1960 Cincinnati Reds season

The 1960 Cincinnati Reds season consisted of the Reds finishing in sixth place in the National League standings, with a record of 67–87, 28 games behind the National League and World Series champion Pittsburgh Pirates.

1960 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Crosley Field (since 1934) Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Powel Crosley, Jr.
General manager(s)	Gabe Paul
Manager(s)	Fred Hutchinson
Local television	WLW (George Bryson, Frank McCormick)
Local radio	WKRC (Waite Hoyt, Jack Moran)
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The Reds were managed by Fred Hutchinson and played their home games at Crosley Field and attracted 664,486 customers, eighth and last in the league.[1]

Offseason

• November 21, 1959: Tom Acker was traded by the Reds to the Kansas City Athletics for Frank House.[2]
• December 6, 1959: Frank Thomas was traded by the Reds to the Chicago Cubs for Lee Walls, Lou Jackson, and Bill Henry.[3]
• December 15, 1959: Johnny Temple was traded by the Reds to the Cleveland Indians for Billy Martin, Gordy Coleman and Cal McLish.[4]
• March 12, 1960: Tony Pérez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.[5]
• Prior to 1960 season: Jesse Gonder was acquired from the Cincinnati Reds by the New York Yankees.[6]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	95	59	0.617	—	52–25	43–34
Milwaukee Braves	88	66	0.571	7	51–26	37–40
St. Louis Cardinals	86	68	0.558	9	51–26	35–42
Los Angeles Dodgers	82	72	0.532	13	42–35	40–37
San Francisco Giants	79	75	0.513	16	45–32	34–43
Cincinnati Reds	67	87	0.435	28	37–40	30–47
Chicago Cubs	60	94	0.390	35	33–44	27–50
Philadelphia Phillies	59	95	0.383	36	31–46	28–49

Record vs. opponents

1960 National League Records Sources:
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	—

Notable transactions

• June 15, 1960: Tony González and Lee Walls were traded by the Reds to the Philadelphia Phillies for Wally Post, Harry Anderson, and Fred Hopke (minors).[7]
• July 8, 1960: Pete Rose was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.[8]
• July 19, 1960: Brooks Lawrence was released by the Reds.[9]
• August 2, 1960: Marshall Bridges was selected off waivers by the Reds from the St. Louis Cardinals.[10]

Roster

1960 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers 34 Marshall Bridges 42 Jim Brosnan 46 Bob Grim 44 Bill Henry 47 Jay Hook 46 Brooks Lawrence 46 Jim Maloney 40 Cal McLish 36 Don Newcombe 39 Joe Nuxhall 31 Jim O'Toole 32 Claude Osteen 43 Orlando Peña 37 Bob Purkey 45 Duane Richards 35 Raúl Sánchez 34 Ted Wieand		Catchers  9 Joe Azcue  6 Ed Bailey  9 Dutch Dotterer  8 Frank House Infielders 21 Rogelio Álvarez 27 Harry Anderson 17 Leo Cárdenas 17 Elio Chacón 18 Gordy Coleman 19 Cliff Cook 14 Willie Jones 10 Eddie Kasko 19 Whitey Lockman 12 Billy Martin 11 Roy McMillan 20 Frank Robinson		Outfielders 25 Gus Bell 22 Joe Gaines 22 Tony González 24 Jerry Lynch 28 Vada Pinson 29 Wally Post 27 Lee Walls Other batters 29 Pete Whisenant		Manager  1 Fred Hutchinson Coaches  2 Cot Deal  5 Whitey Lockman  3 Wally Moses  4 Reggie Otero

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

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
Leo Cárdenas	48	142	33	.232	1	12
Lee Walls	29	84	23	.274	1	7
Frank House	23	28	5	.179	0	3
Rogelio Álvarez	3	9	1	.111	0	0

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
Jim Brosnan	57	7	2	12	2.36	62
Bill Henry	51	1	5	17	3.19	58
Bob Grim	26	2	2	22	4.45	22
Marshall Bridges	14	4	0	2	1.07	26
Duane Richards	2	0	0	0	9.00	2

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Havana Sugar Kings/ Jersey City Jerseys	International League	Tony Castaño and Nap Reyes
AAA	Seattle Rainiers	Pacific Coast League	Dick Sisler
AA	Nashville Vols	Southern Association	Jim Turner
A	Columbia Reds	Sally League	Max Macon
B	Topeka Reds	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Johnny Vander Meer
C	Missoula Timberjacks	Pioneer League	Joe Tedesco
D	Palatka Redlegs	Florida State League	Dave Bristol
D	Geneva Redlegs	New York–Penn League	Reno DeBenedetti and Jack Cassini

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Palatka

Havana franchise transferred to Jersey City and renamed July 13, 1960[11]

References

1. Baseball Reference: 1960 MLB Attendance & team Age
2. Frank House page at Baseball Reference
3. Frank Thomas page at Baseball Reference
4. Billy Martin page at Baseball Reference
5. Tony Pérez page at Baseball Reference
6. Jesse Gonder page at Baseball Reference
7. Tony González page at Baseball Reference
8. Pete Rose page at Baseball Reference
9. Brooks Lawrence page at Baseball Reference
10. Marshall Bridges page at Baseball Reference
11. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

• 1960 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference