The 1960 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 60th season in the major leagues, and its 61st season overall. They finished with a record of 87–67, good enough for third place in the American League, 10 games behind the first-place New York Yankees.

Offseason December 6, 1959: Johnny Romano, Bubba Phillips, and Norm Cash were traded by the White Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Minnie Miñoso, Dick Brown, Don Ferrarese, and Jake Striker.Minnie Miñoso page at Baseball Reference December 9, 1959: Johnny Callison was traded by the White Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies for Gene Freese.Johnny Callison page at Baseball Reference January 9, 1960: Chico Carrasquel was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.Chico Carrasquel page at Baseball Reference

Regular season During the season, the White Sox became the first major sports team to put player names on the backs of uniforms. The White Sox were also the first to misspell a players name. During a road trip to New York, Ted Kluszewski became the first player to appear in a game with his name misspelled. There was a backwards "z" and an "x" instead of the second "k" in his name. Nellie Fox set an American League record for most consecutive games started at second base. The streak started on August 7, 1955, and ended on September 3, 1960.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 91, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, During the American League meetings of 1960, White Sox owner Bill Veeck announced that he was interested in selling his shares in the White Sox with the intention of starting an expansion franchise in Southern California with former player Hank Greenberg. Charlie Finley had offered to buy Veeck's shares in the White Sox for $4.2 million but withdrew the offer.Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.32, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010,

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

1960 Opening Day lineup Luis Aparicio, SS Nellie Fox, 2B Minnie Miñoso, LF Ted Kluszewski, 1B Gene Freese, 3B Sherm Lollar, C Al Smith, RF Jim Landis, CF Early Wynn, P

Notable transactions April 18, 1960: Barry Latman was traded by the White Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Herb Score.Herb Score page at Baseball Reference April 23, 1960: Chico Carrasquel was released by the White Sox. June 18, 1960: Joe Ginsberg was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.Joe Ginsberg page at Baseball Reference August 13, 1960: Don Prohovich (minors) and $15,000 were traded by the White Sox to the Milwaukee Braves for Earl Averill, Jr.Earl Averill, Jr. page at Baseball Reference

Roster 1960 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB Luis Aparicio, SS 153 600 86 166 20 7 2 61 43 39 .277 51 Earl Averill, C 10 14 2 3 0 0 0 2 4 2 .214 0 Dick Brown, C 16 43 4 7 0 0 3 5 3 11 .163 0 Cam Carreon, C 8 17 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 3 .235 0 Sammy Esposito, 3B, SS, 2B 57 77 14 14 5 0 1 11 10 20 .182 0 Nellie Fox, 2B 150 605 85 175 24 10 2 59 50 13 .289 2 Gene Freese, 3B 127 455 60 124 32 6 17 79 29 65 .273 10 Joe Ginsberg, C 28 75 8 19 4 0 0 9 10 8 .253 1 Billy Goodman, 3B, 2B 30 77 5 18 4 0 0 6 12 8 .234 0 Joe Hicks, CF 36 47 3 9 1 0 0 2 6 3 .191 0 Stan Johnson, LF 5 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .167 0 Ted Kluszewski, 1B 81 181 20 53 9 0 5 39 22 10 .293 0 Jim Landis, CF 148 494 89 125 25 6 10 49 80 84 .253 23 Sherm Lollar, C 129 421 43 106 23 0 7 46 42 39 .252 2 J. C. Martin, 3B 7 20 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 6 .100 0 Jim McAnany, PH 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 Minnie Miñoso, LF, RF 154 591 89 184 32 4 20 105 52 63 .311 17 Jim Rivera, OF 48 17 17 5 0 0 1 1 3 3 .294 4 Floyd Robinson, OF 22 46 7 13 0 0 0 1 11 8 .283 2 Roy Sievers, 1B, LF 127 444 87 131 22 0 28 93 74 69 .295 1 Al Smith, RF, CF 142 536 80 169 31 3 12 72 50 65 .315 8 Earl Torgeson, 1B 68 57 12 15 2 0 2 9 21 8 .263 1 Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB Frank Baumann, P 47 52 2 8 1 0 0 6 9 25 .154 0 Dick Donovan, P 33 23 3 3 1 0 0 2 1 13 .130 0 Don Ferrarese, P 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 0 Mike Garcia, P 15 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 0 Russ Kemmerer, P 36 29 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 14 .000 0 Turk Lown, P 45 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 Ray Moore, P 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 Billy Pierce, P 32 67 4 12 1 0 0 7 6 14 .179 0 Bob Rush, P 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 Herb Score, P 23 30 2 3 0 1 0 1 3 16 .100 0 Bob Shaw, P 36 58 4 8 1 0 0 2 6 12 .138 0 Gerry Staley, P 64 17 0 4 0 0 0 3 2 5 .235 0 Al Worthington, P 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 Early Wynn, P 36 75 8 15 2 1 1 7 14 17 .200 0 154 5191 741 1402 242 38 112 684 567 648 .270 122

Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB K Frank Baumann 13 6 2.67 47 20 3 185.1 169 67 55 11 61 71 Dick Donovan 6 1 5.38 33 8 3 78.2 87 49 47 13 28 30 Don Ferrarese 0 1 18.00 5 0 0 4.0 8 8 8 2 9 4 Mike Garcia 0 0 4.58 15 0 2 17.2 23 9 9 2 10 8 Russ Kemmerer 6 3 2.98 36 7 2 120.2 111 45 40 5 49 76 Turk Lown 2 3 3.88 45 0 5 67.1 60 31 29 6 40 39 Ken McBride 0 1 3.86 5 0 0 4.2 6 2 2 0 3 4 Ray Moore 1 1 5.66 14 0 0 20.2 19 13 13 5 11 3 Gary Peters 0 0 2.70 2 0 0 3.1 4 1 1 0 1 4 Billy Pierce 14 7 3.62 32 30 0 196.1 201 81 79 24 47 108 Bob Rush 0 0 5.65 9 0 0 14.1 16 10 9 4 7 12 Herb Score 5 10 3.72 23 22 0 113.2 91 54 47 10 87 78 Bob Shaw 13 13 4.06 36 32 0 192.2 221 97 87 16 65 46 Gerry Staley 13 8 2.42 64 0 10 115.1 94 40 31 8 32 52 Jake Striker 0 0 4.91 2 0 0 3.2 5 3 2 1 1 1 Al Worthington 1 1 3.38 4 0 0 5.1 3 2 2 0 4 1 Early Wynn 13 12 3.49 36 35 1 237.1 220 105 92 20 114 158 87 67 3.60 154 154 26 1381.0 1338 617 553 127 569 695

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: PensacolaJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

Notes

References 1960 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference