The 1960 Chicago Cubs season was the 89th season of the franchise, the 85th season in the National League and the 45th season at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished seventh in the eight-team National League with a record of 60–94, 35 games behind the NL and World Series champion Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cubs drew 809,770 fans to Wrigley Field, also seventh in the circuit.Baseball Reference: 1960 MLB Attendance
The 1960 Cubs were managed by two men, Charlie Grimm and Lou Boudreau. Grimm, 61, began his third different tenure as the team's pilot at the outset of the season, but after only 17 games he swapped jobs on May 4 with Cubs' broadcaster Boudreau. On that day, the Cubs were 6–11 and in seventh place, six games behind Pittsburgh. Boudreau, 42, managed the Cubs for the season's final 137 contests, posting a 54–83 (.394) mark. The team avoided the cellar by only one game over the tailend Philadelphia Phillies.
Offseason October 8, 1959: Randy Jackson was released by the Cubs.Randy Jackson page at Baseball Reference October 30, 1959: Del Rice was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.Del Rice page at Baseball Reference December 6, 1959: Lee Walls, Lou Jackson, and Bill Henry were traded by the Cubs to the Cincinnati Reds for Frank Thomas.Frank Thomas page at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 8, 1960: Ron Perranoski, Johnny Goryl, Lee Handley (minors), and $25,000 were traded by the Cubs to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Don Zimmer.Don Zimmer page at Baseball Reference May 13, 1960: Tony Taylor and Cal Neeman were traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Don Cardwell and Ed Bouchee.Don Cardwell page at Baseball Reference June 4, 1960: Del Rice was released by the Cubs. July 15, 1960: Earl Averill and $30,000 were traded by the Cubs to the Milwaukee Braves for Al Heist.Earl Averill, Jr. page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1960 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
Player stats
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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 Player C 51 103 24 .233 0 3 1B 98 299 71 .237 5 44 2B 89 246 59 .240 2 23 SS 156 597 162 .271 41 117 3B 95 347 87 .251 9 44 LF 135 479 114 .238 21 64 CF 151 547 159 .291 0 40 RF 138 475 121 .255 6 53
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player 132 368 95 .258 6 35 119 334 89 .266 13 51 74 150 31 .207 3 17 38 109 32 .294 2 11 52 102 24 .235 1 13 41 102 28 .275 1 6 52 96 24 .250 0 11 54 90 14 .156 0 6 19 76 20 .263 1 9 31 75 9 .120 1 6 34 68 14 .206 0 1 18 52 12 .231 0 4 12 47 13 .277 2 7 24 43 9 .209 1 5 28 38 13 .342 0 7 5 15 2 .133 0 2 15 15 1 .067 0 0 12 15 2 .133 0 1 9 13 2 .154 0 0 12 11 1 .091 0 1 3 8 2 .250 0 0 3 6 2 .333 0 1
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player 46 258.2 16 20 3.97 134 38 203.2 9 11 4.11 115 31 177.0 8 14 4.37 129 31 176.2 7 13 3.72 94 5 21.2 0 3 5.82 7
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player 45 123.1 2 9 3.94 64 30 76.2 3 3 5.63 50 23 55.1 0 6 7.16 32 7 13.0 0 0 5.54 10 3 9.2 0 0 5.59 1
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player 60 8 9 10 3.40 85 33 2 3 3 2.78 33 32 3 1 1 6.44 26 17 2 1 1 4.91 9 9 0 1 2 4.96 8 4 0 0 0 12.79 6 2 0 0 0 10.13 2
Awards and honors Ernie Banks, National League Home Run ChampionThe Best Game Ever, Prologue, p.xxvii, Jim Reisler, Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York, 2007,
All-Star Game
Ernie Banks, Starter, First and Second Game
Farm system
Notes
References
1960 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference