Milwaukee Braves | |
Season: | 1960 |
League: | National League |
Ballpark: | Milwaukee County Stadium |
City: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Record: | 88–66 (.571) |
League Place: | 2nd |
Owners: | Louis R. Perini |
General Managers: | John McHale |
Managers: | Chuck Dressen |
Radio: | WEMP WTMJ (Earl Gillespie, Blaine Walsh) |
The 1960 Milwaukee Braves season was the eighth for the franchise in Milwaukee, and the 90th overall. The Braves finished in second place in the National League with a record of 88–66, seven games behind the NL and World Series Champion Pittsburgh Pirates.
After seasons at the helm of the Braves and compiling a record of with two NL pennants and the 1957 World Series championship, manager Fred Haney, 63, resigned on October 4 in the wake of the 1959 tie-breaker series loss to the On October 24, the Braves appointed another veteran skipper, Chuck Dressen, 65, well known as the manager of the "Boys of Summer" Brooklyn Dodgers of as Haney's successor The Braves had considered a number of high-profile former big-league managers, as well as minor league skipper Ben Geraghty, before settling on Dressen.
Pitching coach Whit Wyatt was Dressen's only 1960 holdover from Haney's coaching staff, with Billy Herman, John Fitzpatrick and George Susce all departing with Haney.
1960 Milwaukee Braves | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | OutfieldersOther batters | ManagerCoaches |
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 | 142 | 537 | 158 | .294 | 19 | 77 | ||
1B | 138 | 514 | 153 | .298 | 25 | 91 | ||
2B | 95 | 229 | 52 | .227 | 3 | 19 | ||
3B | 153 | 548 | 152 | .277 | 39 | 124 | ||
SS | 136 | 482 | 118 | .245 | 7 | 42 | ||
LF | 95 | 281 | 70 | .249 | 10 | 35 | ||
CF | 151 | 629 | 180 | .286 | 12 | 54 | ||
RF | 153 | 590 | 172 | .292 | 40 | 126 |
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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68 | 226 | 58 | .257 | 1 | 19 | ||
63 | 148 | 38 | .257 | 3 | 11 | ||
50 | 141 | 42 | .298 | 1 | 18 | ||
48 | 140 | 42 | .300 | 3 | 18 | ||
101 | 105 | 28 | .267 | 0 | 6 | ||
41 | 83 | 25 | .301 | 0 | 2 | ||
21 | 53 | 10 | .189 | 0 | 2 | ||
21 | 44 | 9 | .205 | 0 | 5 | ||
32 | 32 | 7 | .219 | 1 | 5 | ||
7 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 4 | ||
4 | 9 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 2 | ||
7 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ||
2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
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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45 | 275.2 | 19 | 13 | 3.36 | 83 | ||
40 | 267.2 | 21 | 10 | 3.50 | 154 | ||
36 | 238.2 | 16 | 9 | 3.09 | 121 | ||
28 | 144.2 | 6 | 7 | 4.35 | 109 | ||
21 | 114.1 | 6 | 7 | 4.55 | 88 |
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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32 | 133.1 | 9 | 8 | 3.24 | 90 | ||
17 | 49.2 | 2 | 0 | 5.07 | 39 | ||
5 | 15.1 | 1 | 0 | 4.11 | 8 |
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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48 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5.94 | 50 | ||
37 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3.56 | 38 | ||
10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.20 | 8 | ||
9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.48 | 9 | ||
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.32 | 5 | ||
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 5 |
See also: Minor League Baseball.
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