The 1960 Milwaukee Braves season was the eighth for the franchise in Milwaukee, and the 90th overall. The Braves finished in second place in the National League with a record of 88–66, seven games behind the NL and World Series Champion Pittsburgh Pirates.
Offseason October 13, 1959: Enos Slaughter was released by the Braves.Enos Slaughter page at Baseball Reference October 13, 1959: Mickey Vernon was released by the Braves.Mickey Vernon page at Baseball Reference October 24, 1959: Rico Carty was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.Rico Carty page at Baseball Reference October 26, 1959: Stan Lopata was released by the Braves.Stan Lopata page at Baseball Reference November 30, 1959: 1959 rule 5 draft Clay Dalrymple was drafted from the Braves by the Philadelphia Phillies.Clay Dalrymple page at Baseball Reference Georges Maranda was drafted from the Braves by the San Francisco Giants.Georges Maranda page at Baseball Reference February 9, 1960: Stan Lopata was signed as a free agent by the Braves. March 1960: Jim Bolger was purchased by the Braves from the Philadelphia Phillies.Jim Bolger page at Baseball Reference
Managerial and coaching turnover After seasons at the helm of the Braves and compiling a record of with two NL pennants and the 1957 World Series championship, manager Fred Haney, 63, resigned on October 4 in the wake of the 1959 tie-breaker series loss to the On October 24, the Braves appointed another veteran skipper, Chuck Dressen, 65, well known as the manager of the "Boys of Summer" Brooklyn Dodgers of as Haney's successor The Braves had considered a number of high-profile former big-league managers, as well as minor league skipper Ben Geraghty, before settling on Dressen.
Pitching coach Whit Wyatt was Dressen's only 1960 holdover from Haney's coaching staff, with Billy Herman, John Fitzpatrick and George Susce all departing with Haney.
Regular season April 17, 1960: Eddie Mathews hit the 300th home run of his career.Eddie Mathews | The Baseball Page
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions May 17, 1960: Ray Boone was traded by the Braves to the Boston Red Sox for Ron Jackson.Red Sox sells Jackson July 15, 1960: Al Heist was traded by the Braves to the Chicago Cubs for Earl Averill, Jr. and $30,000.Earl Averill, Jr. page at Baseball Reference August 13, 1960: Earl Averill, Jr. was traded by the Braves to the Chicago White Sox for Don Prohovich (minors) and $15,000. September 21, 1960: Elrod Hendricks was released by the Braves.Elrod Hendricks page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1960 Milwaukee Braves Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
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 C 142 537 158 .294 19 77 1B 138 514 153 .298 25 91 2B 95 229 52 .227 3 19 3B 153 548 152 .277 39 124 SS 136 482 118 .245 7 42 LF 95 281 70 .249 10 35 CF 151 629 180 .286 12 54 RF 153 590 172 .292 40 126
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 68 226 58 .257 1 19 63 148 38 .257 3 11 50 141 42 .298 1 18 48 140 42 .300 3 18 101 105 28 .267 0 6 41 83 25 .301 0 2 21 53 10 .189 0 2 21 44 9 .205 0 5 32 32 7 .219 1 5 7 12 3 .250 0 4 4 9 3 .333 0 2 7 8 1 .125 0 0 4 3 0 .000 0 0 2 2 1 .500 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 45 275.2 19 13 3.36 83 40 267.2 21 10 3.50 154 36 238.2 16 9 3.09 121 28 144.2 6 7 4.35 109 21 114.1 6 7 4.55 88
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 32 133.1 9 8 3.24 90 17 49.2 2 0 5.07 39 5 15.1 1 0 4.11 8
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 48 3 6 10 5.94 50 37 3 5 9 3.56 38 10 2 0 1 4.20 8 9 0 1 0 6.48 9 5 0 0 0 4.32 5 3 0 0 0 4.15 5
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Louisville, Yakima, Boise, Wellsville
Notes
References
1960 Milwaukee Braves season at Baseball Reference