1960 Los Angeles Dodgers season
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1960 Los Angeles Dodgers season
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| Owner(s) | Walter O'Malley | |
| General manager(s) | Buzzie Bavasi | |
| Manager(s) | Walter Alston | |
| Local television | KTTV, Ch. 11 | |
| Local radio | KFI-AM 640 Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett KWKW-AM 1300 |
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The 1960 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season at 82-72, in fourth place in the National League race, 13 games behind the NL and World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Offseason
- November 30, 1959: Steve Bilko was drafted from the Dodgers by the Detroit Tigers in the 1959 rule 5 draft.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates | 95 | 59 | -- | .617 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 88 | 66 | 7 | .571 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 68 | 9 | .558 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 82 | 72 | 13 | .532 |
| San Francisco Giants | 79 | 75 | 16 | .513 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 67 | 87 | 28 | .435 |
| Chicago Cubs | 60 | 94 | 35 | .390 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 59 | 95 | 36 | .383 |
Notable transactions
- April 5, 1960: Fred Kipp was traded by the Dodgers to the New York Yankees for Gordie Windhorn and Dick Sanders.[2]
- April 8, 1960: Don Zimmer was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Ron Perranoski, Johnny Goryl, Lee Handley and cash.[3]
- April 11, 1960: Johnny Klippstein was purchased from the Dodgers by the Cleveland Indians.[4]
- May 6, 1960: Rip Repulski was traded by the Dodgers to the Boston Red Sox for Nelson Chittum.[5]
- May 7, 1960: Sandy Amorós was traded by the Dodgers to the Detroit Tigers for Gail Harris.[6]
- June 15, 1960: John Glenn was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jim Donohue.[7]
- June 15, 1960: Clem Labine was traded by the Dodgers to the Detroit Tigers for Ray Semproch and cash.[8]
- July 9, 1960: Tommy Lasorda was released by the Dodgers.[9]
Opening Day lineup
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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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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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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| Sandy Amorós | 9 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Rip Repulski | 4 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 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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| Roger Craig | 21 | 115.2 | 8 | 3 | 3.27 | 69 |
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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Awards and honors
- 1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game - Game 1
- Norm Larker reserve
- Charlie Neal reserve
- Stan Williams reserve
- Johnny Podres reserve
- 1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game - Game 2
- Norm Larker reserve
- Charlie Neal reserve
- Stan Williams reserve
- Johnny Podres reserve
- National League Rookie of the Year
- Gold Glove Award
- TSN Rookie of the Year Award
- NL Player of the Month
- Don Drysdale (July 1960)
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Atlanta, Reno
Notes
- ^ Steve Bilko page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Fred Kipp page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Don Zimmer page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnny Klippstein page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rip Repulski page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Sandy Amoros page at Baseball Reference
- ^ John Glenn page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Clem Labine page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tommy Lasorda page at Baseball Reference
References
External links
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