| 1960 Chicago Cubs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |||
| City | Chicago | |||
| Record | 60–94 (.390) | |||
| League place | 7th | |||
| Owners | Philip K. Wrigley | |||
| General managers | John Holland | |||
| Managers | Charlie Grimm,Lou Boudreau | |||
| Television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse,Vince Lloyd) | |||
| Radio | WGN (Jack Quinlan,Lou Boudreau) | |||
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The1960 Chicago Cubs season was the 89th season of the franchise, the 85th season in theNational League and the 45th season atWrigley Field. The Cubs finished seventh in the eight-team National League with a record of 60–94, 35 games behind the NL andWorld Series championPittsburgh Pirates. The Cubs drew 809,770 fans to Wrigley Field, also seventh in the circuit.[1]
The 1960 Cubs were managed by two men,Charlie Grimm andLou Boudreau. Grimm, 61, began his third different tenure as the team's pilot at the outset of the season, but after only 17 games he swapped jobs on May 4 with Cubs' broadcaster Boudreau. On that day, the Cubs were 6–11 and in seventh place, six games behind Pittsburgh. Boudreau, 42, managed the Cubs for the season's final 137 contests, posting a 54–83 (.394) mark. The team avoided the cellar by only one game over the tailendPhiladelphia Phillies.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 95 | 59 | .617 | — | 52–25 | 43–34 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 88 | 66 | .571 | 7 | 51–26 | 37–40 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 68 | .558 | 9 | 51–26 | 35–42 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 82 | 72 | .532 | 13 | 42–35 | 40–37 |
| San Francisco Giants | 79 | 75 | .513 | 16 | 45–32 | 34–43 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 67 | 87 | .435 | 28 | 37–40 | 30–47 |
| Chicago Cubs | 60 | 94 | .390 | 35 | 33–44 | 27–50 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 59 | 95 | .383 | 36 | 31–46 | 28–49 |
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| Team | CHC | CIN | LAD | 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 | — | |||||
| 1960 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
| = Indicates league leader |
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 | El Tappe | 51 | 103 | 24 | .233 | 0 | 3 |
| 1B | Ed Bouchee | 98 | 299 | 71 | .237 | 5 | 44 |
| 2B | Jerry Kindall | 89 | 246 | 59 | .240 | 2 | 23 |
| SS | Ernie Banks | 156 | 597 | 162 | .271 | 41 | 117 |
| 3B | Ron Santo | 95 | 347 | 87 | .251 | 9 | 44 |
| LF | Frank Thomas | 135 | 479 | 114 | .238 | 21 | 64 |
| CF | Richie Ashburn | 151 | 547 | 159 | .291 | 0 | 40 |
| RF | Bob Will | 138 | 475 | 121 | .255 | 6 | 53 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Zimmer | 132 | 368 | 95 | .258 | 6 | 35 |
| George Altman | 119 | 334 | 89 | .266 | 13 | 51 |
| Sammy Taylor | 74 | 150 | 31 | .207 | 3 | 17 |
| Walt Moryn | 38 | 109 | 32 | .294 | 2 | 11 |
| Earl Averill | 52 | 102 | 24 | .235 | 1 | 13 |
| Al Heist | 41 | 102 | 28 | .275 | 1 | 6 |
| Dick Gernert | 52 | 96 | 24 | .250 | 0 | 11 |
| Moe Thacker | 54 | 90 | 14 | .156 | 0 | 6 |
| Tony Taylor | 19 | 76 | 20 | .263 | 1 | 9 |
| Danny Murphy | 31 | 75 | 9 | .120 | 1 | 6 |
| Lou Johnson | 34 | 68 | 14 | .206 | 0 | 1 |
| Del Rice | 18 | 52 | 12 | .231 | 0 | 4 |
| Billy Williams | 12 | 47 | 13 | .277 | 2 | 7 |
| Jim Hegan | 24 | 43 | 9 | .209 | 1 | 5 |
| Grady Hatton | 28 | 38 | 13 | .342 | 0 | 7 |
| Dick Bertell | 5 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 2 |
| Sammy Drake | 15 | 15 | 1 | .067 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Schult | 12 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 1 |
| Cal Neeman | 9 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 0 |
| Irv Noren | 12 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 1 |
| Nelson Mathews | 3 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McKnight | 3 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hobbie | 46 | 258.2 | 16 | 20 | 3.97 | 134 |
| Bob Anderson | 38 | 203.2 | 9 | 11 | 4.11 | 115 |
| Don Cardwell | 31 | 177.0 | 8 | 14 | 4.37 | 129 |
| Dick Ellsworth | 31 | 176.2 | 7 | 13 | 3.72 | 94 |
| Jim Brewer | 5 | 21.2 | 0 | 3 | 5.82 | 7 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Morehead | 45 | 123.1 | 2 | 9 | 3.94 | 64 |
| Mark Freeman | 30 | 76.2 | 3 | 3 | 5.63 | 50 |
| Dick Drott | 23 | 55.1 | 0 | 6 | 7.16 | 32 |
| Art Ceccarelli | 7 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 5.54 | 10 |
| Dick Burwell | 3 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 5.59 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Elston | 60 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 3.40 | 85 |
| Joe Schaffernoth | 33 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2.78 | 33 |
| Moe Drabowsky | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6.44 | 26 |
| Ben Johnson | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.91 | 9 |
| Mel Wright | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.96 | 8 |
| John Goetz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.79 | 6 |
| Al Schroll | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.13 | 2 |