1960 Boston Red Sox season
Major League Baseball season
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The 1960 Boston Red Sox season was the 60th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished seventh in the American League (AL) with a record of 65 wins and 89 losses, 32 games behind the AL champion New York Yankees.[1]
| 1960 Boston Red Sox | |
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| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Record | 65–89 (.422) |
| League place | 7th |
| Owners | Tom Yawkey |
| President | Tom Yawkey |
| General managers | Bucky Harris |
| Managers |
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| Television | WHDH-TV, Ch. 5 |
| Radio | WHDH-AM 850 (Curt Gowdy, Bill Crowley, Art Gleeson) |
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference |
Regular season
- June 7, 1960: Manager Billy Jurges was fired with Boston in eighth and last place. After interim skipper Del Baker handled the Bosox for seven games, Jurges was replaced by Mike "Pinky" Higgins (his predecessor) on June 14.[1]
- September 28, 1960:
- Ted Williams retired at the end of the Red Sox' home season. In his final at bat, Williams hit the 521st home run of his career.[1] Williams finished the season with a .316 batting average at the age of 42.[1] He did not play in Boston's three-game season finale at Yankee Stadium the ensuing weekend.
- The Red Sox made two significant front office changes. They fired second-year general manager Bucky Harris after the club's final home game on September 28, and signed Higgins to a three-year contract as field manager and director of player personnel.[2] Business manager Dick O'Connell was promoted to executive vice president, as the Red Sox temporarily abolished the title of general manager. They also replaced Johnny Murphy, director of minor league operations and scouting since 1948, with Neil Mahoney, who had been chief Eastern scout.[3]
Season standings
| 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
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | 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
- March 16, 1960: Sammy White and Jim Marshall were traded by the Red Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Russ Nixon. White refused to report and went on the voluntarily retired list, cancelling the trade with the players returning to their original clubs.[4]
- May 6, 1960: Nelson Chittum was traded by the Red Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Rip Repulski.[5]
- May 17, 1960: Ron Jackson was traded by the Red Sox to the Milwaukee Braves for Ray Boone.[6]
- June 13, 1960: Marty Keough and Ted Bowsfield were traded by the Red Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Russ Nixon and Carroll Hardy.[7] The trade marked the second time in three months that Boston had obtained Nixon (see March 16, above).
- September 14, 1960: Ray Boone was released by the Red Sox.[6]
Opening Day lineup
| 12 | Pumpsie Green | 2B |
| 3 | Pete Runnels | 1B |
| 11 | Frank Malzone | 3B |
| 10 | Gene Stephens | RF |
| 9 | Ted Williams | LF |
| 37 | Gary Geiger | CF |
| 1 | Don Buddin | SS |
| 30 | Haywood Sullivan | C |
| 15 | Tom Sturdivant | P |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Managers
Coaches
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Player stats
| = Indicates team leader |
| = Indicates league leader |
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 |
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| C | Russ Nixon | 80 | 272 | 81 | .298 | 5 | 33 |
| 1B | Vic Wertz | 131 | 443 | 125 | .282 | 19 | 103 |
| 2B | Pete Runnels | 143 | 528 | 169 | .320 | 2 | 35 |
| 3B | Frank Malzone | 152 | 595 | 161 | .271 | 14 | 79 |
| SS | Don Buddin | 124 | 428 | 105 | .245 | 6 | 36 |
| LF | Ted Williams | 113 | 310 | 98 | .316 | 29 | 72 |
| CF | Willie Tasby | 105 | 385 | 108 | .281 | 7 | 37 |
| RF | Lou Clinton | 96 | 298 | 68 | .228 | 6 | 37 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpsie Green | 133 | 260 | 63 | .242 | 3 | 21 |
| Gary Geiger | 77 | 245 | 74 | .302 | 9 | 33 |
| Carroll Hardy | 73 | 145 | 34 | .234 | 2 | 15 |
| Rip Repulski | 73 | 136 | 33 | .243 | 3 | 20 |
| Haywood Sullivan | 52 | 124 | 20 | .161 | 3 | 10 |
| Bobby Thomson | 40 | 114 | 30 | .263 | 5 | 20 |
| Gene Stephens | 35 | 109 | 25 | .229 | 2 | 11 |
| Marty Keough | 38 | 105 | 26 | .248 | 1 | 9 |
| Ed Sadowski | 38 | 93 | 20 | .215 | 3 | 8 |
| Ray Boone | 34 | 78 | 16 | .205 | 1 | 11 |
| Jim Pagliaroni | 28 | 62 | 19 | .306 | 2 | 9 |
| Don Gile | 29 | 51 | 9 | .176 | 1 | 4 |
| Ron Jackson | 10 | 31 | 7 | .226 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlan Coughtry | 15 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Webster | 7 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Busby | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Monbouquette | 35 | 215.0 | 14 | 11 | 3.64 | 134 |
| Tom Brewer | 34 | 186.2 | 10 | 15 | 4.82 | 60 |
| Ike Delock | 24 | 129.1 | 9 | 10 | 4.73 | 49 |
| Billy Muffett | 23 | 125.0 | 6 | 4 | 3.24 | 75 |
| Earl Wilson | 13 | 65.0 | 3 | 2 | 4.71 | 40 |
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 |
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| Frank Sullivan | 40 | 153.2 | 6 | 16 | 5.10 | 98 |
| Jerry Casale | 29 | 96.1 | 2 | 9 | 6.17 | 54 |
| Dave Hillman | 16 | 36.2 | 0 | 3 | 5.65 | 14 |
| Chet Nichols Jr. | 6 | 12.2 | 0 | 2 | 4.26 | 11 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Fornieles | 70 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 2.64 | 64 |
| Tom Sturdivant | 40 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4.97 | 67 |
| Tom Borland | 26 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6.53 | 32 |
| Ted Bowsfield | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5.14 | 18 |
| Ted Wills | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.42 | 28 |
| Al Worthington | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.71 | 7 |
| Nelson Chittum | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.32 | 5 |
| Tracy Stallard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 |
| Arnold Earley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15.75 | 5 |