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1960 Los Angeles Dodgers season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| season | 1960 |
| league | National League |
| ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| city | Los Angeles |
| record | |
| divisional_place | 4th |
| owners | Walter O'Malley, James & Dearie Mulvey |
| president | Walter O'Malley |
| general_managers | Buzzie Bavasi |
| managers | Walter Alston |
| television | KTTV, Ch. 11 |
| radio | KFI |
| 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
| Cleveland Indians}}" | Opening Day starters | Los Angeles Dodgers}}; | # | Los Angeles Dodgers}}; | Name | Los Angeles Dodgers}}; | Position |
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| 19 | Jim Gilliam | 3B | |||||
| 43 | Charlie Neal | 2B | |||||
| 9 | Wally Moon | LF | |||||
| 4 | Duke Snider | RF | |||||
| 14 | Gil Hodges | 1B | |||||
| 8 | John Roseboro | C | |||||
| 2 | Don Demeter | CF | |||||
| 30 | Maury Wills | SS | |||||
| 53 | Don Drysdale | P |
Roster
| 1960 Los Angeles Dodgers |
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| **Roster** |
| **Pitchers** |
Game log
Regular season
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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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | John Roseboro | 103 | 287 | 61 | .213 | 8 | 42 |
| 1B | Norm Larker | 133 | 440 | 142 | .323 | 5 | 78 |
| 2B | Charlie Neal | 139 | 477 | 122 | .256 | 8 | 40 |
| SS | Maury Wills | 148 | 516 | 152 | .295 | 0 | 27 |
| 3B | Jim Gilliam | 151 | 557 | 138 | .248 | 5 | 40 |
| LF | Wally Moon | 138 | 469 | 140 | .299 | 13 | 69 |
| CF | Tommy Davis | 110 | 352 | 97 | .276 | 11 | 44 |
| RF | Frank Howard | 117 | 448 | 120 | .268 | 23 | 77 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Snider | 101 | 235 | 57 | .243 | 14 | 36 |
| Gil Hodges | 101 | 197 | 39 | .198 | 8 | 30 |
| Don Demeter | 64 | 168 | 46 | .274 | 9 | 29 |
| Norm Sherry | 47 | 138 | 39 | .283 | 8 | 19 |
| Joe Pignatano | 58 | 90 | 21 | .233 | 2 | 9 |
| Willie Davis | 22 | 88 | 28 | .318 | 2 | 10 |
| Chuck Essegian | 52 | 79 | 17 | .215 | 3 | 11 |
| Charley Smith | 18 | 60 | 10 | .167 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Lillis | 48 | 60 | 16 | .267 | 0 | 6 |
| Bob Aspromonte | 21 | 55 | 10 | .182 | 1 | 6 |
| Ron Fairly | 14 | 37 | 4 | .108 | 1 | 3 |
| Irv Noren | 26 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Camilli | 6 | 24 | 8 | .333 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carl Furillo | 8 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Drysdale | 41 | 269.0 | 15 | 14 | 2.84 | 246 |
| Johnny Podres | 34 | 227.2 | 14 | 12 | 3.08 | 159 |
| Stan Williams | 38 | 207.1 | 14 | 10 | 3.00 | 175 |
| Sandy Koufax | 37 | 175.0 | 8 | 13 | 3.91 | 197 |
| 21 | 115.2 | 8 | 3 | 3.27 | 69 | |
| Jim Golden | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 6.43 | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny McDevitt | 24 | 53.0 | 0 | 4 | 4.25 | 30 |
| Ed Rakow | 9 | 22.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.36 | 9 |
| Phil Ortega | 3 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 17.05 | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Roebuck | 58 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2.78 | 77 |
| Larry Sherry | 57 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3.79 | 114 |
| Ed Palmquist | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.54 | 23 |
| Clem Labine | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.82 | 15 |
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
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bilkost01.shtml Steve Bilko] at ''Baseball-Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kippfr01.shtml Fred Kipp] at ''Baseball-Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/z/zimmedo01.shtml Don Zimmer] at ''Baseball-Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/klippjo01.shtml Johnny Klippstein] at ''Baseball-Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/repulri01.shtml Rip Repulski] at ''Baseball-Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/amorosa01.shtml Sandy Amorós] at ''Baseball-Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/glennjo03.shtml John Glenn] at ''Baseball-Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/labincl01.shtml Clem Labine] at ''Baseball-Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lasorto01.shtml Tommy Lasorda] at ''Baseball-Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN196004120.shtml 1960 Opening Day Lineup] at ''Baseball-Reference''
- "1960 Los Angeles Dodgers schedule and results". Baseball Reference.
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