1960
Changes- Random year stats - The basis for stats will be set to 1908, and will move forward one year at a time.
- Suspend random 4*+ - Mickey Mantle (Durham) is suspended for the entire season.
- Make fictional contracts - All players are given fictional contracts.
Off-Season
- Johnny Lindell signed with the Kansas City Royals in free agency.
- Outfielder Whitey Lockman moved from the Pirates to the Cardinals.
- Vic Wertz signed with the Atlanta Braves.
American League East
New York Yankees (91-63)
Boston Red Sox (81-73)
Baltimore Orioles (78-76)
Philadelphia Athletics (67-87)
American League Central
Cleveland Indians (87-67)
Chicago White Sox (85-69)
Detroit Tigers (67-87)
Washington Senators (67-87)
American League West
California Angels (87-67)
Kansas City Royals (80-74)
Seattle Mariners (69-85)
Minnesota Twins (65-89)
AL MVP: Bobby Richardson (Boston)
AL CYA: Sandy Koufax (New York) (4th award)
AL ROY: Willie Davis (California)
AL RMA: Roy Face (Detroit)
AL MOY: Tony Stiles (Cleveland)
National League East
Philadelphia Phillies (86-68)
Brooklyn Dodgers (85-69)
Montreal Expos (67-87)
New York Giants (62-92)
National League Central
Cincinnati Reds (74-80)
Louisville Colonels (72-82)
Durham Bulls (61-93)
Pittsburgh Pirates (61-93)
National League West
Atlanta Braves (110-44)
Milwaukee Brewers (91-63)
Chicago Cubs (79-75)
St. Louis Cardinals (76-78)
NL MVP: Willie Mays (Milwaukee) (2nd award, 1st in NL)
NL MOP: Don Drysdale (Atlanta) (2nd award)
NL ROY: Juan Marichal (Chicago)
NL RMA: Ron Gross (Milwaukee)
NL MOY: Fred Frink (Atlanta) (2nd award)
Statistical Leaders
Batting Average: Willie Davis (California) .305, Billy Goodman (Philadelphia) .286
Home Runs: Ernie Banks (Minnesota) 11, Duke Snider (Philadelphia) 8
Runs Batted In: Frank Robinson (Chicago) 86, Tito Francona (Atlanta) 90
Stolen Bases: Maury Wills (Baltimore) 54, Orlando Cepeda (Pittsburgh) 36
WAR: Ron Fairly (Detroit) 7.2, Willie Mays (Milwaukee) 8.7
Wins: Sandy Koufax (New York) 22, Don Drysdale (Atlanta) 27
ERA: Russ Meyer (Boston) 1.87, Don Drysdale (Atlanta) 1.24
Strikeouts: Bob Gibson (Cleveland) 144, Herb Score (Philadelphia) 158
Saves: Jack Meyer (California) 34, Jim Owens (Atlanta) 38
WAR: Sandy Koufax (New York) 10.1, Don Drysdale (Atlanta) 9.6
Notes
- Koufax finished in the top three in the Triple Crown categories as he led the Yankees to the AL East title.
- Joe Cunningham (California) led baseball in OBP and OPS.
- Atlanta led the NL in run scoring and run prevention. Norm Siebern, Danny O'Connell, Don Drysdale, and Robin Roberts starred for the Braves.
- Every NL Central team won fewer games than every NL West team.
Achievements & Milestones
- Mike McCormick (Detroit), John Buzhardt (Montreal), Art Mahaffey (Louisville), and rookie Juan Marichal (Cubs) all threw no-hitters.
- Johnny Lindell (Kansas City, 44) reached 2000 hits.
- Russ Meyer (Boston, 36) and Warren Hacker (Durham, 35) won their 200th games.
- Dave Koslo (NY Giants, 40) and Cal McLish (Cincinnati, 34) passed 250 wins.
- Howie Pollet (Durham, 39) became the 18th pitcher to join the 300 win club.
Wildcard Game
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Boston defeated Chicago, 5-1.
- Hank Aaron (Boston) drove in three runs on a triple and a home run.
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Milwaukee defeated Brooklyn, 2-0.
- Jim Perry (Milwaukee) threw a shutout to advance to the NLDS.
Division Series
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Boston defeated New York, 3 games to 1.
- The Yankees scored six runs in the eighth inning of Game Two to win 8-3.
- Russ Meyer (Boston) threw a shutout to clinch the series with a 1-0 win. Luis Aparicio scored the only run of the game.
- Hank Aaron (Boston) drove in six runs.
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Cleveland defeated California, 3 games to 1.
- Frank Howard (Cleveland) had six hits.
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Atlanta defeated Milwaukee, 3 games to 0.
- Danny O'Connell (Atlanta) hit a walk-off single to give the Braves a 4-3 win, and the series win.
- Tito Francona (Atlanta) had seven hits.
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Cincinnati defeated Philadelphia, 3 games to 2.
- The Phillies dramatically rallied back in the bottom of the ninth of Game One, scoring three runs to win 3-2. Albie Pearson (Philadelphia) drew the bases-loaded walk to win the game.
- Billy Hoeft (Philadelphia) threw 7.2 scoreless innings in Game Three, an 8-0 win for the Phils.
ALCS
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Cleveland defeated Boston, 4 games to 3.
- Earl Robinson was the series MVP, batting 13-29.
- Game Two was a nineteen-inning marathon. Ted Lepcio (Cleveland) hit a walk-off single, bringing home Harry Anderson for a 2-1 win for the Tribe.
- Roger Maris (Cleveland) bashed four hits in Game Three, but Boston won 7-5.
- Maris hit a walk-off single in Game Six to keep the series alive. The Indians won 4-3.
- Lee Wheat (Cleveland) threw seven scoreless frames in Game Seven. The Indians won 5-1, with Earl Robinson contributing four hits.
- Roger Maris (Cleveland) went 12-34.
- Jerry Kindall (Cleveland) had seven RBI.
- Cleveland's first pennant since 1925.
NLCS
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Atlanta defeated Cincinnati, 4 games to 2.
- Felipe Alou was 11-28 to win series MVP.
- Don Drysdale (Atlanta) threw a shutout in Game Five.
- Rocky Bridges (Atlanta) had six RBI.
- Drysdale won Games One and Five.
- Atlanta won the NL pennant for the third straight year.
World Series
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Cleveland defeated Atlanta, 5 games to 2.
- Bob Gibson was the series MVP, as he won Games One and Five.
- Don Drysdale (Atlanta) kept up his good postseason form, throwing a shutout in Game Two, as the Braves won 2-0.
- Felipe Alou (Atlanta) hit two triples in a 3-1 Game Four win.
- Gibson shut the Braves out in a three-hit shutout in Game Five.
- Sam Jones (Cleveland) threw another shutout the next day, 6-0.
- Cleveland won the series with a thrilling rally in Game Seven. Lee Walls drove home Matty Alou, who scored the Tribe's third run in the ninth inning, to win 5-4.
- Roger Maris and Matty Alou both had nine hits and three RBI for Cleveland.
- Frank Sullivan (Cleveland) won Games Three and Seven.
- Cleveland previously won the World Series in 1916 and 1922-1925.
Retirements
- Joe Gordon. Hard-hitting second baseman who was key piece of strong Durham Bulls teams, winning the World Series in 1951. 11-time All-Star and 10-time Silver Slugger. 584 home runs with a 136 OPS+.
- Johnny Pesky. Another fine Durham Bull, who won the WS with Durham in 1951 and Cleveland in 1960. 99 career OPS+, and two All-Star games for the shortstop.
Hall of Fame
GEORGE LANGE "HIGH POCKETS" KELLY
First Baseman
Philadelphia Phillies 1916, Chicago White Sox 1917-1932, Pittsburgh Pirates 1933-1934, Milwaukee Brewers 1935
NL ROY, 4x AS, 5x GG, 3x SS
.261/.322/.422, 2700 H, 408 2B, 96 3B, 353 HR, 1471 RBI, 889 BB, 34 SB, 130 OPS+, 81.8 WAR
GEORGE RUTH
Starting Pitcher
Philadelphia Phillies 1914-1916, New Jersey Nationals 1917-1927, Newark Bears 1928-1931, Montreal Expos 1932, Pittsburgh Pirates 1932, New York Giants 1932, Boston Braves 1933, Newark Bears 1933, Boston Red Sox 1933
NL MOP, WS, 7x AS
263-204, 5 SV, 2.47 ERA, 4371 IP, 2084 K, 134 ERA+, 88.4 WAR
VITAUTIS CASIMIRUS "VITO" TAMULIS
Starting Pitcher
Providence Angels 1934, Philadelphia Phillies 1935-1949, Akron Aeros 1949-1950, Philadelphia Phillies 1951, Milwaukee Brewers 1952, Chicago Cubs 1953, Philadelphia Phillies 1954-1956
2x AS
307-232, 2.44 ERA, 5230.2 IP, 1331 K, 125 ERA+, 129.9 WAR
JOHANNES PETER "HONUS" WAGNER
Shortstop
Pittsburgh Pirates 1901-1916, Providence Angels 1917
5x NL MVP, 3x WS, 2x WS MVP, 13x AS, GG, 9x SS
.306/.370/.417, 2137 H, 412 2B, 107 3B, 51 HR, 954 RBI, 638 BB, 481 SB, 144 OPS+, 110.3 WAR
Draft
- Pittsburgh chose Carl Yastrzemski first overall.
- Boog Powell went second to Durham.
- The Giants picked Sam McDowell at #3.
- Catcher Bill Freehan was the Twins' choice at four.
- The Senators opted for Dean Chance fifth.
Bob Gibson was the World Series MVP.
Willie Mays won National League MVP.