1960 Cincinnati Reds season explained

Cincinnati Reds
Season:	1960
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Crosley Field
City:	Cincinnati
Owners:	Powel Crosley, Jr.
General Managers:	Gabe Paul
Managers:	Fred Hutchinson
Television:	WLW (George Bryson, Frank McCormick)
Radio:	WKRC (Waite Hoyt, Jack Moran)

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 and attracted 664,486 customers, eighth and last in the league.^[1]

Offseason

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

Regular season

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).^[7]
• July 8, 1960: Pete Rose was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.^[8]
• July 19, 1960: Brooks Lawrence was released by the Reds.^[9]
• August 2, 1960: Marshall Bridges was selected off waivers by the Reds from the St. Louis Cardinals.^[10]

Roster

1960 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches (Pitching)

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
C		133	441	115	.261	13	67
1B		139	464	138	.297	31	83
2B		103	317	78	.246	3	16
SS		124	399	94	.236	10		42
3B		126	479	140	.292	6	51
LF		77	249	70	.281	17	38
CF		154	652	187	.287	20	61
RF		143	515	135	.262	12	62

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
	66	251	68	.271	6	32
	102	159	46	.289	6	27
	79	149	40	.268	3	27
	54	149	31	.208	3	13
	48	142	33	.232	1	12
	49	116	21	.181	0	7
	39	99	21	.212	3	14
	29	84	23	.274	1	7
	33	79	18	.228	2	11
	42	66	11	.167	1	9
	14	31	3	.097	0	3
	23	28	5	.179	0	3
	11	15	3	.200	0	1
	21	10	2	.200	1	1
	3	9	1	.111	0	0
	1	1	0	.000	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
	41	252.2	17	11	3.60	97
	36	222.0	11	18	4.50	103
	34	196.1	12	12	3.80	124
	16	82.2	4	6	4.57	36
	11	63.2	2	6	4.66	48

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
	37	151.1	4	14	4.16	56
	38	112.0	1	8	4.42	72
	20	48.1	0	1	5.03	15

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
	51	1	5	17	3.19	58
	57	7	2	12	2.36	62
	26	2	2	2	4.45	22
	14	4	0	2	1.07	26
	8	1	0	0	4.91	5
	7	1	0	1	10.57	2
	5	0	1	0	10.38	3
	4	0	1	0	2.89	9
	2	0	0	0	9.00	2

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

External links

• 1960 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. [Baseball Reference]
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/housefr03.shtml Frank House page at Baseball Reference
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/thomafr03.shtml Frank Thomas page at Baseball Reference
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/martibi02.shtml Billy Martin page at Baseball Reference
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/perezto01.shtml Tony Pérez page at Baseball Reference
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gondeje01.shtml Jesse Gonder page at Baseball Reference
7. https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gonzato01.shtml Tony González page at Baseball Reference
8. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rosepe01.shtml Pete Rose page at Baseball Reference
9. https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lawrebr01.shtml Brooks Lawrence page at Baseball Reference
10. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bridgma01.shtml Marshall Bridges page at Baseball Reference