1960 Cincinnati Reds season

Major League Baseball team season

1960 Cincinnati Reds

League

National League

Ballpark

Crosley Field

City

Cincinnati

Owners

Powel Crosley, Jr.

General managers

Gabe Paul

Managers

Fred Hutchinson

Television

WLW
(George Bryson, Frank McCormick)

Radio

WKRC
(Waite Hoyt, Jack Moran)

← 1959

Seasons

1961 →

The 1960 Cincinnati Reds season consisted of the Reds finishing in sixth place in the National League standings, with a record of 67–87, 28 games behind the National League and World Series champion Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Reds were managed by Fred Hutchinson and played their home games at Crosley Field and attracted 664,486 customers, eighth and last in the league.^[1]

Offseason

November 21, 1959: Tom Acker was traded by the Reds to the Kansas City Athletics for Frank House.^[2]
December 6, 1959: Frank Thomas was traded by the Reds to the Chicago Cubs for Lee Walls, Lou Jackson, and Bill Henry.^[3]
December 15, 1959: Johnny Temple was traded by the Reds to the Cleveland Indians for Billy Martin, Gordy Coleman and Cal McLish.^[4]
March 12, 1960: Tony Pérez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.^[5]
Prior to 1960 season: Jesse Gonder was acquired from the Cincinnati Reds by the New York Yankees.^[6]

Regular season

Season standings

v t e National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	95	59	0.617	—	52–25	43–34
Milwaukee Braves	88	66	0.571	7	51–26	37–40
St. Louis Cardinals	86	68	0.558	9	51–26	35–42
Los Angeles Dodgers	82	72	0.532	13	42–35	40–37
San Francisco Giants	79	75	0.513	16	45–32	34–43
Cincinnati Reds	67	87	0.435	28	37–40	30–47
Chicago Cubs	60	94	0.390	35	33–44	27–50
Philadelphia Phillies	59	95	0.383	36	31–46	28–49

Record vs. opponents

1960 National League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team	CHC	CIN	LA	MIL	PHI	PIT	SF	STL
Chicago	—	10–12	9–13	7–15	10–12	7–15	9–13–1	8–14–1
Cincinnati	12–10	—	12–10	9–13	9–13	6–16	11–11	8–14
Los Angeles	13–9	10–12	—	12–10	16–6	11–11	10–12	10–12
Milwaukee	15–7	13–9	10–12	—	16–6	9–13	14–8	11–11
Philadelphia	12–10	13–9	6–16	6–16	—	7–15	8–14	7–15
Pittsburgh	15–7	16–6	11–11	13–9	15–7	—	14–8–1	11–11
San Francisco	13–9–1	11–11	12–10	8–14	14–8	8–14–1	—	13–9
St. Louis	14–8–1	14–8	12–10	11–11	15–7	11–11	9–13	—

Notable transactions

June 15, 1960: Tony González and Lee Walls were traded by the Reds to the Philadelphia Phillies for Wally Post, Harry Anderson, and Fred Hopke (minors).^[7]
July 8, 1960: Pete Rose was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.^[8]
July 19, 1960: Brooks Lawrence was released by the Reds.^[9]
August 2, 1960: Marshall Bridges was selected off waivers by the Reds from the St. Louis Cardinals.^[10]

Roster

1960 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers 34 Marshall Bridges 42 Jim Brosnan 46 Bob Grim 44 Bill Henry 47 Jay Hook 46 Brooks Lawrence 46 Jim Maloney 40 Cal McLish 36 Don Newcombe 39 Joe Nuxhall 31 Jim O'Toole 32 Claude Osteen 43 Orlando Peña 37 Bob Purkey 45 Duane Richards 35 Raúl Sánchez 34 Ted Wieand		Catchers 9 Joe Azcue 6 Ed Bailey 9 Dutch Dotterer 8 Frank House Infielders 21 Rogelio Álvarez 27 Harry Anderson 17 Leo Cárdenas 17 Elio Chacón 18 Gordy Coleman 19 Cliff Cook 14 Willie Jones 10 Eddie Kasko 19 Whitey Lockman 12 Billy Martin 11 Roy McMillan 20 Frank Robinson		Outfielders 25 Gus Bell 22 Joe Gaines 22 Tony González 24 Jerry Lynch 28 Vada Pinson 29 Wally Post 27 Lee Walls Other batters 29 Pete Whisenant		Manager 1 Fred Hutchinson Coaches 2 Cot Deal (Pitching) 5 Whitey Lockman 3 Wally Moses 4 Reggie Otero

1960 Cincinnati Reds

Roster

Pitchers

34 Marshall Bridges
42 Jim Brosnan
46 Bob Grim
44 Bill Henry
47 Jay Hook
46 Brooks Lawrence
46 Jim Maloney
40 Cal McLish
36 Don Newcombe
39 Joe Nuxhall
31 Jim O'Toole
32 Claude Osteen
43 Orlando Peña
37 Bob Purkey
45 Duane Richards
35 Raúl Sánchez
34 Ted Wieand

Catchers

9 Joe Azcue
6 Ed Bailey
9 Dutch Dotterer
8 Frank House

Infielders

Outfielders

25 Gus Bell
22 Joe Gaines
22 Tony González
24 Jerry Lynch
28 Vada Pinson
29 Wally Post
27 Lee Walls

Other batters

29 Pete Whisenant

Manager

1 Fred Hutchinson

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	Ed Bailey	133	441	115	.261	13	67
1B	Frank Robinson	139	464	138	.297	31	83
2B	Billy Martin	103	317	78	.246	3	16
SS	Roy McMillan	124	399	94	.236	10	42
3B	Eddie Kasko	126	479	140	.292	6	51
LF	Wally Post	77	249	70	.281	17	38
CF	Vada Pinson	154	652	187	.287	20	61
RF	Gus Bell	143	515	135	.262	12	62

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
Gordy Coleman	66	251	68	.271	6	32
Jerry Lynch	102	159	46	.289	6	27
Willie Jones	79	149	40	.268	3	27
Cliff Cook	54	149	31	.208	3	13
Leo Cárdenas	48	142	33	.232	1	12
Elio Chacón	49	116	21	.181	0	7
Tony González	39	99	21	.212	3	14
Lee Walls	29	84	23	.274	1	7
Dutch Dotterer	33	79	18	.228	2	11
Harry Anderson	42	66	11	.167	1	9
Joe Azcue	14	31	3	.097	0	3
Frank House	23	28	5	.179	0	3
Joe Gaines	11	15	3	.200	0	1
Whitey Lockman	21	10	2	.200	1	1
Rogelio Álvarez	3	9	1	.111	0	0
Pete Whisenant	1	1	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
Bob Purkey	41	252.2	17	11	3.60	97
Jay Hook	36	222.0	11	18	4.50	103
Jim O'Toole	34	196.1	12	12	3.80	124
Don Newcombe	16	82.2	4	6	4.57	36
Jim Maloney	11	63.2	2	6	4.66	48

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
Cal McLish	37	151.1	4	14	4.16	56
Joe Nuxhall	38	112.0	1	8	4.42	72
Claude Osteen	20	48.1	0	1	5.03	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
Bill Henry	51	1	5	17	3.19	58
Jim Brosnan	57	7	2	12	2.36	62
Bob Grim	26	2	2	2	4.45	22
Marshall Bridges	14	4	0	2	1.07	26
Raúl Sánchez	8	1	0	0	4.91	5
Brooks Lawrence	7	1	0	1	10.57	2
Ted Wieand	5	0	1	0	10.38	3
Orlando Peña	4	0	1	0	2.89	9
Duane Richards	2	0	0	0	9.00	2

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Havana Sugar Kings/ Jersey City Jerseys	International League	Tony Castaño and Nap Reyes
AAA	Seattle Rainiers	Pacific Coast League	Dick Sisler
AA	Nashville Vols	Southern Association	Jim Turner
A	Columbia Reds	Sally League	Max Macon
B	Topeka Reds	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Johnny Vander Meer
C	Missoula Timberjacks	Pioneer League	Joe Tedesco
D	Palatka Redlegs	Florida State League	Dave Bristol
D	Geneva Redlegs	New York–Penn League	Reno DeBenedetti and Jack Cassini

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Palatka
Havana franchise transferred to Jersey City and renamed July 13, 1960^[11]

References

^ Baseball Reference: 1960 MLB Attendance & team Age
^ Frank House page at Baseball Reference
^ Frank Thomas page at Baseball Reference
^ Billy Martin page at Baseball Reference
^ Tony Pérez page at Baseball Reference
^ Jesse Gonder page at Baseball Reference
^ Tony González page at Baseball Reference
^ Pete Rose page at Baseball Reference
^ Brooks Lawrence page at Baseball Reference
^ Marshall Bridges page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

1960 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference

v t e 1960 MLB season by team
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1960 All-Star Game (1st, 2nd) 1960 World Series

Cincinnati Reds

Established in 1882
Formerly the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Cincinnati Redlegs
Based in Cincinnati, Ohio

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Spring training: Majestic Park; Tinker Field; Estadio Sixto Escobar; Plant Field; Al Lopez Field; Plant City Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium; Goodyear Ballpark

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Owner: Robert Castellini
President of Baseball Operations: Nick Krall
General Manager: Brad Meador
Manager: David Bell

World Series Championships (5)

National League pennants (9)

AA pennants (1)

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