1960 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1960 Pittsburgh Pirates
1960 NL Champions
1960 World Series Champions
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas Johnson (minority shareholders)
General manager(s) Joe L. Brown
Manager(s) Danny Murtaugh
Local television KDKA-TV 2
Bob Prince, Jim Woods
Local radio KDKA–AM 1020
Bob Prince, Paul Long, Jim Woods
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The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the team's 79th season. The team finished with a record of 95–59–1, seven games in front of the second-place Milwaukee Braves to win their first National League championship in 33 seasons. The team went on to play the heavily favored New York Yankees, whom they defeated 4 games to 3 in one of the most storied World Series ever.

Offseason

At the 1959 Winter Meetings, Pirates general manager Joe L. Brown had agreed to trade Dick Groat to the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Roger Maris. Pirates manager Danny Murtaugh had advised Brown that he did not want to lose Groat, and the deal was never finalized.[2]

Notable transactions

Regular season

On September 6, team captain Dick Groat was drilled on his left wrist by an inside pitch from Braves pitcher Lew Burdette.[4] Groat was lost for the rest of the season. Dick Schofield stepped in for the injured Groat and went three for three in that September 6 game. The Pirates won the game 5–3 and Schofield would go on to hit .414 for the rest of the season.[4]

On September 25 in Milwaukee, the Pirates clinched their first pennant in 33 years.[5]

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
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

1960 National League Records

Sources:
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

Detailed records

National League
Opponent W L WP RS RA
Chicago Cubs 15 7 0.682 114 90
Cincinnati Reds 16 6 0.727 119 78
Los Angeles Dodgers 11 11 0.500 76 76
Milwaukee Braves 13 9 0.591 107 95
Philadelphia Phillies 15 7 0.682 100 60
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals 11 11 0.500 99 81
San Francisco Giants 14 8 0.636 119 113
Season Total 95 59 0.617 754 593

Month Games Won Lost Win % RS RA
April 14 11 3 0.786 84 49
May 27 16 11 0.593 132 116
June 26 15 11 0.577 147 127
July 29 15 14 0.517 114 108
August 31 21 10 0.677 151 103
September 25 15 10 0.600 90 82
October 2 2 0 1.000 16 8
Total 155 95 59 0.617 754 593
Games Won Lost Win % RS RA
Home 78 52 25 0.675 362 287
Road 77 43 34 0.558 372 306
Total 155 95 59 0.617 754 593

Game log

1960 Game Log: 95–59 (Home: 52–25; Away: 43–34)
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Tie
Bold = Pirates team member

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

Roster

1960 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Postseason

1960 World Series

Main article: 1960 World Series

The 1960 Pirates team, which featured eight All-Stars, was widely predicted to lose the World Series to a powerful New York Yankees team. In one of the most memorable World Series in history, the Pirates were defeated by more than ten runs in three games, won three close games, then recovered from a 7–4 deficit late in Game 7 to eventually win on a walk-off home run by Bill Mazeroski, a second baseman better known for defensive wizardry.

Game 1

October 5, 1960, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Attendance: 36,676

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York (A) 100 100 002 4132
Pittsburgh (N) 300 201 00X 680
W: Vern Law (1–0)  L: Art Ditmar (0–1),   S: Roy Face (1)
HR: NYYRoger Maris (1), Elston Howard (1)   PITBill Mazeroski (1)

Game 2

October 6, 1960, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Attendance: 37,308

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York (A) 002 127 301 16191
Pittsburgh (N) 000 100 002 3131
W: Bob Turley (1–0)  L: Bob Friend (0–1)
HR: NYYMickey Mantle 2 (2)

Game 3

October 8, 1960, at Yankee Stadium in New York City. Attendance: 70,001

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh (N) 000 000 000 040
New York (A) 600 400 00x 10161
W: Whitey Ford (1–0)   L: Vinegar Bend Mizell (0–1)
HR: NYYBobby Richardson (1), Mickey Mantle (3)

Game 4

October 9, 1960, at Yankee Stadium in New York City. Attendance: 67,812

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh (N) 000 030 000 370
New York (A) 000 100 100 280
W: Vern Law (2–0)   L: Ralph Terry (0–1),   S: Roy Face (2)
HR: NYYBill Skowron (1)

Game 5

October 10, 1960, at Yankee Stadium in New York City. Attendance: 62,753

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh (N) 031 000 001 5102
New York (A) 011 000 000 252
W: Harvey Haddix (1–0)   L: Art Ditmar (0–2),   S: Roy Face (3)
HR: NYYRoger Maris (2)

Game 6

October 12, 1960, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Attendance: 38,580

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York (A) 015 002 220 12171
Pittsburgh (N) 000 000 000 071
W: Whitey Ford (2–0)  L: Bob Friend (0–2)

Game 7

October 13, 1960, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Attendance: 36,683

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York (A) 000 014 022 9131
Pittsburgh (N) 220 000 051 10110
W: Harvey Haddix (2–0)  L: Ralph Terry (0–2)
HR: NYYBill Skowron (2), Yogi Berra (1)    PITRocky Nelson (1), Hal Smith (1), Bill Mazeroski (2)

Game log

Composite Box

1960 World Series (4–3): Pittsburgh Pirates (N.L.) over New York Yankees (A.L.)

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates 551 331 054 27604
New York Yankees 728 7313 645 55918
Total Attendance: 349,813   Average Attendance: 49,973
Winning Player's Share: – $8,418   Losing Player's Share – $5,125

Statistics

Batting

Regular Season[9]
Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Face, RoyRoy Face 68 17 7 0.412 0 0
Green, FredFred Green 45 8 3 0.375 2 2
Schofield, DickDick Schofield 65 102 34 0.333 0 10
Umbricht, JimJim Umbricht 17 6 2 0.333 0 0
Groat, DickDick Groat 138 573 186 0.325 2 50
Clemente, RobertoRoberto Clemente 144 570 179 0.314 16 94
Nelson, RockyRocky Nelson 93 200 60 0.300 7 35
Smith, HalHal Smith 77 258 76 0.295 11 45
Burgess, SmokySmoky Burgess 110 337 99 0.294 7 39
Hoak, DonDon Hoak 155 553 156 0.282 16 79
Mazeroski, BillBill Mazeroski 151 538 147 0.273 11 64
Skinner, BobBob Skinner 145 571 156 0.273 15 86
Cimoli, GinoGino Cimoli 101 307 82 0.267 0 28
Virdon, BillBill Virdon 120 409 108 0.264 8 40
Stuart, DickDick Stuart 122 438 114 0.260 23 83
Haddix, HarveyHarvey Haddix 29 67 17 0.254 0 7
Baker, GeneGene Baker 33 37 9 0.243 0 4
Christopher, JoeJoe Christopher 50 56 13 0.232 1 3
Gibbon, JoeJoe Gibbon 27 19 4 0.211 0 0
Oldis, BobBob Oldis 22 20 4 0.200 0 1
Daniels, BennieBennie Daniels 10 16 3 0.188 0 2
Law, VernVern Law 35 94 17 0.181 1 7
Cheney, TomTom Cheney 11 17 3 0.176 0 2
Mizell, Vinegar BendVinegar Bend Mizell 23 51 7 0.137 0 3
Vernon, MickeyMickey Vernon 9 8 1 0.125 0 1
Friend, BobBob Friend 38 88 6 0.068 0 3
Barone, DickDick Barone 3 6 0 0.000 0 0
Bright, HarryHarry Bright 4 4 0 0.000 0 0
Francis, EarlEarl Francis 7 5 0 0.000 0 0
Giel, PaulPaul Giel 16 7 0 0.000 0 0
Kravitz, DannyDanny Kravitz 8 6 0 0.000 0 0
Labine, ClemClem Labine 15 4 0 0.000 0 1
Mejias, RomanRoman Mejias 3 1 0 0.000 0 0
Olivo, DiomedesDiomedes Olivo 4 1 0 0.000 0 0
Stevens, R CR C Stevens 9 3 0 0.000 0 0
Witt, GeorgeGeorge Witt 10 9 0 0.000 0 0
Gross, DonDon Gross 5 0 0 0 0

World Series[10]
Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Smith, HalHal Smith 3 8 3 0.375 1 3
Burgess, SmokySmoky Burgess 5 18 6 0.333 0 0
Haddix, HarveyHarvey Haddix 2 3 1 0.333 0 0
Law, VernVern Law 3 6 2 0.333 0 1
Nelson, RockyRocky Nelson 4 9 3 0.333 1 2
Schofield, DickDick Schofield 3 3 1 0.333 0 0
Mazeroski, BillBill Mazeroski 7 25 8 0.320 2 5
Clemente, RobertoRoberto Clemente 7 29 9 0.310 0 3
Cimoli, GinoGino Cimoli 7 20 5 0.250 0 1
Virdon, BillBill Virdon 7 29 7 0.241 0 5
Hoak, DonDon Hoak 7 23 5 0.217 0 3
Groat, DickDick Groat 7 28 6 0.214 0 2
Skinner, BobBob Skinner 2 5 1 0.200 0 1
Stuart, DickDick Stuart 5 20 3 0.150 0 0
Baker, GeneGene Baker 3 3 0 0.000 0 0
Face, RoyRoy Face 4 3 0 0.000 0 0
Friend, BobBob Friend 3 1 0 0.000 0 0
Green, FredFred Green 3 1 0 0.000 0 0
Cheney, TomTom Cheney 3 0 0 0 0
Christopher, JoeJoe Christopher 3 0 0 0 0
Gibbon, JoeJoe Gibbon 2 0 0 0 0
Labine, ClemClem Labine 3 0 0 0 0
Mizell, Vinegar BendVinegar Bend Mizell 2 0 0 0 0
Oldis, BobBob Oldis 2 0 0 0 0
Witt, GeorgeGeorge Witt 3 0 0 0 0

Pitching

Regular Season[11]
Player G IP W L ERA SO
Labine, ClemClem Labine 15 3013 3 0 1.48 21
Francis, EarlEarl Francis 7 18 1 0 2.00 8
Olivo, DiomedesDiomedes Olivo 4 923 0 0 2.79 10
Face, RoyRoy Face 68 11423 10 8 2.90 72
Friend, BobBob Friend 38 27523 18 12 3.00 183
Law, VernVern Law 35 27123 20 9 3.08 120
Mizell, Vinegar BendVinegar Bend Mizell 23 15523 13 5 3.12 71
Green, FredFred Green 45 70 8 4 3.21 49
Gross, DonDon Gross 5 513 0 0 3.38 3
Haddix, HarveyHarvey Haddix 29 17213 11 10 3.97 101
Cheney, TomTom Cheney 11 52 2 2 3.98 35
Gibbon, JoeJoe Gibbon 27 8013 4 2 4.03 60
Witt, GeorgeGeorge Witt 10 30 1 2 4.20 15
Umbricht, JimJim Umbricht 17 4023 1 2 5.09 26
Giel, PaulPaul Giel 16 33 2 0 5.73 21
Daniels, BennieBennie Daniels 10 4013 1 3 7.81 16

World Series[12]
Player G IP W L ERA SO
Witt, GeorgeGeorge Witt 3 223 0 0 0.00 1
Haddix, HarveyHarvey Haddix 2 713 2 0 2.45 6
Law, VernVern Law 3 1813 2 0 3.44 8
Cheney, TomTom Cheney 3 4 0 0 4.50 6
Face, RoyRoy Face 4 1013 0 0 5.23 4
Gibbon, JoeJoe Gibbon 2 3 0 0 9.00 2
Friend, BobBob Friend 3 6 0 2 13.50 7
Labine, ClemClem Labine 3 4 0 0 13.50 2
Mizell, Vinegar BendVinegar Bend Mizell 2 213 0 1 15.43 1
Green, FredFred Green 3 4 0 0 22.50 3

Awards and honors

All-Stars

1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, 1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

League leaders

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Columbus Jets International League Cal Ermer
AAA Salt Lake City Bees Pacific Coast League Larry Shepard
A Savannah Pirates Sally League Ray Hathaway
B Burlington Bees Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Harding "Pete" Peterson
C Grand Forks Chiefs Northern League Bob Clear
D Kingsport Pirates Appalachian League James Gibbons
D Dubuque Packers Midwest League James Adlam
D Hobbs Pirates Sophomore League Al Kubski

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Savannah, Hobbs

Notes

  1. From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
  2. Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero, p. 114, Tom Clavin and Danny Peary, Touchstone Books, Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4165-8928-0
  3. José Martínez page at Baseball Reference
  4. 1 2 The Best Game Ever, Prologue, p. xxi, Jim Reisler, Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7867-1943-3
  5. The Best Game Ever, Prologue, p. xxii, Jim Reisler, Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7867-1943-3
  6. Vinegar Bend Mizell page at Baseball Reference
  7. 1 2 Mickey Vernon page at Baseball Reference
  8. "1960 World Series". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  9. "Major League Baseball Regular Season Hitting Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
  10. "Major League Baseball Postseason Hitting Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
  11. "Major League Baseball Regular Season Pitching Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
  12. "Major League Baseball Postseason Pitching Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
  13. The Best Game Ever, p. 21, Jim Reisler, Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7867-1943-3

References

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