1960 Chicago White Sox season
| 1960 Chicago White Sox | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park | |
| City | Chicago | |
| Owners | Bill Veeck | |
| General managers | Hank Greenberg | |
| Managers | Al López | |
| Television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd) | |
| Radio | WCFL (Bob Elson, Don Wells) | |
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The 1960 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 60th season in the major leagues, and its 61st season overall. They finished with a record of 87–67, good enough for third place in the American League, 10 games behind the first-place New York Yankees.
Offseason
[edit]- December 6, 1959: Johnny Romano, Bubba Phillips, and Norm Cash were traded by the White Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Minnie Miñoso, Dick Brown, Don Ferrarese, and Jake Striker.[1]
- December 9, 1959: Johnny Callison was traded by the White Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies for Gene Freese.[2]
- January 9, 1960: Chico Carrasquel was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.[3]
Regular season
[edit]- During the season, the White Sox became the first major sports team to put player names on the backs of uniforms. The White Sox were also the first to misspell a players name. During a road trip to New York, Ted Kluszewski became the first player to appear in a game with his name misspelled. There was a backwards "z" and an "x" instead of the second "k" in his name.[4]
- Nellie Fox set an American League record for most consecutive games started at second base. The streak started on August 7, 1955, and ended on September 3, 1960.[5]
- During the American League meetings of 1960, White Sox owner Bill Veeck announced that he was interested in selling his shares in the White Sox with the intention of starting an expansion franchise in Southern California with former player Hank Greenberg. Charlie Finley had offered to buy Veeck's shares in the White Sox for $4.2 million but withdrew the offer.[6]
Season standings
[edit]| 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 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CHW | 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 Opening Day lineup
[edit]- Luis Aparicio, SS
- Nellie Fox, 2B
- Minnie Miñoso, LF
- Ted Kluszewski, 1B
- Gene Freese, 3B
- Sherm Lollar, C
- Al Smith, RF
- Jim Landis, CF
- Early Wynn, P
Notable transactions
[edit]- April 18, 1960: Barry Latman was traded by the White Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Herb Score.[7]
- April 23, 1960: Chico Carrasquel was released by the White Sox.[3]
- June 18, 1960: Joe Ginsberg was signed as a free agent by the White Sox.[8]
- August 13, 1960: Don Prohovich (minors) and $15,000 were traded by the White Sox to the Milwaukee Braves for Earl Averill, Jr.[9]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Infielders
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Other batters | Manager
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Game log
[edit]Regular season
[edit]| 1960 regular season game log: 87–67 (Home: 51–26; Away: 36–41) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April: 5–4 (Home: 4–0; Away: 1–4)
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May: 16–14 (Home: 6–6; Away: 10–8)
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June: 16–13 (Home: 11–6; Away: 5–7)
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July: 20–9 (Home: 8–3; Away: 12–6)
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August: 15–15 (Home: 9–5; Away: 6–10)
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September: 15–10 (Home: 12–4; Away: 3–7)
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October: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Away: 0–0)
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| Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = White Sox team member | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detailed records
[edit]Opponents
[edit]| American League | ||||||
| Opponent | Total | Home | Away | RS | RA | |
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| Baltimore Orioles | ||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||
| Chicago White Sox | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||
| Kansas City Athletics | ||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||
| Washington Senators | ||||||
Month-by-Month
[edit]| Month-by-Month | ||||||||||
| Month | Total | RS | RA | Home | RS | RA | Away | RS | RA | |
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio, SS | 153 | 600 | 86 | 166 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 61 | 43 | 39 | .277 | 51 |
| Earl Averill, C | 10 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .214 | 0 |
| Dick Brown, C | 16 | 43 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | .163 | 0 |
| Cam Carreon, C | 8 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .235 | 0 |
| Sammy Esposito, 3B,SS,2B | 57 | 77 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 20 | .182 | 0 |
| Nellie Fox, 2B | 150 | 605 | 85 | 175 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 59 | 50 | 13 | .289 | 2 |
| Gene Freese, 3B | 127 | 455 | 60 | 124 | 32 | 6 | 17 | 79 | 29 | 65 | .273 | 10 |
| Joe Ginsberg, C | 28 | 75 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 8 | .253 | 1 |
| Billy Goodman, 3B,2B | 30 | 77 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 8 | .234 | 0 |
| Joe Hicks, CF | 36 | 47 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | .191 | 0 |
| Stan Johnson, LF | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .167 | 0 |
| Ted Kluszewski, 1B | 81 | 181 | 20 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 10 | .293 | 0 |
| Jim Landis, CF | 148 | 494 | 89 | 125 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 80 | 84 | .253 | 23 |
| Sherm Lollar, C | 129 | 421 | 43 | 106 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 46 | 42 | 39 | .252 | 2 |
| J. C. Martin, 3B | 7 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .100 | 0 |
| Jim McAnany, PH | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 |
| Minnie Miñoso, LF,RF | 154 | 591 | 89 | 184 | 32 | 4 | 20 | 105 | 52 | 63 | .311 | 17 |
| Jim Rivera, OF | 48 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .294 | 4 |
| Floyd Robinson, OF | 22 | 46 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | .283 | 2 |
| Roy Sievers, 1B,LF | 127 | 444 | 87 | 131 | 22 | 0 | 28 | 93 | 74 | 69 | .295 | 1 |
| Al Smith, RF,CF | 142 | 536 | 80 | 169 | 31 | 3 | 12 | 72 | 50 | 65 | .315 | 8 |
| Earl Torgeson, 1B | 68 | 57 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 8 | .263 | 1 |
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
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| Frank Baumann, P | 47 | 52 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 25 | .154 | 0 |
| Dick Donovan, P | 33 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | .130 | 0 |
| Don Ferrarese, P | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 0 |
| Mike Garcia, P | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 0 |
| Russ Kemmerer, P | 36 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | .000 | 0 |
| Turk Lown, P | 45 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | 0 |
| Ray Moore, P | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| Billy Pierce, P | 32 | 67 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 14 | .179 | 0 |
| Bob Rush, P | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 |
| Herb Score, P | 23 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | .100 | 0 |
| Bob Shaw, P | 36 | 58 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | .138 | 0 |
| Gerry Staley, P | 64 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .235 | 0 |
| Al Worthington, P | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 |
| Early Wynn, P | 36 | 75 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 17 | .200 | 0 |
Team Totals | 154 | 5191 | 741 | 1402 | 242 | 38 | 112 | 684 | 567 | 648 | .270 | 122 |
Pitching
[edit]Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Baumann | 13 | 6 | 2.67 | 47 | 20 | 3 | 185.1 | 169 | 67 | 55 | 11 | 61 | 71 |
| Dick Donovan | 6 | 1 | 5.38 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 78.2 | 87 | 49 | 47 | 13 | 28 | 30 |
| Don Ferrarese | 0 | 1 | 18.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
| Mike Garcia | 0 | 0 | 4.58 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 17.2 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
| Russ Kemmerer | 6 | 3 | 2.98 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 120.2 | 111 | 45 | 40 | 5 | 49 | 76 |
| Turk Lown | 2 | 3 | 3.88 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 67.1 | 60 | 31 | 29 | 6 | 40 | 39 |
| Ken McBride | 0 | 1 | 3.86 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Ray Moore | 1 | 1 | 5.66 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 20.2 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
| Gary Peters | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Billy Pierce | 14 | 7 | 3.62 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 196.1 | 201 | 81 | 79 | 24 | 47 | 108 |
| Bob Rush | 0 | 0 | 5.65 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14.1 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| Herb Score | 5 | 10 | 3.72 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 113.2 | 91 | 54 | 47 | 10 | 87 | 78 |
| Bob Shaw | 13 | 13 | 4.06 | 36 | 32 | 0 | 192.2 | 221 | 97 | 87 | 16 | 65 | 46 |
| Gerry Staley | 13 | 8 | 2.42 | 64 | 0 | 10 | 115.1 | 94 | 40 | 31 | 8 | 32 | 52 |
| Jake Striker | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Worthington | 1 | 1 | 3.38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Early Wynn | 13 | 12 | 3.49 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 237.1 | 220 | 105 | 92 | 20 | 114 | 158 |
Team Totals | 87 | 67 | 3.60 | 154 | 154 | 26 | 1381.0 | 1338 | 617 | 553 | 127 | 569 | 695 |
Farm system
[edit]LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Pensacola[10]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Minnie Miñoso page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnny Callison page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Chico Carrasquel page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "MLB's Misspelled Uniforms". sikids.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 91, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball's Super Showman, p.32, G. Michael Green and Roger D. Launius. Walker Publishing Company, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-8027-1745-0
- ^ Herb Score page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Joe Ginsberg page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Earl Averill, Jr. page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997