| Washington Senators | |
| Season: | 1960 |
| League: | American League |
| Ballpark: | Griffith Stadium |
| City: | Washington, D.C. |
| Owners: | Calvin Griffith (majority owner, with Thelma Griffith Haynes) |
| General Managers: | Calvin Griffith |
| Managers: | Cookie Lavagetto |
| Television: | WTOP, Ch. 9 |
| Radio: | WTOP-AM 1500 (Chuck Thompson, Bob Wolff, Dan Daniels) |
| Next Season: | 1961 Minnesota Twins season |
| Season List: | List of Minnesota Twins seasons |
The 1960 Washington Senators won 73 games, lost 81, and finished in fifth place in the American League. They were managed by Cookie Lavagetto and played home games at Griffith Stadium, where they drew 743,404 fans in 1960, last in the eight-team league but an increase of almost 25 percent over 1959.[1] This was the "original" Senators' 60th and final season in Washington, as they moved to Minnesota and became the Twins in 1961, which they have been named ever since. Griffith Stadium was demolished after the second Washington Senators franchise played its inaugural season there.
After an early flirtation with San Francisco, by 1957 Calvin Griffith was courting Minneapolis-St. Paul, a prolonged process that resulted in him rejecting the Twin Cities' first offer[2] before agreeing to relocate. The American League opposed the move at first, but in 1960 a deal was reached: The Senators would move and would be replaced with an expansion Senators team for 1961. The old Washington Senators became the Minnesota Twins.
| 1960 Washington Senators | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 137 | 466 | 126 | .270 | 15 | 60 | ||
| 1B | 124 | 442 | 122 | .276 | 31 | 80 | ||
| 2B | 145 | 592 | 152 | .257 | 9 | 56 | ||
| 3B | 121 | 460 | 122 | .265 | 4 | 45 | ||
| SS | 117 | 268 | 57 | .213 | 2 | 19 | ||
| LF | 148 | 528 | 142 | .269 | 38 | 100 | ||
| CF | 127 | 330 | 97 | .294 | 5 | 33 | ||
| RF | 144 | 501 | 126 | .251 | 15 | 69 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | 298 | 75 | .252 | 4 | 35 | ||
| 110 | 248 | 54 | .218 | 10 | 30 | ||
| 100 | 174 | 36 | .207 | 3 | 15 | ||
| 85 | 157 | 39 | .248 | 1 | 23 | ||
| 58 | 115 | 26 | .226 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 33 | 92 | 19 | .207 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 27 | 79 | 19 | .241 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 76 | 64 | 18 | .281 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 15 | 45 | 6 | .133 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 274.0 | 11 | 18 | 3.45 | 160 | ||
| 26 | 151.2 | 12 | 8 | 3.03 | 143 | ||
| 3 | 17.1 | 0 | 2 | 7.79 | 10 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 165.0 | 8 | 7 | 3.44 | 88 | ||
| 35 | 151.0 | 8 | 6 | 3.04 | 71 | ||
| 53 | 128.2 | 5 | 11 | 4.20 | 49 | ||
| 40 | 119.1 | 12 | 7 | 3.32 | 72 | ||
| 41 | 115.0 | 4 | 5 | 4.70 | 46 | ||
| 20 | 77.0 | 3 | 5 | 4.91 | 31 | ||
| 13 | 50.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.58 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 17.1 | 0 | 2 | 5.19 | 12 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 65.2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 2.88 | 29 | ||
| 21 | 34.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.41 | 22 | ||
| 14 | 24.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.75 | 11 | ||
| 9 | 8.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.15 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
See also: Minor League Baseball.
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