| 1960 San Francisco Giants | |
|---|---|
| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| Record | 79–75 (.513) |
| League place | 5th |
| Owners | Horace Stoneham |
| General managers | Chub Feeney |
| Managers | Bill Rigney (W-33; L-25) Tom Sheehan (W-46; L-50) |
| Television | KTVU (Russ Hodges,Lon Simmons) |
| Radio | KSFO-AM 560 (Russ Hodges,Lon Simmons,Bill King) |
The1960 San Francisco Giants season was theGiants' 78th year inMajor League Baseball. The team moved their home games fromSeals Stadium to the newCandlestick Park. In their third season in the Golden Gate City, the Giants finished in fifth place in theNational League, 16 games behind the World ChampionPittsburgh Pirates. The Giants hit 62 triples, the most in the club's San Francisco era.[1]
| 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 | — | |||||
The Giants selected the name ofCandlestick Park after a name-the-park contest on March 3, 1959. Prior to that, its construction site had been shown on maps as the genericBay View Stadium. It was the first modern baseball stadium, as it was the first to be built entirely of reinforcedconcrete.[8]Richard Nixon threw out the first baseball on the opening day of Candlestick Park on April 12, 1960, and called it the finest ballpark in the country.[9]
| 1960 San Francisco Giants | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 | Bob Schmidt | 110 | 344 | 92 | .267 | 8 | 37 |
| 1B | Willie McCovey | 101 | 260 | 62 | .238 | 13 | 51 |
| 2B | Don Blasingame | 136 | 523 | 123 | .235 | 2 | 31 |
| SS | Ed Bressoud | 116 | 386 | 87 | .225 | 9 | 43 |
| 3B | Jim Davenport | 112 | 363 | 91 | .251 | 6 | 38 |
| LF | Orlando Cepeda | 151 | 569 | 169 | .297 | 24 | 96 |
| CF | Willie Mays | 153 | 595 | 190 | .319 | 29 | 103 |
| RF | Willie Kirkland | 146 | 515 | 130 | .252 | 21 | 65 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Amalfitano | 106 | 328 | 91 | .277 | 1 | 27 |
| Felipe Alou | 106 | 322 | 85 | .264 | 8 | 44 |
| Andre Rodgers | 81 | 217 | 53 | .244 | 2 | 22 |
| Hobie Landrith | 71 | 190 | 46 | .242 | 1 | 20 |
| Jim Marshall | 75 | 118 | 28 | .237 | 2 | 13 |
| Dave Philley | 39 | 61 | 10 | .164 | 1 | 7 |
| Dale Long | 37 | 54 | 9 | .167 | 3 | 6 |
| José Pagán | 18 | 49 | 14 | .286 | 0 | 2 |
| Neil Wilson | 6 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Matty Alou | 4 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McCormick | 40 | 253.0 | 15 | 12 | 2.70 | 154 |
| Sam Jones | 39 | 234.0 | 18 | 14 | 3.19 | 190 |
| Jack Sanford | 37 | 219.0 | 12 | 14 | 3.82 | 125 |
| Juan Marichal | 11 | 81.1 | 6 | 2 | 2.66 | 58 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy O'Dell | 43 | 202.2 | 8 | 13 | 3.20 | 145 |
| Johnny Antonelli | 41 | 112.1 | 6 | 7 | 3.77 | 57 |
| Georges Maranda | 17 | 50.2 | 1 | 4 | 4.62 | 28 |
| Eddie Fisher | 3 | 12.2 | 1 | 0 | 3.55 | 7 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Loes | 37 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4.93 | 28 |
| Stu Miller | 47 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3.90 | 65 |
| Bud Byerly | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5.32 | 13 |
| Sherman Jones | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.09 | 10 |
| Joe Shipley | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 9 |
| Don Choate | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 7 |
| Ramón Monzant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
All-Star Game, first gameAll-Star Game, second game
LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Springfield[10]