1960 Washington Senators season
Major League Baseball team season
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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, where they drew 743,404 fans in 1960, last in the eight-team league but an increase of almost 25 percent over 1959.[1] This was the "original" Senators' 60th and final season in Washington, as they moved to Minnesota and became the Twins in 1961, which they have been named ever since. Griffith Stadium was demolished after the second Washington Senators franchise played its inaugural season there.
| 1960 Washington Senators | |
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| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington, D.C. |
| Record | 73–81 (.474) |
| League place | 5th |
| Owners | Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes) |
| General managers | Calvin Griffith |
| Managers | Cookie Lavagetto |
| Television | WTOP, Ch. 9 |
| Radio | WTOP-AM 1500 (Chuck Thompson, Bob Wolff, Dan Daniels) |
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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 | — | |||||
Relocation to Minnesota
After an early flirtation with San Francisco, by 1957 team owner Calvin Griffith was courting Minneapolis-St. Paul, a prolonged process that resulted in him rejecting the Twin Cities' first offer[2] 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 existing Senators franchise became the Minnesota Twins.
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Manager
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Game log
Regular season
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| Bold | Senators team member | |
| 1960 game log: 73–81 (Home: 32–45; Away: 41–36)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May: 9–17 (Home: 2–4; Away: 3–2)
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June: 16–12 (Home: 6–5; Away: 10–7)
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July: 16–13 (Home: 7–9; Away: 9–4)
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August: 18–15 (Home: 9–8; Away: 9–6)
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September: 9–16 (Home: 3–8; Away: 6–8)
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October: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Away: 0–0)
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Detailed records
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| Opponent | Home | Away | Total | Pct. | Runs scored | Runs allowed |
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| New York Yankees | 5–6 | 5–6 | 10–12 | .455 | 86 | 105 |
| Washington Senators | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5–6 | 5–6 | 10–12 | .455 | 86 | 105 | |
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 | Earl Battey | 137 | 466 | 126 | .270 | 15 | 60 |
| 1B | Harmon Killebrew | 124 | 442 | 122 | .276 | 31 | 80 |
| 2B | Billy Gardner | 145 | 592 | 152 | .257 | 9 | 56 |
| 3B | Reno Bertoia | 121 | 460 | 122 | .265 | 4 | 45 |
| SS | José Valdivielso | 117 | 268 | 57 | .213 | 2 | 19 |
| LF | Jim Lemon | 148 | 528 | 142 | .269 | 38 | 100 |
| CF | Lenny Green | 127 | 330 | 97 | .294 | 5 | 33 |
| RF | Bob 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 |
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| Julio Bécquer | 110 | 298 | 75 | .252 | 4 | 35 |
| Dan Dobbek | 110 | 248 | 54 | .218 | 10 | 30 |
| Billy Consolo | 100 | 174 | 36 | .207 | 3 | 15 |
| Faye Throneberry | 85 | 157 | 39 | .248 | 1 | 23 |
| Pete Whisenant | 58 | 115 | 26 | .226 | 3 | 9 |
| Hal Naragon | 33 | 92 | 19 | .207 | 0 | 5 |
| Don Mincher | 27 | 79 | 19 | .241 | 2 | 5 |
| Elmer Valo | 76 | 64 | 18 | .281 | 0 | 16 |
| Zoilo Versalles | 15 | 45 | 6 | .133 | 0 | 4 |
| Johnny Schaive | 6 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Aspromonte | 4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Jacobs | 6 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 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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| Pedro Ramos | 43 | 274.0 | 11 | 18 | 3.45 | 160 |
| Camilo Pascual | 26 | 151.2 | 12 | 8 | 3.03 | 143 |
| Russ Kemmerer | 3 | 17.1 | 0 | 2 | 7.79 | 10 |
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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| Don Lee | 44 | 165.0 | 8 | 7 | 3.44 | 88 |
| Jack Kralick | 35 | 151.0 | 8 | 6 | 3.04 | 71 |
| Tex Clevenger | 53 | 128.2 | 5 | 11 | 4.20 | 49 |
| Chuck Stobbs | 40 | 119.1 | 12 | 7 | 3.32 | 72 |
| Hal Woodeshick | 41 | 115.0 | 4 | 5 | 4.70 | 46 |
| Bill Fischer | 20 | 77.0 | 3 | 5 | 4.91 | 31 |
| Jim Kaat | 13 | 50.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.58 | 25 |
| Ted Sadowski | 9 | 17.1 | 0 | 2 | 5.19 | 12 |
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 |
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| Ray Moore | 37 | 65.2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 2.88 | 29 |
| Rudy Hernández | 21 | 34.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.41 | 22 |
| Tom Morgan | 14 | 24.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.75 | 11 |
| Dick Hyde | 9 | 8.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.15 | 4 |
| Ted Abernathy | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 1 |
| Héctor Maestri | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Julio Bécquer | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Farm system
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