1960 Cincinnati Reds season

March 2026 November 2013 Cincinnati Reds 1960 National League Crosley Field Cincinnati Powel Crosley Jr. Gabe Paul Fred Hutchinson WLW(George Bryson, Frank McCormick) 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.Baseball Reference: 1960 MLB Attendance & team Age Offseason November 21, 1959: Tom Acker was traded by the Reds to the Kansas City Athletics for Frank House.Frank House page at Baseball Reference December 6, 1959: Frank Thomas was traded by the Reds to the Chicago Cubs for Lee Walls, Lou Jackson, and Bill Henry.Frank Thomas page at Baseball Reference December 15, 1959: Johnny Temple was traded by the Reds to the Cleveland Indians for Billy Martin, Gordy Coleman and Cal McLish.Billy Martin page at Baseball Reference March 12, 1960: Tony Pérez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.Tony Pérez page at Baseball Reference Prior to the 1960 season: Jesse Gonder was acquired from the Cincinnati Reds by the New York Yankees.Jesse Gonder page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CIN 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).Tony González page at Baseball Reference July 8, 1960: Pete Rose was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.Pete Rose page at Baseball Reference July 19, 1960: Brooks Lawrence was released by the Reds.Brooks Lawrence page at Baseball Reference August 2, 1960: Marshall Bridges was selected off waivers by the Reds from the St. Louis Cardinals.Marshall Bridges page at Baseball Reference Roster 1960 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers 34 Marshall Bridges 42 Jim Brosnan 46 Bob Grim 44 Bill Henry 47 Jay Hook 46 Brooks Lawrence 46 Jim Maloney 40 Cal McLish 36 Don Newcombe 39 Joe Nuxhall 31 Jim O'Toole 32 Claude Osteen 43 Orlando Peña 37 Bob Purkey 45 Duane Richards 35 Raúl Sánchez 34 Ted Wieand Catchers  9 Joe Azcue  6 Ed Bailey  9 Dutch Dotterer  8 Frank House Infielders 21 Rogelio Álvarez 27 Harry Anderson 17 Leo Cárdenas 17 Elio Chacón 18 Gordy Coleman 19 Cliff Cook 14 Willie Jones 10 Eddie Kasko 19 Whitey Lockman 12 Billy Martin 11 Roy McMillan 20 Frank Robinson Outfielders 25 Gus Bell 22 Joe Gaines 22 Tony González 24 Jerry Lynch 28 Vada Pinson 29 Wally Post 27 Lee Walls Other batters 29 Pete Whisenant Manager  1 Fred Hutchinson Coaches  2 Cot Deal (Pitching)  5 Whitey Lockman  3 Wally Moses  4 Reggie Otero 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 Ed Bailey 133 441 115 .261 13 67 1B Frank Robinson 139 464 138 .297 31 83 2B Billy Martin 103 317 78 .246 3 16 SS Roy McMillan 124 399 94 .236 10 42 3B Eddie Kasko 126 479 140 .292 6 51 LF Wally Post 77 249 70 .281 17 38 CF Vada Pinson 154 652 187 .287 20 61 RF Gus Bell 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 Gordy Coleman 66 251 68 .271 6 32 Jerry Lynch 102 159 46 .289 6 27 Willie Jones 79 149 40 .268 3 27 Cliff Cook 54 149 31 .208 3 13 Leo Cárdenas 48 142 33 .232 1 12 Elio Chacón 49 116 21 .181 0 7 Tony González 39 99 21 .212 3 14 Lee Walls 29 84 23 .274 1 7 Dutch Dotterer 33 79 18 .228 2 11 Harry Anderson 42 66 11 .167 1 9 Joe Azcue 14 31 3 .097 0 3 Frank House Frank House (baseball) 23 28 5 .179 0 3 Joe Gaines 11 15 3 .200 0 1 Whitey Lockman 21 10 2 .200 1 1 Rogelio Álvarez 3 9 1 .111 0 0 Pete Whisenant 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 Bob Purkey 41 252.2 17 11 3.60 97 Jay Hook 36 222.0 11 18 4.50 103 Jim O'Toole 34 196.1 12 12 3.80 124 Don Newcombe 16 82.2 4 6 4.57 36 Jim Maloney 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 Cal McLish 37 151.1 4 14 4.16 56 Joe Nuxhall 38 112.0 1 8 4.42 72 Claude Osteen 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 Bill Henry Bill Henry (baseball, born 1927) 51 1 5 17 3.19 58 Jim Brosnan 57 7 2 12 2.36 62 Bob Grim Bob Grim (baseball) 26 2 2 2 4.45 22 Marshall Bridges 14 4 0 2 1.07 26 Raúl Sánchez 8 1 0 0 4.91 5 Brooks Lawrence 7 1 0 1 10.57 2 Ted Wieand 5 0 1 0 10.38 3 Orlando Peña 4 0 1 0 2.89 9 Duane Richards 2 0 0 0 9.00 2 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Havana Sugar Kings/Jersey City Jerseys International League Tony Castaño and Nap Reyes AAA Seattle Rainiers Pacific Coast League Dick Sisler AA Nashville Vols Southern Association Jim Turner A Columbia Reds Sally League Max Macon B Topeka Reds Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Johnny Vander Meer C Missoula Timberjacks Pioneer League Joe Tedesco D Palatka Redlegs Florida State League Dave Bristol D Geneva Redlegs New York–Penn League Reno DeBenedetti and Jack Cassini LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Palatka Havana franchise transferred to Jersey City and renamed July 13, 1960Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References External links 1960 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference Category:Cincinnati Reds seasons Cincinnati Reds season Cincinnati Reds Category:Long stubs with short prose Category:1960s in Cincinnati