1960 St. Louis Cardinals season
The 1960 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 79th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 69th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 86–68 during the season, a fifteen-game improvement over the previous season, and finished third in the National League, nine games behind the World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates.
| 1960 St. Louis Cardinals | |
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| Record | 83–68 (.558) |
| League place | 3rd |
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| Owner(s) | August "Gussie" Busch |
| General manager(s) | Bing Devine |
| Manager(s) | Solly Hemus |
| Local television | KPLR-TV, Ch. 11 (Buddy Blattner) |
| Local radio | KMOX-AM 1120 (Harry Caray, Joe Garagiola) |
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference |
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Offseason
- October 13, 1959: Hal Jeffcoat was released by the Cardinals.[1]
- December 2, 1959: Gene Green and Charles Staniland (minors) were traded by the Cardinals to the Baltimore Orioles for Bob Nieman.[2]
- December 4, 1959: Bill Smith and Bob Smith were traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Carl Sawatski.[3]
Regular season
First baseman Bill White and third baseman Ken Boyer won Gold Gloves this year.
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
- May 28, 1960: Vinegar Bend Mizell and Dick Gray were traded by the Cardinals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Julián Javier and Ed Bauta.[4]
- June 15, 1960: Jim Donohue was traded by the Cardinals to the Los Angeles Dodgers for John Glenn.[5]
- August 2, 1960: Marshall Bridges was selected off waivers from the Cardinals by the Cincinnati Reds.[6]
- August 13, 1960: Del Rice was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.[7]
- September 7, 1960: Del Rice was selected off waivers from the Cardinals by the Baltimore Orioles.[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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| C | Hal Smith | 127 | 337 | 77 | .228 | 2 | 28 |
| 1B | Bill White | 144 | 554 | 157 | .283 | 16 | 79 |
| 2B | Julián Javier | 119 | 451 | 107 | .237 | 4 | 21 |
| SS | Daryl Spencer | 148 | 507 | 131 | .258 | 16 | 58 |
| 3B | Ken Boyer | 151 | 552 | 168 | .304 | 32 | 97 |
| LF | Stan Musial | 116 | 331 | 91 | .275 | 17 | 63 |
| CF | Curt Flood | 140 | 396 | 94 | .237 | 8 | 38 |
| RF | Joe Cunningham | 139 | 492 | 138 | .280 | 6 | 39 |
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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| Walt Moryn | 75 | 200 | 49 | .245 | 11 | 35 |
| Alex Grammas | 102 | 196 | 48 | .245 | 4 | 17 |
| Bob Nieman | 81 | 188 | 54 | .287 | 4 | 31 |
| Carl Sawatski | 78 | 179 | 41 | .229 | 6 | 27 |
| Leon Wagner | 39 | 98 | 21 | .214 | 4 | 11 |
| George Crowe | 73 | 72 | 17 | .236 | 4 | 13 |
| Charlie James | 43 | 50 | 9 | .180 | 2 | 5 |
| Don Landrum | 13 | 49 | 12 | .245 | 2 | 3 |
| John Glenn | 32 | 31 | 8 | .258 | 0 | 5 |
| Ellis Burton | 29 | 28 | 6 | .214 | 0 | 2 |
| Wally Shannon | 18 | 23 | 4 | .174 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim McCarver | 10 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Cannizzaro | 7 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
| Julio Gotay | 3 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Gray | 6 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Olivares | 3 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Duke Carmel | 4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Kolb | 9 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Johnson | 8 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Del Rice | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sadowski | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Bridges | 3 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Clemens | 1 | 0 | 0 | --- | 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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| Larry Jackson | 43 | 282 | 18 | 13 | 3.48 | 171 |
| Ray Sadecki | 26 | 157.1 | 9 | 9 | 3.78 | 95 |
| Curt Simmons | 23 | 152 | 7 | 4 | 2.66 | 63 |
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | 9 | 55.1 | 1 | 3 | 4.55 | 42 |
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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| Ernie Broglio | 52 | 226.1 | 21 | 9 | 2.74 | 188 |
| Ron Kline | 34 | 117.2 | 4 | 9 | 6.04 | 54 |
| Bob Gibson | 27 | 86.2 | 3 | 6 | 5.61 | 69 |
| Bob Miller | 15 | 52.2 | 4 | 3 | 3.42 | 33 |
| Mel Nelson | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 7 |
| Frank Barnes | 4 | 7.2 | 0 | 1 | 3.52 | 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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| Lindy McDaniel | 65 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 2.09 | 105 |
| Bob Duliba | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4.20 | 23 |
| Marshall Bridges | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.45 | 27 |
| Bob Grim | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.05 | 15 |
| Ed Bauta | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.32 | 6 |
| Cal Browning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.50 | 0 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tulsa, Winnipeg[8]
References
- Hal Jeffcoat page at Baseball-Reference
- Bob Nieman page at Baseball-Reference
- Carl Sawatski page at Baseball-Reference
- Vinegar Bend Mizell page at Baseball Reference
- John Glenn page at Baseball Reference
- Marshall Bridges page at Baseball Reference
- Del Rice page at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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