The 1960 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing second in the American League with a record of 89 wins and 65 losses, eight games behind the AL Champion New York Yankees, it was their first winning season since moving to Baltimore in 1954 and their first winning record since 1945 when they were still known as the St Louis Browns.
Offseason November 30, 1959: Billy Loes and Billy O'Dell were traded by the Orioles to the San Francisco Giants for Jackie Brandt, Gordon Jones, and Roger McCardell.Billy Loes page at Baseball-Reference December 2, 1959: Bob Nieman was traded by the Orioles to the St. Louis Cardinals for Gene Green and Charles Staniland (minors).Bob Nieman page at Baseball-Reference December 23, 1959: Chico Carrasquel was released by the Orioles.Chico Carrasquel page at Baseball-Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day starters Jackie Brandt Marv Breeding Jim Gentile Ron Hansen John Powers Brooks Robinson Gus Triandos Jerry Walker Gene Woodling
Notable transactions April 18, 1960: Joe Ginsberg was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.Joe Ginsberg page at Baseball Reference May 12, 1960: John Powers was acquired by the Cleveland Indians off waivers from the Orioles.John Powers transactions at Baseball Reference June 9, 1960: Gene Stephens was acquired by the Orioles from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Willie Tasby.Gene Stephens transactions at Baseball Reference June 15, 1960: Joe Ginsberg was released by the Orioles. June 30, 1960: Jim Busby was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.Jim Busby transactions at Baseball Reference July 4, 1960: Bobby Thomson was signed by the Orioles as a free agent.Bobby Thomson transactions at Baseball Reference September 1, 1960: Dave Philley was purchased by the Orioles from the San Francisco Giants.Dave Philley page at Baseball Reference September 7, 1960: Del Rice was acquired by the Orioles off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.Del Rice transactions at Baseball Reference
Roster 1960 Baltimore Orioles Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
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 C 109 364 98 .269 12 54 1B 138 384 112 .292 21 98 2B 152 551 147 .267 3 43 3B 152 595 175 .294 14 88 SS 153 530 135 .255 22 86 LF 140 535 123 .283 11 62 CF 145 511 130 .254 15 65 RF 104 194 48 .247 4 17
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 84 193 46 .238 5 11 79 179 48 .268 4 21 79 159 41 .258 0 12 83 154 35 .227 1 12 54 113 21 .186 5 11 39 85 18 .212 0 3 71 82 26 .317 0 9 48 82 20 .244 1 6 46 43 9 .209 1 6 14 34 9 .265 1 5 14 30 8 .267 0 6 10 18 2 .111 0 0 8 16 1 .063 0 0 5 6 0 .000 0 0 3 6 0 .000 0 0 3 5 1 .200 1 1 1 4 1 .250 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0 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 36 208.2 18 11 3.58 144 30 205.2 15 11 3.37 126 36 181.2 10 7 3.22 112 30 159.0 12 5 3.06 66
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 40 197.2 12 11 3.41 99 41 147.0 11 8 3.31 107 29 118.0 3 4 3.74 48 13 40.2 3 2 4.43 15
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 29 1 1 2 4.42 30 19 2 1 0 4.34 14 17 2 2 2 2.88 23 5 0 2 0 11.25 0 4 0 0 0 13.50 1 2 0 0 0 27.00 0
Awards and honors Paul Richards, Associated Press AL Manager of the Year
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fox Cities
Notes
References
1960 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference 1960 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com