1960 Milwaukee Braves season

Offseason

• October 13, 1959: Enos Slaughter was released by the Braves.
• October 13, 1959: Mickey Vernon was released by the Braves.
• October 24, 1959: Rico Carty was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.
• October 26, 1959: Stan Lopata was released by the Braves.
• November 30, 1959: 1959 rule 5 draft
  • Clay Dalrymple was drafted from the Braves by the Philadelphia Phillies.
  • Georges Maranda was drafted from the Braves by the San Francisco Giants.
• February 9, 1960: Stan Lopata was signed as a free agent by the Braves.
• March 1960: Jim Bolger was purchased by the Braves from the Philadelphia Phillies.

Managerial and coaching turnover

After seasons at the helm of the Braves and compiling a record of with two NL pennants and the 1957 World Series championship, manager Fred Haney, 63, resigned on October 4 in the wake of the 1959 tie-breaker series loss to the L.A. Dodgers. On October 24, the Braves appointed another veteran skipper, Chuck Dressen, 65, well known as the manager of the "Boys of Summer" Brooklyn Dodgers of 1951–1953, as Haney's successor for 1960. The Braves had considered a number of high-profile former big-league managers, as well as minor league skipper Ben Geraghty, before settling on Dressen.

Pitching coach Whit Wyatt was Dressen's only 1960 holdover from Haney's coaching staff, with Billy Herman, John Fitzpatrick and George Susce all departing with Haney.

Regular season

• April 17, 1960: Eddie Mathews hit the 300th home run of his career.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• May 17, 1960: Ray Boone was traded by the Braves to the Boston Red Sox for Ron Jackson.
• July 15, 1960: Al Heist was traded by the Braves to the Chicago Cubs for Earl Averill, Jr. and $30,000.
• August 13, 1960: Earl Averill, Jr. was traded by the Braves to the Chicago White Sox for Don Prohovich (minors) and $15,000.
• September 21, 1960: Elrod Hendricks was released by the Braves.

Roster

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

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Louisville, Yakima, Boise, Wellsville

Notes

References

• 1960 Milwaukee Braves season at Baseball Reference

References

1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/slaugen01.shtml Enos Slaughter page at Baseball Reference]
2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/v/vernomi01.shtml Mickey Vernon page at Baseball Reference]
3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cartyri01.shtml Rico Carty page at Baseball Reference]
4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lopatst01.shtml Stan Lopata page at Baseball Reference]
5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dalrycl01.shtml Clay Dalrymple page at Baseball Reference]
6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/marange01.shtml Georges Maranda page at Baseball Reference]
7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bolgeji01.shtml Jim Bolger page at Baseball Reference]
8. Thisted, Red. (October 5, 1959). "Haney quits Braves post". Milwaukee Sentinel.
9. (October 5, 1959). "Fred Haney resigns as Braves manager". Eugene Register-Guard.
10. Wolf, Bob. (October 24, 1959). "Charlie Dressen named manager of Braves for the next two years". Milwaukee Journal.
11. Reichler, Joe. (October 24, 1959). "Braves sign Chuck Dressen to pilot club for 2 years". Toledo Blade.
12. Thisted, Red. (October 25, 1959). "Won't stand pat - Dressen". Milwaukee Sentinel.
13. [http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/matheed01.php Eddie Mathews. The Baseball Page]
14. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1338&dat=19600517&id=eh5YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MvcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2072,3868384&hl=en Red Sox sells Jackson]
15. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/averiea02.shtml Earl Averill, Jr. page at Baseball Reference]
16. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hendrel01.shtml Elrod Hendricks page at Baseball Reference]