1960 Detroit Tigers season
The 1960 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Tigers' sixth-place finish in the American League with a 71–83 record, 26 games behind the AL Champion New York Yankees.
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| Owner(s) | Fred Knorr, John Fetzer |
| General manager(s) | Bill DeWitt |
| Manager(s) | Jimmy Dykes, Billy Hitchcock, Joe Gordon |
| Local television | WJBK |
| Local radio | WKMH (George Kell, Ernie Harwell) |
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Offseason
- October 26, 1959: Gus Zernial was released by the Tigers.[1]
- November 30, 1959: Steve Bilko was drafted by the Tigers from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1959 Rule 5 draft.[2]
- December 5, 1959: Ted Lepcio, Ken Walters, and Alex Cosmidis (minors) were traded by the Tigers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Chico Fernández and Ray Semproch.[3]
- The team changed the home jersey from featuring an Olde English 'D' to displaying "Tigers" in script; the Olde English 'D' returned in 1961.[4]
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 12, 1960: The Tigers acquired first baseman Norm Cash from the Cleveland Indians for utility infielder Steve Demeter; Cash played in 2,018 games and slugged 373 homers for Detroit (1960–74); Demeter played in four games and was hitless in five at-bats for the Indians before disappearing into the minor leagues.[5]
- April 17, 1960: Reigning American League batting average champion Harvey Kuenn (.353 in 1959) was traded by the Tigers to the Indians, even-up, for reigning AL home run champ Rocky Colavito (42 homers in 1959, tied with Harmon Killebrew).[6]
- June 15, 1960: Ray Semproch and cash were traded by the Tigers to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Clem Labine.[7]
- July 26, 1960: Harry Chiti was purchased by the Tigers from the Kansas City Athletics.[8]
- August 3, 1960: In the only manager-for-manager trade in Major League history, the Tigers swapped Jimmy Dykes to the Indians for Joe Gordon; coaches Luke Appling and Jo-Jo White also traded teams.
Roster
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Pitchers
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Outfielders
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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 | Lou Berberet | 85 | 232 | 45 | .194 | 5 | 23 |
| 1B | Norm Cash | 121 | 353 | 101 | .286 | 18 | 63 |
| 2B | Frank Bolling | 139 | 536 | 136 | .254 | 9 | 59 |
| 3B | Eddie Yost | 143 | 497 | 129 | .260 | 14 | 47 |
| SS | Chico Fernández | 133 | 435 | 105 | .241 | 4 | 35 |
| LF | Charlie Maxwell | 134 | 482 | 114 | .237 | 24 | 81 |
| CF | Al Kaline | 147 | 551 | 153 | .278 | 15 | 68 |
| RF | Rocky Colavito | 145 | 555 | 138 | .249 | 35 | 87 |
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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| Steve Bilko | 78 | 222 | 46 | .207 | 9 | 25 |
| Sandy Amorós | 65 | 67 | 10 | .149 | 1 | 7 |
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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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 |
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| Bob Bruce | 34 | 130 | 4 | 7 | 3.74 | 76 |
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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| Hank Aguirre | 37 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2.85 | 80 |
| Ray Semproch | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 9 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Denver Bears | American Association | Charlie Metro |
| AA | Birmingham Barons | Southern Association | Skeeter Newsome |
| AA | Victoria Rosebuds | Texas League | Johnny Pesky |
| A | Knoxville Smokies | Sally League | Frank Skaff |
| B | Durham Bulls | Carolina League | Stubby Overmire |
| C | Duluth–Superior Dukes | Northern League | Frank Carswell |
| D | Montgomery Rebels | Alabama–Florida League | Al Lakeman |
| D | Decatur Commodores | Midwest League | Al Federoff |
References
- Gus Zernial at Baseball Reference
- Steve Bilko at Baseball Reference
- Chico Fernández at Baseball Reference
- "The Detroit Tigers, Rarely Known as "Tigers" in Uniform". toddradom.com. October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
- Steve Demeter at Baseball Reference
- Harvey Kuenn at Baseball Reference
- Ray Semproch at Baseball Reference
- Harry Chiti at Baseball Reference
External links
- 1960 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference
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