1960 New York Yankees season
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| 1960 New York Yankees 1960 AL Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Dan Topping and Del Webb |
| Manager(s) | Casey Stengel |
| Local television | WPIX |
| Local radio | WMGM (Mel Allen, Phil Rizzuto, Red Barber) |
The New York Yankees' 1960 season was the 58th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 97-57, winning their 25th pennant, finishing 8 games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. Elston Howard took over as the everyday catcher, while Yogi Berra went into the outfield. In the World Series, they were defeated by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 7 games.
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[edit] Offseason
- December 11, 1959: Roger Maris was traded by the Kansas City Athletics with Joe DeMaestri and Kent Hadley to the New York Yankees for Don Larsen, Hank Bauer, Norm Siebern, and Marv Throneberry.
[edit] Regular season
[edit] Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 97 | 57 | .630 | -- |
| Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 65 | .578 | 8 |
| Chicago White Sox | 87 | 67 | .565 | 10 |
| Cleveland Indians | 76 | 78 | .494 | 21 |
| Washington Senators | 73 | 81 | .474 | 24 |
| Detroit Tigers | 71 | 83 | .461 | 26 |
| Boston Red Sox | 65 | 89 | .422 | 32 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 58 | 96 | .377 | 39 |
[edit] Roster
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1960 New York Yankees roster
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager Coaches
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[edit] Game Log
[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
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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| Roger Maris | 136 | 499 | 141 | .283 | 39 | 112 |
[edit] Other batters
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[edit] Starting pitchers
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[edit] Other pitchers
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[edit] Relief pitchers
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[edit] World Series
NL Pittsburgh Pirates (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (3)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 1 | Yankees – 4, Pirates – 6 | October 5 | Forbes Field | 36,676 |
| 2 | Yankees – 16, Pirates – 3 | October 6 | Forbes Field | 37,308 |
| 3 | Pirates – 0, Yankees – 10 | October 8 | Yankee Stadium | 70,001 |
| 4 | Pirates – 3, Yankees – 2 | October 9 | Yankee Stadium | 67,812 |
| 5 | Pirates – 5, Yankees – 2 | October 10 | Yankee Stadium | 62,753 |
| 6 | Yankees – 12, Pirates – 0 | October 12 | Forbes Field | 38,580 |
| 7 | Yankees – 9, Pirates – 10 | October 13 | Forbes Field | 36,683 |
[edit] Awards and Honors
- Roger Maris, American League MVP
- Bobby Richardson, World Series MVP
All-Star Game
[edit] External links
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| Preceded by Chicago White Sox 1959 |
American League Champions 1960 |
Succeeded by New York Yankees 1961 |
