The 1960 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing second in the American League with a record of 89 wins and 65 losses, eight games behind the AL Champion New York Yankees, it was their first winning season since moving to Baltimore in 1954 and their first winning record since 1945 when they were still known as the St Louis Browns.
1960 Baltimore Orioles | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium | |
City | Baltimore, Maryland | |
Record | 89–65 (.578) | |
League place | 2nd | |
Owners | Joseph A.W. Iglehart (Chairman of the Board & Principal Owner) | |
General managers | Lee MacPhail | |
Managers | Paul Richards | |
Television | WJZ-TV | |
Radio | WBAL (AM) (Bob Murphy, Herb Carneal, Joe Crognan) | |
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Offseason
edit- November 30, 1959: Billy Loes and Billy O'Dell were traded by the Orioles to the San Francisco Giants for Jackie Brandt, Gordon Jones, and Roger McCardell.[1]
- December 2, 1959: Bob Nieman was traded by the Orioles to the St. Louis Cardinals for Gene Green and Charles Staniland (minors).[2]
- December 23, 1959: Chico Carrasquel was released by the Orioles.[3]
Regular season
editSeason standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Startseite | Road |
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New York Yankees | 97 | 57 | .630 | — | 55–22 | 42–35 |
Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 65 | .578 | 8 | 44–33 | 45–32 |
Chicago White Sox | 87 | 67 | .565 | 10 | 51–26 | 36–41 |
Cleveland Indians | 76 | 78 | .494 | 21 | 39–38 | 37–40 |
Washington Senators | 73 | 81 | .474 | 24 | 32–45 | 41–36 |
Detroit Tigers | 71 | 83 | .461 | 26 | 40–37 | 31–46 |
Boston Red Sox | 65 | 89 | .422 | 32 | 36–41 | 29–48 |
Kansas City Athletics | 58 | 96 | .377 | 39 | 34–43 | 24–53 |
Record vs. opponents
editSources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CHW | CLE | DET | KCA | 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 | — |
Opening Day starters
edit- Jackie Brandt
- Marv Breeding
- Jim Gentile
- Ron Hansen
- John Powers
- Brooks Robinson
- Gus Triandos
- Jerry Walker
- Gene Woodling[4]
Notable transactions
edit- April 18, 1960: Joe Ginsberg was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.[5]
- May 12, 1960: John Powers was acquired by the Cleveland Indians off waivers from the Orioles.[6]
- June 9, 1960: Gene Stephens was acquired by the Orioles from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Willie Tasby.[7]
- June 15, 1960: Joe Ginsberg was released by the Orioles.[5]
- June 30, 1960: Jim Busby was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.[8]
- July 4, 1960: Bobby Thomson was signed by the Orioles as a free agent.[9]
- September 1, 1960: Dave Philley was purchased by the Orioles from the San Francisco Giants.[10]
- September 7, 1960: Del Rice was acquired by the Orioles off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.[11]
Roster
edit1960 Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 | Gus Triandos | 109 | 364 | 98 | .269 | 12 | 54 |
1B | Jim Gentile | 138 | 384 | 112 | .292 | 21 | 98 |
2B | Marv Breeding | 152 | 551 | 147 | .267 | 3 | 43 |
3B | Brooks Robinson | 152 | 595 | 175 | .294 | 14 | 88 |
SS | Ron Hansen | 153 | 530 | 135 | .255 | 22 | 86 |
LF | Gene Woodling | 140 | 535 | 123 | .283 | 11 | 62 |
CF | Jackie Brandt | 145 | 511 | 130 | .254 | 15 | 65 |
RF | Al Pilarcik | 104 | 194 | 48 | .247 | 4 | 17 |
Other batters
editNote: 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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Gene Stephens | 84 | 193 | 46 | .238 | 5 | 11 |
Walt Dropo | 79 | 179 | 48 | .268 | 4 | 21 |
Jim Busby | 79 | 159 | 41 | .258 | 0 | 12 |
Clint Courtney | 83 | 154 | 35 | .227 | 1 | 12 |
Dave Nicholson | 54 | 113 | 21 | .186 | 5 | 11 |
Willie Tasby | 39 | 85 | 18 | .212 | 0 | 3 |
Bob Boyd | 71 | 82 | 26 | .317 | 0 | 9 |
Albie Pearson | 48 | 82 | 20 | .244 | 1 | 6 |
Billy Klaus | 46 | 43 | 9 | .209 | 1 | 6 |
Dave Philley | 14 | 34 | 9 | .265 | 1 | 5 |
Joe Ginsberg | 14 | 30 | 8 | .267 | 0 | 6 |
John Powers | 10 | 18 | 2 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
Valmy Thomas | 8 | 16 | 1 | .063 | 0 | 0 |
Ray Barker | 5 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Thomson | 3 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Jerry Adair | 3 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 1 | 1 |
Gene Green | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Del Rice | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Barry Shetrone | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: 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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Chuck Estrada | 36 | 208.2 | 18 | 11 | 3.58 | 144 |
Milt Pappas | 30 | 205.2 | 15 | 11 | 3.37 | 126 |
Steve Barber | 36 | 181.2 | 10 | 7 | 3.22 | 112 |
Hal Brown | 30 | 159.0 | 12 | 5 | 3.06 | 66 |
Other pitchers
editNote: 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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Jack Fisher | 40 | 197.2 | 12 | 11 | 3.41 | 99 |
Hoyt Wilhelm | 41 | 147.0 | 11 | 8 | 3.31 | 107 |
Jerry Walker | 29 | 118.0 | 3 | 4 | 3.74 | 48 |
Arnie Portocarrero | 13 | 40.2 | 3 | 2 | 4.43 | 15 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: 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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Gordon Jones | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.42 | 30 |
Billy Hoeft | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.34 | 14 |
Wes Stock | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.88 | 23 |
Rip Coleman | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.25 | 0 |
John Anderson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |
Bob Mabe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
edit- Paul Richards, Associated Press AL Manager of the Year
Farm system
editLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fox Cities
Notes
edit- ^ Billy Loes page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Bob Nieman page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Chico Carrasquel page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ "1960 Baltimore Orioles Roster by Baseball Almanac".
- ^ a b Joe Ginsberg page at Baseball Reference
- ^ John Powers transactions at Baseball Reference
- ^ Gene Stephens transactions at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jim Busby transactions at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bobby Thomson transactions at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dave Philley page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Del Rice transactions at Baseball Reference
References
edit- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1960 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
- 1960 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com