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1960 Los Angeles Dodgers season


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nameLos Angeles Dodgers
season1960
leagueNational League
ballparkLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
cityLos Angeles
record
divisional_place4th
ownersWalter O'Malley, James & Dearie Mulvey
presidentWalter O'Malley
general_managersBuzzie Bavasi
managersWalter Alston
televisionKTTV, Ch. 11
radioKFI
Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett

Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett

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The 1960 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 71st season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 3rd season in Los Angeles, California, and their 3rd season playing their home games at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles California. The Dodgers finished the season at 82–72, in fourth place in the National League race, 13 games behind the NL and World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates.

Offseason

  • November 30, 1959: Steve Bilko was drafted from the Dodgers by the Detroit Tigers in the 1959 rule 5 draft.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

  • April 5, 1960: Fred Kipp was traded by the Dodgers to the New York Yankees for Gordie Windhorn and Dick Sanders.
  • April 8, 1960: Don Zimmer was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Ron Perranoski, Johnny Goryl, career minor leaguer Lee Handley, and cash.
  • April 11, 1960: Johnny Klippstein was purchased from the Dodgers by the Cleveland Indians.
  • May 6, 1960: Rip Repulski was traded by the Dodgers to the Boston Red Sox for Nelson Chittum.
  • May 7, 1960: Sandy Amorós was traded by the Dodgers (from the minor-league Montreal Royals) to the Detroit Tigers for Gail Harris.
  • June 15, 1960: John Glenn was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jim Donohue.
  • June 15, 1960: Clem Labine was traded by the Dodgers to the Detroit Tigers for Ray Semproch and cash.
  • July 9, 1960: Tommy Lasorda was released by the Dodgers (from the minor-league Montreal Royals).

Opening Day lineup

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19Jim Gilliam3B
43Charlie Neal2B
9Wally MoonLF
4Duke SniderRF
14Gil Hodges1B
8John RoseboroC
2Don DemeterCF
30Maury WillsSS
53Don DrysdaleP

Roster

1960 Los Angeles Dodgers
**Roster**
**Pitchers**

Game log

Regular season

Legend
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Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
CJohn Roseboro10328761.213842
1BNorm Larker133440142.323578
2BCharlie Neal139477122.256840
SSMaury Wills148516152.295027
3BJim Gilliam151557138.248540
LFWally Moon138469140.2991369
CFTommy Davis11035297.2761144
RFFrank Howard117448120.2682377

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Duke Snider10123557.2431436
Gil Hodges10119739.198830
Don Demeter6416846.274929
Norm Sherry4713839.283819
Joe Pignatano589021.23329
Willie Davis228828.318210
Chuck Essegian527917.215311
Charley Smith186010.16705
Bob Lillis486016.26706
Bob Aspromonte215510.18216
Ron Fairly14374.10813
Irv Noren26255.20011
Doug Camilli6248.33313
9142.14300
Carl Furillo8102.20001
451.20000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Don Drysdale41269.015142.84246
Johnny Podres34227.214123.08159
Stan Williams38207.114103.00175
Sandy Koufax37175.08133.91197
21115.2833.2769
Jim Golden17.0106.434

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Danny McDevitt2453.0044.2530
Ed Rakow922.0017.369
Phil Ortega36.10017.054

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Ed Roebuck588382.7877
Larry Sherry57141073.79114
Ed Palmquist220102.5423
Clem Labine130115.8215

Awards and honors

  • 1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game – Game 1
    • Norm Larker reserve
    • Charlie Neal reserve
    • Stan Williams reserve
    • Johnny Podres reserve
  • 1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game – Game 2
    • Norm Larker reserve
    • Charlie Neal reserve
    • Stan Williams reserve
    • Johnny Podres reserve
  • National League Rookie of the Year
    • Frank Howard
  • Gold Glove Award
    • Wally Moon
  • TSN Rookie of the Year Award
    • Frank Howard
  • NL Player of the Month
    • Don Drysdale (July 1960)

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Atlanta, Reno

Notes

References

References

  1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bilkost01.shtml Steve Bilko] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kippfr01.shtml Fred Kipp] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/z/zimmedo01.shtml Don Zimmer] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/klippjo01.shtml Johnny Klippstein] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/repulri01.shtml Rip Repulski] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/amorosa01.shtml Sandy Amorós] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/glennjo03.shtml John Glenn] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/labincl01.shtml Clem Labine] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  9. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lasorto01.shtml Tommy Lasorda] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  10. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN196004120.shtml 1960 Opening Day Lineup] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  11. "1960 Los Angeles Dodgers schedule and results". Baseball Reference.
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