1960 Cleveland Indians season
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1960 Cleveland Indians season
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| Owner(s) | William R. Daley | |
| General manager(s) | Frank Lane | |
| Manager(s) | Joe Gordon, Jimmy Dykes | |
| Local television | WEWS-TV (Bill McColgan, Ken Coleman) |
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| Local radio | WERE (1300 AM) (Bob Neal, Jimmy Dudley) |
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The 1960 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Indians' fourth place finish in the American League with a record of 76 wins and 78 losses, 21 games behind the AL Champion New York Yankees.
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Offseason
- December 6, 1959: Minnie Miñoso, Dick Brown, Don Ferrarese, and Jake Striker were traded by the Indians to the Chicago White Sox for Johnny Romano, Bubba Phillips, and Norm Cash.[1]
- December 15, 1959: Billy Martin, Gordy Coleman and Cal McLish were traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Reds for Johnny Temple.[2]
- Prior to 1960 season: Jim King was obtained by the Indians from the Toronto Maple Leafs as part of a minor league working agreement.[3]
Regular season
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
- April 3, 1960: Al Cicotte was purchased by the Toronto Maple Leafs from the Indians.[4]
- April 12, 1960: Norm Cash was traded by the Indians to the Detroit Tigers for Steve Demeter.[5]
- April 17, 1960: 1959 AL home run king Rocky Colavito was traded by the Indians to the Detroit Tigers for 1959 AL batting champion Harvey Kuenn.[6]
- April 18, 1960: Herb Score was traded by the Indians to the Chicago White Sox for Barry Latman.[7]
- June 11, 1960: Paul Casanova was released by the Indians.[8]
- June 13, 1960: Russ Nixon and Carroll Hardy were traded by the Indians to the Boston Red Sox for Marty Keough and Ted Bowsfield.[9]
- August 3, 1960: In the first (and, as of September 2010, only) trade of managers in baseball history, Cleveland sent skipper Joe Gordon to the Tigers for their manager, Jimmy Dykes.[10]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
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 | Johnny Romano | 108 | 316 | 86 | .272 | 16 | 52 |
| 1B | Vic Power | 147 | 580 | 167 | .288 | 10 | 84 |
| 2B | Ken Aspromonte | 117 | 459 | 133 | .290 | 1 | 10 |
| 3B | Bubba Phillips | 113 | 304 | 63 | .207 | 4 | 33 |
| SS | Woodie Held | 109 | 376 | 97 | .258 | 1 | 21 |
| LF | Tito Francona | 147 | 544 | 159 | .292 | 17 | 79 |
| CF | Jimmy Piersall | 138 | 486 | 137 | .282 | 18 | 66 |
| RF | Harvey Kuenn | 126 | 474 | 146 | .308 | 9 | 54 |
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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| Johnny Temple | 98 | 381 | 102 | .268 | 2 | 19 |
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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| Gary Bell | 28 | 154.2 | 9 | 10 | 4.13 | 109 |
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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Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Toronto Maple Leafs | International League | Mel McGaha |
| AA | Mobile Bears | Southern Association | Al Hollingsworth and Johnny Lipon |
| A | Reading Indians | Eastern League | Ray Mueller |
| B | Burlington Indians | Carolina League | Pinky May |
| C | Minot Mallards | Northern League | Walt Novick |
| D | Selma Cloverleafs | Alabama-Florida League | Ken Landenberger and Paul O'Dea |
| D | Lakeland Indians | Florida State League | Johnny Lipon and Charlie Gassaway |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Toronto[11]
Notes
- ^ Minnie Miñoso page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Billy Martin page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jim King page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Al Cicotte page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Norm Cash page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rocky Colavito page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Herb Score page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Paul Casanova page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Marty Keough page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Joe Gordon 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
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