Offseason October 15, 1964: Bill Heath and a player to be named later were traded by the Phillies to the Chicago White Sox for Rudy May. The Phillies completed the deal by sending Joel Gibson (minors) to the White Sox on November 23. December 1, 1964: Danny Cater and Lee Elia were traded by the Phillies to the Chicago White Sox for Ray Herbert and Jeoff Long. December 3, 1964: Rudy May and Costen Shockley were traded by the Phillies to the California Angels for Bo Belinsky. December 22, 1964: Bobby Del Greco was purchased by the Phillies from the Milwaukee Braves. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions June 14, 1965: Gus Triandos was purchased from the Phillies by the Houston Astros. July 10, 1965: Frank Thomas was purchased from the Phillies by the Houston Astros. July 12, 1965: Denny Doyle was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies. Game log |- style="background:#bfb" | 1 || April 12 || @ Astros || 2–0 || Chris Short (1–0) || Bob Bruce (0–1) || None || 42,652 || 1–0 |- style="background:#fbb" | 2 || April 14 || Giants || 2–5 || Gaylord Perry (1–0) || Jim Bunning (0–1) || Bob Shaw (1) || 31,922 || 1–1 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 15 || Giants || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 8 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bfb" | 3 || April 17 || Dodgers || 3–2 || Chris Short (2–0) || Don Drysdale (1–1) || Jack Baldschun (1) || 17,021 || 2–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 4 || April 18 || Dodgers || 2–6 || Sandy Koufax (1–0) || Bo Belinsky (0–1) || None || 11,107 || 2–2 |- style="background:#bfb" | 5 || April 19 || Astros || 8–0 || Jim Bunning (1–1) || Turk Farrell (1–1) || None || 4,668 || 3–2 |- style="background:#bfb" | 6 || April 20 || Astros || 2–1 (13) || Jack Baldschun (1–0) || Hal Woodeshick (0–1) || None || 6,627 || 4–2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 7 || April 21 || Astros || 4–11 || Dave Giusti (1–0) || Chris Short (2–1) || None || 8,267 || 4–3 |- style="background:#fbb" | 8 || April 23 || @ Dodgers || 0–4 || Johnny Podres (1–0) || Jim Bunning (1–2) || None || 29,120 || 4–4 |- style="background:#fbb" | 9 || April 24 || @ Dodgers || 3–9 || Claude Osteen (2–1)