1960 St. Louis Cardinals season
The 1960 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 79th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 69th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 86–68 during the season, a fifteen-game improvement over the previous season, and finished third in the National League, nine games behind the World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates.
| 1960 St. Louis Cardinals | |
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| Record | 83–68 (.558) |
| League place | 3rd |
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| Owner(s) | August "Gussie" Busch |
| General manager(s) | Bing Devine |
| Manager(s) | Solly Hemus |
| Local television | KPLR-TV, Ch. 11 (Buddy Blattner) |
| Local radio | KMOX-AM 1120 (Harry Caray, Joe Garagiola) |
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference |
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Offseason
- October 13, 1959: Hal Jeffcoat was released by the Cardinals.[1]
- December 2, 1959: Gene Green and Charles Staniland (minors) were traded by the Cardinals to the Baltimore Orioles for Bob Nieman.[2]
- December 4, 1959: Bill Smith and Bob Smith were traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Carl Sawatski.[3]
Regular season
First baseman Bill White and third baseman Ken Boyer won Gold Gloves this year.
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates | 95 | 59 | 0.617 | — | 52–25 | 43–34 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 88 | 66 | 0.571 | 7 | 51–26 | 37–40 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 68 | 0.558 | 9 | 51–26 | 35–42 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 82 | 72 | 0.532 | 13 | 42–35 | 40–37 |
| San Francisco Giants | 79 | 75 | 0.513 | 16 | 45–32 | 34–43 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 67 | 87 | 0.435 | 28 | 37–40 | 30–47 |
| Chicago Cubs | 60 | 94 | 0.390 | 35 | 33–44 | 27–50 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 59 | 95 | 0.383 | 36 | 31–46 | 28–49 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | CHC | CIN | LAD | MIL | PHI | PIT | SF | STL | |||||
| Chicago | — | 10–12 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 9–13–1 | 8–14–1 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 12–10 | — | 12–10 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 6–16 | 11–11 | 8–14 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 13–9 | 10–12 | — | 12–10 | 16–6 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 10–12 | |||||
| Milwaukee | 15–7 | 13–9 | 10–12 | — | 16–6 | 9–13 | 14–8 | 11–11 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 12–10 | 13–9 | 6–16 | 6–16 | — | 7–15 | 8–14 | 7–15 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 15–7 | 16–6 | 11–11 | 13–9 | 15–7 | — | 14–8–1 | 11–11 | |||||
| San Francisco | 13–9–1 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 8–14 | 14–8 | 8–14–1 | — | 13–9 | |||||
| St. Louis | 14–8–1 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 11–11 | 15–7 | 11–11 | 9–13 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- May 28, 1960: Vinegar Bend Mizell and Dick Gray were traded by the Cardinals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Julián Javier and Ed Bauta.[4]
- June 15, 1960: Jim Donohue was traded by the Cardinals to the Los Angeles Dodgers for John Glenn.[5]
- August 2, 1960: Marshall Bridges was selected off waivers from the Cardinals by the Cincinnati Reds.[6]
- August 13, 1960: Del Rice was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.[7]
- September 7, 1960: Del Rice was selected off waivers from the Cardinals by the Baltimore Orioles.[7]
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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| 1B | Bill White | 144 | 554 | 157 | .283 | 16 | 79 |
| 2B | Julián Javier | 119 | 451 | 107 | .237 | 4 | 21 |
| 3B | Ken Boyer | 151 | 552 | 168 | .304 | 32 | 97 |
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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| Bob Nieman | 81 | 188 | 54 | .287 | 4 | 31 |
| Carl Sawatski | 78 | 179 | 41 | .229 | 6 | 27 |
| John Glenn | 32 | 31 | 8 | .258 | 0 | 5 |
| Dick Gray | 6 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 1 |
| Duke Carmel | 4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sadowski | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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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| Vinegar Bend Mizell | 9 | 55.1 | 1 | 3 | 4.55 | 42 |
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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| Ernie Broglio | 52 | 226.1 | 21 | 9 | 2.74 | 188 |
| Bob Gibson | 27 | 86.2 | 3 | 6 | 5.61 | 69 |
| Frank Barnes | 4 | 7.2 | 0 | 1 | 3.52 | 8 |
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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| Bob Duliba | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4.20 | 23 |
| Marshall Bridges | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.45 | 27 |
| Ed Bauta | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.32 | 6 |
| Cal Browning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.50 | 0 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Rochester Red Wings | International League | Clyde King |
| AA | Memphis Chicks | Southern Association | Joe Schultz |
| AA | Tulsa Oilers | Texas League | Vern Benson |
| B | Winston-Salem Red Birds | Carolina League | Chase Riddle |
| C | Winnipeg Goldeyes | Northern League | Whitey Kurowski |
| C | Billings Mustangs | Pioneer League | Homer Ray Wilson |
| D | Dothan Cardinals | Alabama–Florida League | Fred McAlister |
| D | Daytona Beach Islanders | Florida State League | Frank Calo |
| D | Keokuk Cardinals | Midwest League | Al Unser |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tulsa, Winnipeg[8]
References
- Hal Jeffcoat page at Baseball-Reference
- Bob Nieman page at Baseball-Reference
- Carl Sawatski page at Baseball-Reference
- Vinegar Bend Mizell page at Baseball Reference
- John Glenn page at Baseball Reference
- Marshall Bridges page at Baseball Reference
- Del Rice page 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
External links
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