1960 New York Yankees season

1960 New York Yankees
American League Champions
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkYankee Stadium
CityBronx, New York
OwnersDan Topping and Del Webb
General managersGeorge Weiss
ManagersCasey Stengel
TelevisionWPIX
(Mel Allen, Red Barber, Phil Rizzuto)
RadioWMGM
(Mel Allen, Red Barber, Phil Rizzuto)
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The 1960 New York Yankees season was the 58th season for the team. 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

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
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 97 57 .630 — 55‍–‍22 42‍–‍35
Baltimore Orioles 89 65 .578 8 44‍–‍33 45‍–‍32
Chicago White Sox 87 67 .565 10 51‍–‍26 36‍–‍41
Cleveland Indians 76 78 .494 21 39‍–‍38 37‍–‍40
Washington Senators 73 81 .474 24 32‍–‍45 41‍–‍36
Detroit Tigers 71 83 .461 26 40‍–‍37 31‍–‍46
Boston Red Sox 65 89 .422 32 36‍–‍41 29‍–‍48
Kansas City Athletics 58 96 .377 39 34‍–‍43 24‍–‍53

Record vs. opponents

1960 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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 —


Notable transactions

Roster

1960 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Game log

Regular season

Legend
  Yankees win
  Yankees loss
  Yankees tie
  Postponement
  Clinched pennant
Bold Yankees team member
1960 regular season game log: 97–57–1 (Home: 55–22; Away: 42–35–1)[4]
April: 6–4 (Home: 3–2; Away: 3–2)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
4 April 22 2:00 p.m. EST Orioles W 5–0 Ford (1–0) Wilhelm (0–1) Terry (1) 2:24 36,386 3–1 W2
5 April 23 2:00 p.m. EST Orioles W 3–2 Short (1–0) Coleman (0–2) Duren (2) 3:03 18,653 4–1 W3
6 April 24 2:00 p.m. EDT Orioles W 15–9 Coates (2–0) Fisher (1–2) James (1) 3:00 19,460 5–1 W4
9 April 29 8:00 p.m. EDT @ Orioles L 1–2 Brown (1–0) Short (1–1) — 2:34 17,913 5–4 L3
10 April 30 2:00 p.m. EDT @ Orioles W 16–0 Coates (3–0) Pappas (1–1) — 2:43 13,267 6–4 W1
May: 13–13 (Home: 8–5; Away: 5–8)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
11 May 1 2:00 p.m. EDT @ Orioles L 5–9 Estrada (2–0) Gabler (1–2) — 3:13 11,474 6–5 L1
16 May 8 White Sox L 3–8 (10) 10–6 L1
24 May 20 @ White Sox L 3–5 13–11 L1
25 May 21 @ White Sox L 8–9 13–12 L2
30 May 26 8:00 p.m. EDT Orioles W 2–0 Ford (2–2) Brown (3–1) — 2:09 18,297 16–14 W1
31 May 27 2:00 p.m. EDT Orioles L 2–3 Wilhelm (2–2) Ditmar (2–1) — 2:17 7,387 16–15 L1
36 May 31 8:00 p.m. EDT @ Orioles L 2–3 Walker (1–0) Ford (2–3) Barber (1) 2:23 19,103 19–17 L1
June: 21–8–1 (Home: 11–2; Away: 10–6–1)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
37 June 1 8:00 p.m. EDT @ Orioles L 1–4 Brown (4–1) Maas (0–1) — 2:10 23,762 19–18 L2
38 June 2 8:00 p.m. EDT @ Orioles L 5–6 Estrada (5–1) Ditmar (2–3) — 2:47 42,755 19–19 L3
43 June 6 White Sox L 2–3 22–21 L1
44 June 7 White Sox W 5–2 23–21 W1
45 June 8 White Sox W 6–0 24–21 W2
46 June 9 White Sox W 5–2 25–21 W3
53 June 17 @ White Sox W 4–2 30–22–1 W1
54 June 18 @ White Sox W 12–5 31–22–1 W2
55 June 19
(1)		 @ White Sox W 7–5 32–22–1 W3
56 June 19
(2)		 @ White Sox W 5–3 33–22–1 W4
July: 13–14 (Home: 8–5; Away: 5–9)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
72 July 6 8:00 p.m. EDT @ Orioles W 5–2 Ford (5–5) Brown (7–3) — 2:20 36,183 44–27–1 W1
73 July 7 8:00 p.m. EDT @ Orioles W 6–3 Maas (1–1) Pappas (7–6) Shantz (5) 2:52 30,647 45–27–1 W2
— July 11 28th All-Star Game in Kansas City, MO
— July 13 2:00 p.m. EDT 29th All-Star Game in Bronx, NY
84 July 22 White Sox L 5–11 48–35–1 L2
85 July 23 White Sox L 3–5 48–36–1 L3
86 July 24
(1)		 White Sox L 3–6 48–37–1 L4
87 July 24
(2)		 White Sox W 8–2 49–37–1 W1
August: 22–11 (Home: 14–7; Away: 8–4)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
102 August 8 @ White Sox L 1–9 59–42–1 L2
103 August 9 @ White Sox W 7–4 (8) 60–42–1 W1
104 August 10 @ White Sox W 6–0 61–42–1 W2
109 August 15 8:00 p.m. EDT Orioles W 4–3 Ditmar (12–7) Wilhelm (9–7) — 1:56 24,233 63–45–1 W1
110 August 16 2:00 p.m. EDT Orioles W 1–0 Ford (9–7) Estrada (13–7) — 2:04 30,149 64–45–1 W2
116 August 23 White Sox L 1–5 67–48–1 L2
117 August 24 White Sox W 3–2 68–48–1 W1
September: 20–7 (Home: 9–1; Away: 11–6)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak
127 September 2 8:00 p.m. EDT @ Orioles L 0–5 Pappas (13–8) Ford (9–8) — 2:15 44,518 75–51–1 L2
128 September 3 2:00 p.m. EDT @ Orioles L 0–2 Fisher (11–9) Ditmar (14–8) — 2:15 35,499 75–52–1 L3
129 September 4 2:00 p.m. EDT @ Orioles L 2–6 Estrada (16–8) Stafford (2–1) Wilhelm (6) 2:58 34,587 75–53–1 L4
133 September 7 @ White Sox W 6–4 78–54–1 W1
134 September 8 @ White Sox L 4–5 78–55–1 L1
141 September 16 8:00 p.m. EDT Orioles W 4–2 Ford (10–9) Barber (10–6) Shantz (10) 2:28 50,332 83–57–1 W1
142 September 17 2:00 p.m. EDT Orioles W 5–3 Coates (12–3) Estrada (17–10) Arroyo (5) 3:01 49,055 84–57–1 W2
143 September 18
(1)		 2:00 p.m. EDT Orioles W 7–3 Ditmar (15–9) Fisher (12–10) Coates (1) 2:44 — 85–57–1 W3
144 September 18
(2)		 5:19 p.m. EDT Orioles W 2–0 Terry (9–8) Pappas (13–11) — 1:56 53,876 86–57–1 W4
October: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Away: 0–0)
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/
Streak

Postseason Game log

Legend
  Yankees win
  Yankees loss
Bold Yankees team member
1960 Postseason game log: 3–4 (Home: 1–2; Away: 2–2)
World Series: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 3–4 (Home: 1–2; Away: 2–2)[5]
# Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Series Box/
Streak
1 October 5 1:00 p.m. EDT @ Pirates L 4–6 Law (1–0) Ditmar (0–1) Face (1) 2:29 36,676 PIT 1–0 L1
2 October 6 1:00 p.m. EDT @ Pirates W 16–3 Turley (1–0) Friend (0–1) — 3:14 37,308 Tied 1–1 W1
3 October 8 1:00 p.m. EDT Pirates W 10–0 Ford (1–0) Mizell (0–1) — 2:41 70,001 NYA 2–1 W2
4 October 9 2:00 p.m. EDT Pirates L 2–3 Law (2–0) Terry (0–1) Face (2) 2:29 67,812 Tied 2–2 L1
5 October 10 1:00 p.m. EDT Pirates L 2–5 Haddix (1–0) Ditmar (0–2) Face (3) 2:32 62,753 PIT 3–2 L2
6 October 12 1:00 p.m. EDT @ Pirates W 12–0 Ford (2–0) Friend (0–2) — 2:38 38,580 Tied 3–3 W1
7 October 13 1:00 p.m. EDT @ Pirates L 9–10 Haddix (2–0) Terry (0–2) — 2:36 36,683 PIT 4–3 L1

Detailed records

Opponents

American League
Opponent Total Pct. Home Pct. Away Pct. RS RA Ref.
Baltimore Orioles 13–9 (.591) 10–1 (.909) 3–8 (.273) 93 67 [6]
Boston Red Sox 15–7 (.682) 8–3 (.727) 7–4 (.636) 100 101 [7]
Chicago White Sox 12–10 (.545) 5–6 (.455) 7–4 (.636) 107 97 [8]
Cleveland Indians 16–6 (.727) 9–2 (.818) 7–4 (.636) 125 84 [9]
Detroit Tigers 14–8 (.636) 9–2 (.818) 5–6 (.455) 100 93 [10]
Kansas City Athletics 15–7 (.682) 8–3 (.727) 7–4 (.636) 116 99 [11]
New York Yankees – – – – – – – –
Washington Senators 12–10 (.545) 6–5 (.545) 6–5 (.545) 105 86 [12]
Season Total 97–57 (.630) 55–22 (.714) 42–35 (.545) 746 627

Day-by-Day

Day-by-Day
Date Game No. Opponent Record Pct. Position GB Ref.
April 22, 1960 4 BAL 3–1 (.750) 2nd +1⁄2 [13]
April 23, 1960 5 BAL 4–1 (.800) 2nd +1⁄2 [14]
April 24, 1960 6 BAL 5–1 (.833) 2nd +1⁄2 [15]
April 29, 1960 9 @ BAL 5–4 (.556) 1st (tie) +0 [16]
April 30, 1960 10 @ BAL 6–4 (.600) 1st ++1⁄2 [17]
May 1, 1960 11 @ BAL 6–5 (.545) 2nd (tie) 1 [18]
May 26, 1960 30 BAL 16–14 (.533) 4th 2 [19]
May 27, 1960 31 BAL 16–15 (.533) 4th (tie) 3 [20]
May 31, 1960 36 @ BAL 19–17 (.528) 4th 4 [21]
June 1, 1960 37 @ BAL 19–18 (.514) 4th 5 [22]
June 2, 1960 38 @ BAL 19–19 (.500) 4th 6 [23]
July 6, 1960 72 @ BAL 44–27 (.620) 1st +2 [24]
July 7, 1960 73 @ BAL 45–27 (.625) 1st +3 [25]
August 15, 1960 109 BAL 63–45 (.583) 1st ++1⁄2 [26]
August 16, 1960 110 BAL 64–45 (.587) 1st ++1⁄2 [27]
September 2, 1960 127 @ BAL 75–51 (.595) 1st (tie) +0 [28]
September 3, 1960 128 @ BAL 75–52 (.591) 2nd 1 [29]
September 4, 1960 129 @ BAL 75–53 (.586) 2nd 2 [30]
September 16, 1960 141 BAL 83–57 (.593) 1st +1 [31]
September 17, 1960 142 BAL 84–57 (.596) 1st +2 [32]
September 18, 1960 143 BAL 85–57 (.599) 1st +4 [33]
September 18, 1960 144 BAL 86–57 (.601) 1st +4 [34]

Month-by-Month

Month-by-Month
Month Total Pct. RS RA Home Pct. RS RA Away Pct. RS RA Position GB Ref.

Composite Box

1960 New York Yankees Inning–by–Inning Boxscore
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 R H E
Opponents 68 59 68 73 76 75 74 69 44 13 5 3 0 0 3 627 1398 127
Yankees 96 62 73 79 85 85 73 108 65 7 9 3 0 1 0 746 1377 138

Sources:[9] [10]

Starting lineups

Regular season

Regular season
Hitting
Batting order
# Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
4 April 22, 1960 Orioles #1 Richardson
(2B)		 #11 López
(LF)		 #7 Mantle
(CF)		 #9 Maris
(RF)		 #14 Skowron
(1B)		 #6 Carey
(3B)		 #32 Howard
(C)		 #10 Kubek
(SS)		 #16 Ford
(P)
5 April 23, 1960 Orioles #1 Richardson
(2B)		 #11 López
(LF)		 #7 Mantle
(CF)		 #9 Maris
(RF)		 #14 Skowron
(1B)		 #32 Howard
(C)		 #34 Boyer
(3B)		 #10 Kubek
(SS)		 #46 Short
(P)
6 April 24, 1960 Orioles #1 Richardson
(2B)		 #11 López
(LF)		 #7 Mantle
(CF)		 #8 Berra
(RF)		 #14 Skowron
(1B)		 #12 McDougald
(3B)		 #32 Howard
(C)		 #10 Kubek
(SS)		 #39 Coates
(P)
9 April 29, 1960 @ Orioles #1 Richardson
(2B)		 #12 McDougald
(3B)		 #7 Mantle
(CF)		 #8 Berra
(LF)		 #9 Maris
(RF)		 #14 Skowron
(1B)		 #32 Howard
(C)		 #10 Kubek
(SS)		 #46 Short
(P)
10 April 30, 1960 @ Orioles #10 Kubek
(SS)		 #12 McDougald
(3B)		 #7 Mantle
(CF)		 #8 Berra
(LF)		 #9 Maris
(RF)		 #14 Skowron
(1B)		 #32 Howard
(C)		 #1 Richardson
(2B)		 #39 Coates
(P)
11 May 1, 1960 @ Orioles #10 Kubek
(SS)		 #12 McDougald
(3B)		 #7 Mantle
(CF)		 #8 Berra
(LF)		 #9 Maris
(RF)		 #14 Skowron
(1B)		 #32 Howard
(C)		 #1 Richardson
(2B)		 #23 Terry
(P)
16 May 8, 1960
30 May 26, 1960 Orioles #10 Kubek
(SS)		 #7 Mantle
(CF)		 #9 Maris
(RF)		 #8 Berra
(C)		 #17 Cerv
(LF)		 #14 Skowron
(1B)		 #12 McDougald
(3B)		 #1 Richardson
(2B)		 #16 Ford
(P)
31 May 27, 1960 Orioles #10 Kubek
(SS)		 #7 Mantle
(CF)		 #9 Maris
(RF)		 #8 Berra
(C)		 #17 Cerv
(LF)		 #14 Skowron
(1B)		 #12 McDougald
(3B)		 #1 Richardson
(2B)		 #28 Ditmar
(P)
36 May 31, 1960 @ Orioles #10 Kubek
(SS)		 #7 Mantle
(CF)		 #9 Maris
(RF)		 #8 Berra
(C)		 #17 Cerv
(LF)		 #14 Skowron
(1B)		 #12 McDougald
(3B)		 #1 Richardson
(2B)		 #16 Ford
(P)
37 June 1, 1960 @ Orioles #10 Kubek
(SS)		 #7 Mantle
(CF)		 #9 Maris
(RF)		 #8 Berra
(C)		 #17 Cerv
(LF)		 #14 Skowron
(1B)		 #12 McDougald
(3B)		 #1 Richardson
(2B)		 #24 Maas
(P)
38 June 2, 1960 @ Orioles #12 McDougald
(2B)		 #11 López
(LF)		 #7 Mantle
(CF)		 #9 Maris
(RF)		 #14 Skowron
(1B)		 #32 Howard
(C)		 #10 Kubek
(SS)		 #34 Boyer
(3B)		 #39 Coates
(P)
72 July 6, 1960 @ Orioles #10 Kubek
(SS)		 #11 López
(LF)		 #7 Mantle
(CF)		 #9 Maris
(RF)		 #14 Skowron
(1B)		 #8 Berra
(C)		 #34 Boyer
(3B)		 #1 Richardson
(2B)		 #16 Ford
(P)
73 July 7, 1960 @ Orioles #10 Kubek
(SS)		 #11 López
(LF)		 #7 Mantle
(CF)		 #9 Maris
(RF)		 #8 Berra
(C)		 #14 Skowron
(1B)		 #34 Boyer
(3B)		 #1 Richardson
(2B)		 #24 Maas
(P)
109 August 15, 1960 Orioles #10 Kubek
(SS)		 #11 López
(LF)		 #7 Mantle
(CF)		 #14 Skowron
(1B)		 #8 Berra
(RF)		 #38 Blanchard
(C)		 #34 Boyer
(3B)		 #1 Richardson
(2B)		 #28 Ditmar
(P)
110 August 16, 1960 Orioles #10 Kubek
(SS)		 #11 López
(LF)		 #7 Mantle
(CF)		 #14 Skowron
(1B)		 #8 Berra
(RF)		 #38 Blanchard
(C)		 #34 Boyer
(3B)		 #1 Richardson
(2B)		 #16 Ford
(P)
127 September 2, 1960 @ Orioles #10 Kubek
(SS)		 #34 Boyer
(3B)		 #9 Maris
(RF)		 #7 Mantle
(CF)		 #14 Skowron
(1B)		 #8 Berra
(LF)		 #38 Blanchard
(C)		 #1 Richardson
(2B)		 #16 Ford
(P)
128 September 3, 1960 @ Orioles #10 Kubek
(SS)		 #34 Boyer
(3B)		 #9 Maris
(RF)		 #7 Mantle
(CF)		 #14 Skowron
(1B)		 #8 Berra
(LF)		 #32 Howard
(C)		 #1 Richardson
(2B)		 #28 Ditmar
(P)
129 September 4, 1960 @ Orioles #12 McDougald
(2B)		 #10 Kubek
(SS)		 #7 Mantle
(CF)		 #8 Berra
(C)		 #9 Maris
(RF)		 #14 Skowron
(1B)		 #17 Cerv
(LF)		 #34 Boyer
(3B)		 #22 Stafford
(P)
141 September 16, 1960 Orioles #1 Richardson
(2B)		 #9 Maris
(RF)		 #7 Mantle
(CF)		 #14 Skowron
(1B)		 #11 López
(LF)		 #32 Howard
(C)		 #34 Boyer
(3B)		 #10 Kubek
(SS)		 #16 Ford
(P)
142 September 17, 1960 Orioles #10 Kubek
(SS)		 #11 López
(LF)		 #9 Maris
(RF)		 #7 Mantle
(CF)		 #8 Berra
(C)		 #14 Skowron
(1B)		 #34 Boyer
(3B)		 #1 Richardson
(2B)		 #19 Turley
(P)
143 September 18, 1960 Orioles #10 Kubek
(SS)		 #11 López
(LF)		 #9 Maris
(RF)		 #7 Mantle
(CF)		 #8 Berra
(C)		 #14 Skowron
(1B)		 #34 Boyer
(3B)		 #1 Richardson
(2B)		 #28 Ditmar
(P)
144 September 18, 1960 Orioles #10 Kubek
(SS)		 #11 López
(LF)		 #9 Maris
(RF)		 #7 Mantle
(CF)		 #25 Long
(1B)		 #38 Blanchard
(C)		 #34 Boyer
(3B)		 #1 Richardson
(2B)		 #23 Terry
(P)
Regular season
Fielding
Defensive lineup
# Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P
4 April 22, 1960 Orioles #32 Howard #14 Skowron #1 Richardson #6 Carey #10 Kubek #11 López #7 Mantle #9 Maris #16 Ford
5 April 23, 1960 Orioles #32 Howard #14 Skowron #1 Richardson #34 Boyer #10 Kubek #11 López #7 Mantle #9 Maris #46 Short
6 April 24, 1960 Orioles #32 Howard #14 Skowron #1 Richardson #12 McDougald #10 Kubek #11 López #7 Mantle #8 Berra #39 Coates
9 April 29, 1960 @ Orioles #32 Howard #14 Skowron #1 Richardson #12 McDougald #10 Kubek #8 Berra #7 Mantle #9 Maris #46 Short
10 April 30, 1960 @ Orioles #32 Howard #14 Skowron #1 Richardson #12 McDougald #10 Kubek #8 Berra #7 Mantle #9 Maris #39 Coates
11 May 1, 1960 @ Orioles #32 Howard #14 Skowron #1 Richardson #12 McDougald #10 Kubek #8 Berra #7 Mantle #9 Maris #23 Terry
30 May 26, 1960 Orioles #8 Berra #14 Skowron #1 Richardson #12 McDougald #10 Kubek #17 Cerv #7 Mantle #9 Maris #16 Ford
31 May 27, 1960 Orioles #8 Berra #14 Skowron #1 Richardson #12 McDougald #10 Kubek #17 Cerv #7 Mantle #9 Maris #28 Ditmar
36 May 31, 1960 @ Orioles #8 Berra #14 Skowron #1 Richardson #12 McDougald #10 Kubek #17 Cerv #7 Mantle #9 Maris #16 Ford
37 June 1, 1960 @ Orioles #8 Berra #14 Skowron #1 Richardson #12 McDougald #10 Kubek #17 Cerv #7 Mantle #9 Maris #24 Maas
38 June 2, 1960 @ Orioles #32 Howard #14 Skowron #12 McDougald #34 Boyer #10 Kubek #11 López #7 Mantle #9 Maris #39 Coates
72 July 6, 1960 @ Orioles #8 Berra #14 Skowron #1 Richardson #34 Boyer #10 Kubek #11 López #7 Mantle #9 Maris #16 Ford
73 July 7, 1960 @ Orioles #8 Berra #14 Skowron #1 Richardson #34 Boyer #10 Kubek #11 López #7 Mantle #9 Maris #24 Maas
109 August 15, 1960 Orioles #38 Blanchard #14 Skowron #1 Richardson #34 Boyer #10 Kubek #11 López #7 Mantle #9 Maris #28 Ditmar
110 August 16, 1960 Orioles #38 Blanchard #14 Skowron #1 Richardson #34 Boyer #10 Kubek #11 López #7 Mantle #9 Maris #16 Ford
127 September 2, 1960 @ Orioles #38 Blanchard #14 Skowron #1 Richardson #34 Boyer #10 Kubek #8 Berra #7 Mantle #9 Maris #16 Ford
128 September 3, 1960 @ Orioles #32 Howard #14 Skowron #1 Richardson #34 Boyer #10 Kubek #8 Berra #7 Mantle #9 Maris #28 Ditmar
129 September 4, 1960 @ Orioles #8 Berra #14 Skowron #12 McDougald #34 Boyer #10 Kubek #17 Cerv #7 Mantle #9 Maris #22 Stafford
141 September 16, 1960 Orioles #32 Howard #14 Skowron #1 Richardson #34 Boyer #10 Kubek #11 López #7 Mantle #9 Maris #16 Ford
142 September 17, 1960 Orioles #8 Berra #14 Skowron #1 Richardson #34 Boyer #10 Kubek #11 López #7 Mantle #9 Maris #19 Turley
143 September 18, 1960 Orioles #8 Berra #14 Skowron #1 Richardson #34 Boyer #10 Kubek #11 López #7 Mantle #9 Maris #28 Ditmar
144 September 18, 1960 Orioles #38 Blanchard #25 Long #1 Richardson #34 Boyer #10 Kubek #11 López #7 Mantle #9 Maris #23 Terry

World Series

World Series
Hitting
Batting order
# Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1 October 5, 1960 @ Pirates #10 Kubek
(SS)		 #11 López
(LF)		 #9 Maris
(RF)		 #7 Mantle
(CF)		 #8 Berra
(C)		 #14 Skowron
(1B)		 #34 Boyer
(3B)		 #1 Richardson
(2B)		 #28 Ditmar
(P)
2 October 6, 1960 @ Pirates #10 Kubek
(SS)		 #12 McDougald
(3B)		 #9 Maris
(RF)		 #7 Mantle
(CF)		 #8 Berra
(LF)		 #14 Skowron
(1B)		 #32 Howard
(C)		 #1 Richardson
(2B)		 #19 Turley
(P)
3 October 8, 1960 Pirates #17 Cerv
(LF)		 #9 Maris
(RF)		 #7 Mantle
(CF)		 #14 Skowron
(1B)		 #12 McDougald
(3B)		 #32 Howard
(C)		 #1 Richardson
(2B)		 #10 Kubek
(SS)		 #16 Ford
(P)
4 October 9, 1960 Pirates #17 Cerv
(LF)		 #10 Kubek
(SS)		 #9 Maris
(RF)		 #7 Mantle
(CF)		 #8 Berra
(C)		 #14 Skowron
(1B)		 #12 McDougald
(3B)		 #1 Richardson
(2B)		 #23 Terry
(P)
5 October 10, 1960 Pirates #12 McDougald
(3B)		 #9 Maris
(RF)		 #17 Cerv
(LF)		 #7 Mantle
(CF)		 #14 Skowron
(1B)		 #32 Howard
(C)		 #1 Richardson
(2B)		 #10 Kubek
(SS)		 #28 Ditmar
(P)
6 October 12, 1960 @ Pirates #34 Boyer
(3B)		 #10 Kubek
(SS)		 #9 Maris
(RF)		 #7 Mantle
(CF)		 #8 Berra
(LF)		 #14 Skowron
(1B)		 #32 Howard
(C)		 #1 Richardson
(2B)		 #16 Ford
(P)
7 October 13, 1960 @ Pirates #1 Richardson
(2B)		 #10 Kubek
(SS)		 #9 Maris
(RF)		 #7 Mantle
(CF)		 #8 Berra
(LF)		 #14 Skowron
(1B)		 #38 Blanchard
(C)		 #34 Boyer
(3B)		 #19 Turley
(P)
World Series
Fielding
Defensive lineup
# Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P
1 October 5, 1960 @ Pirates #8 Berra #14 Skowron #1 Richardson #34 Boyer #10 Kubek #11 López #7 Mantle #9 Maris #28 Ditmar
2 October 6, 1960 @ Pirates #32 Howard #14 Skowron #1 Richardson #12 McDougald #10 Kubek #8 Berra #7 Mantle #9 Maris #19 Turley
3 October 8, 1960 Pirates #32 Howard #14 Skowron #1 Richardson #12 McDougald #10 Kubek #17 Cerv #7 Mantle #9 Maris #16 Ford
4 October 9, 1960 Pirates #8 Berra #14 Skowron #1 Richardson #12 McDougald #10 Kubek #17 Cerv #7 Mantle #9 Maris #23 Terry
5 October 10, 1960 Pirates #32 Howard #14 Skowron #1 Richardson #12 McDougald #10 Kubek #17 Cerv #7 Mantle #9 Maris #28 Ditmar
6 October 12, 1960 @ Pirates #32 Howard #14 Skowron #1 Richardson #34 Boyer #10 Kubek #8 Berra #7 Mantle #9 Maris #16 Ford
7 October 13, 1960 @ Pirates #38 Blanchard #14 Skowron #1 Richardson #34 Boyer #10 Kubek #8 Berra #7 Mantle #9 Maris #19 Turley

Game Umpires

Regular season

Regular season
# Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B
4 April 22, 1960 BAL Charlie Berry
(crew chief)		 Larry Napp Frank Umont Cal Drummond
5 April 23, 1960 BAL Larry Napp Frank Umont Cal Drummond Charlie Berry
(crew chief)
6 April 24, 1960 BAL Frank Umont Cal Drummond Charlie Berry
(crew chief)		 Larry Napp
9 April 29, 1960 @ BAL Red Flaherty Bob Stewart Eddie Hurley
(crew chief)		 Hank Soar
10 April 30, 1960 @ BAL Bob Stewart Eddie Hurley
(crew chief)		 Hank Soar Red Flaherty
11 May 1, 1960 @ BAL Eddie Hurley
(crew chief)		 Hank Soar Red Flaherty Bob Stewart
30 May 26, 1960 BAL John Rice Al Smith Ed Runge Joe Paparella
(crew chief)
31 May 27, 1960 BAL Al Smith Ed Runge Joe Paparella
(crew chief)		 John Rice
36 May 31, 1960 @ BAL Nestor Chylak Bill McKinley
(crew chief)		 Johnny Stevens Jim Honochick
37 June 1, 1960 @ BAL Bill McKinley
(crew chief)		 Johnny Stevens Jim Honochick Nestor Chylak
38 June 2, 1960 @ BAL Johnny Stevens Jim Honochick Nestor Chylak Bill McKinley
(crew chief)
72 July 6, 1960 @ BAL Eddie Hurley
(crew chief)		 Bob Stewart Hank Soar Red Flaherty
73 July 7, 1960 @ BAL Bob Stewart Hank Soar Red Flaherty Eddie Hurley
(crew chief)
109 August 15, 1960 BAL Jim Honochick Nestor Chylak Johnny Stevens Bill McKinley
(crew chief)
110 August 16, 1960 BAL Nestor Chylak Johnny Stevens Bill McKinley
(crew chief)		 Jim Honochick
127 September 2, 1960 @ BAL Charlie Berry
(crew chief)		 Larry Napp Bob Stewart Frank Umont
128 September 3, 1960 @ BAL Larry Napp Bob Stewart Frank Umont Charlie Berry
(crew chief)
129 September 4, 1960 @ BAL Bob Stewart Frank Umont Charlie Berry
(crew chief)		 Larry Napp
141 September 16, 1960 BAL Larry Napp Frank Umont Johnny Stevens Charlie Berry
(crew chief)
142 September 17, 1960 BAL Frank Umont Johnny Stevens Charlie Berry
(crew chief)		 Larry Napp
143 September 18, 1960 BAL Johnny Stevens Charlie Berry
(crew chief)		 Larry Napp Frank Umont
144 September 18, 1960 BAL Charlie Berry
(crew chief)		 Larry Napp Frank Umont Johnny Stevens

World Series

World Series
# Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
1 October 5, 1960 @ PIT Dusty Boggess (NL)
(crew chief)		 Johnny Stevens (AL) Bill Jackowski (NL) Nestor Chylak (AL) Stan Landes (NL) Jim Honochick (AL)
2 October 6, 1960 @ PIT Johnny Stevens (AL) Bill Jackowski (NL) Nestor Chylak (AL) Dusty Boggess (NL)
(crew chief)		 Stan Landes (NL) Jim Honochick (AL)
3 October 8, 1960 PIT Bill Jackowski (NL) Nestor Chylak (AL) Dusty Boggess (NL)
(crew chief)		 Johnny Stevens (AL) Jim Honochick (AL) Stan Landes (NL)
4 October 9, 1960 PIT Nestor Chylak (AL) Dusty Boggess (NL)
(crew chief)		 Johnny Stevens (AL) Bill Jackowski (NL) Stan Landes (NL) Jim Honochick (AL)
5 October 10, 1960 PIT Dusty Boggess (NL)
(crew chief)		 Johnny Stevens (AL) Bill Jackowski (NL) Nestor Chylak (AL) Stan Landes (NL) Jim Honochick (AL)
6 October 12, 1960 @ PIT Johnny Stevens (AL) Bill Jackowski (NL) Nestor Chylak (AL) Dusty Boggess (NL)
(crew chief)		 Stan Landes (NL) Jim Honochick (AL)
7 October 13, 1960 @ PIT Bill Jackowski (NL) Nestor Chylak (AL) Dusty Boggess (NL)
(crew chief)		 Johnny Stevens (AL) Stan Landes (NL) Jim Honochick (AL)

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 Elston Howard 107 323 79 .245 6 39
1B Bill Skowron 146 538 166 .309 26 91
2B Bobby Richardson 150 460 116 .252 1 26
3B Clete Boyer 124 393 95 .242 14 46
SS Tony Kubek 147 568 155 .273 14 62
LF Héctor López 131 408 116 .284 9 42
CF Mickey Mantle 153 527 145 .275 40 94
RF Roger 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
Yogi Berra 120 359 99 .276 15 62
Gil McDougald 119 337 87 .258 8 34
Bob Cerv 87 216 54 .250 8 28
Johnny Blanchard 53 99 24 .242 4 14
Kent Hadley 55 64 13 .203 4 11
Dale Long 26 41 15 .366 3 10
Joe DeMaestri 49 35 8 .229 0 2
Ken Hunt 25 22 6 .273 0 1
Jim Pisoni 20 9 1 .111 0 1
Jesse Gonder 7 7 2 .286 1 3
Elmer Valo 8 5 0 .000 0 0
Deron Johnson 6 4 2 .500 0 0
Andy Carey 4 3 1 .333 0 1
Billy Shantz 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
Art Ditmar 34 200.0 15 9 3.06 65
Whitey Ford 33 192.2 12 9 3.08 85
Bob Turley 34 173.1 9 3 3.27 87
Jim Coates 35 149.1 13 3 4.28 73
Bill Short 10 47.0 3 5 4.79 14

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
Ralph Terry 35 166.2 10 8 3.40 92
Eli Grba 24 80.2 6 4 3.68 32
Bill Stafford 11 60.0 3 1 2.25 36
John Gabler 21 52.0 3 3 4.15 19

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
Bobby Shantz 42 5 4 11 2.79 54
Ryne Duren 42 3 4 9 4.96 67
Duke Maas 35 5 1 4 4.09 28
Luis Arroyo 29 5 1 7 2.88 29
Johnny James 28 5 1 2 4.36 29
Fred Kipp 4 0 1 0 6.23 2

1960 World Series

Main article: 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

See also: Minor League Baseball
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[35]

Notes

  1. ^ Roger Maris at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Jesse Gonder at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Bob Cerv at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ "1960 New York Yankees Schedule & Results". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "1960 World Series". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  6. ^ "New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles History".
  7. ^ "New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox History".
  8. ^ "New York Yankees vs Chicago White Sox History".
  9. ^ "New York Yankees vs Cleveland Guardians History".
  10. ^ "New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers History".
  11. ^ "New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics History".
  12. ^ "New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins History".
  13. ^ "Events of Friday, April 22, 1960".
  14. ^ "Events of Saturday, April 23, 1960".
  15. ^ "Events of Sunday, April 24, 1960".
  16. ^ "Events of Friday, April 29, 1960".
  17. ^ "Events of Saturday, April 30, 1960".
  18. ^ "Events of Sunday, May 1, 1960".
  19. ^ "Events of Thursday, May 26, 1960".
  20. ^ "Events of Friday, May 27, 1960".
  21. ^ "Events of Tuesday, May 31, 1960".
  22. ^ "Events of Wednesday, June 1, 1960".
  23. ^ "Events of Thursday, June 2, 1960".
  24. ^ "Events of Wednesday, July 6, 1960".
  25. ^ "Events of Thursday, July 7, 1960".
  26. ^ "Events of Monday, August 15, 1960".
  27. ^ "Events of Tuesday, August 16, 1960".
  28. ^ "Events of Friday, September 2, 1960".
  29. ^ "Events of Saturday, September 3, 1960".
  30. ^ "Events of Sunday, September 4, 1960".
  31. ^ "Events of Friday, September 16, 1960".
  32. ^ "Events of Saturday, September 17, 1960".
  33. ^ "Events of Sunday, September 18, 1960".
  34. ^ "Events of Sunday, September 18, 1960".
  35. ^ 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