1960 Chicago White Sox season
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1960 Chicago White Sox season
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| Owner(s) | Bill Veeck | |
| General manager(s) | Hank Greenberg | |
| Manager(s) | Al Lopez | |
| Local television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd) |
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| Local radio | WCFL (Bob Elson, Don Wells) |
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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 87-67, good enough for third place in the American League, 10 games behind the first-place New York Yankees.
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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.[1]
- December 9, 1959: Johnny Callison was traded by the White Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies for Gene Freese.[2]
- January 9, 1960: Chico Carrasquel was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.[3]
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.[4]
- 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.[5]
- 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.[6]
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 |
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.[7]
- April 23, 1960: Chico Carrasquel was released by the White Sox.[3]
- June 18, 1960: Joe Ginsberg was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.[8]
- August 13, 1960: Don Prohovich (minors) and $15,000 were traded by the White Sox to the Milwaukee Braves for Earl Averill, Jr..[9]
Roster
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Manager
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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 | Sherm Lollar | 129 | 421 | 106 | .252 | 7 | 46 |
| 1B | Roy Sievers | 127 | 444 | 131 | .295 | 28 | 93 |
| 2B | Nellie Fox | 150 | 605 | 175 | .289 | 2 | 59 |
| 3B | Gene Freese | 127 | 455 | 124 | .273 | 17 | 79 |
| SS | Luis Aparicio | 153 | 600 | 166 | .277 | 2 | 61 |
| LF | Minnie Miñoso | 154 | 591 | 184 | .311 | 20 | 105 |
| CF | Jim Landis | 148 | 494 | 125 | .253 | 10 | 49 |
| RF | Al Smith | 142 | 536 | 169 | .315 | 12 | 72 |
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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| Dick Brown | 16 | 43 | 7 | .163 | 3 | 5 |
| Stan Johnson | 5 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim McAnany | 3 | 2 | 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 |
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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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| Frank Baumann | 47 | 185.1 | 13 | 6 | 2.67 | 71 |
| Dick Donovan | 33 | 78.2 | 6 | 1 | 5.38 | 30 |
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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| Bob Rush | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.65 | 12 |
| Don Ferrarese | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18.00 | 4 |
| Jake Striker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 1 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | San Diego Padres | Pacific Coast League | Catfish Metkovich and Jimmie Reese |
| A | Charleston White Sox | Sally League | Skeeter Scalzi, Bennie Huffman and Bob Kuzava |
| B | Lincoln Chiefs | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Ira Hutchinson |
| C | Idaho Falls Russets | Pioneer League | Peanuts Lowrey and George Noga |
| D | Pensacola Angels | Alabama-Florida League | J. C. Dunn |
| D | Clinton C-Sox | Midwest League | George Noga and Frank Parenti |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Pensacola[10]
Notes
- ^ Minnie Miñoso page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnny Callison page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Chico Carrasquel page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "MLB's Misspelled Uniforms". sikids.com. http://www.sikids.com/photos/21399/mlbs-misspelled-uniforms/9. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 91, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ 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, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0
- ^ Herb Score page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Joe Ginsberg page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Earl Averill, Jr. page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997
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