1960 Cincinnati Reds season

1960 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Crosley Field (since 1934)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Powel Crosley, Jr.
General manager(s)	Gabe Paul
Manager(s)	Fred Hutchinson
Local television	WLW (George Bryson, Frank McCormick)
Local radio	WKRC (Waite Hoyt, Jack Moran)
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The 1960 Cincinnati Reds season consisted of the Reds finishing in sixth place in the National League standings, with a record of 67–87, 28 games behind the National League and World Series champion Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Reds were managed by Fred Hutchinson and played their home games at Crosley Field.

Offseason

November 21, 1959: Tom Acker was traded by the Reds to the Kansas City Athletics for Frank House.^[1]
December 6, 1959: Frank Thomas was traded by the Reds to the Chicago Cubs for Lee Walls, Lou Jackson, and Bill Henry.^[2]
December 15, 1959: Johnny Temple was traded by the Reds to the Cleveland Indians for Billy Martin, Gordy Coleman and Cal McLish.^[3]
March 12, 1960: Tony Pérez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.^[4]
Prior to 1960 season: Jesse Gonder was acquired from the Cincinnati Reds by the New York Yankees.^[5]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1960 National League Records Sources:
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

June 15, 1960: Tony González and Lee Walls were traded by the Reds to the Philadelphia Phillies for Wally Post, Harry Anderson, and Fred Hopke (minors).^[6]
July 8, 1960: Pete Rose was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.^[7]
July 19, 1960: Brooks Lawrence was released by the Reds.^[8]
August 2, 1960: Marshall Bridges was selected off waivers by the Reds from the St. Louis Cardinals.^[9]

Roster

1960 Cincinnati Reds

Roster

Pitchers

34 Marshall Bridges

42 Jim Brosnan

46 Bob Grim

44 Bill Henry

47 Jay Hook

46 Brooks Lawrence

46 Jim Maloney

40 Cal McLish

36 Don Newcombe

39 Joe Nuxhall

31 Jim O'Toole

32 Claude Osteen

43 Orlando Peña

37 Bob Purkey

45 Duane Richards

35 Raúl Sánchez

34 Ted Wieand

Catchers

9 Joe Azcue

6 Ed Bailey

9 Dutch Dotterer

8 Frank House

Infielders

21 Rogelio Álvarez

27 Harry Anderson

17 Leo Cárdenas

17 Elio Chacón

18 Gordy Coleman

19 Cliff Cook

14 Willie Jones

10 Eddie Kasko

19 Whitey Lockman

12,17 Billy Martin

11 Roy McMillan

20 Frank Robinson

Outfielders

25 Gus Bell

22 Joe Gaines

22 Tony González

24 Jerry Lynch

28 Vada Pinson

29 Wally Post

27 Lee Walls

Other batters

29 Pete Whisenant

Manager

1 Fred Hutchinson

Coaches

2 Cot Deal

5 Whitey Lockman

3 Wally Moses

4 Reggie Otero

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

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
Cárdenas, LeoLeo Cárdenas	48	142	33	.232	1	12
Walls, LeeLee Walls	29	84	23	.274	1	7
House, FrankFrank House	23	28	5	.179	0	3
Álvarez, RogelioRogelio Álvarez	3	9	1	.111	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

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

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
Brosnan, JimJim Brosnan	57	7	2	12	2.36	62
Henry, BillBill Henry	51	1	5	17	3.19	58
Grim, BobBob Grim	26	2	2	22	4.45	22
Bridges, MarshallMarshall Bridges	14	4	0	2	1.07	26
Richards, DuaneDuane Richards	2	0	0	0	9.00	2

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Havana Sugar Kings/ Jersey City Jerseys	International League	Tony Castaño and Nap Reyes
AAA	Seattle Rainiers	Pacific Coast League	Dick Sisler
AA	Nashville Vols	Southern Association	Jim Turner
A	Columbia Reds	Sally League	Max Macon
B	Topeka Reds	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Johnny Vander Meer
C	Missoula Timberjacks	Pioneer League	Joe Tedesco
D	Palatka Redlegs	Florida State League	Dave Bristol
D	Geneva Redlegs	New York–Penn League	Reno DeBenedetti and Jack Cassini

References

↑ Frank House page at Baseball Reference
↑ Frank Thomas page at Baseball Reference
↑ Billy Martin page at Baseball Reference
↑ Tony Pérez page at Baseball Reference
↑ Jesse Gonder page at Baseball Reference
↑ Tony González page at Baseball Reference
↑ Pete Rose page at Baseball Reference
↑ Brooks Lawrence page at Baseball Reference
↑ Marshall Bridges page at Baseball Reference
↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

1960 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference

1960 MLB season by team

American League	Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City New York Washington

National League	Chicago Cincinnati Los Angeles Milwaukee Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco

1960 All-Star Game (1st, 2nd) 1960 World Series

Cincinnati Reds

Formerly the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Cincinnati Redlegs
Based in Cincinnati, Ohio

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Majestic Park; Riverside Park; Tinker Field; Sixto Escobar Stadium; Plant Field; Al Lopez Field; Plant City Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium; Goodyear Ballpark

Culture

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Key personnel

Owner: Robert Castellini
President of Baseball Operations: Walt Jocketty
General Manager: Dick Williams
Manager: Bryan Price

World Series Championships (5)

National League pennants (9)

AA pennants (1)

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Billings Mustangs (Rookie Adv.)
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