1960 Cleveland Indians season
The 1960 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Indians' fourth-place finish in the American League with a record of 76 wins and 78 losses, 21 games behind the AL Champion New York Yankees. This season was notable for the infamous trade of Rocky Colavito.
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| Owner(s) | William R. Daley |
| General manager(s) | Frank Lane |
| Manager(s) | Joe Gordon, Jimmy Dykes |
| Local television | WEWS-TV (Ken Coleman, Bill McColgan) |
| Local radio | WERE (Jimmy Dudley, Bob Neal) |
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Offseason
- December 6, 1959: Minnie Miñoso, Dick Brown, Don Ferrarese, and Jake Striker were traded by the Indians to the Chicago White Sox for Johnny Romano, Bubba Phillips, and Norm Cash.[1]
- December 15, 1959: Billy Martin, Gordy Coleman and Cal McLish were traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Reds for Johnny Temple.[2]
- Prior to 1960 season: Jim King was obtained by the Indians from the Toronto Maple Leafs as part of a minor league working agreement.[3]
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 97 | 57 | 0.630 | — | 55–22 | 42–35 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | 8 | 44–33 | 45–32 |
| Chicago White Sox | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 10 | 51–26 | 36–41 |
| Cleveland Indians | 76 | 78 | 0.494 | 21 | 39–38 | 37–40 |
| Washington Senators | 73 | 81 | 0.474 | 24 | 32–45 | 41–36 |
| Detroit Tigers | 71 | 83 | 0.461 | 26 | 40–37 | 31–46 |
| Boston Red Sox | 65 | 89 | 0.422 | 32 | 36–41 | 29–48 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 58 | 96 | 0.377 | 39 | 34–43 | 24–53 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | NYY | WSH | |||||
| Baltimore | — | 16–6 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 11–11 | |||||
| Boston | 6–16 | — | 5–17 | 9–13 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 7–15 | 11–11 | |||||
| Chicago | 9–13 | 17–5 | — | 11–11 | 11–11 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 14–8 | |||||
| Cleveland | 8–14 | 13–9 | 11–11 | — | 7–15 | 15–7 | 6–16 | 16–6 | |||||
| Detroit | 9–13 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 15–7 | — | 10–12 | 8–14 | 10–12 | |||||
| Kansas City | 9–13 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 12–10 | — | 7–15–1 | 7–15 | |||||
| New York | 13–9 | 15–7 | 12–10 | 16–6 | 14–8 | 15–7–1 | — | 12–10 | |||||
| Washington | 11–11 | 11–11 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 10–12 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- April 3, 1960: Al Cicotte was purchased by the Toronto Maple Leafs from the Indians.[4]
- April 12, 1960: Norm Cash was traded by the Indians to the Detroit Tigers for Steve Demeter.[5]
- April 17, 1960: 1959 AL home run king Rocky Colavito was traded by the Indians to the Detroit Tigers for 1959 AL batting champion Harvey Kuenn.[6]
- April 18, 1960: Herb Score was traded by the Indians to the Chicago White Sox for Barry Latman.[7]
- June 11, 1960: Paul Casanova was released by the Indians.[8]
- June 13, 1960: Russ Nixon and Carroll Hardy were traded by the Indians to the Boston Red Sox for Marty Keough and Ted Bowsfield.[9] It was he second time the Indians traded Nixon to the Red Sox in three months: a March 16 deal sent Nixon to Boston for fellow catcher Sammy White, but White retired rather than report to Cleveland and the trade was nullified March 25.
- August 3, 1960: In the first (and, as of September 2010, only) trade of managers in baseball history, Cleveland sent skipper Joe Gordon to the Tigers for their manager, Jimmy Dykes.[10] In the days that followed, the two teams also traded coaches, as the Indians' Jo-Jo White and the Tigers' Luke Appling swapped jobs to remain aides to Gordon and Dykes.
Roster
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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 |
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| C | Johnny Romano | 108 | 316 | 86 | .272 | 16 | 52 |
| 1B | Vic Power | 147 | 580 | 167 | .288 | 10 | 84 |
| 2B | Ken Aspromonte | 117 | 459 | 133 | .290 | 1 | 10 |
| 3B | Bubba Phillips | 113 | 304 | 63 | .207 | 4 | 33 |
| SS | Woodie Held | 109 | 376 | 97 | .258 | 1 | 21 |
| LF | Tito Francona | 147 | 544 | 159 | .292 | 17 | 79 |
| CF | Jimmy Piersall | 138 | 486 | 137 | .282 | 18 | 66 |
| RF | Harvey Kuenn | 126 | 474 | 146 | .308 | 9 | 54 |
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 |
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| Johnny Temple | 98 | 381 | 102 | .268 | 2 | 19 |
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 |
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| Jim Perry | 36 | 261.1 | 18 | 10 | 3.62 | 120 |
| Mudcat Grant | 19 | 159.2 | 9 | 8 | 4.40 | 75 |
| Gary Bell | 23 | 154.2 | 9 | 10 | 4.13 | 109 |
| Barry Latman | 20 | 147.1 | 7 | 7 | 4.03 | 94 |
| Dick Stigman | 18 | 133.2 | 5 | 11 | 4.51 | 104 |
| Bobby Locke | 11 | 123.0 | 3 | 5 | 3.37 | 53 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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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 |
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Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Toronto Maple Leafs | International League | Mel McGaha |
| AA | Mobile Bears | Southern Association | Al Hollingsworth and Johnny Lipon |
| A | Reading Indians | Eastern League | Ray Mueller |
| B | Burlington Indians | Carolina League | Pinky May |
| C | Minot Mallards | Northern League | Walt Novick |
| D | Selma Cloverleafs | Alabama–Florida League | Ken Landenberger and Paul O'Dea |
| D | Lakeland Indians | Florida State League | Johnny Lipon and Charlie Gassaway |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Toronto[11]
Notes
- Minnie Miñoso at Baseball-Reference
- Billy Martin at Baseball-Reference
- Jim King at Baseball-Reference
- Al Cicotte at Baseball-Reference
- Norm Cash at Baseball-Reference
- Rocky Colavito at Baseball-Reference
- Herb Score at Baseball-Reference
- Paul Casanova at Baseball-Reference
- "Indians, Red Sox exchange players". Milwaukee Journal. AP. June 13, 1960. p. 16. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
- Joe Gordon at Baseball-Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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