1960 Baltimore Orioles season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Baltimore Orioles 1960 American League Memorial Stadium Baltimore, Maryland 89–65 (.578) 2nd Joseph A.W. Iglehart (Chairman of the Board & Principal Owner) Lee MacPhail Paul Richards WJZ-TV WBAL (AM)(Bob Murphy, Herb Carneal, Joe Crognan) The 1960 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing second in the American League with a record of 89 wins and 65 losses, eight games behind the AL Champion New York Yankees, it was their first winning season since moving to Baltimore in 1954 and their first winning record since 1945 when they were still known as the St Louis Browns. Offseason November 30, 1959: Billy Loes and Billy O'Dell were traded by the Orioles to the San Francisco Giants for Jackie Brandt, Gordon Jones, and Roger McCardell.Billy Loes page at Baseball-Reference December 2, 1959: Bob Nieman was traded by the Orioles to the St. Louis Cardinals for Gene Green and Charles Staniland (minors).Bob Nieman page at Baseball-Reference December 23, 1959: Chico Carrasquel was released by the Orioles.Chico Carrasquel page at Baseball-Reference Regular season Season standings Baltimore Orioles Record vs. opponents BAL Opening Day starters Jackie Brandt Marv Breeding Jim Gentile Ron Hansen John Powers Brooks Robinson Gus Triandos Jerry Walker Gene Woodlinghttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1960&t=BAL 1960 Baltimore Orioles Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions April 18, 1960: Joe Ginsberg was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.Joe Ginsberg page at Baseball Reference May 12, 1960: John Powers was acquired by the Cleveland Indians off waivers from the Orioles.John Powers transactions at Baseball Reference June 9, 1960: Gene Stephens was acquired by the Orioles from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Willie Tasby.Gene Stephens transactions at Baseball Reference June 15, 1960: Joe Ginsberg was released by the Orioles. June 30, 1960: Jim Busby was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.Jim Busby transactions at Baseball Reference July 4, 1960: Bobby Thomson was signed by the Orioles as a free agent.Bobby Thomson transactions at Baseball Reference September 1, 1960: Dave Philley was purchased by the Orioles from the San Francisco Giants.Dave Philley page at Baseball Reference September 7, 1960: Del Rice was acquired by the Orioles off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.Del Rice transactions at Baseball Reference Roster 1960 Baltimore Orioles Roster Pitchers 18 John Anderson 29,59 Steve Barber 28 Hal Brown 35 Rip Coleman 23 Chuck Estrada 48 Jack Fisher 20 Billy Hoeft 19 Gordon Jones 30 Bob Mabe 32 Milt Pappas 24 Arnie Portocarrero 18 Wes Stock 38 Jerry Walker 15 Hoyt Wilhelm Catchers 10 Clint Courtney 22 Joe Ginsberg 37 Del Rice 41 Valmy Thomas 11 Gus Triandos Infielders  7 Jerry Adair  9 Bob Boyd 16,1 Marv Breeding 17 Walt Dropo  4 Jim Gentile  3 Ron Hansen  6 Billy Klaus  5 Brooks Robinson Outfielders 44 Ray Barker 7,25 Jackie Brandt 16 Jim Busby 36 Gene Green 33 Dave Nicholson 21 Albie Pearson 22 Dave Philley  2 Al Pilarcik 20 John Powers  8 Gene Stephens 44 Willie Tasby 35 Bobby Thomson 14 Gene Woodling Other batters 40 Barry Shetrone Manager 12 Paul Richards Coaches 45 Jimmy Adair 31 Harry Brecheen 26 Lum Harris Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 Gus Triandos 109 364 98 .269 12 54 1B Jim Gentile 138 384 112 .292 21 98 2B Marv Breeding 152 551 147 .267 3 43 3B Brooks Robinson 152 595 175 .294 14 88 SS Ron Hansen Ron Hansen (baseball) 153 530 135 .255 22 86 LF Gene Woodling 140 535 123 .283 11 62 CF Jackie Brandt 145 511 130 .254 15 65 RF Al Pilarcik 104 194 48 .247 4 17 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 Gene Stephens 84 193 46 .238 5 11 Walt Dropo 79 179 48 .268 4 21 Jim Busby 79 159 41 .258 0 12 Clint Courtney 83 154 35 .227 1 12 Dave Nicholson 54 113 21 .186 5 11 Willie Tasby 39 85 18 .212 0 3 Bob Boyd Bob Boyd (baseball) 71 82 26 .317 0 9 Albie Pearson 48 82 20 .244 1 6 Billy Klaus 46 43 9 .209 1 6 Dave Philley 14 34 9 .265 1 5 Joe Ginsberg 14 30 8 .267 0 6 John Powers John Powers (baseball) 10 18 2 .111 0 0 Valmy Thomas 8 16 1 .063 0 0 Ray Barker Ray Barker (baseball) 5 6 0 .000 0 0 Bobby Thomson 3 6 0 .000 0 0 Jerry Adair 3 5 1 .200 1 1 Gene Green Gene Green (baseball) 1 4 1 .250 0 0 Del Rice 1 1 0 .000 0 0 Barry Shetrone 1 0 0 ---- 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 Chuck Estrada 36 208.2 18 11 3.58 144 Milt Pappas 30 205.2 15 11 3.37 126 Steve Barber 36 181.2 10 7 3.22 112 Hal Brown 30 159.0 12 5 3.06 66 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 Jack Fisher 40 197.2 12 11 3.41 99 Hoyt Wilhelm 41 147.0 11 8 3.31 107 Jerry Walker 29 118.0 3 4 3.74 48 Arnie Portocarrero 13 40.2 3 2 4.43 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 Gordon Jones Gordon Jones (baseball) 29 1 1 2 4.42 30 Billy Hoeft 19 2 1 0 4.34 14 Wes Stock 17 2 2 2 2.88 23 Rip Coleman 5 0 2 0 11.25 0 John Anderson John Anderson (pitcher) 4 0 0 0 13.50 1 Bob Mabe 2 0 0 0 27.00 0 Awards and honors Paul Richards, Associated Press AL Manager of the Year Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Miami Marlins International League Al Vincent AAA Vancouver Mounties Pacific Coast League George Staller B Tri-City Braves Northwest League Whitey McDowell B Fox Cities Foxes Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Earl Weaver C Stockton Ports California League Billy DeMars C Aberdeen Pheasants Northern League Lou Fitzgerald D Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League Barney Lutz D Leesburg Orioles Florida State League Bob Hooper LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fox Cities Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1960 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference 1960 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com Category:Baltimore Orioles seasons Baltimore Orioles season Baltimore Orioles Category:1960s in Baltimore