). TheSunDevils.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)"". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 14, 2012.

v t e Arizona State Sun Devils 1965 College World Series champions
9 Jack Smitheran 12 Duffy Dyer 18 Sal Bando (College World Series MOP) 22 Al Schmelz 27 Rick Monday
Head Coach: Bobby Winkles
Regular season NCAA tournament College World Series

v t e Arizona State Sun Devils baseball
Stadium	Phoenix Municipal Stadium (1964–1973) Packard Stadium (1974–2014) Phoenix Municipal Stadium (2015-present)
Rivalries	Arizona
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

v t e NCAA Division I baseball champions
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NCAA Division I baseball champions