1960 Milwaukee Braves season
Louis R. Perini | |
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General managers | John McHale |
Managers | Chuck Dressen |
Radio | WEMP WTMJ (Earl Gillespie, Blaine Walsh) |
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The 1960 Milwaukee Braves season was the eighth for the franchise in
Offseason
- October 13, 1959: Enos Slaughter was released by the Braves.[1]
- October 13, 1959: Mickey Vernon was released by the Braves.[2]
- October 24, 1959: Rico Carty was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.[3]
- October 26, 1959: Stan Lopata was released by the Braves.[4]
- November 30, 1959: 1959 rule 5 draft
- Clay Dalrymple was drafted from the Braves by the Philadelphia Phillies.[5]
- Georges Maranda was drafted from the Braves by the San Francisco Giants.[6]
- February 9, 1960: Stan Lopata was signed as a free agent by the Braves.[4]
- March 1960: Jim Bolger was purchased by the Braves from the Philadelphia Phillies.[7]
Managerial and coaching turnover
After 3+1⁄2 seasons at the helm of the Braves and compiling a
Pitching coach Whit Wyatt was Dressen's only 1960 holdover from Haney's coaching staff, with Billy Herman, John Fitzpatrick and George Susce all departing with Haney.
Regular season
- April 17, 1960: Eddie Mathews hit the 300th home run of his career.[13]
Season standings
National League | W
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L
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Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | CHC | CIN | LA | 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
- May 17, 1960: Ray Boone was traded by the Braves to the Boston Red Sox for Ron Jackson.[14]
- July 15, 1960: Earl Averill, Jr. and $30,000.[15]
- August 13, 1960: Earl Averill, Jr. was traded by the Braves to the Chicago White Sox for Don Prohovich (minors) and $15,000.[15]
- September 21, 1960: Elrod Hendricks was released by the Braves.[16]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
Batting
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 |
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C | Del Crandall | 142 | 537 | 158 | .294 | 19 | 77 |
1B | Joe Adcock | 138 | 514 | 153 | .298 | 25 | 91 |
2B | Chuck Cottier | 95 | 229 | 52 | .227 | 3 | 19 |
3B | Eddie Mathews | 153 | 548 | 152 | .277 | 39 | 124 |
SS | Johnny Logan | 136 | 482 | 118 | .245 | 7 | 42 |
LF | Wes Covington | 95 | 281 | 70 | .249 | 10 | 35 |
CF | Bill Bruton | 151 | 629 | 180 | .286 | 12 | 54 |
RF | Hank Aaron | 153 | 590 | 172 | .292 | 40 | 126 |
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 |
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Red Schoendienst | 68 | 226 | 58 | .257 | 1 | 19 |
Félix Mantilla | 63 | 148 | 38 | .257 | 3 | 11 |
Al Dark |
50 | 141 | 42 | .298 | 1 | 18 |
Mel Roach | 48 | 140 | 42 | .300 | 3 | 18 |
Al Spangler | 101 | 105 | 28 | .267 | 0 | 6 |
Lee Maye | 41 | 83 | 25 | .301 | 0 | 2 |
Charley Lau | 21 | 53 | 10 | .189 | 0 | 2 |
Frank Torre | 21 | 44 | 9 | .205 | 0 | 5 |
Eddie Haas | 32 | 32 | 7 | .219 | 1 | 5 |
Ray Boone | 7 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 4 |
Mike Krsnich | 4 | 9 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 2 |
Stan Lopata | 7 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
Len Gabrielson |
4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Torre | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
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 |
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Lew Burdette | 45 | 275.2 | 19 | 13 | 3.36 | 83 |
Warren Spahn | 40 | 267.2 | 21 | 10 | 3.50 | 154 |
Bob Buhl | 36 | 238.2 | 16 | 9 | 3.09 | 121 |
Carl Willey | 28 | 144.2 | 6 | 7 | 4.35 | 109 |
Juan Pizarro | 21 | 114.1 | 6 | 7 | 4.55 | 88 |
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 |
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Joey Jay | 32 | 133.1 | 9 | 8 | 3.24 | 90 |
George Brunet | 17 | 49.2 | 2 | 0 | 5.07 | 39 |
Don Nottebart | 5 | 15.1 | 1 | 0 | 4.11 | 8 |
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 |
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Don McMahon | 48 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5.94 | 50 |
Ron Piché | 37 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3.56 | 38 |
Bob Rush | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.20 | 8 |
Ken MacKenzie | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.48 | 9 |
Terry Fox | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.32 | 5 |
Bob Giggie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 5 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Louisville Colonels | American Association
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Ben Geraghty and Bill Adair |
AAA | Sacramento Solons | Pacific Coast League | Ernie White |
AA | Austin Senators | Texas League | Alex Monchak
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A
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Jacksonville Braves | Sally League | Red Murff |
B
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Cedar Rapids Braves
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Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Jimmy Brown |
B
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Yakima Bears | Northwest League | Buddy Hicks |
C
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Eau Claire Braves
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Northern League | Bill Steinecke |
C
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Boise Braves | Pioneer League | Billy Smith
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D
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Davenport Braves
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Midwest League | Travis Jackson |
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Wellsville Braves
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New York–Penn League | Harry Minor |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Louisville, Yakima, Boise, Wellsville
Notes
- ^ Enos Slaughter page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mickey Vernon page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rico Carty page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Stan Lopata page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Clay Dalrymple page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Georges Maranda page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jim Bolger page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Thisted, Red (October 5, 1959). "Haney quits Braves post". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 1.
- ^ a b "Fred Haney resigns as Braves manager". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 5, 1959. p. 4B.
- ^ Wolf, Bob (October 24, 1959). "Charlie Dressen named manager of Braves for the next two years". Milwaukee Journal. p. 14.
- ^ Reichler, Joe (October 24, 1959). "Braves sign Chuck Dressen to pilot club for 2 years". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. p. 10.
- ^ Thisted, Red (October 25, 1959). "Won't stand pat - Dressen". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1C.
- ^ Eddie Mathews | The Baseball Page
- ^ Red Sox sells Jackson
- ^ a b Earl Averill, Jr. page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Elrod Hendricks page at Baseball Reference
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1960 Milwaukee Braves season at Baseball Reference