| 1960 Baltimore Orioles | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium | |||
| City | Baltimore, Maryland | |||
| Record | 89–65 (.578) | |||
| League place | 2nd | |||
| Owners | Joseph A.W. Iglehart (Chairman of the Board & Principal Owner) | |||
| General managers | Lee MacPhail | |||
| Managers | Paul Richards | |||
| Television | WJZ-TV | |||
| Radio | WBAL (AM) (Bob Murphy,Herb Carneal, Joe Crognan) | |||
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The1960Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing second in theAmerican League with a record of 89 wins and 65 losses, eight games behind the AL ChampionNew York Yankees, it was their first winning season since moving to Baltimore in 1954 and their first winning record since 1945 when they were still known as the St Louis Browns.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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 Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | 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 |
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| C | Gus Triandos | 109 | 364 | 98 | .269 | 12 | 54 |
| 1B | Jim Gentile | 138 | 384 | 112 | .292 | 21 | 98 |
| 2B | Marv Breeding | 152 | 551 | 147 | .267 | 3 | 43 |
| 3B | Brooks Robinson | 152 | 595 | 175 | .294 | 14 | 88 |
| SS | Ron Hansen | 153 | 530 | 135 | .255 | 22 | 86 |
| LF | Gene Woodling | 140 | 535 | 123 | .283 | 11 | 62 |
| CF | Jackie Brandt | 145 | 511 | 130 | .254 | 15 | 65 |
| RF | Al Pilarcik | 104 | 194 | 48 | .247 | 4 | 17 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Stephens | 84 | 193 | 46 | .238 | 5 | 11 |
| Walt Dropo | 79 | 179 | 48 | .268 | 4 | 21 |
| Jim Busby | 79 | 159 | 41 | .258 | 0 | 12 |
| Clint Courtney | 83 | 154 | 35 | .227 | 1 | 12 |
| Dave Nicholson | 54 | 113 | 21 | .186 | 5 | 11 |
| Willie Tasby | 39 | 85 | 18 | .212 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Boyd | 71 | 82 | 26 | .317 | 0 | 9 |
| Albie Pearson | 48 | 82 | 20 | .244 | 1 | 6 |
| Billy Klaus | 46 | 43 | 9 | .209 | 1 | 6 |
| Dave Philley | 14 | 34 | 9 | .265 | 1 | 5 |
| Joe Ginsberg | 14 | 30 | 8 | .267 | 0 | 6 |
| John Powers | 10 | 18 | 2 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
| Valmy Thomas | 8 | 16 | 1 | .063 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Barker | 5 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Thomson | 3 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Adair | 3 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 1 | 1 |
| Gene Green | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Del Rice | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Shetrone | 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 |
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| Chuck Estrada | 36 | 208.2 | 18 | 11 | 3.58 | 144 |
| Milt Pappas | 30 | 205.2 | 15 | 11 | 3.37 | 126 |
| Steve Barber | 36 | 181.2 | 10 | 7 | 3.22 | 112 |
| Hal Brown | 30 | 159.0 | 12 | 5 | 3.06 | 66 |
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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| Jack Fisher | 40 | 197.2 | 12 | 11 | 3.41 | 99 |
| Hoyt Wilhelm | 41 | 147.0 | 11 | 8 | 3.31 | 107 |
| Jerry Walker | 29 | 118.0 | 3 | 4 | 3.74 | 48 |
| Arnie Portocarrero | 13 | 40.2 | 3 | 2 | 4.43 | 15 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Jones | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.42 | 30 |
| Billy Hoeft | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.34 | 14 |
| Wes Stock | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.88 | 23 |
| Rip Coleman | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.25 | 0 |
| John Anderson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |
| Bob Mabe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |
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