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1960 Major League Baseball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1960 MLB season |
| league | American League (AL) |
| National League (NL) | |
| sport | Baseball |
| duration | Regular season:{{Bulleted list |
| no_of_games | 154 |
| no_of_teams | 16 (8 per league) |
| TV | NBC, CBS, ABC |
| season | Regular season |
| MVP | AL: Roger Maris (NYY) |
| NL: Dick Groat (PIT) | |
| MVP_link | Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award |
| conf1 | AL |
| conf1_champ | [New York Yankees](1960-new-york-yankees-season) |
| conf1_runner-up | [Baltimore Orioles](1960-baltimore-orioles-season) |
| conf2 | NL |
| conf2_champ | [Pittsburgh Pirates](1960-pittsburgh-pirates-season) |
| conf2_runner-up | [Milwaukee Braves](1960-milwaukee-braves-season) |
| finals | World Series |
| finals_link | 1960 World Series |
| finals_champ | [Pittsburgh Pirates](1960-pittsburgh-pirates-season) |
| finals_runner-up | [New York Yankees](1960-new-york-yankees-season) |
| World_Series_MVP | Bobby Richardson (NYY) |
| World_Series_MVP_link | World Series Most Valuable Player Award |
| seasonslist | List of MLB seasons |
| seasonslistnames | MLB |
| prevseason_link | 1959 Major League Baseball season |
| prevseason_year | 1959 |
| nextseason_link | 1961 Major League Baseball season |
| nextseason_year | 1961 |
National League (NL) | April 18 – October 2, 1960 (AL) | April 12 – October 2, 1960 (NL)}}World Series:{{Bulleted list | October 5–13, 1960}} NL: Dick Groat (PIT) | conf1_runner-up = Baltimore Orioles | conf2_runner-up = Milwaukee Braves | finals_runner-up = New York Yankees The 1960 major league baseball season began on April 12, 1960. The regular season ended on October 2, with the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 57th World Series on October 5 and ended with Game 7 on October 13. In the second iteration of this World Series matchup, the Pirates, led by second baseman Bill Mazeroski, defeated the Yankees, led by outfield sluggers Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, four games to three, capturing their third championship in franchise history, since their previous in . The series ended with Mazeroski hitting a walk-off home run in Game 7 and is among the most memorable in baseball history. Going into the season, the defending World Series champions were the Los Angeles Dodgers from the season.
For the second year, there were two separate All-Star Games played. The first, the 28th Major League Baseball All-Star Game, was held on July 11 at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, home of the Kansas City Athletics. The National League won, 5–3. The second, the 29th Major League Baseball All-Star Game, was held on July 13 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York, home of the New York Yankees. The National League won, 6–0.
The American League's Washington Senators played their final season in Washington, D.C. before moving to the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area as the Minnesota Twins for the 1961 season. Due to threats of the proposed Continental League, a third major league which would host teams in cities that did not play major-league teams (as well as a National League New York team), the 1960 season would prove to be the final season before the expansion-era; the following season would see the American League grow to ten teams, ending the 16-team hegemony across the American and National Leagues that had existed for most of the 20th century to this point. Expansion would also see the end of the 154-game schedule in favor of a 162-game schedule.
Following the end of the previous season, the two leagues saw their first interleague trade on November 21, when the Chicago Cubs received 1B Dick Gernert from the Boston Red Sox, in exchange for RHP Dave Hillman and 1B Jim Marshall.
Schedule
The 1960 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the season (except for ) and was the last season to use the format by the American League due to the 1961 American League expansion, which saw an extension of the schedule to 162 games. The National League would use the 154-game format for one more season.
National League Opening Day took place on April 12, featuring all eight teams, while American League Opening Day took place on April 18, featuring the Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators. The final day of the regular season was on October 2, which saw all sixteen teams play, continuing the trend since the previous season. The World Series took place between October 5 and October 13.
Rule change
The 1960 season saw the following rule change:
- While previously, drafted players to major-league or minor-league teams were based on a sliding scale ($15,000 () in the majors to at most half the amount to as low as a fifth the amount in the minors), a $12,000 () price tag was set at all levels of professional baseball.
Teams
| League | Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager | American League}};" | Baltimore Orioles | Boston Red Sox | Chicago White Sox | Cleveland Indians | Detroit Tigers | Kansas City Athletics | New York Yankees | Washington Senators | National League}};" | Chicago Cubs | Cincinnati Reds | Los Angeles Dodgers | Milwaukee Braves | Philadelphia Phillies | Pittsburgh Pirates | San Francisco Giants | St. Louis Cardinals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore, Maryland | Baltimore Memorial Stadium | 47,778 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston, Massachusetts | Fenway Park | 33,368 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago, Illinois | Comiskey Park | 46,550 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland, Ohio | Cleveland Stadium | 73,811 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit, Michigan | Briggs Stadium | 58,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas City, Missouri | Municipal Stadium | 30,296 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York, New York | Yankee Stadium | 67,205 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington, D.C. | Griffith Stadium | 28,669 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago, Illinois | Wrigley Field | 36,755 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati, Ohio | Crosley Field | 30,322 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles, California | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 94,600 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Milwaukee County Stadium | 43,768 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Connie Mack Stadium | 33,359 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Forbes Field | 35,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco, California | Candlestick Park | 43,765 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis, Missouri | Busch Stadium | 30,500 |
Standings
American League
National League
Postseason
The postseason began on October 5 and ended on October 13 with the Pittsburgh Pirates defeating the New York Yankees in the 1960 World Series in seven games.
Bracket
| RD1-seed1=AL | RD1-team1=New York Yankees | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2=NL | RD1-team2=Pittsburgh Pirates | RD1-score2=4
Managerial changes
Off-season
| Team | Former Manager | New Manager | Chicago Cubs | Kansas City Athletics | Milwaukee Braves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Scheffing | Charlie Grimm | ||||
| Harry Craft | Bob Elliott | ||||
| Fred Haney | Chuck Dressen |
In-season
| Team | Former Manager | New Manager | Notes | Boston Red Sox | Chicago Cubs | Cleveland Indians | Detroit Tigers | Philadelphia Phillies | San Francisco Giants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Jurges | Del Baker | ||||||||
| Del Baker | Pinky Higgins | ||||||||
| Charlie Grimm | Lou Boudreau | ||||||||
| Joe Gordon | Jo-Jo White | Joe Gordon and Jimmy Dykes exchanged by Indians and Tigers, respectively. | |||||||
| Jo-Jo White | Jimmy Dykes | ||||||||
| Jimmy Dykes | Billy Hitchcock | ||||||||
| Billy Hitchcock | Joe Gordon | ||||||||
| Eddie Sawyer | Andy Cohen | ||||||||
| Andy Cohen | Gene Mauch | ||||||||
| Bill Rigney | Tom Sheehan |
League leaders
American League
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | Pete Runnels (BOS) | .320 |
| OPS | Mickey Mantle (NYY) | .957 |
| HR | Mickey Mantle (NYY) | 40 |
| RBI | Roger Maris (NYY) | 112 |
| R | Mickey Mantle (NYY) | 119 |
| H | Minnie Miñoso (CWS) | 184 |
| SB | Luis Aparicio (CWS) | 51 |
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| W | Chuck Estrada (BAL) | |
| Jim Perry (CLE) | 18 | |
| L | Pedro Ramos (WSH) | 18 |
| ERA | Frank Baumann (CWS) | 2.67 |
| K | Jim Bunning (DET) | 201 |
| IP | Frank Lary (DET) | 274.1 |
| SV | Johnny Klippstein (CLE) | 14 |
| WHIP | Hal Brown (BAL) | 1.113 |
National League
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | Dick Groat (PIT) | .325 |
| OPS | Frank Robinson (CIN) | 1.002 |
| HR | Ernie Banks (CHC) | 41 |
| RBI | Hank Aaron (MIL) | 126 |
| R | Bill Bruton (MIL) | 112 |
| H | Willie Mays (SF) | 190 |
| SB | Maury Wills (LAD) | 50 |
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| W | Ernie Broglio (STL) | |
| Warren Spahn (MIL) | 21 | |
| L | Glen Hobbie (CHC) | 20 |
| ERA | Mike McCormick (SF) | 2.70 |
| K | Don Drysdale (LAD) | 246 |
| IP | Larry Jackson (STL) | 282.0 |
| SV | Lindy McDaniel (STL) | 27 |
| WHIP | Don Drysdale (LAD) | 1.063 |
Awards and honors
Regular season
| Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards | BBWAA Award | National League | American League | Gold Glove Awards | Position | National League | American League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year | Frank Howard (LAD) | Ron Hansen (BAL) | |||||
| Cy Young Award | Vern Law (PIT) | — | |||||
| Most Valuable Player | Dick Groat (PIT) | Roger Maris (NYY) | |||||
| Babe Ruth Award | |||||||
| (World Series MVP) | Bill Mazeroski (PIT) | — | |||||
| Pitcher | Harvey Haddix (PIT) | Bobby Shantz (NYY) | |||||
| Catcher | Del Crandall (MIL) | Earl Battey (WSH) | |||||
| 1st Base | Bill White (STL) | Vic Power (CLE) | |||||
| 2nd Base | Bill Mazeroski (PIT) | Nellie Fox (CWS) | |||||
| 3rd Base | Ken Boyer (STL) | Brooks Robinson (BAL) | |||||
| Shortstop | Ernie Banks (CHC) | Luis Aparicio (CWS) | |||||
| Left field | Wally Moon (LAD) | Minnie Miñoso (CWS) | |||||
| Center field | Willie Mays (SF) | Jim Landis (CWS) | |||||
| Right field | Hank Aaron (MIL) | Roger Maris (NYY) |
Other awards
- Sport Magazine's World Series Most Valuable Player Award: Bobby Richardson (NYY)
| *The Sporting News* Awards | Award | National League | American League |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Bill Mazeroski (PIT) | — | |
| Pitcher of the Year | Vern Law (PIT) | Chuck Estrada (BAL) | |
| Fireman of the Year | |||
| (Relief pitcher) | Lindy McDaniel (STL) | Mike Fornieles (BOS) | |
| Rookie of the Year | Frank Howard (LAD) | Ron Hansen (BAL) | |
| Manager of the Year | Danny Murtaugh (PIT) | — | |
| Executive of the Year | — | George Weiss (NYY) |
Monthly awards
Player of the Month
Main article: Major League Baseball Player of the Month Award
| Month | National League | May | June | July | August | September |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Clemente (PIT) | ||||||
| Lindy McDaniel (STL) | ||||||
| Don Drysdale (LAD) | ||||||
| Warren Spahn (MIL) | ||||||
| Ken Boyer (STL) |
Home field attendance
| Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 82 | −6.8% | 2,253,887 | 8.8% | 29,271 | |||
| San Francisco Giants | 79 | −4.8% | 1,795,356 | 26.2% | 23,316 | |||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 95 | 21.8% | 1,705,828 | 25.4% | 21,870 | |||
| Chicago White Sox | 87 | −7.4% | 1,644,460 | 15.6% | 21,357 | |||
| url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/attend.shtml | title=New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors | access-date=September 8, 2020 | publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}} | 97 | 22.8% | 1,627,349 | 4.9% | 21,134 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 88 | 2.3% | 1,497,799 | −14.4% | 19,452 | |||
| Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 20.3% | 1,187,849 | 33.2% | 15,427 | |||
| Detroit Tigers | 71 | −6.6% | 1,167,669 | −4.4% | 15,165 | |||
| Boston Red Sox | 65 | −13.3% | 1,129,866 | 14.8% | 14,674 | |||
| St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 21.1% | 1,096,632 | 17.9% | 14,242 | |||
| Cleveland Indians | 76 | −14.6% | 950,985 | −36.5% | 12,350 | |||
| Philadelphia Phillies | 59 | −7.8% | 862,205 | 7.4% | 11,197 | |||
| Chicago Cubs | 60 | −18.9% | 809,770 | −5.6% | 10,250 | |||
| Kansas City Athletics | 58 | −12.1% | 774,944 | −19.6% | 9,935 | |||
| Washington Senators | 73 | 15.9% | 743,404 | 20.8% | 9,655 | |||
| Cincinnati Reds | 67 | −9.5% | 663,486 | −17.2% | 8,617 |
Umpires
| **American League Umpires** | Name | G | HP | 1B | 2B | 3B | LF | RF | Ref | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Berry | 152 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nestor Chylak | 155 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cal Drummond | 147 | ||||||||||||||||
| Red Flaherty | 149 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jim Honochick | 155 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eddie Hurley | 149 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bill Kinnamon | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bill McKinley | 134 | ||||||||||||||||
| Larry Napp | 152 | ||||||||||||||||
| Joe Paparella | 160 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Rice | 157 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ed Runge | 135 | ||||||||||||||||
| Harry Schwarts | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Al Smith | 161 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hank Soar | 152 | ||||||||||||||||
| Johnny Stevens | 154 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bob Stewart | 153 | ||||||||||||||||
| Frank Umont | 152 |
| **National League Umpires** | Name | G | HP | 1B | 2B | 3B | LF | RF | Ref | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Barlick | 146 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dusty Boggess | 151 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ken Burkhart | 160 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jocko Conlan | 156 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shag Crawford | 153 | ||||||||||||||||
| Frank Dascoli | 153 | ||||||||||||||||
| Augie Donatelli | 160 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tom Gorman | 154 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bill Jackowski | 154 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stan Landes | 154 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chris Pelekoudas | 153 | ||||||||||||||||
| Frank Secory | 153 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vinnie Smith | 152 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ed Sudol | 152 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ed Vargo | 156 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tony Venzon | 153 |
Venues
The San Francisco Giants open Candlestick Park after playing at Seals Stadium for two seasons. The team would play at the Candlestick Park for 40 seasons through .
The Washington Senators would play their final game at Griffith Stadium on October 2 against the Baltimore Orioles, relocating to Bloomington, Minnesota at Metropolitan Stadium as the Minnesota Twins for the start of the season.
Television coverage
CBS and NBC continued to air weekend Game of the Week broadcasts. ABC also returned to MLB broadcasting with a series of afternoon Saturday games. ABC typically did three regional games a week. Two of ABC's games were always from the Eastern or Central Time Zone, while the late game was usually a San Francisco Giants or Los Angeles Dodgers home game.
The All-Star Game and World Series aired on NBC.
Retired numbers
- Ted Williams had his No. 9 retired by the Boston Red Sox in September. This was the first number retired by the team.
References
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- "Pitcher of the Year Award by The Sporting News {{!}} Baseball Almanac".
- "Fireman of the Year Award / Reliever of the Year Award by The Sporting News {{!}} Baseball Almanac".
- "Rookie of the Year Award by The Sporting News {{!}} Baseball Almanac".
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