1960 Washington Senators season

1960 Washington Senators
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Griffith Stadium (since 1911)
Washington, D.C. (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes)
General manager(s)	Calvin Griffith
Manager(s)	Cookie Lavagetto
Local television	WTOP, Ch. 9
Local radio	WTOP-AM 1500 (Chuck Thompson, Bob Wolff, Dan Daniels)
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The 1960 Washington Senators won 73 games, lost 81, and finished in fifth place in the American League. They were managed by Cookie Lavagetto and played home games at Griffith Stadium. This was their final season in Washington, as they moved to Minnesota and became the Twins in 1961, which they have been named ever since. The departure meant lights out for Griffith Stadium, as it was demolished after the second Washington Senators franchise played its inaugural season there.

Regular season

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	—

Relocation to Minnesota

After an early flirtation with San Francisco, by 1957 Calvin Griffith was courting Minneapolis-St. Paul, a prolonged process that resulted in him rejecting the Twin Cities' first offer^[1] before agreeing to relocate. The American League opposed the move at first, but in 1960 a deal was reached: The Senators would move and would be replaced with an expansion Senators team for 1961. The old Washington Senators became the Minnesota Twins.

Roster

1960 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers 11 Ted Abernathy 12 Tex Clevenger 18 Bill Fischer 11 Rudy Hernández 35 Dick Hyde 21,36 Jim Kaat 16 Russ Kemmerer 15 Jack Kralick 20 Don Lee 39 Héctor Maestri 21 Ray Moore 18 Tom Morgan 17 Camilo Pascual 14,28 Pedro Ramos 35 Ted Sadowski 27 Chuck Stobbs 19 Hal Woodeshick		Catchers 14,10 Earl Battey  8 Hal Naragon Infielders 29 Julio Becquer  1 Reno Bertoia  6 Billy Consolo  9 Billy Gardner  3 Harmon Killebrew 28,32 Don Mincher 37 Johnny Schaive  5 José Valdivielso 25 Zoilo Versalles		Outfielders 26 Bob Allison 22 Dan Dobbek  7 Lenny Green 23 Jim Lemon 30 Faye Throneberry 32 Elmer Valo 16 Pete Whisenant Other batters  4 Ken Aspromonte  4 Jake Jacobs		Manager 51 Cookie Lavagetto Coaches 53 Ellis Clary 55 Clyde McCullough 54 Sam Mele 52 Bob Swift

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	Battey, EarlEarl Battey	137	466	126	.270	15	60
1B	Killebrew, HarmonHarmon Killebrew	124	442	122	.276	31	80
2B	Gardner, BillyBilly Gardner	145	592	152	.257	9	56
3B	Bertoia, RenoReno Bertoia	121	460	122	.265	4	45
SS	Valdivielso, JoséJosé Valdivielso	117	268	57	.213	2	19
LF	Lemon, JimJim Lemon	148	528	142	.269	38	100
CF	Green, LennyLenny Green	127	330	97	.294	5	33
RF	Allison, BobBob Allison	144	501	126	.251	15	69

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

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

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

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Hernández, RudyRudy Hernández	21	4	1	0	4.41	22
Abernathy, TedTed Abernathy	2	0	0	0	12.00	1

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Charleston Senators	American Association	Del Wilber
A	Charlotte Hornets	Sally League	Gene Verble
B	Wilson Tobs	Carolina League	Jack McKeon
D	Fort Walton Beach Jets	Alabama–Florida League	Ralph Rowe
D	Wytheville Senators	Appalachian League	Red Norwood
D	Erie Senators	New York–Penn League	Harry Warner

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wytheville

Notes

1. Senators Reject Bids to Move to Minneapolis or St. Paul. New York Times. October 27, 1957. Retrieved May 2, 2008.

References

• 1960 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
• 1960 Washington Senators 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.