1960 Los Angeles Dodgers season
Major League Baseball team season
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The 1960 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 71st season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 3rd season in Los Angeles, California, and their 3rd season playing their home games at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles California. The Dodgers finished the season at 82–72, in fourth place in the National League race, 13 games behind the NL and World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates.
| 1960 Los Angeles Dodgers | |
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| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| City | Los Angeles |
| Record | 82–72 (.532) |
| Divisional place | 4th |
| Owners | Walter O'Malley, James & Dearie Mulvey |
| President | Walter O'Malley |
| General managers | Buzzie Bavasi |
| Managers | Walter Alston |
| Television | KTTV, Ch. 11 |
| Radio | KFI Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett KWKW René Cárdenas, Jaime Jarrín, Miguel Alonzo |
Offseason
- November 30, 1959: Steve Bilko was drafted from the Dodgers by the Detroit Tigers in the 1959 rule 5 draft.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates | 95 | 59 | .617 | — | 52–25 | 43–34 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 88 | 66 | .571 | 7 | 51–26 | 37–40 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 68 | .558 | 9 | 51–26 | 35–42 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 82 | 72 | .532 | 13 | 42–35 | 40–37 |
| San Francisco Giants | 79 | 75 | .513 | 16 | 45–32 | 34–43 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 67 | 87 | .435 | 28 | 37–40 | 30–47 |
| Chicago Cubs | 60 | 94 | .390 | 35 | 33–44 | 27–50 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 59 | 95 | .383 | 36 | 31–46 | 28–49 |
Record vs. opponents
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| 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 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- April 5, 1960: Fred Kipp was traded by the Dodgers to the New York Yankees for Gordie Windhorn and Dick Sanders.[2]
- April 8, 1960: Don Zimmer was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Ron Perranoski, Johnny Goryl, career minor leaguer Lee Handley, and cash.[3]
- April 11, 1960: Johnny Klippstein was purchased from the Dodgers by the Cleveland Indians.[4]
- May 6, 1960: Rip Repulski was traded by the Dodgers to the Boston Red Sox for Nelson Chittum.[5]
- May 7, 1960: Sandy Amorós was traded by the Dodgers (from the minor-league Montreal Royals) to the Detroit Tigers for Gail Harris.[6]
- June 15, 1960: John Glenn was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jim Donohue.[7]
- June 15, 1960: Clem Labine was traded by the Dodgers to the Detroit Tigers for Ray Semproch and cash.[8]
- July 9, 1960: Tommy Lasorda was released by the Dodgers (from the minor-league Montreal Royals).[9]
Opening Day lineup
| Opening Day starters | ||
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| # | Name | Position |
| 19 | Jim Gilliam | 3B |
| 43 | Charlie Neal | 2B |
| 9 | Wally Moon | LF |
| 4 | Duke Snider | RF |
| 14 | Gil Hodges | 1B |
| 8 | John Roseboro | C |
| 2 | Don Demeter | CF |
| 30 | Maury Wills | SS |
| 53 | Don Drysdale | P |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Game log
Regular season
| Legend | |
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| Dodgers win | |
| Dodgers loss | |
| Postponement | |
| Eliminated from playoff race | |
| Bold | Dodgers team member |
| 1960 regular season game log: 82–72 (Home: 42–35; Away: 40–37)[11] | ||||||||||||
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April: 8–7 (Home: 5–3; Away: 3–4)
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May: 12–14 (Home: 4–8; Away: 8–6)
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June: 13–14 (Home: 7–10; Away: 6–4)
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July: 19–7 (Home: 14–4; Away: 5–3)
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August: 15–15 (Home: 5–5; Away: 10–10)
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September: 14–14 (Home: 6–4; Away: 8–10)
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October: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Away: 0–0)
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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 |
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| C | John Roseboro | 103 | 287 | 61 | .213 | 8 | 42 |
| 1B | Norm Larker | 133 | 440 | 142 | .323 | 5 | 78 |
| 2B | Charlie Neal | 139 | 477 | 122 | .256 | 8 | 40 |
| SS | Maury Wills | 148 | 516 | 152 | .295 | 0 | 27 |
| 3B | Jim Gilliam | 151 | 557 | 138 | .248 | 5 | 40 |
| LF | Wally Moon | 138 | 469 | 140 | .299 | 13 | 69 |
| CF | Tommy Davis | 110 | 352 | 97 | .276 | 11 | 44 |
| RF | Frank Howard | 117 | 448 | 120 | .268 | 23 | 77 |
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 |
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| Duke Snider | 101 | 235 | 57 | .243 | 14 | 36 |
| Gil Hodges | 101 | 197 | 39 | .198 | 8 | 30 |
| Don Demeter | 64 | 168 | 46 | .274 | 9 | 29 |
| Norm Sherry | 47 | 138 | 39 | .283 | 8 | 19 |
| Joe Pignatano | 58 | 90 | 21 | .233 | 2 | 9 |
| Willie Davis | 22 | 88 | 28 | .318 | 2 | 10 |
| Chuck Essegian | 52 | 79 | 17 | .215 | 3 | 11 |
| Charley Smith | 18 | 60 | 10 | .167 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Lillis | 48 | 60 | 16 | .267 | 0 | 6 |
| Bob Aspromonte | 21 | 55 | 10 | .182 | 1 | 6 |
| Ron Fairly | 14 | 37 | 4 | .108 | 1 | 3 |
| Irv Noren | 26 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Camilli | 6 | 24 | 8 | .333 | 1 | 3 |
| Sandy Amorós | 9 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Furillo | 8 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Rip Repulski | 4 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 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 |
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| Don Drysdale | 41 | 269.0 | 15 | 14 | 2.84 | 246 |
| Johnny Podres | 34 | 227.2 | 14 | 12 | 3.08 | 159 |
| Stan Williams | 38 | 207.1 | 14 | 10 | 3.00 | 175 |
| Sandy Koufax | 37 | 175.0 | 8 | 13 | 3.91 | 197 |
| Roger Craig | 21 | 115.2 | 8 | 3 | 3.27 | 69 |
| Jim Golden | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 6.43 | 4 |
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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| Danny McDevitt | 24 | 53.0 | 0 | 4 | 4.25 | 30 |
| Ed Rakow | 9 | 22.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.36 | 9 |
| Phil Ortega | 3 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 17.05 | 4 |
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 |
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| Ed Roebuck | 58 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2.78 | 77 |
| Larry Sherry | 57 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3.79 | 114 |
| Ed Palmquist | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.54 | 23 |
| Clem Labine | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.82 | 15 |
Awards and honors
- 1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game – Game 1
- Norm Larker reserve
- Charlie Neal reserve
- Stan Williams reserve
- Johnny Podres reserve
- 1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game – Game 2
- Norm Larker reserve
- Charlie Neal reserve
- Stan Williams reserve
- Johnny Podres reserve
- National League Rookie of the Year
- Gold Glove Award
- TSN Rookie of the Year Award
- NL Player of the Month
- Don Drysdale (July 1960)
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Atlanta, Reno