1960 Boston Red Sox season
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1960 Boston Red Sox season
| 1960 Boston Red Sox Ted Williams' Final Season |
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| Owner(s) | Tom Yawkey | |
| General manager(s) | Bucky Harris | |
| Manager(s) | Billy Jurges (W-15; L-27), Del Baker (W-2; L-5) and Pinky Higgins (W-48; L-57) | |
| Local television | WHDH-TV, Ch. 5 | |
| Local radio | WHDH-AM 850 (Curt Gowdy, Bill Crowley, Art Gleeson) |
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The 1960 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 7th in the American League with a record of 65 wins and 89 losses, 32 games behind the New York Yankees.[1]
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Regular season
Manager Billy Jurges was replaced by Mike “Pinky” Higgins.[1] Ted Williams retired at the end of the season. In his final at bat, Ted Williams hit the 521st home run of his career.[1] Williams finished the season with a .316 batting average at the age of 41.[1]
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 97 | 57 | .630 | -- |
| Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 65 | .578 | 8 |
| Chicago White Sox | 87 | 67 | .565 | 10 |
| Cleveland Indians | 76 | 78 | .494 | 21 |
| Washington Senators | 73 | 81 | .474 | 24 |
| Detroit Tigers | 71 | 83 | .461 | 26 |
| Boston Red Sox | 65 | 89 | .422 | 32 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 58 | 96 | .377 | 39 |
Notable transactions
- May 6, 1960: Nelson Chittum was traded by the Red Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Rip Repulski.[2]
- May 17, 1960: Ron Jackson was traded by the Red Sox to the Milwaukee Braves for Ray Boone.[3]
- June 13, 1960: Marty Keough and Ted Bowsfield were traded by the Red Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Russ Nixon and Carroll Hardy.[4]
- September 14, 1960: Ray Boone was released by the Red Sox.[3]
Opening Day lineup
| 12 | Pumpsie Green | 2B |
| 3 | Pete Runnels | 1B |
| 11 | Frank Malzone | 3B |
| 10 | Gene Stephens | RF |
| 9 | Ted Williams | LF |
| 7 | Gary Geiger | CF |
| 1 | Don Buddin | SS |
| 30 | Haywood Sullivan | C |
| 15 | Tom Sturdivant | P |
Roster
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Infielders
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Outfielders
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Coaches
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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 |
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| C | Russ Nixon | 80 | 272 | 81 | .298 | 5 | 33 |
| 1B | Vic Wertz | 131 | 443 | 125 | .282 | 19 | 103 |
| 2B | Pete Runnels | 143 | 528 | 169 | .320 | 2 | 35 |
| 3B | Frank Malzone | 152 | 595 | 161 | .271 | 14 | 79 |
| SS | Don Buddin | 124 | 428 | 105 | .245 | 6 | 36 |
| LF | Ted Williams | 113 | 310 | 98 | .316 | 29 | 72 |
| CF | Willie Tasby | 105 | 385 | 108 | .281 | 7 | 37 |
| RF | Lou Clinton | 96 | 298 | 68 | .228 | 6 | 37 |
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 |
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| Rip Repulski | 73 | 136 | 33 | .243 | 3 | 20 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| Tom Borland | 26 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6.53 | 32 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Minneapolis Millers | American Association | Eddie Popowski |
| A | Allentown Red Sox | Eastern League | Sheriff Robinson |
| B | Raleigh Capitals | Carolina League | Ken Deal |
| D | Waterloo Hawks | Midwest League | Matt Sczesny |
| D | Corning Red Sox | New York-Penn League | Len Okrie |
| D | Alpine Cowboys | Sophomore League | Dick Kinaman |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Waterloo[5]
Notes
- ^ a b c d The Boston Red Sox, Milton Cole and Jim Kaplan, p.32, World Publications Group, North Dighton, MA, ISBN 1-57215-412-8
- ^ Rip Repulski page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ a b Ray Boone page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Marty Keough page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
References
- 1960 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1960 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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