1960 Pittsburgh Pirates
World Series Champions
National League Champions
LeagueNational League
BallparkForbes Field
CityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1]
OwnersJohn W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson (minority shareholders)
General managersJoe L. Brown
ManagersDanny Murtaugh
TelevisionKDKA-TV 2
(Bob Prince, Jim Woods)
RadioKDKA–AM 1020
(Bob Prince, Paul Long, Jim Woods)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
Seasons

The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the team's 79th season. The team finished with a record of 95–59, seven games in front of the second-place Milwaukee Braves to win their first National League championship in 33 seasons. The team went on to play the heavily favored New York Yankees, whom they defeated 4 games to 3 in one of the most storied World Series ever.

Offseason

At the 1959 Winter Meetings, Pirates general manager Joe L. Brown had agreed to trade Dick Groat to the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Roger Maris. Pirates manager Danny Murtaugh had advised Brown that he did not want to lose Groat, and the deal was never finalized.[2]

Notable transactions

  • Prior to 1960 season: José Martínez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.[3]

Season standings

National League

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Pittsburgh Pirates 9559 0.617 — 52–25 43–34
Milwaukee Braves 8866 0.571 7 51–26 37–40
St. Louis Cardinals 8668 0.558 9 51–26 35–42
Los Angeles Dodgers 8272 0.532 13 42–35 40–37
San Francisco Giants 7975 0.513 16 45–32 34–43
Cincinnati Reds 6787 0.435 28 37–40 30–47
Chicago Cubs 6094 0.390 35 33–44 27–50
Philadelphia Phillies 5995 0.383 36 31–46 28–49

Record vs. opponents

1960 National League record

Sources:
Team CHC CIN LA MIL PHI PIT SF STL
Chicago —10–129–137–1510–127–159–13–18–14–1
Cincinnati 12–10—12–109–139–136–1611–118–14
Los Angeles 13–910–12—12–1016–611–1110–1210–12
Milwaukee 15–713–910–12—16–69–1314–811–11
Philadelphia 12–1013–96–166–16—7–158–147–15
Pittsburgh 15–716–611–1113–915–7—14–8–111–11
San Francisco 13–9–111–1112–108–1414–88–14–1—13–9
St. Louis 14–8–114–812–1011–1115–711–119–13—

Detailed records

Regular season

On September 6, team captain Dick Groat was drilled on his left wrist by an inside pitch from Braves pitcher Lew Burdette.[4] Groat was lost for the rest of the season. Dick Schofield stepped in for the injured Groat and went three for three in that September 6 game. The Pirates won the game 5–3 and Schofield would go on to hit .414 for the rest of the season.[4]

On September 25 in Milwaukee, the Pirates clinched their first pennant in 33 years.[5]

Game log

1960 regular season game log: 95–59 (Home: 52–25; Away: 43–34)[6]
April: 11–3 (Home: 8–2; Away: 3–1)
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Streak
1April 122:30 p.m. EST@ Braves3–4McMahon (1–0)Face (0–1)Burdette (1)2:3739,8880–1L1
2April 141:30 p.m. ESTReds13–0Law (1–0)McLish (0–1)—2:1334,0641–1W1
3April 161:30 p.m. ESTReds3–11Hook (1–0)Umbricht (0–1)—2:2314,3381–2L1
4 (1)April 171:00 p.m. ESTReds5–0Friend (1–0)Nuxhall (0–1)—2:022–2W1
5 (2)April 173:37 p.m. ESTReds6–5Gibbon (1–0)Wieand (0–1)—2:4016,1963–2W2
6April 198:15 p.m. ESTPhillies3–4Owens (1–0)Haddix (0–1)—2:2311,4433–3L1
7April 208:15 p.m. ESTPhillies4–2Law (2–0)Cardwell (1–1)—2:0410,4034–3W1
8April 218:15 p.m. ESTPhillies11–5Green (1–0)Robinson (0–1)Face (1)3:089,4515–3W2
9April 228:15 p.m. ESTBraves6–2Friend (2–0)Jay (0–1)—2:3729,8956–3W3
10April 231:30 p.m. ESTBraves5–4Gibbon (2–0)Burdette (1–1)—2:3915,5027–3W4
11April 242:00 p.m. EDTBraves7–3Haddix (1–1)Buhl (1–1)Face (2)2:1724,7588–3W5
–April 26@ PhilliesPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: July 8)
12April 278:00 p.m. EDT@ Phillies3–2Law (3–0)Meyer (0–1)—2:189,2339–3W6
13April 288:00 p.m. EDT@ Phillies3–0Friend (3–0)Buzhardt (0–2)—2:248,78910–3W7
–April 29@ RedsPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: August 18)
14April 302:30 p.m. EDT@ Reds12–7Daniels (1–0)McLish (0–2)Face (3)2:443,48111–3W8
May: 16–11 (Home: 9–4; Away: 7–7)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
15May 12:30 p.m. EDT@ Reds13–2Law (4–0)Newcombe (1–1)—2:108,24412–3W9
16May 29:00 p.m. EDT@ Cardinals3–4Kline (1–0)Face (0–2)—2:2010,59012–4L1
17May 42:30 p.m. EDT@ Cubs1–5Ellsworth (1–0)Friend (3–1)—2:074,63112–5L2
18May 52:30 p.m. EDT@ Cubs9–7Green (2–0)Hobbie (2–3)Face (4)3:023,42913–5W1
19May 611:15 p.m. EDT@ Giants1–5Jones (3–2)Law (4–1)—1:5936,59213–6L1
20May 74:00 p.m. EDT@ Giants5–6Byerly (1–0)Green (2–1)—2:3233,06613–7L2
21May 84:00 p.m. EDT@ Giants1–13McCormick (4–0)Gibbon (2–1)—2:3840,17313–8L3
22May 911:00 p.m. EDT@ Dodgers4–7Sherry (4–3)Face (0–3)—2:3723,41713–9L4
23May 1011:00 p.m. EDT@ Dodgers3–2Law (5–1)Podres (2–2)—2:2026,33114–9W1
24May 1111:00 p.m. EDT@ Dodgers6–3Face (1–3)Koufax (0–3)—2:4327,92615–9W2
25May 139:00 p.m. EDT@ Braves8–2Friend (4–1)Willey (2–2)—3:0015,82316–9W3
26May 142:30 p.m. EDT@ Braves6–4 (11)Face (2–3)McMahon (1–3)—2:4516,86517–9W4
27 (1)May 152:00 p.m. EDT@ Braves6–4Haddix (2–1)Spahn (2–1)Umbricht (1)2:3618–9W5
28 (2)May 155:11 p.m. EDT@ Braves2–4Pizarro (2–1)Daniels (1–1)McMahon (2)2:3229,75718–10L1
29May 178:15 p.m. EDTCubs11–6Friend (5–1)Hobbie (3–4)Face (5)2:3516,10219–10W1
30May 188:15 p.m. EDTCardinals4–2Law (6–1)Kline (1–3)—2:1214,61520–10W2
31May 198:15 p.m. EDTCardinals8–3Gibbon (3–1)Sadecki (0–1)Green (1)2:3015,81021–10W3
32May 208:15 p.m. EDTGiants5–4 (12)Green (3–1)O'Dell (1–4)—3:2339,43922–10W4
33May 211:30 p.m. EDTGiants1–3Antonelli (3–0)Friend (5–2)Byerly (1)2:0528,98422–11L1
34May 222:00 p.m. EDTGiants8–7 (11)Face (3–3)McCormick (5–2)—3:3030,12323–11W1
35May 238:15 p.m. EDTDodgers0–1Koufax (1–4)Daniels (1–2)—2:1916,93623–12L1
36May 248:15 p.m. EDTDodgers2–4Podres (3–4)Gibbon (3–2)—2:2222,92023–13L2
37May 258:15 p.m. EDTDodgers1–5Drysdale (4–4)Umbricht (0–2)—2:1323,97523–14L3
–May 27PhilliesPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: August 16)
38May 281:30 p.m. EDTPhillies4–2 (13)Umbricht (1–2)Farrell (2–1)—3:149,47624–14W1
39May 292:00 p.m. EDTPhillies8–5Law (7–1)Roberts (1–6)Green (2)2:1515,70425–14W2
40May 301:00 p.m. EDTBraves8–3Haddix (3–1)Spahn (2–2)Face (6)2:2534,23326–14W3
–May 30BravesPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: July 14)
41May 318:15 p.m. EDTReds4–3 (11)Face (4–3)McLish (2–4)—3:3720,49427–14W4
June: 15–11 (Home: 6–4; Away: 9–7)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
42June 18:15 p.m. EDTReds5–0Friend (6–2)Purkey (3–2)—1:5526,79128–14W5
43June 38:00 p.m. EDT@ Phillies3–0Law (8–1)Buzhardt (1–4)—2:1316,73829–14W6
–June 4@ PhilliesPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 20)
44 (1)June 51:00 p.m. EDT@ Phillies0–2Conley (3–3)Friend (6–3)—2:0029–15L1
45 (2)June 53:35 p.m. EDT@ Phillies1–4Owens (3–5)Haddix (3–2)—2:0623,41029–16L2
46June 72:30 p.m. EDT@ Cubs2–13Ellsworth (3–2)Law (8–2)Drabowsky (1)2:358,73629–17L3
47June 82:30 p.m. EDT@ Cubs5–3Mizell (2–3)Anderson (2–2)Face (7)2:509,11830–17W1
48June 92:30 p.m. EDT@ Cubs11–3Friend (7–3)Hobbie (5–7)Green (3)2:307,44231–17W2
49June 109:00 p.m. EDT@ Cardinals6–9Jackson (8–5)Haddix (3–3)McDaniel (8)2:5019,53231–18L1
50June 112:30 p.m. EDT@ Cardinals6–7Duliba (4–2)Green (3–2)—2:3911,06331–19L2
51 (1)June 122:00 p.m. EDT@ Cardinals15–3Law (9–2)Kline (2–6)—2:3332–19W1
52 (2)June 125:08 p.m. EDT@ Cardinals2–5Broglio (3–2)Mizell (2–4)McDaniel (9)2:0629,60532–20L1
53June 1411:15 p.m. EDT@ Giants6–3Friend (8–3)Jones (8–5)—2:3035,46533–20W1
54June 154:00 p.m. EDT@ Giants14–6Haddix (4–3)O'Dell (2–6)—3:1519,18034–20W2
55June 164:00 p.m. EDT@ Giants10–7Mizell (3–4)Sanford (6–3)Face (8)3:1217,23735–20W3
56June 1711:00 p.m. EDT@ Dodgers2–1Law (10–2)Williams (5–1)—2:0943,29636–20W4
57June 1811:00 p.m. EDT@ Dodgers4–3 (10)Face (5–3)Sherry (5–4)—2:3650,06237–20W5
58June 195:00 p.m. EDT@ Dodgers6–8Roebuck (4–1)Daniels (1–3)Williams (1)2:5141,11837–21L1
59June 218:15 p.m. EDTCardinals3–2Law (11–2)Gibson (0–1)Face (9)2:2321,29238–21W1
60June 228:15 p.m. EDTCardinals5–0Friend (9–3)Jackson (9–7)—2:3021,32039–21W2
61June 238:15 p.m. EDTCardinals1–3Kline (3–6)Haddix (4–4)McDaniel (12)2:1421,15139–22L1
62June 248:15 p.m. EDTCubs4–1Mizell (4–4)Ellsworth (3–5)—2:1828,13740–22W1
63June 251:30 p.m. EDTCubs7–6Giel (1–0)Anderson (2–4)Face (10)2:5120,42841–22W2
64 (1)June 261:00 p.m. EDTCubs6–7Freeman (3–0)Friend (9–4)Elston (5)2:5841–23L1
65 (2)June 264:33 p.m. EDTCubs5–7Morehead (1–6)Law (11–3)Elston (6)2:4636,37841–24L2
66June 288:15 p.m. EDTGiants7–7—3:1930,62141–24T1
–June 29GiantsPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: June 30)
67 (1)June 306:00 p.m. EDTGiants0–11Sanford (7–5)Friend (9–5)—2:1341–25L1
68 (2)June 308:48 p.m. EDTGiants11–6Gibbon (4–2)Miller (2–3)—2:5833,52042–25W1
July: 15–14 (Home: 3–5; Away: 12–9)
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Streak
69July 18:15 p.m. EDTDodgers4–3 (10)Green (4–2)Sherry (6–5)—2:2027,31243–25W2
70July 21:30 p.m. EDTDodgers1–6WilliamsCheney (0–1)—3:1121,49643–26L1
71July 32:00 p.m. EDTDodgers2–6DrysdaleMizell (4–5)—2:4426,34643–27L2
72 (1)July 42:30 p.m. EDT@ Braves6–7 (10)Spahn (7–5)Face (5–4)—2:0543–28L3
73 (2)July 45:10 p.m. EDT@ Braves7–2Haddix (5–4)Jay (2–4)—2:5738,47844–28W1
74July 59:00 p.m. EDT@ Braves5–4 (10)Giel (2–0)Jay (2–5)Friend (1)3:1424,47945–28W2
75July 69:00 p.m. EDT@ Reds5–2Cheney (1–1)Purkey (8–4)Face (11)2:3512,29246–28W3
76July 79:00 p.m. EDT@ Reds3–2Mizell (5–5)Henry (1–4)Face (12)2:2012,49447–28W4
77 (1)July 86:00 p.m. EDT@ Phillies5–6 (10)Farrell (7–2)Green (4–3)—3:1047–29L1
78 (2)July 89:45 p.m. EDT@ Phillies8–3Friend (10–5)Green (1–3)—2:3336,05648–29W1
79July 98:00 p.m. EDT@ Phillies1–2Conley (6–4)Law (11–4)—2:0419,54148–30L1
80July 101:35 p.m. EDT@ Phillies6–2Haddix (6–4)Roberts (5–8)Face (13)2:1513,01249–30W1
28th All-Star Game in Kansas City, Missouri
29th All-Star Game in Bronx, New York
81July 148:15 p.m. EDTBraves0–4Buhl (9–3)Haddix (6–5)Burdette (4)2:4735,82749–31L1
82July 158:15 p.m. EDTReds1–4O'Toole (7–8)Friend (10–6)Brosnan (4)2:3129,11049–32L2
83July 161:30 p.m. EDTReds6–5Francis (1–0)Brosnan (3–1)—2:1819,67450–32W1
84 (1)July 171:00 p.m. EDTReds5–6Purkey (9–5)Law (11–5)Brosnan (5)2:3350–33L1
85 (2)July 174:08 p.m. EDTReds5–0Cheney (2–1)McLish (3–6)—2:2036,29051–33W1
86July 1911:00 p.m. EDT@ Dodgers4–5Sherry (7–7)Green (4–4)Roebuck (6)2:2151,43851–34L1
87July 2011:00 p.m. EDT@ Dodgers5–7 (11)Craig (3–1)Face (5–5)—3:3151,30151–35L2
88July 2111:00 p.m. EDT@ Dodgers4–1Law (12–5)Podres (8–7)—2:1251,19352–35W1
89July 2211:15 p.m. EDT@ Giants4–1Mizell (6–5)McCormick (9–6)—2:1431,87853–35W2
90July 234:00 p.m. EDT@ Giants1–3Marichal (2–0)Haddix (6–6)—1:5930,22853–36L1
91July 244:00 p.m. EDT@ Giants3–6O'Dell (5–8)Cheney (2–2)McCormick (3)2:3036,44753–37L2
92July 259:00 p.m. EDT@ Cardinals4–2Friend (11–6)Kline (3–8)Face (14)2:3023,64154–37W1
93July 269:00 p.m. EDT@ Cardinals5–4Law (13–5)Simmons (2–1)Face (15)2:2920,89955–37W2
94July 279:00 p.m. EDT@ Cardinals7–3Green (5–4)Sadecki (4–5)—2:5817,23656–37W3
95July 292:30 p.m. EDT@ Cubs4–0Mizell (7–5)Brewer (0–3)—2:029,67357–37W4
96July 302:30 p.m. EDT@ Cubs1–6Hobbie (10–13)Friend (11–7)—2:1113,36557–38L1
97July 312:30 p.m. EDT@ Cubs2–6Cardwell (5–10)Haddix (6–7)Elston (7)2:2118,29757–39L2
August: 21–10 (Home: 14–4; Away: 7–6)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
98August 28:15 p.m. EDTDodgers3–0Law (14–5)Williams—2:1625,87658–39W1
99August 38:15 p.m. EDTDodgers1–3 (7)Podres (9–8)Friend (11–8)—1:5124,81958–40L1
100August 48:15 p.m. EDTDodgers4–1Witt (1–0)Drysdale (10–11)Face (16)2:3520,74859–40W1
101August 58:15 p.m. EDTGiants1–0Mizell (8–5)Jones (13–11)—2:1033,30160–40W2
102August 61:30 p.m. EDTGiants8–7 (10)Law (15–5)Antonelli (4–7)—3:0528,24661–40W3
103 (1)August 71:00 p.m. EDTGiants4–1Friend (12–8)Sanford (9–10)—2:1462–40W4
104 (2)August 73:49 p.m. EDTGiants7–5Face (6–5)Jones (0–1)—2:4035,70863–40W5
105August 98:15 p.m. EDTCubs7–1Mizell (9–5)Drabowsky (2–1)—2:1526,79764–40W6
106August 108:15 p.m. EDTCubs3–1Law (16–5)Cardwell (5–12)—2:0020,07465–40W7
107August 118:15 p.m. EDTCardinals2–3 (12)Broglio (14–5)Friend (12–9)—2:5734,21265–41L1
108August 128:15 p.m. EDTCardinals2–9Gibson (3–3)Witt (1–1)—2:5435,43965–42L2
109August 131:30 p.m. EDTCardinals4–1Haddix (7–7)Sadecki (6–6)—2:1624,62066–42W1
110 (1)August 141:00 p.m. EDTCardinals9–4Law (17–5)Jackson (13–10)—2:0767–42W2
111 (2)August 143:42 p.m. EDTCardinals3–2 (11)Green (6–4)McDaniel (10–4)—3:0036,77568–42W3
112August 158:15 p.m. EDTPhillies3–4Mahaffey (1–0)Face (6–6)Short (1)2:3519,91268–43L1
113 (1)August 166:00 p.m. EDTPhillies11–2Friend (13–9)Owens (3–11)—2:2069–43W1
114 (2)August 168:55 p.m. EDTPhillies4–3Face (7–6)Roberts (8–11)—2:0034,67370–43W2
115August 178:15 p.m. EDTPhillies5–3Haddix (8–7)Buzhardt (4–11)Labine (1)2:2633,59871–43W3
116August 189:00 p.m. EDT@ Reds3–2Law (18–5)McLish (4–8)Face (17)1:4911,66872–43W4
117August 199:00 p.m. EDT@ Reds3–4Purkey (13–7)Mizell (9–6)Brosnan (10)2:2116,34772–44L1
118August 202:30 p.m. EDT@ Reds10–7Face (8–6)Maloney (1–4)—2:378,28773–44W1
119August 212:30 p.m. EDT@ Reds4–8Hook (10–13)Friend (13–10)Brosnan (11)2:2615,59673–45L1
120August 232:30 p.m. EDT@ Cubs8–3Haddix (9–7)Ellsworth (6–10)Face (18)2:4613,94374–45W1
121August 242:30 p.m. EDT@ Cubs10–6Face (9–6)Elston (6–7)—3:0315,26875–45W2
122August 252:30 p.m. EDT@ Cubs1–2Hobbie (13–16)Mizell (9–7)—2:3111,70175–46L1
123August 269:00 p.m. EDT@ Cardinals1–3Broglio (16–6)Friend (13–11)—2:2724,43675–47L2
124August 279:00 p.m. EDT@ Cardinals4–5Kline (4–8)Face (9–7)—2:4030,71275–48L3
125August 282:30 p.m. EDT@ Cardinals4–5Simmons (5–3)Haddix (9–8)McDaniel2:4328,57975–49L4
126August 2911:00 p.m. EDT@ Dodgers10–2Law (19–5)Podres (11–10)—2:3137,36976–49W1
127August 3011:00 p.m. EDT@ Dodgers5–2Friend (14–11)Koufax (6–11)Face (19)2:3540,14377–49W2
128August 314:00 p.m. EDT@ Giants7–4Labine (1–0)O'Dell (7–10)Face (20)2:3716,20278–49W3
September: 15–10 (Home: 10–6; Away: 5–4)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
129September 14:00 p.m. EDT@ Giants6–1Haddix (10–8)Maranda (1–3)Labine (2)2:4213,43679–49W4
130September 31:30 p.m. EDTPhillies2–3Mahaffey (5–0)Law (19–6)—2:2818,48779–50L1
131September 41:00 p.m. EDTPhillies5–3Mizell (10–7)Owens (3–12)Labine (3)2:1717,85680–50W1
132 (1)September 51:00 p.m. EDTBraves9–7Green (7–4)Spahn (17–8)Face (21)2:4781–50W2
133 (2)September 54:22 p.m. EDTBraves1–7Buhl (14–8)Haddix (10–9)—2:3134,31081–51L1
134September 68:15 p.m. EDTBraves5–3Labine (2–0)Spahn (17–9)Face (22)2:5128,79382–51W1
135September 78:15 p.m. EDTCardinals1–2Broglio (18–7)Law (19–7)McDaniel (23)2:3131,83182–52L1
136September 98:15 p.m. EDTCubs4–3Mizell (11–7)Ellsworth (6–12)Face (23)2:3324,83183–52W1
137September 101:30 p.m. EDTCubs4–1Friend (15–11)Anderson (7–10)—1:5919,70184–52W2
–September 11CubsPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 22)
–September 11CubsPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 22)
138September 128:15 p.m. EDTGiants6–1Haddix (11–9)Sanford (12–12)—2:2821,26185–52W3
139September 138:15 p.m. EDTGiants3–6McCormick (13–11)Mizell (11–8)—2:5121,31385–53L1
140September 148:15 p.m. EDTDodgers2–5Williams (14–8)Law (19–8)—2:3528,54785–54L2
141September 158:15 p.m. EDTDodgers3–1Friend (16–11)Craig (7–3)—2:1312,51186–54W1
142September 169:00 p.m. EDT@ Reds3–4O'Toole (12–11)Haddix (11–10)Brosnan (12)2:209,35286–55L1
–September 17@ RedsPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 18)
143 (1)September 181:00 p.m. EDT@ Reds5–3Law (20–8)McLish (4–13)—2:1187–55W1
144 (2)September 183:46 p.m. EDT@ Reds1–0Mizell (12–8)Purkey (17–9)—2:1414,43888–55W2
145 (1)September 206:00 p.m. EDT@ Phillies7–1Friend (17–11)Roberts (10–16)—2:1589–55W3
146 (2)September 208:50 p.m. EDT@ Phillies3–2Labine (3–0)Owens (4–13)—2:2617,21690–55W4
147 (1)September 221:00 p.m. EDTCubs3–2 (11)Face (10–7)Cardwell (8–15)—2:2691–55W5
148 (2)September 224:01 p.m. EDTCubs6–1Mizell (13–8)Anderson (8–11)—2:0219,56692–55W6
149September 239:00 p.m. EDT@ Braves1–2Buhl (15–9)Witt (1–2)—2:0217,57692–56L1
150September 242:30 p.m. EDT@ Braves2–4Burdette (18–12)Friend (17–12)—2:0720,62692–57L2
151September 252:30 p.m. EDT@ Braves2–4 (10)Piché (3–5)Face (10–8)—2:1438,10992–58L3
152September 278:15 p.m. EDTReds4–3 (16)Green (8–4)McLish (4–14)—4:0222,16293–58W1
153September 308:15 p.m. EDTBraves2–13Buhl (16–9)Law (20–9)—2:4525,14893–59L1
October: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
154October 11:30 p.m. EDTBraves7–3Friend (18–12)Spahn (21–10)Face (24)2:2220,84294–59W1
155October 22:00 p.m. EDTBraves9–5Mizell (14–8)Burdette (19–13)Haddix (1)2:2534,57895–59W2
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Pirates team member

Composite Box

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 R H E
Opponents 794761 666962 855852 923 000 0 5931363147
Pittsburgh 968271 828262 907171 963 200 1 7341493128

Opening Day Lineup

Opening Day Lineup
#NamePosition
12Don Hoak3B
24Dick GroatSS
4Bob SkinnerLF
7Dick Stuart1B
21Roberto ClementeRF
6Smoky BurgessC
20Gino CimoliCF
9Bill Mazeroski2B
32Vern LawSP

Notable transactions

Roster

1960 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

Postseason

1960 World Series

The 1960 Pirates team, which featured eight All-Stars, was widely predicted to lose the World Series to a powerful New York Yankees team. In one of the most memorable World Series in history, the Pirates were defeated by more than ten runs in three games, won three close games, then recovered from a 7–4 deficit late in Game 7 to eventually win on a walk-off home run by Bill Mazeroski, a second baseman better known for his defensive wizardry.

Game 1

October 5, 1960, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Attendance: 36,676

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York (A) 100 100 002 4132
Pittsburgh (N) 300 201 00X 680
W: Vern Law (1–0)  L: Art Ditmar (0–1),   S: Roy Face (1)
HR: NYY – Roger Maris (1), Elston Howard (1)   PIT – Bill Mazeroski (1)

Game 2

October 6, 1960, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Attendance: 37,308

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York (A) 002 127 301 16191
Pittsburgh (N) 000 100 002 3131
W: Bob Turley (1–0)  L: Bob Friend (0–1)
HR: NYY – Mickey Mantle 2 (2)

Game 3

October 8, 1960, at Yankee Stadium in New York City. Attendance: 70,001

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh (N) 000 000 000 040
New York (A) 600 400 00x 10161
W: Whitey Ford (1–0)   L: Vinegar Bend Mizell (0–1)
HR: NYY – Bobby Richardson (1), Mickey Mantle (3)

Game 4

October 9, 1960, at Yankee Stadium in New York City. Attendance: 67,812

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh (N) 000 030 000 370
New York (A) 000 100 100 280
W: Vern Law (2–0)   L: Ralph Terry (0–1),   S: Roy Face (2)
HR: NYY – Bill Skowron (1)

Game 5

October 10, 1960, at Yankee Stadium in New York City. Attendance: 62,753

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh (N) 031 000 001 5102
New York (A) 011 000 000 252
W: Harvey Haddix (1–0)   L: Art Ditmar (0–2),   S: Roy Face (3)
HR: NYY – Roger Maris (2)

Game 6

October 12, 1960, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Attendance: 38,580

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York (A) 015 002 220 12171
Pittsburgh (N) 000 000 000 071
W: Whitey Ford (2–0)  L: Bob Friend (0–2)

Game 7

October 13, 1960, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Attendance: 36,683

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York (A) 000 014 022 9131
Pittsburgh (N) 220 000 051 10110
W: Harvey Haddix (2–0)  L: Ralph Terry (0–2)
HR: NYY – Bill Skowron (2), Yogi Berra (1)    PIT – Rocky Nelson (1), Hal Smith (1), Bill Mazeroski (2)

Game log

1960 Postseason game log: 4–3 (Home: 2–2; Away: 2–1)
World Series: vs. New York Yankees 4–3 (Home: 2–2; Away: 2–1)[9]
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceSeriesBox/
Streak
1October 51:00 p.m. EDTYankees6–4Law (1–0)Ditmar (0–1)Face (1)2:2936,676PIT 1–0W1
2October 61:00 p.m. EDTYankees3–16Turley (1–0)Friend (0–1)3:1437,308Tied 1–1L1
3October 81:00 p.m. EDT@ Yankees0–10Ford (1–0)Mizell (0–1)2:4170,001NY 2–1L2
4October 92:00 p.m. EDT@ Yankees3–2Law (2–0)Terry (0–1)Face (2)2:2967,812Tied 2–2W1
5October 101:00 p.m. EDT@ Yankees5–2Haddix (1–0)Ditmar (0–2)Face (3)2:3262,753PIT 3–2W2
6October 121:00 p.m. EDTYankees0–12Ford (2–0)Friend (0–2)2:3838,580Tied 3–3L1
7October 131:00 p.m. EDTYankees10–9Haddix (2–0)Terry (0–2)2:3636,683PIT 4–3W1
Legend:        = Win        = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member

Composite Box

1960 World Series (4–3): Pittsburgh Pirates (N.L.) over New York Yankees (A.L.)

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates 551 331 054 27604
New York Yankees 728 7313 645 55918
Total Attendance: 349,813   Average Attendance: 49,973
Winning Player's Share: – $8,418   Losing Player's Share – $5,125

Statistics

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Awards and honors

All-Stars

1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, 1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

League leaders

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Columbus Jets International League Cal Ermer
AAA Salt Lake City Bees Pacific Coast League Larry Shepard
A Savannah Pirates Sally League Ray Hathaway
B Burlington Bees Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Harding "Pete" Peterson
C Grand Forks Chiefs Northern League Bob Clear
D Kingsport Pirates Appalachian League Jim Gibbons
D Dubuque Packers Midwest League James Adlam
D Hobbs Pirates Sophomore League Al Kubski

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Savannah, Hobbs

Notes

  1. ↑ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
  2. ↑ Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero, p. 114, Tom Clavin and Danny Peary, Touchstone Books, Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4165-8928-0
  3. ↑ José Martínez page at Baseball Reference
  4. 1 2 The Best Game Ever, Prologue, p. xxi, Jim Reisler, Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7867-1943-3
  5. ↑ The Best Game Ever, Prologue, p. xxii, Jim Reisler, Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7867-1943-3
  6. ↑ "1960 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule & Results". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  7. ↑ Vinegar Bend Mizell page at Baseball Reference
  8. 1 2 Mickey Vernon page at Baseball Reference
  9. ↑ "1960 World Series". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Major League Baseball Regular Season Hitting Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Major League Baseball Postseason Hitting Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Major League Baseball Regular Season Pitching Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Major League Baseball Postseason Pitching Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  14. ↑ The Best Game Ever, p. 21, Jim Reisler, Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7867-1943-3

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