1960 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1960 Pittsburgh Pirates
1960 NL Champions 1960 World Series Champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Location
Forbes Field (since 1909)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] (since 1907)
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

• Prior to 1960 season: José Martínez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.^[3]

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	GB	Pct.
Pittsburgh Pirates	95	59	--	.617
Milwaukee Braves	88	66	7	.571
St. Louis Cardinals	86	68	9	.558
Los Angeles Dodgers	82	72	13	.532
San Francisco Giants	79	75	16	.513
Cincinnati Reds	67	87	28	.435
Chicago Cubs	60	94	35	.390
Philadelphia Phillies	59	95	36	.383

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

Opening Day lineup

Pittsburgh Pirates

Don Hoak 3B Dick Groat SS Bob Skinner LF Dick Stuart 1B Roberto Clemente RF Smoky Burgess C Gino Cimoli CF Bill Mazeroski 2B Vern Law P

Team Totals 33 13 11 13 5 4 .333 1.031 0.314 0.29 0.464 -0.148 9.2 27 10

2B: R Clemente 2 (2, 2 off C McLish); S Burgess (1, off C McLish); B Mazeroski (1, off B Purkey); D Groat (1, off C McLish); G Cimoli (2, off B Lawrence).

HR: B Mazeroski (1, off C McLish; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SF: R Clemente (1, off B Lawrence).

IBB: D Stuart (1, by B Lawrence).

HBP: B Skinner (1, by C McLish).

TB: B Mazeroski 6; R Clemente 5; D Groat 4; G Cimoli 2; S Burgess 2; B Skinner.

RBI: R Clemente 5 (6); B Mazeroski 4 (4); G Cimoli 2 (2); B Skinner (2); S Burgess (1).

2-out RBI: R Clemente 2; B Mazeroski 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 7 for 13.

Fielding

DP: 3. D Groat-B Mazeroski-D Stuart 3.

• Complements to: http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT196004140.shtml

Notable transactions

• May 28, 1960: Julián Javier and Ed Bauta were traded by the Pirates to the St. Louis Cardinals for Vinegar Bend Mizell and Dick Gray.^[6]
• September 1, 1960: Mickey Vernon was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.^[7]
• September 30, 1960: Mickey Vernon was released by the Pirates.^[7]

Roster

1960 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 37,48 Tom Cheney 29 Bennie Daniels 26 Roy Face 29,47 Earl Francis 19 Bob Friend 22 Joe Gibbon 28 Paul Giel 35 Fred Green 38 Don Gross 31 Harvey Haddix 29 Clem Labine 32 Vern Law 30 Vinegar Bend Mizell 38 Diomedes Olivo 37 Jim Umbricht 30,39 George Witt		Catchers  6 Smoky Burgess 10 Danny Kravitz  2 Bob Oldis  5 Hal Smith Infielders 16 Gene Baker  8 Dick Barone 24 Dick Groat 12 Don Hoak  9 Bill Mazeroski 14 Rocky Nelson 11 Dick Schofield  3 R. C. Stevens  7 Dick Stuart		Outfielders 23 Joe Christopher 20 Gino Cimoli 21 Roberto Clemente  4 Bob Skinner 18 Bill Virdon Other batters 15 Harry Bright 15 Román Mejías 42 Mickey Vernon		Manager 40 Danny Murtaugh Coaches 41 Bill Burwell (pitching) 45 Lenny Levy (hitting) 43 Sam Narron (bullpen) 44 Frank Oceak (third base) 42 Mickey Vernon (first base) Virgil Trucks (bullpen)

Game log

1960 Game Log (95–59)[8]
April: 11–3 (Home: 8–2; Away: 3–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 12 @ Braves 3–4 McMahon (1–0) Face (0–1) Burdette (1) 39,888 0–1 2 April 14 Reds 13–0 Law (1–0) McLish (0–1) 34,064 1–1 3 April 16 Reds 3–11 Hook (1–0) Umbricht (0–1) 14,338 1–2 4 April 17 Reds 5–0 Friend (1–0) Nuxhall (0–1) 2–2 5 April 17 Reds 6–5 Gibbon (1–0) Wieand (0–1) 16,196 3–2 6 April 19 Phillies 3–4 Owens (1–0) Haddix (0–1) 11,443 3–3 7 April 20 Phillies 4–2 Law (2–0) Cardwell (1–1) 10,403 4–3 8 April 21 Phillies 11–5 Green (1–0) Robinson (0–1) Face (1) 9,451 5–3 9 April 22 Braves 6–2 Friend (2–0) Jay (0–1) 29,895 6–3 10 April 23 Braves 5–4 Gibbon (2–0) Burdette (1–1) 15,502 7–3 11 April 24 Braves 7–3 Haddix (1–1) Buhl (1–1) Face (2) 24,758 8–3 12 April 27 @ Phillies 3–2 Law (3–0) Meyer (0–1) 9,233 9–3 13 April 28 @ Phillies 3–0 Friend (3–0) Buzhardt (0–2) 8,789 10–3 14 April 30 @ Reds 12–7 Daniels (1–0) McLish (0–2) Face (3) 3,481 11–3
May: 16–11 (Home: 9–4; Away: 7–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 15 May 1 @ Reds 13–2 Law (4–0) Newcombe (1–1) 8,244 12–3 16 May 2 @ Cardinals 3–5 Kline (1–0) Face (0–2) 10,590 12–4 17 May 4 @ Cubs 1–5 Ellsworth (1–0) Friend (3–1) 4,631 12–5 18 May 5 @ Cubs 9–7 Green (2–0) Hobbie (2–3) Face (4) 3,429 13–5 19 May 6 @ Giants 1–5 Sam Jones (3–2) Law (4–1) 36,592 13–6 20 May 7 @ Giants 5–6 Byerly (1–0) Green (2–1) 33,066 13–7 21 May 8 @ Giants 3–13 McCormick (4–0) Gibbon (2–1) 40,173 13–8 22 May 9 @ Dodgers 4–7 L. Sherry (4–3) Face (0–3) 23,417 13–9 23 May 10 @ Dodgers 3–2 Law (5–1) Podres (2–2) 26,331 14–9 24 May 11 @ Dodgers 6–3 Face (1–3) Koufax (0–3) 27,926 15–9 25 May 13 @ Braves 8–2 Friend (4–1) Willey (2–2) 15,823 16–9 26 May 14 @ Braves 6 – 4 (11) Face (2–3) McMahon (1–3) 16,865 17–9 27 May 15 @ Braves 6–4 Haddix (2–1) Spahn (2–1) Umbricht (1) 18–9 28 May 15 @ Braves 2–4 Pizarro (2–1) Daniels (1–1) McMahon (2) 29,757 18–10 29 May 17 Cubs 11–6 Friend (5–1) Hobbie (3–4) Face (5) 16,102 19–10 30 May 18 Cardinals 4–2 Law (6–1) Kline (1–3) 14,615 20–10 31 May 19 Cardinals 8–3 Gibbon (3–1) Sadecki (0–1) Green (1) 15,810 21–10 32 May 20 Giants 5 – 4 (12) Green (3–1) O'Dell (1–4) 39,439 22–10 33 May 21 Giants 1–3 Antonelli (3–0) Friend (5–2) Byerly (1) 28,984 22–11 34 May 22 Giants 8–7 (11) Face (3–3) McCormick (5–2) 30,123 23–11 35 May 23 Dodgers 0–1 Koufax (1–4) Daniels (1–2) 16,936 23–12 36 May 24 Dodgers 2–4 Podres (3–4) Gibbon (3–2) 22,920 23–13 37 May 25 Dodgers 1–5 Drysdale (4–4) Umbricht (0–2) 23,975 23–14 38 May 28 Phillies 4–2 (13) Umbricht (1–2) Farrell (1–2) 9,476 24–14 39 May 29 Phillies 8–5 Law (7–1) Roberts (1–6) Green (2) 15,704 25–14 40 May 30 Braves 8–3 Haddix (3–1) Spahn (2–2) Face (6) 34,233 26–14 41 May 31 Reds 4–3 (11) Face (4–3) McLish (2–4) 20,494 27–14
June: 15–11 (Home: 6–4; Away: 9–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 42 June 1 Reds 5–0 Friend (6–2) Purkey (3–2) 26,791 28–14 43 June 3 @ Phillies 3–0 Law (8–1) Buzhardt (1–4) 16,738 29–14 44 June 5 @ Phillies 0–2 Conley (3–3) Friend (6–3) 29–15 45 June 5 @ Phillies 1–4 Owens (3–5) Haddix (3–2) 23,410 29–16 46 June 7 @ Cubs 2–3 Ellsworth (3–2) Law (8–2) Drabowsky (1) 8,736 29–17 47 June 8 @ Cubs 5–3 Mizell (2–3) Anderson (2–2) Face (7) 9,118 30–17 48 June 9 @ Cubs 11–3 Friend (7–3) Hobbie (5–7) Green (3) 7,442 31–17 49 June 10 @ Cardinals 6–9 Jackson (8–5) Haddix (3–3) McDaniel (8) 19,532 31–18 50 June 11 @ Cardinals 6–7 Duliba (4–2) Green (3–2) 11,063 31–19 51 June 12 @ Cardinals 15–3 Law (9–2) Kline (2–6) 32–19 52 June 12 @ Cardinals 2–5 Broglio (3–2) Mizell (2–4) McDaniel (9) 29,605 32–20 53 June 14 @ Giants 6–3 Friend (8–3) Sam Jones (8–5) 35,465 33–20 54 June 15 @ Giants 14–6 Haddix (4–3) O'Dell (2–6) 19,180 34–20 55 June 16 @ Giants 10–7 Mizell (3–4) Sanford (6–3) Face (8) 17,237 35–20 56 June 17 @ Dodgers 2–1 Law (10–2) Williams (5–1) 43,296 36–20 57 June 18 @ Dodgers 4–3 (10) Face (5–3) L. Sherry (5–4) 50,062 37–20 58 June 19 @ Dodgers 6–8 Roebuck (4–1) Daniels (1–3) Williams (1) 41,118 37–21 59 June 21 Cardinals 3–2 Law (11–2) Gibson (0–1) Face (9) 21,292 38–21 60 June 22 Cardinals 5–0 Friend (9–3) Jackson (9–7) 21,320 39–21 61 June 23 Cardinals 1–3 Kline (3–6) Haddix (4–4) McDaniel (12) 21,151 39–22 62 June 24 Cubs 4–1 Mizell (4–4) Ellsworth (3–5) 28,137 40–22 63 June 25 Cubs 7–6 Giel (1–0) Anderson (2–4) Face (10) 20,428 41–22 64 June 26 Cubs 6–7 Freeman (3–0) Friend (9–4) Elston (5) 41–23 65 June 26 Cubs 5–7 Morehead (1–6) Law (11–3) Elston (6) 36,378 41–24 66 June 27 Giants 7–7 30,621 41–24 67 June 30 Giants 0–11 Sanford (7–5) Friend (9–5) 41–25 68 June 30 Giants 11–6 Gibbon (4–2) Miller (2–3) 33,520 42–25
July: 15–14 (Home: 3–5; Away: 12–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 69 July 1 Dodgers 4–3 (10) Green (4–2) L. Sherry (6–5) 27,312 43–25 70 July 2 Dodgers 1–6 Williams (7–2) Cheney (0–1) 21,496 43–26 71 July 3 Dodgers 2–6 Drysdale (5–10) Mizell (4–5) 26,346 43–27 72 July 4 @ Braves 6–7 (10) Spahn (7–5) Face (5–4) 43–28 73 July 4 @ Braves 7–2 Haddix (5–4) Jay (2–4) 38,478 44–28 74 July 5 @ Braves 5–4 (10) Giel (2–0) Jay (2–5) Friend (1) 24,479 45–28 75 July 6 @ Reds 5–2 Cheney (1–1) Purkey (8–4) Face (11) 12,292 46–28 76 July 7 @ Reds 3–2 Mizell (5–5) Henry (1–4) Face (12) 12,494 47–28 77 July 8 @ Phillies 5–6 (10) Farrell (7–2) Green (4–3) 47–29 78 July 8 @ Phillies 8–3 Friend (10–5) Green (1–3) 36,056 48–29 79 July 9 @ Phillies 1–2 Conley (6–4) Law (11–4) 19,541 48–30 80 July 10 @ Phillies 6–2 Haddix (6–4) Roberts (5–8) Face (13) 13,012 49–30 All–Star Break (July 11–13) 81 July 14 Braves 0–4 Buhl (9–3) Haddix (6–5) Burdette (4) 35,827 49–31 82 July 15 Reds 1–4 O'Toole (7–8) Friend (10–6) Brosnan (4) 29,110 49–32 83 July 16 Reds 6–5 Francis (1–0) Brosnan (3–1) 19,674 50–32 84 July 17 Reds 5–6 Purkey (9–5) Law (11–5) Brosnan (5) 50–33 85 July 17 Reds 5–0 Cheney (2–1) McLish (3–6) 36,290 51–33 86 July 19 @ Dodgers 4–5 L. Sherry (7–7) Green (4–4) Roebuck (6) 51,438 51–34 87 July 20 @ Dodgers 5–7 (11) Craig (3–1) Face (5–5) 51,301 51–35 88 July 21 @ Dodgers 4–1 Law (12–5) Podres (8–7) 51,193 52–35 89 July 22 @ Giants 4–1 Mizell (6–5) McCormick (9–6) 31,878 53–35 90 July 23 @ Giants 1–3 Marichal (2–0) Haddix (6–6) 30,228 53–36 91 July 24 @ Giants 3–6 O'Dell (5–8) Cheney (2–2) McCormick (3) 36,447 53–37 92 July 25 @ Cardinals 4–2 Friend (11–6) Kline (3–8) Face (14) 23,641 54–37 93 July 26 @ Cardinals 5–4 Law (13–5) Simmons (2–1) Face (15) 20,899 55–37 94 July 27 @ Cardinals 7–3 Green (5–4) Sadecki (4–5) 1,723 56–37 95 July 29 @ Cubs 4–0 Mizell (7–5) Brewer (0–3) 9,673 57–37 96 July 30 @ Cubs 1–6 Hobbie (10–13) Friend (11–7) 13,365 57–38 97 July 31 @ Cubs 2–6 Cardwell (5–10) Haddix (6–7) Elston (7) 18,297 57–39
August: 21–10 (Home: 14–4; Away: 7–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 98 August 2 Dodgers 3–0 Law (14–5) Williams (11–3) 25,876 58–39 99 August 3 Dodgers 1–3 (7) Podres (9–8) Friend (11–8) 24,819 58–40 100 August 4 Dodgers 4–1 Witt (1–0) Drysdale (10–11) Face (16) 20,748 59–40 101 August 5 Giants 1–0 Mizell (8–5) Sam Jones (13–11) 33,301 60–40 102 August 6 Giants 8–7 (10) Law (15–5) Antonelli (4–7) 28,246 61–40 103 August 7 Giants 4–1 Friend (12–8) Sanford (9–10) 62–40 104 August 7 Giants 7–5 Face (6–5) Sherman Jones (0–1) 35,708 63–40 105 August 9 Cubs 7–1 Mizell (9–5) Drabowsky (2–1) 26,797 64–40 106 August 10 Cubs 3–1 Law (16–5) Cardwell (5–12) 20,074 65–40 107 August 11 Cardinals 2–3 (12) Broglio (14–5) Friend (12–9) 34,212 65–41 108 August 12 Cardinals 2–9 Gibson (3–3) Witt (1–1) 35,439 65–42 109 August 13 Cardinals 4–1 Haddix (7–7) Sadecki (6–6) 24,620 66–42 110 August 14 Cardinals 9–4 Law (17–5) Jackson (13–10) 67–42 111 August 14 Cardinals 3–2 (11) Green (6–4) McDaniel (10–4) 36,775 68–42 112 August 15 Phillies 3–4 Mahaffey (1–0) Face (6–6) Short (1) 19,912 68–43 113 August 16 Phillies 11–2 Friend (13–9) Owens (3–11) 69–43 114 August 16 Phillies 4–3 Face (7–6) Roberts (8–11) 34,673 70–43 115 August 17 Phillies 5–3 Haddix (8–7) Buzhardt (4–11) Labine (2) 33,598 71–43 116 August 18 @ Reds 3–2 Law (18–5) McLish (4–8) Face (17) 11,668 72–43 117 August 19 @ Reds 3–4 Purkey (13–7) Mizell (9–6) Brosnan (10) 16,347 72–44 118 August 20 @ Reds 10–7 Face (8–6) Maloney (1–4) 8,287 73–44 119 August 21 @ Reds 4–8 Hook (10–13) Friend (13–10) Brosnan (11) 15,596 73–45 120 August 23 @ Cubs 8–3 Haddix (9–7) Ellsworth (6–10) Face (18) 13,943 74–45 121 August 24 @ Cubs 10–6 Face (9–6) Elston (6–7) 15,268 75–45 122 August 25 @ Cubs 1–2 Hobbie (13–16) Mizell (9–7) 11,701 75–46 123 August 26 @ Cardinals 1–3 Broglio (16–6) Friend (13–11) 24,436 75–47 124 August 27 @ Cardinals 4–5 Kline (4–8) Face (9–7) 30,712 75–48 125 August 28 @ Cardinals 4–5 Simmons (5–3) Haddix (9–8) McDaniel (21) 28,579 75–49 126 August 29 @ Dodgers 10–2 Law (19–5) Podres (11–10) 37,369 76–49 127 August 30 @ Dodgers 5–2 Friend (14–11) Koufax (6–11) Face (19) 40,143 77–49 128 August 31 @ Giants 7–4 Labine (1–1) O'Dell (7–10) Face (20) 16,202 78–49
September: 15–10 (Home: 10–6; Away: 5–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 129 September 1 @ Giants 6–1 Haddix (10–8) Maranda (1–3) Labine (3) 13,436 79–49 130 September 3 Phillies 2–3 Mahaffey (5–0) Law (19–6) 18,487 79–50 131 September 4 Phillies 5–3 Mizell (10–7) Owens (3–12) Labine (4) 17,856 80–50 132 September 5 Braves 8–7 Green (7–4) Spahn (17–8) 81–50 133 September 5 Braves 1–7 Buhl (14–8) Haddix (10–9) 34,310 81–51 134 September 6 Braves 5–3 Labine (2–1) Spahn (17–9) Face (21) 28,793 82–51 135 September 7 Cardinals 1–2 Broglio (18–7) Law (19–7) McDaniel (23) 31,831 82–52 136 September 9 Cubs 4–3 Mizell (11–7) Ellsworth (6–12) Face (22) 24,831 83–52 137 September 10 Cubs 4–1 Friend (15–11) Anderson (7–10) 19,701 84–52 138 September 12 Giants 6–1 Haddix (11–9) Sanford (12–12) 21,261 85–52 139 September 13 Giants 3–6 McCormick (13–11) Mizell (11–8) 21,313 85–53 140 September 14 Dodgers 2–5 Williams (14–8) Law (19–8) 28,547 85–54 141 September 15 Dodgers 3–1 Friend (16–11) Craig (7–3) 12,511 86–54 142 September 16 @ Reds 3–4 O'Toole (12–11) Haddix (11–10) Brosnan (12) 9,352 86–55 143 September 18 @ Reds 5–3 Law (20–8) McLish (4–13) 87–55 144 September 18 @ Reds 1–0 Mizell (12–8) Purkey (17–9) 14,438 88–55 145 September 20 @ Phillies 7–1 Friend (17–11) Roberts (10–16) 89–55 146 September 20 @ Phillies 3–2 Labine (3–1) Owens (4–13) 17,216 90–55 147 September 22 Cubs 3–2 (11) Face (10–7) Cardwell (8–15) 91–55 148 September 22 Cubs 6–1 Mizell (13–8) Anderson (8–11) 19,566 92–55 149 September 23 @ Braves 1–2 Buhl (15–9) Witt (1–2) 17,576 92–56 150 September 24 @ Braves 2–4 Burdette (18–12) Friend (17–12) 20,626 92–57 151 September 25 @ Braves 2–4 (10) Piché (3–5) Face (10–8) 38,109 92–58 152 September 27 Reds 4–3 (16) Green (8–4) McLish (4–14) 22,162 93–58 153 September 30 Braves 2–13 Buhl (16–9) Law (20–9) 25,148 93–59
October: 2–0 (Home: 2–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 154 October 1 Braves 7–3 Friend (18–12) Spahn (21–10) Face (23) 20,842 94–59 155 October 2 Braves 9–5 Mizell (14–8) Burdette (19–13) 34,578 95–59
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Tie           = Postponement Bold = Pirates team member

Postseason

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)	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	4	13	2
Pittsburgh (N)	3	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	X	6	8	0
W: Vern Law (1–0)  L: Art Ditmar (0–1),   S: Roy Face (1)
HR: NYY – Roger Maris (1), Elston Howard (1)   PIT – Bill 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)	0	0	2	1	2	7	3	0	1	16	19	1
Pittsburgh (N)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	13	1
W: Bob Turley (1–0)  L: Bob Friend (0–1)
HR: NYY – Mickey 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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
New York (A)	6	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	x	10	16	1
W: Whitey Ford (1–0)   L: Vinegar Bend Mizell (0–1)
HR: NYY – Bobby 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)	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	7	0
New York (A)	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	8	0
W: Vern Law (2–0)   L: Ralph Terry (0–1),   S: Roy Face (2)
HR: NYY – Bill 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)	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	10	2
New York (A)	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	2
W: Harvey Haddix (1–0)   L: Art Ditmar (0–2),   S: Roy Face (3)
HR: NYY – Roger 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)	0	1	5	0	0	2	2	2	0	12	17	1
Pittsburgh (N)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
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)	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	2	2	9	13	1
Pittsburgh (N)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	10	11	0
W: Harvey Haddix (2–0)  L: Ralph Terry (0–2)
HR: NYY – Bill Skowron (2), Yogi Berra (1)    PIT – Rocky Nelson (1), Hal Smith (1), Bill Mazeroski (2)

Game log

1960 Postseason Game Log (4–3)
1960 World Series: vs. New York Yankees: Pirates won 4–3[9] # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Series 1 October 5 Yankees 6–4 Law (1–0) Ditmar (0–1) Face (1) 36,676 PIT 1–0 2 October 6 Yankees 3–16 Turley (1–0) Friend (0–1) 37,308 Tied 1–1 3 October 8 @ Yankees 0–10 Ford (1–0) Mizell (0–1) 70,001 NY 2–1 4 October 9 @ Yankees 3–2 Law (2–0) Terry (0–1) Face (2) 67,812 Tied 2–2 5 October 10 @ Yankees 5–2 Haddix (1–0) Ditmar (0–2) Face (3) 62,753 PIT 3–2 6 October 12 Yankees 0–12 Ford (2–0) Friend (0–2) 38,580 Tied 3–3 7 October 13 Yankees 10–9 Haddix (2–0) Terry (0–2) 36,683 PIT 4–3
Legend:           = Win           = Loss Bold = Pirates team member

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	5	5	1	3	3	1	0	5	4	27	60	4
New York Yankees	7	2	8	7	3	13	6	4	5	55	91	8
Total Attendance: 349,813   Average Attendance: 49,973
Winning Player's Share: – $8,418   Losing Player's Share – $5,125

Statistics

Batting

Regular Season[10] Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Face, R.R. Face 68 17 7 0.412 0 0 Green, F.F. Green 45 8 3 0.375 2 2 Schofield, D.D. Schofield 65 102 34 0.333 0 10 Umbricht, J.J. Umbricht 17 6 2 0.333 0 0 Groat, D.D. Groat 138 573 186 0.325 2 50 Clemente, R.R. Clemente 144 570 179 0.314 16 94 Nelson, R.R. Nelson 93 200 60 0.300 7 35 Smith, H.H. Smith 77 258 76 0.295 11 45 Burgess, S.S. Burgess 110 337 99 0.294 7 39 Hoak, D.D. Hoak 155 553 156 0.282 16 79 Mazeroski, B.B. Mazeroski 151 538 147 0.273 11 64 Skinner, B.B. Skinner 145 571 156 0.273 15 86 Cimoli, G.G. Cimoli 101 307 82 0.267 0 28 Virdon, B.B. Virdon 120 409 108 0.264 8 40 Stuart, D.D. Stuart 122 438 114 0.260 23 83 Haddix, H.H. Haddix 29 67 17 0.254 0 7 Baker, G.G. Baker 33 37 9 0.243 0 4 Christopher, J.J. Christopher 50 56 13 0.232 1 3 Gibbon, J.J. Gibbon 27 19 4 0.211 0 0 Oldis, B.B. Oldis 22 20 4 0.200 0 1 Daniels, B.B. Daniels 10 16 3 0.188 0 2 Law, V.V. Law 35 94 17 0.181 1 7 Cheney, T.T. Cheney 11 17 3 0.176 0 2 Mizell, V.V. Mizell 23 51 7 0.137 0 3 Vernon, M.M. Vernon 9 8 1 0.125 0 1 Friend, B.B. Friend 38 88 6 0.068 0 3 Barone, D.D. Barone 3 6 0 0.000 0 0 Bright, H.H. Bright 4 4 0 0.000 0 0 Francis, E.E. Francis 7 5 0 0.000 0 0 Giel, P.P. Giel 16 7 0 0.000 0 0 Kravitz, D.D. Kravitz 8 6 0 0.000 0 0 Labine, C.C. Labine 15 4 0 0.000 0 1 Mejias, R.R. Mejias 3 1 0 0.000 0 0 Olivo, D.D. Olivo 4 1 0 0.000 0 0 Stevens, R.R. Stevens 9 3 0 0.000 0 0 Witt, G.G. Witt 10 9 0 0.000 0 0 Gross, D.D. Gross 5 0 0 — 0 0

World Series[11] Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Smith, H.H. Smith 3 8 3 0.375 1 3 Burgess, S.S. Burgess 5 18 6 0.333 0 0 Haddix, H.H. Haddix 2 3 1 0.333 0 0 Law, V.V. Law 3 6 2 0.333 0 1 Nelson, R.R. Nelson 4 9 3 0.333 1 2 Schofield, D.D. Schofield 3 3 1 0.333 0 0 Mazeroski, B.B. Mazeroski 7 25 8 0.320 2 5 Clemente, R.R. Clemente 7 29 9 0.310 0 3 Cimoli, G.G. Cimoli 7 20 5 0.250 0 1 Virdon, B.B. Virdon 7 29 7 0.241 0 5 Hoak, D.D. Hoak 7 23 5 0.217 0 3 Groat, D.D. Groat 7 28 6 0.214 0 2 Skinner, B.B. Skinner 2 5 1 0.200 0 1 Stuart, D.D. Stuart 5 20 3 0.150 0 0 Baker, G.G. Baker 3 3 0 0.000 0 0 Face, R.R. Face 4 3 0 0.000 0 0 Friend, B.B. Friend 3 1 0 0.000 0 0 Green, F.F. Green 3 1 0 0.000 0 0 Cheney, T.T. Cheney 3 0 0 — 0 0 Christopher, J.J. Christopher 3 0 0 — 0 0 Gibbon, J.J. Gibbon 2 0 0 — 0 0 Labine, C.C. Labine 3 0 0 — 0 0 Mizell, V.V. Mizell 2 0 0 — 0 0 Oldis, B.B. Oldis 2 0 0 — 0 0 Witt, G.G. Witt 3 0 0 — 0 0

Pitching

Regular Season[12] Player G IP W L ERA SO Labine, C.C. Labine 15 30^1⁄3 3 0 1.48 21 Francis, E.E. Francis 7 18 1 0 2.00 8 Olivo, D.D. Olivo 4 9^2⁄3 0 0 2.79 10 Face, R.R. Face 68 114^2⁄3 10 8 2.90 72 Friend, B.B. Friend 38 275^2⁄3 18 12 3.00 183 Law, V.V. Law 35 271^2⁄3 20 9 3.08 120 Mizell, V.V. Mizell 23 155^2⁄3 13 5 3.12 71 Green, F.F. Green 45 70 8 4 3.21 49 Gross, D.D. Gross 5 5^1⁄3 0 0 3.38 3 Haddix, H.H. Haddix 29 172^1⁄3 11 10 3.97 101 Cheney, T.T. Cheney 11 52 2 2 3.98 35 Gibbon, J.J. Gibbon 27 80^1⁄3 4 2 4.03 60 Witt, G.G. Witt 10 30 1 2 4.20 15 Umbricht, J.J. Umbricht 17 40^2⁄3 1 2 5.09 26 Giel, P.P. Giel 16 33 2 0 5.73 21 Daniels, B.B. Daniels 10 40^1⁄3 1 3 7.81 16

World Series[13] Player G IP W L ERA SO Witt, G.G. Witt 3 2^2⁄3 0 0 0.00 1 Haddix, H.H. Haddix 2 7^1⁄3 2 0 2.45 6 Law, V.V. Law 3 18^1⁄3 2 0 3.44 8 Cheney, T.T. Cheney 3 4 0 0 4.50 6 Face, R.R. Face 4 10^1⁄3 0 0 5.23 4 Gibbon, J.J. Gibbon 2 3 0 0 9.00 2 Friend, B.B. Friend 3 6 0 2 13.50 7 Labine, C.C. Labine 3 4 0 0 13.50 2 Mizell, V.V. Mizell 2 2^1⁄3 0 1 15.43 1 Green, F.F. Green 3 4 0 0 22.50 3

Awards and honors

• Dick Groat, Shortstop, National League MVP
• Bill Mazeroski, Babe Ruth Award
• Danny Murtaugh, Associated Press NL Manager of the Year

All-Stars

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

• Smoky Burgess
• Roberto Clemente
• Roy Face
• Bob Friend (Starting P, first game)
• Dick Groat
• Vern Law (Starting P, second game)
• Bill Mazeroski (Starting 2B)
• Bob Skinner (Starting LF)

League leaders

• Roberto Clemente, Led National League in outfield assists, 19 baserunners thrown out^[14]
• Dick Groat, Led National League in batting average

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. 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. Mickey Vernon page at Baseball Reference
8. "1960 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
9. "1960 World Series". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
10. "Major League Baseball Regular Season Hitting Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
11. "Major League Baseball Postseason Hitting Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
12. "Major League Baseball Regular Season Pitching Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
13. "Major League Baseball Postseason Pitching Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
14. The Best Game Ever, p. 21, Jim Reisler, Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7867-1943-3

References

• 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
• 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.