| 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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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.
Offseason
- 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
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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
Notable transactions
- 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
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Pitchers
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Manager
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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 | 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
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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| 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
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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| 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
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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| 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
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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| 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
- Paul Richards, Associated Press AL Manager of the Year
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fox Cities
Notes
- ↑ 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".
- 1 2 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
- 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
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