1960 Chicago Cubs season
The 1960 Chicago Cubs season was the 89th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 85th in the National League and the 45th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished seventh in the eight-team National League with a record of 60–94, 35 games behind the NL and World Series champion Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cubs drew 809,770 fans to Wrigley Field, also seventh in the circuit.[1]
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| Owner(s) | Philip K. Wrigley |
| General manager(s) | John Holland |
| Manager(s) | Charlie Grimm, Lou Boudreau |
| Local television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd) |
| Local radio | WGN (Jack Quinlan, Lou Boudreau) |
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The 1960 Cubs were managed by two men, Charlie Grimm and Lou Boudreau. Grimm, 61, began his third different tenure as the team's pilot at the outset of the season, but after only 17 games he swapped jobs on May 4 with Cubs' broadcaster Boudreau. On that day, the Cubs were 6–11 and in seventh place, six games behind Pittsburgh. Boudreau, 42, managed the Cubs for the season's final 137 contests, posting a 54–83 (.394) mark. The team avoided the cellar by only one game over the tailending Philadelphia Phillies.
Offseason
- October 8, 1959: Randy Jackson was released by the Cubs.[2]
- October 30, 1959: Del Rice was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.[3]
- December 6, 1959: Lee Walls, Lou Jackson, and Bill Henry were traded by the Cubs to the Cincinnati Reds for Frank Thomas.[4]
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | 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
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| 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
- April 8, 1960: Ron Perranoski, Johnny Goryl, Lee Handley (minors), and $25,000 were traded by the Cubs to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Don Zimmer.[5]
- May 13, 1960: Tony Taylor and Cal Neeman were traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Don Cardwell and Ed Bouchee.[6]
- June 4, 1960: Del Rice was released by the Cubs.[3]
- July 15, 1960: Earl Averill and $30,000 were traded by the Cubs to the Milwaukee Braves for Al Heist.[7]
Roster
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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 |
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| 1B | Ed Bouchee | 98 | 299 | 71 | .237 | 5 | 44 |
| LF | Frank Thomas | 135 | 479 | 114 | .238 | 21 | 64 |
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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| Don Zimmer | 132 | 368 | 95 | .258 | 6 | 35 |
| Earl Averill | 52 | 102 | 24 | .235 | 1 | 13 |
| Tony Taylor | 19 | 76 | 20 | .263 | 1 | 9 |
| Del Rice | 18 | 52 | 12 | .231 | 0 | 4 |
| Billy Williams | 12 | 47 | 13 | .277 | 2 | 7 |
| Cal Neeman | 9 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 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 |
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| Bob Anderson | 38 | 203.2 | 9 | 11 | 4.11 | 115 |
| Don Cardwell | 31 | 177 | 8 | 14 | 4.37 | 129 |
| Jim Brewer | 5 | 21.2 | 0 | 3 | 5.82 | 7 |
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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| Dick Drott | 23 | 55.1 | 0 | 6 | 7.16 | 32 |
| Dick Burwell | 3 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 5.59 | 1 |
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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| Moe Drabowsky | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6.44 | 26 |
| Ben Johnson | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.91 | 9 |
| Art Ceccarelli | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.54 | 10 |
Awards and honors
- Ernie Banks, National League Home Run Champion[8]
Farm system
Notes
- Baseball Reference: 1960 MLB Attendance
- Randy Jackson page at Baseball Reference
- Del Rice page at Baseball Reference
- Frank Thomas page at Baseball Reference
- Don Zimmer page at Baseball Reference
- Don Cardwell page at Baseball Reference
- Earl Averill, Jr. page at Baseball Reference
- The Best Game Ever, Prologue, p.xxvii, Jim Reisler, Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7867-1943-3
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 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference