| 1960 New York Yankees | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American League champions | ||||
| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |||
| City | Bronx, New York | |||
| Owners | Dan Topping andDel Webb | |||
| General managers | George Weiss | |||
| Managers | Casey Stengel | |||
| Television | WPIX (Mel Allen,Red Barber,Phil Rizzuto) | |||
| Radio | WMGM (Mel Allen,Red Barber,Phil Rizzuto) | |||
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The 1960New York Yankees season was the 58th season for the team. The team finished with a record of 97–57, winning its 25thpennant, finishing 8 games ahead of theBaltimore Orioles. New York was managed byCasey Stengel. The Yankees played their home games atYankee Stadium. In theWorld Series, they were defeated by thePittsburgh Pirates in seven games.
Elston Howard took over as the Yankees' everyday catcher, whileYogi Berra split time between the outfield and serving as Howard's backup.
| 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 New York Yankees | |||||||||
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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; R = Runs; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Elston Howard | 107 | 323 | 29 | 79 | .245 | 6 | 39 |
| 1B | Bill Skowron | 146 | 538 | 63 | 166 | .309 | 26 | 91 |
| 2B | Bobby Richardson | 150 | 460 | 45 | 116 | .252 | 1 | 26 |
| 3B | Clete Boyer | 124 | 393 | 54 | 95 | .242 | 14 | 46 |
| SS | Tony Kubek | 147 | 568 | 77 | 155 | .273 | 14 | 62 |
| LF | Héctor López | 131 | 408 | 66 | 116 | .284 | 9 | 42 |
| CF | Mickey Mantle | 153 | 527 | 119 | 145 | .275 | 40 | 94 |
| RF | Roger Maris | 136 | 499 | 98 | 141 | .283 | 39 | 112 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yogi Berra | 120 | 359 | 99 | .276 | 15 | 62 |
| Gil McDougald | 119 | 337 | 87 | .258 | 8 | 34 |
| Bob Cerv | 87 | 216 | 54 | .250 | 8 | 28 |
| Johnny Blanchard | 53 | 99 | 24 | .242 | 4 | 14 |
| Kent Hadley | 55 | 64 | 13 | .203 | 4 | 11 |
| Dale Long | 26 | 41 | 15 | .366 | 3 | 10 |
| Joe DeMaestri | 49 | 35 | 8 | .229 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Hunt | 25 | 22 | 6 | .273 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Pisoni | 20 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
| Jesse Gonder | 7 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 1 | 3 |
| Elmer Valo | 8 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Deron Johnson | 6 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Carey | 4 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Shantz | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Ditmar | 34 | 200.0 | 15 | 9 | 3.06 | 65 |
| Whitey Ford | 33 | 192.2 | 12 | 9 | 3.08 | 85 |
| Bob Turley | 34 | 173.1 | 9 | 3 | 3.27 | 87 |
| Jim Coates | 35 | 149.1 | 13 | 3 | 4.28 | 73 |
| Bill Short | 10 | 47.0 | 3 | 5 | 4.79 | 14 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Terry | 35 | 166.2 | 10 | 8 | 3.40 | 92 |
| Eli Grba | 24 | 80.2 | 6 | 4 | 3.68 | 32 |
| Bill Stafford | 11 | 60.0 | 3 | 1 | 2.25 | 36 |
| John Gabler | 21 | 52.0 | 3 | 3 | 4.15 | 19 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Shantz | 42 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2.79 | 54 |
| Ryne Duren | 42 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4.96 | 67 |
| Duke Maas | 35 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4.09 | 28 |
| Luis Arroyo | 29 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2.88 | 29 |
| Johnny James | 28 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4.36 | 29 |
| Fred Kipp | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.23 | 2 |
NLPittsburgh Pirates (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (3)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yankees – 4,Pirates – 6 | October 5 | Forbes Field | 36,676 |
| 2 | Yankees – 16, Pirates – 3 | October 6 | Forbes Field | 37,308 |
| 3 | Pirates – 0,Yankees – 10 | October 8 | Yankee Stadium | 70,001 |
| 4 | Pirates – 3, Yankees – 2 | October 9 | Yankee Stadium | 67,812 |
| 5 | Pirates – 5, Yankees – 2 | October 10 | Yankee Stadium | 62,753 |
| 6 | Yankees – 12, Pirates – 0 | October 12 | Forbes Field | 38,580 |
| 7 | Yankees – 9,Pirates – 10 | October 13 | Forbes Field | 36,683 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Greensboro[4]