1960 New York Yankees season

1960 New York Yankees
1960 AL Champions
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Yankee Stadium (since 1923)
Bronx, New York (since 1903)
Other information
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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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.

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
New York Yankees	97	57	.630	--
Baltimore Orioles	89	65	.578	8
Chicago White Sox	87	67	.565	10
Cleveland Indians	76	78	.494	21
Washington Senators	73	81	.474	24
Detroit Tigers	71	83	.461	26
Boston Red Sox	65	89	.422	32
Kansas City Athletics	58	96	.377	39

Record vs. opponents

1960 American League Records Sources:
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

1960 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers 47 Luis Arroyo 39 Jim Coates 28 Art Ditmar 26 Ryne Duren 16 Whitey Ford 40 Gabe Gabler 18 Eli Grba 53 Johnny James 18 Fred Kipp 24 Duke Maas 30 Bobby Shantz 46 Bill Short 22 Bill Stafford 29 Hal Stowe 23 Ralph Terry 19 Bob Turley		Catchers  8 Yogi Berra 38 Johnny Blanchard 27 Jesse Gonder 32 Elston Howard 47 Billy Shantz Infielders 34 Clete Boyer  6 Andy Carey 20 Joe DeMaestri 25 Kent Hadley  6 Deron Johnson 10 Tony Kubek 25 Dale Long 12 Gil McDougald  1 Bobby Richardson 14 Bill Skowron		Outfielders 17 Bob Cerv 44 Ken Hunt 11 Héctor López  7 Mickey Mantle  9 Roger Maris 15 Jim Pisoni 17 Elmer Valo		Manager 37 Casey Stengel Coaches  2 Frankie Crosetti 33 Bill Dickey 44 Jim Hegan 35 Ralph Houk 36 Eddie Lopat

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
C	Howard, ElstonElston Howard	107	323	79	.245	6	39
1B	Skowron, BillBill Skowron	146	538	166	.309	26	91
2B	Richardson, BobbyBobby Richardson	150	460	116	.252	1	26
3B	Boyer, CleteClete Boyer	124	393	95	.242	14	46
SS	Kubek, TonyTony Kubek	147	568	155	.273	14	62
LF	López, HéctorHéctor López	131	408	116	.284	9	42
CF	Mantle, MickeyMickey Mantle	153	527	145	.275	40	94
RF	Maris, RogerRoger 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
Hadley, KentKent Hadley	55	64	13	.203	4	11
DeMaestri, JoeJoe DeMaestri	49	35	8	.229	0	2
Hunt, KenKen Hunt	25	22	6	.273	0	1
Carey, AndyAndy 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
Ditmar, ArtArt Ditmar	34	200	15	9	3.06	65

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
Coates, JimJim Coates	35	149.1	13	3	4.28	73

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
Duren, RyneRyne Duren	42	3	4	9	4.96	67
Arroyo, LuisLuis Arroyo	29	5	1	7	2.88	29

1960 World Series

NL Pittsburgh Pirates (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (3)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
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
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

1. Roger Maris page at Baseball Reference
2. Jesse Gonder page at Baseball Reference
3. Bob Cerv page at Baseball Reference
4. 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 team page at www.baseball-almanac.com