1960 New York Yankees season
The 1960 New York Yankees season was the 58th season for the team in New York, and its 60th season overall. The team finished with a record of 97–57, winning its 25th pennant, finishing 8 games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they were defeated by the Pittsburgh Pirates in seven games.
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| Owner(s) | Dan Topping and Del Webb |
| General manager(s) | George Weiss |
| Manager(s) | Casey Stengel |
| Local television | WPIX (Mel Allen, Red Barber, Phil Rizzuto) |
| Local radio | WMGM (Mel Allen, Red Barber, Phil Rizzuto) |
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Offseason
- December 11, 1959: Don Larsen, Hank Bauer, Norm Siebern, and Marv Throneberry were traded by the Yankees to the Kansas City Athletics for Roger Maris, Joe DeMaestri and Kent Hadley.[1]
- Prior to 1960 season: Jesse Gonder was acquired by the Yankees from the Cincinnati Reds.[2]
Regular season
Elston Howard took over as the Yankees' everyday catcher, while Yogi Berra split time between the outfield and serving as Howard's backup.
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
- May 19, 1960: Andy Carey was traded by the Yankees to the Kansas City Athletics for Bob Cerv.[3]
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 | Elston Howard | 107 | 323 | 79 | .245 | 6 | 39 |
| 1B | Bill Skowron | 146 | 538 | 166 | .309 | 26 | 91 |
| 2B | Bobby Richardson | 150 | 460 | 116 | .252 | 1 | 26 |
| 3B | Clete Boyer | 124 | 393 | 95 | .242 | 14 | 46 |
| SS | Tony Kubek | 147 | 568 | 155 | .273 | 14 | 62 |
| LF | Héctor López | 131 | 408 | 116 | .284 | 9 | 42 |
| CF | Mickey Mantle | 153 | 527 | 145 | .275 | 40 | 94 |
| RF | Roger Maris | 136 | 499 | 141 | .283 | 39 | 112 |
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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| Yogi Berra | 120 | 359 | 99 | .276 | 15 | 6 |
| Gil McDougald | 119 | 337 | 87 | .258 | 8 | 34 |
| Bob Cerv | 87 | 216 | 54 | .250 | 8 | 28 |
| Johnny Blanchard | 53 | 99 | 24 | .242 | 4 | 14 |
| Kent Hadley | 55 | 64 | 13 | .203 | 4 | 11 |
| Dale Long | 26 | 41 | 15 | .366 | 3 | 10 |
| Joe DeMaestri | 49 | 35 | 8 | .229 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Hunt | 25 | 22 | 6 | .273 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Pisoni | 20 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
| Jesse Gonder | 7 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 1 | 3 |
| Elmer Valo | 8 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Deron Johnson | 6 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Carey | 4 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
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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| Art Ditmar | 34 | 200 | 15 | 9 | 3.06 | 65 |
| Whitey Ford | 33 | 192.2 | 12 | 9 | 3.08 | 85 |
| Bob Turley | 34 | 173.1 | 9 | 3 | 3.27 | 87 |
| Jim Coates | 35 | 149.1 | 13 | 3 | 4.28 | 73 |
| Bill Short | 10 | 47 | 3 | 5 | 4.79 | 14 |
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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| Ralph Terry | 35 | 166.2 | 10 | 8 | 3.40 | 92 |
| Eli Grba | 24 | 80.2 | 6 | 4 | 3.68 | 32 |
| Bill Stafford | 11 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 2.25 | 36 |
| John Gabler | 21 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 4.15 | 19 |
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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| Bobby Shantz | 42 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2.79 | 54 |
| Ryne Duren | 42 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4.96 | 67 |
| Duke Maas | 35 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4.09 | 28 |
| Luis Arroyo | 29 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2.88 | 29 |
| Johnny James | 28 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4.36 | 29 |
| Fred Kipp | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.23 | 2 |
1960 World Series
NL Pittsburgh Pirates (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (3)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 1 | Yankees – 4, Pirates – 6 | October 5 | Forbes Field | 36,676 |
| 2 | Yankees – 16, Pirates – 3 | October 6 | Forbes Field | 37,308 |
| 3 | Pirates – 0, Yankees – 10 | October 8 | Yankee Stadium | 70,001 |
| 4 | Pirates – 3, Yankees – 2 | October 9 | Yankee Stadium | 67,812 |
| 5 | Pirates – 5, Yankees – 2 | October 10 | Yankee Stadium | 62,753 |
| 6 | Yankees – 12, Pirates – 0 | October 12 | Forbes Field | 38,580 |
| 7 | Yankees – 9, Pirates – 10 | October 13 | Forbes Field | 36,683 |
Awards and honors
- Roger Maris, American League MVP
- Bobby Richardson, World Series MVP
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Richmond Virginians | International League | Steve Souchock |
| AA | Amarillo Gold Sox | Texas League | Jim Gleeson |
| A | Binghamton Triplets | Eastern League | Dee Phillips |
| B | Greensboro Yankees | Carolina League | Hal Charnofsky |
| C | Modesto Reds | California League | Tom Hamilton |
| C | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | Northern League | John Fitzpatrick |
| D | St. Petersburg Saints | Florida State League | Stan Charnofsky and Randy Gumpert |
| D | Auburn Yankees | New York–Penn League | Bob Bauer |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Greensboro[4]
Notes
- Roger Maris at Baseball Reference
- Jesse Gonder at Baseball Reference
- Bob Cerv at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
- 1960 New York Yankees
- 1960 World Series
- 1960 New York Yankees at Baseball Almanac
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