1960 Milwaukee Braves season

March 2026 November 2013 Milwaukee Braves 1960 National League Milwaukee County Stadium Milwaukee, Wisconsin 88–66 (.571) 2nd Louis R. Perini John McHale Chuck Dressen WEMPWTMJ(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. Offseason October 13, 1959: Enos Slaughter was released by the Braves.Enos Slaughter page at Baseball Reference October 13, 1959: Mickey Vernon was released by the Braves.Mickey Vernon page at Baseball Reference October 24, 1959: Rico Carty was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.Rico Carty page at Baseball Reference October 26, 1959: Stan Lopata was released by the Braves.Stan Lopata page at Baseball Reference November 30, 1959: 1959 rule 5 draft Clay Dalrymple was drafted from the Braves by the Philadelphia Phillies.Clay Dalrymple page at Baseball Reference Georges Maranda was drafted from the Braves by the San Francisco Giants.Georges Maranda page at Baseball Reference February 9, 1960: Stan Lopata was signed as a free agent by the Braves. March 1960: Jim Bolger was purchased by the Braves from the Philadelphia Phillies.Jim Bolger page at Baseball Reference Managerial and coaching turnover After 3 1 2 seasons at the helm of the Braves and compiling a record of 341 231 y 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 L.A. Dodgers.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n2BQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TRAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5666%2C2129819 Milwaukee Sentinel Thisted Red Haney quits Braves post October 5, 1959 1, part 1 October 2026 InternetArchiveBot https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19591005&id=3xZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8eIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5271,908633 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Fred Haney resigns as Braves manager October 5, 1959 4B 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 1951–1953, as Haney's successor for 1960.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1AMkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0iUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5038%2C1822714 Milwaukee Journal Wolf Bob Charlie Dressen named manager of Braves for the next two years October 24, 1959 14 October 2026 InternetArchiveBot https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19591024&id=uHsTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7QAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7217,1441363 Toledo Blade Ohio Associated Press Reichler Joe Braves sign Chuck Dressen to pilot club for 2 years October 24, 1959 10https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=83VQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aBAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7064%2C2270352 Milwaukee Sentinel Thisted Red Won't stand pat - Dressen October 25, 1959 1C October 2026 InternetArchiveBot 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. Regular season April 17, 1960: Eddie Mathews hit the 300th home run of his career.http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/matheed01.php Eddie Mathews The Baseball Page August 11, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080704220645/http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/matheed01.php July 4, 2008 dead Season standings Record vs. opponents MIL Notable transactions May 17, 1960: Ray Boone was traded by the Braves to the Boston Red Sox for Ron Jackson.Red Sox sells Jackson July 15, 1960: Al Heist was traded by the Braves to the Chicago Cubs for Earl Averill, Jr. and $30,000.Earl Averill, Jr. page at Baseball Reference August 13, 1960: Earl Averill, Jr. was traded by the Braves to the Chicago White Sox for Don Prohovich (minors) and $15,000. September 21, 1960: Elrod Hendricks was released by the Braves.Elrod Hendricks page at Baseball Reference Roster 1960 Milwaukee Braves Roster Pitchers 30 George Brunet 10 Bob Buhl 33 Lew Burdette 36 Terry Fox 32 Bob Giggie 47 Joey Jay 36 Ken MacKenzie 20 Don McMahon 32 Don Nottebart 35 Ron Piché 34 Juan Pizarro 17 Bob Rush 21 Warren Spahn 16 Carl Willey Catchers  1 Del Crandall  6 Charley Lau 15 Stan Lopata Infielders  9 Joe Adcock 19 Ray Boone 13 Chuck Cottier 23 Johnny Logan 18 Félix Mantilla 41 Eddie Mathews  4 Red Schoendienst 14 Frank Torre Outfielders 44 Hank Aaron 38 Bill Bruton 43 Wes Covington 19 Alvin Dark 42 Len Gabrielson 11 Eddie Haas 42 Mike Krsnich 24 Lee Maye 12 Mel Roach 25 Al Spangler Other batters 15 Joe Torre Manager  7 Chuck Dressen Coaches  8 George Myatt 48 Andy Pafko  3 Bob Scheffing  5 Whit Wyatt 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 Del Crandall 142 537 158 .294 19 77 1B Joe Adcock 138 514 153 .298 25 91 2B Chuck Cottier 95 229 52 .227 3 19 3B Eddie Mathews 153 548 152 .277 39 124 SS Johnny Logan Johnny Logan (baseball) 136 482 118 .245 7 42 LF Wes Covington 95 281 70 .249 10 35 CF Bill Bruton 151 629 180 .286 12 54 RF Hank Aaron 153 590 172 .292 40 126 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 Red Schoendienst 68 226 58 .257 1 19 Félix Mantilla Félix Mantilla (baseball) 63 148 38 .257 3 11 Al Dark 50 141 42 .298 1 18 Mel Roach 48 140 42 .300 3 18 Al Spangler 101 105 28 .267 0 6 Lee Maye 41 83 25 .301 0 2 Charley Lau 21 53 10 .189 0 2 Frank Torre 21 44 9 .205 0 5 Eddie Haas 32 32 7 .219 1 5 Ray Boone 7 12 3 .250 0 4 Mike Krsnich 4 9 3 .333 0 2 Stan Lopata 7 8 1 .125 0 0 Len Gabrielson Len Gabrielson (outfielder) 4 3 0 .000 0 0 Joe Torre 2 2 1 .500 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 Lew Burdette 45 275.2 19 13 3.36 83 Warren Spahn 40 267.2 21 10 3.50 154 Bob Buhl 36 238.2 16 9 3.09 121 Carl Willey 28 144.2 6 7 4.35 109 Juan Pizarro Juan Pizarro (baseball) 21 114.1 6 7 4.55 88 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 Joey Jay 32 133.1 9 8 3.24 90 George Brunet 17 49.2 2 0 5.07 39 Don Nottebart 5 15.1 1 0 4.11 8 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 Don McMahon 48 3 6 10 5.94 50 Ron Piché 37 3 5 9 3.56 38 Bob Rush Bob Rush (baseball) 10 2 0 1 4.20 8 Ken MacKenzie Ken MacKenzie (baseball) 9 0 1 0 6.48 9 Terry Fox Terry Fox (baseball) 5 0 0 0 4.32 5 Bob Giggie 3 0 0 0 4.15 5 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Louisville Colonels American Association Ben Geraghty and Bill Adair AAA Sacramento Solons Pacific Coast League Ernie White AA Austin Senators Texas League Alex Monchak A Jacksonville Braves Sally League Red Murff B Cedar Rapids Braves Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Jimmy Brown B Yakima Bears Northwest League Buddy Hicks C Eau Claire Braves Northern League Bill Steinecke C Boise Braves Pioneer League Billy Smith D Davenport Braves Midwest League Travis Jackson D Wellsville Braves New York–Penn League Harry Minor LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Louisville, Yakima, Boise, Wellsville 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 Milwaukee Braves season at Baseball Reference Category:Milwaukee Braves seasons Milwaukee Braves season Category:1960 in sports in Wisconsin