| 1960 Chicago White Sox | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| Record | 87–67 (.565) |
| League place | 3rd |
| Owners | Bill Veeck |
| General managers | Hank Greenberg |
| Managers | Al López |
| Television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse,Vince Lloyd) |
| Radio | WCFL (Bob Elson, Don Wells) |
The1960Chicago White Sox season was the team's 60th season in the major leagues, and its 61st season overall. They finished with a record of 87–67, good enough for third place in theAmerican League, 10 games behind the first-placeNew York Yankees.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 97 | 57 | .630 | — | 55–22 | 42–35 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 65 | .578 | 8 | 44–33 | 45–32 |
| Chicago White Sox | 87 | 67 | .565 | 10 | 51–26 | 36–41 |
| Cleveland Indians | 76 | 78 | .494 | 21 | 39–38 | 37–40 |
| Washington Senators | 73 | 81 | .474 | 24 | 32–45 | 41–36 |
| Detroit Tigers | 71 | 83 | .461 | 26 | 40–37 | 31–46 |
| Boston Red Sox | 65 | 89 | .422 | 32 | 36–41 | 29–48 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 58 | 96 | .377 | 39 | 34–43 | 24–53 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KCA | NYY | WSH | |||||
| Baltimore | — | 16–6 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 11–11 | |||||
| Boston | 6–16 | — | 5–17 | 9–13 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 7–15 | 11–11 | |||||
| Chicago | 9–13 | 17–5 | — | 11–11 | 11–11 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 14–8 | |||||
| Cleveland | 8–14 | 13–9 | 11–11 | — | 7–15 | 15–7 | 6–16 | 16–6 | |||||
| Detroit | 9–13 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 15–7 | — | 10–12 | 8–14 | 10–12 | |||||
| Kansas City | 9–13 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 12–10 | — | 7–15–1 | 7–15 | |||||
| New York | 13–9 | 15–7 | 12–10 | 16–6 | 14–8 | 15–7–1 | — | 12–10 | |||||
| Washington | 11–11 | 11–11 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 10–12 | — | |||||
| 1960 Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager
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| = Indicates league leader |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio, SS | 153 | 600 | 86 | 166 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 61 | 43 | 39 | .277 | 51 |
| Earl Averill, C | 10 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .214 | 0 |
| Dick Brown, C | 16 | 43 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | .163 | 0 |
| Cam Carreon, C | 8 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .235 | 0 |
| Sammy Esposito, 3B, SS, 2B | 57 | 77 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 20 | .182 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox, 2B | 150 | 605 | 85 | 175 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 59 | 50 | 13 | .289 | 2 |
| Gene Freese, 3B | 127 | 455 | 60 | 124 | 32 | 6 | 17 | 79 | 29 | 65 | .273 | 10 |
| Joe Ginsberg, C | 28 | 75 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 8 | .253 | 1 |
| Billy Goodman, 3B, 2B | 30 | 77 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 8 | .234 | 0 |
| Joe Hicks, CF | 36 | 47 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | .191 | 0 |
| Stan Johnson, LF | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .167 | 0 |
| Ted Kluszewski, 1B | 81 | 181 | 20 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 10 | .293 | 0 |
| Jim Landis, CF | 148 | 494 | 89 | 125 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 80 | 84 | .253 | 23 |
| Sherm Lollar, C | 129 | 421 | 43 | 106 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 46 | 42 | 39 | .252 | 2 |
| J. C. Martin, 3B | 7 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .100 | 0 |
| Jim McAnany, PH | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 |
| Minnie Miñoso, LF, RF | 154 | 591 | 89 | 184 | 32 | 4 | 20 | 105 | 52 | 63 | .311 | 17 |
| Jim Rivera, OF | 48 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .294 | 4 |
| Floyd Robinson, OF | 22 | 46 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | .283 | 2 |
| Roy Sievers, 1B, LF | 127 | 444 | 87 | 131 | 22 | 0 | 28 | 93 | 74 | 69 | .295 | 1 |
| Al Smith, RF, CF | 142 | 536 | 80 | 169 | 31 | 3 | 12 | 72 | 50 | 65 | .315 | 8 |
| Earl Torgeson, 1B | 68 | 57 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 8 | .263 | 1 |
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Baumann, P | 47 | 52 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 25 | .154 | 0 |
| Dick Donovan, P | 33 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | .130 | 0 |
| Don Ferrarese, P | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 0 |
| Mike Garcia, P | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 0 |
| Russ Kemmerer, P | 36 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | .000 | 0 |
| Turk Lown, P | 45 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | 0 |
| Ray Moore, P | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| Billy Pierce, P | 32 | 67 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 14 | .179 | 0 |
| Bob Rush, P | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 |
| Herb Score, P | 23 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | .100 | 0 |
| Bob Shaw, P | 36 | 58 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | .138 | 0 |
| Gerry Staley, P | 64 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .235 | 0 |
| Al Worthington, P | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 |
| Early Wynn, P | 36 | 75 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 17 | .200 | 0 |
Team totals | 154 | 5191 | 741 | 1402 | 242 | 38 | 112 | 684 | 567 | 648 | .270 | 122 |
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Baumann | 13 | 6 | 2.67 | 47 | 20 | 3 | 185.1 | 169 | 67 | 55 | 11 | 61 | 71 |
| Dick Donovan | 6 | 1 | 5.38 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 78.2 | 87 | 49 | 47 | 13 | 28 | 30 |
| Don Ferrarese | 0 | 1 | 18.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
| Mike Garcia | 0 | 0 | 4.58 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 17.2 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
| Russ Kemmerer | 6 | 3 | 2.98 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 120.2 | 111 | 45 | 40 | 5 | 49 | 76 |
| Turk Lown | 2 | 3 | 3.88 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 67.1 | 60 | 31 | 29 | 6 | 40 | 39 |
| Ken McBride | 0 | 1 | 3.86 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Ray Moore | 1 | 1 | 5.66 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 20.2 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
| Gary Peters | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Billy Pierce | 14 | 7 | 3.62 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 196.1 | 201 | 81 | 79 | 24 | 47 | 108 |
| Bob Rush | 0 | 0 | 5.65 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14.1 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| Herb Score | 5 | 10 | 3.72 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 113.2 | 91 | 54 | 47 | 10 | 87 | 78 |
| Bob Shaw | 13 | 13 | 4.06 | 36 | 32 | 0 | 192.2 | 221 | 97 | 87 | 16 | 65 | 46 |
| Gerry Staley | 13 | 8 | 2.42 | 64 | 0 | 10 | 115.1 | 94 | 40 | 31 | 8 | 32 | 52 |
| Jake Striker | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Worthington | 1 | 1 | 3.38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Early Wynn | 13 | 12 | 3.49 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 237.1 | 220 | 105 | 92 | 20 | 114 | 158 |
Team totals | 87 | 67 | 3.60 | 154 | 154 | 26 | 1381.0 | 1338 | 617 | 553 | 127 | 569 | 695 |
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