1960 Boston Red Sox season

The 1960 Boston Red Sox season was the 60th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished seventh in the American League (AL) with a record of 65 wins and 89 losses, 32 games behind the AL champion New York Yankees.[1]

1960 Boston Red Sox
Ted Williams' Final Season
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Fenway Park (since 1912) Boston, Massachusetts (since 1901)
Results
Record	65–89 (.422)
League place	7th (32 GB)
Other information
Owner(s)	Tom Yawkey
General manager(s)	Bucky Harris
Manager(s)	Billy Jurges (15–27) Del Baker (2–5) Pinky Higgins (48–57)
Local television	WHDH-TV, Ch. 5
Local radio	WHDH-AM 850 (Curt Gowdy, Bill Crowley, Art Gleeson)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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Regular season

• June 7, 1960: Manager Billy Jurges was fired with Boston in eighth and last place. After interim skipper Del Baker handled the Bosox for seven games, Jurges was replaced by Mike "Pinky" Higgins (his predecessor) on June 14.[1]
• September 28, 1960: Ted Williams retired at the end of the Red Sox' home season. In his final at bat, Williams hit the 521st home run of his career.[1] Williams finished the season with a .316 batting average at the age of 41.[1] He did not play in Boston's three-game season finale at Yankee Stadium the ensuing weekend.
• September 28, 1960: The Red Sox also fired second-year general manager Bucky Harris after the club's final home game on September 28, and signed Higgins to a three-year contract as field manager and director of player personnel.[2] Business manager Dick O'Connell was promoted to executive vice president, as the Red Sox temporarily abolished the title of general manager.

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	97	57	0.630	—	55–22	42–35
Baltimore Orioles	89	65	0.578	8	44–33	45–32
Chicago White Sox	87	67	0.565	10	51–26	36–41
Cleveland Indians	76	78	0.494	21	39–38	37–40
Washington Senators	73	81	0.474	24	32–45	41–36
Detroit Tigers	71	83	0.461	26	40–37	31–46
Boston Red Sox	65	89	0.422	32	36–41	29–48
Kansas City Athletics	58	96	0.377	39	34–43	24–53

Record vs. opponents

1960 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	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	—

Notable transactions

• March 16, 1960: Sammy White and Jim Marshall were traded by the Red Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Russ Nixon. White refused to report and went on the voluntarily retired list, cancelling the trade with the players returning to their original clubs.[3]
• May 6, 1960: Nelson Chittum was traded by the Red Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Rip Repulski.[4]
• May 17, 1960: Ron Jackson was traded by the Red Sox to the Milwaukee Braves for Ray Boone.[5]
• June 13, 1960: Marty Keough and Ted Bowsfield were traded by the Red Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Russ Nixon and Carroll Hardy.[6] The trade marked the second time in three months that Boston had obtained Nixon (see March 16, above).
• September 14, 1960: Ray Boone was released by the Red Sox.[5]

Opening Day lineup

12	Pumpsie Green	2B
3	Pete Runnels	1B
11	Frank Malzone	3B
10	Gene Stephens	RF
9	Ted Williams	LF
37	Gary Geiger	CF
1	Don Buddin	SS
30	Haywood Sullivan	C
15	Tom Sturdivant	P

Roster

1960 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers 21 Tom Borland 29 Ted Bowsfield 23 Tom Brewer 19 Jerry Casale 28 Nelson Chittum 14 Ike Delock 21 Arnold Earley 20 Mike Fornieles 17 Dave Hillman 27 Bill Monbouquette 36 Billy Muffett 31 Chet Nichols 39 Tracy Stallard 15 Tom Sturdivant 18 Frank Sullivan 25 Ted Wills 26 Earl Wilson 39 Al Worthington		Catchers 38 Don Gile 22 Russ Nixon 29 Jim Pagliaroni  8 Ed Sadowski 30 Haywood Sullivan Infielders 39 Ray Boone  1 Don Buddin  2 Marlan Coughtry 12 Pumpsie Green  5 Ron Jackson 11 Frank Malzone  3 Pete Runnels 31 Ray Webster  6 Vic Wertz		Outfielders  7 Jim Busby  4 Lou Clinton 37, 7 Gary Geiger 16 Carroll Hardy  2 Marty Keough 28 Rip Repulski 10 Gene Stephens 10 Willie Tasby 25 Bobby Thomson  9 Ted Williams		Managers 32 Del Baker  5 Pinky Higgins 16 Billy Jurges Coaches 32 Del Baker (Bench) 35 Billy Herman (Third base) 33 Sal Maglie (Pitching) 34 Rudy York (First base & Hitting)

Player stats

Starters by position

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	Russ Nixon	80	272	81	.298	5	33
1B	Vic Wertz	131	443	125	.282	19	103
2B	Pete Runnels	143	528	169	.320	2	35
3B	Frank Malzone	152	595	161	.271	14	79
SS	Don Buddin	124	428	105	.245	6	36
LF	Ted Williams	113	310	98	.316	29	72
CF	Willie Tasby	105	385	108	.281	7	37
RF	Lou Clinton	96	298	68	.228	6	37

Other batters

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
Rip Repulski	73	136	33	.243	3	20

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Tom Borland	26	0	4	3	6.53	32

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Minneapolis Millers	American Association	Eddie Popowski
A	Allentown Red Sox	Eastern League	Sheriff Robinson
B	Raleigh Capitals	Carolina League	Ken Deal
D	Waterloo Hawks	Midwest League	Matt Sczesny
D	Corning Red Sox	New York–Penn League	Len Okrie
D	Alpine Cowboys	Sophomore League	Dick Kinaman

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Waterloo[7]

Notes

1. Cole, Milton; Kaplan, Jim (2009). The Boston Red Sox: An Illustrated History. North Dighton, Massachusetts: World Publications Group. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-57215-412-4.
2. Smiles, Jack (2011). Bucky Harris: A Biography of Baseball's 'Boy Wonder'. McFarland & Company. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-7864-4160-0.
3. Sammy White page at Baseball-Reference
4. Rip Repulski page at Baseball-Reference
5. Red Sox sells Jackson
6. "Indians, Red Sox exchange players". Milwaukee Journal. AP. June 13, 1960. p. 16. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
7. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

• 1960 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
• 1960 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com