Major League Baseball season
Major League Baseball team season
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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Prior to 1960 season: José Martínez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.[3] Season standings [ edit ] National League [ edit ] Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
Detailed records [ edit ] Month Games Won Lost Win % RS RA April 14 11 3 0.786 84 49 May 27 16 11 0.593 132 116 June 26 15 11 0.577 147 127 July 29 15 14 0.517 114 108 August 31 21 10 0.677 151 103 September 25 15 10 0.600 90 82 October 2 2 0 1.000 16 8 Total 155 95 59 0.617 754 593
Games Won Lost Win % RS RA Home 78 52 25 0.675 362 287 Road 77 43 34 0.558 372 306 Total 155 95 59 0.617 754 593
Regular season [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 1960 regular season game log: 95–59 (Home: 52–25; Away: 43–34)[6] April: 11–3 (Home: 8–2; Away: 3–1)
# Date Time (ET ) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak 1 April 12 2:30 p.m. EST @ Braves 3–4 McMahon (1–0) Face (0–1) Burdette (1) 2:37 39,888 0–1 L1 2 April 14 1:30 p.m. EST Reds 13–0 Law (1–0) McLish (0–1) — 2:13 34,064 1–1 W1 3 April 16 1:30 p.m. EST Reds 3–11 Hook (1–0) Umbricht (0–1) — 2:23 14,338 1–2 L1 4 (1) April 17 1:00 p.m. EST Reds 5–0 Friend (1–0) Nuxhall (0–1) — 2:02 2–2 W1 5 (2) April 17 3:37 p.m. EST Reds 6–5 Gibbon (1–0) Wieand (0–1) — 2:40 16,196 3–2 W2 6 April 19 8:15 p.m. EST Phillies 3–4 Owens (1–0) Haddix (0–1) — 2:23 11,443 3–3 L1 7 April 20 8:15 p.m. EST Phillies 4–2 Law (2–0) Cardwell (1–1) — 2:04 10,403 4–3 W1 8 April 21 8:15 p.m. EST Phillies 11–5 Green (1–0) Robinson (0–1) Face (1) 3:08 9,451 5–3 W2 9 April 22 8:15 p.m. EST Braves 6–2 Friend (2–0) Jay (0–1) — 2:37 29,895 6–3 W3 10 April 23 1:30 p.m. EST Braves 5–4 Gibbon (2–0) Burdette (1–1) — 2:39 15,502 7–3 W4 11 April 24 2:00 p.m. EDT Braves 7–3 Haddix (1–1) Buhl (1–1) Face (2) 2:17 24,758 8–3 W5 – April 26 @ Phillies Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: July 8) 12 April 27 8:00 p.m. EDT @ Phillies 3–2 Law (3–0) Meyer (0–1) — 2:18 9,233 9–3 W6 13 April 28 8:00 p.m. EDT @ Phillies 3–0 Friend (3–0) Buzhardt (0–2) — 2:24 8,789 10–3 W7 – April 29 @ Reds Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: August 18) 14 April 30 2:30 p.m. EDT @ Reds 12–7 Daniels (1–0) McLish (0–2) Face (3) 2:44 3,481 11–3 W8
May: 16–11 (Home: 9–4; Away: 7–7)
# Date Time (ET ) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak 15 May 1 2:30 p.m. EDT @ Reds 13–2 Law (4–0) Newcombe (1–1) — 2:10 8,244 12–3 W9 16 May 2 9:00 p.m. EDT @ Cardinals 3–4 Kline (1–0) Face (0–2) — 2:20 10,590 12–4 L1 17 May 4 2:30 p.m. EDT @ Cubs 1–5 Ellsworth (1–0) Friend (3–1) — 2:07 4,631 12–5 L2 18 May 5 2:30 p.m. EDT @ Cubs 9–7 Green (2–0) Hobbie (2–3) Face (4) 3:02 3,429 13–5 W1 19 May 6 11:15 p.m. EDT @ Giants 1–5 Jones (3–2) Law (4–1) — 1:59 36,592 13–6 L1 20 May 7 4:00 p.m. EDT @ Giants 5–6 Byerly (1–0) Green (2–1) — 2:32 33,066 13–7 L2 21 May 8 4:00 p.m. EDT @ Giants 1–13 McCormick (4–0) Gibbon (2–1) — 2:38 40,173 13–8 L3 22 May 9 11:00 p.m. EDT @ Dodgers 4–7 Sherry (4–3) Face (0–3) — 2:37 23,417 13–9 L4 23 May 10 11:00 p.m. EDT @ Dodgers 3–2 Law (5–1) Podres (2–2) — 2:20 26,331 14–9 W1 24 May 11 11:00 p.m. EDT @ Dodgers 6–3 Face (1–3) Koufax (0–3) — 2:43 27,926 15–9 W2 25 May 13 9:00 p.m. EDT @ Braves 8–2 Friend (4–1) Willey (2–2) — 3:00 15,823 16–9 W3 26 May 14 2:30 p.m. EDT @ Braves 6–4 (11) Face (2–3) McMahon (1–3) — 2:45 16,865 17–9 W4 27 (1) May 15 2:00 p.m. EDT @ Braves 6–4 Haddix (2–1) Spahn (2–1) Umbricht (1) 2:36 18–9 W5 28 (2) May 15 5:11 p.m. EDT @ Braves 2–4 Pizarro (2–1) Daniels (1–1) McMahon (2) 2:32 29,757 18–10 L1 29 May 17 8:15 p.m. EDT Cubs 11–6 Friend (5–1) Hobbie (3–4) Face (5) 2:35 16,102 19–10 W1 30 May 18 8:15 p.m. EDT Cardinals 4–2 Law (6–1) Kline (1–3) — 2:12 14,615 20–10 W2 31 May 19 8:15 p.m. EDT Cardinals 8–3 Gibbon (3–1) Sadecki (0–1) Green (1) 2:30 15,810 21–10 W3 32 May 20 8:15 p.m. EDT Giants 5–4 (12) Green (3–1) O'Dell (1–4) — 3:23 39,439 22–10 W4 33 May 21 1:30 p.m. EDT Giants 1–3 Antonelli (3–0) Friend (5–2) Byerly (1) 2:05 28,984 22–11 L1 34 May 22 2:00 p.m. EDT Giants 8–7 (11) Face (3–3) McCormick (5–2) — 3:30 30,123 23–11 W1 35 May 23 8:15 p.m. EDT Dodgers 0–1 Koufax (1–4) Daniels (1–2) — 2:19 16,936 23–12 L1 36 May 24 8:15 p.m. EDT Dodgers 2–4 Podres (3–4) Gibbon (3–2) — 2:22 22,920 23–13 L2 37 May 25 8:15 p.m. EDT Dodgers 1–5 Drysdale (4–4) Umbricht (0–2) — 2:13 23,975 23–14 L3 – May 27 Phillies Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: August 16) 38 May 28 1:30 p.m. EDT Phillies 4–2 (13) Umbricht (1–2) Farrell (2–1) — 3:14 9,476 24–14 W1 39 May 29 2:00 p.m. EDT Phillies 8–5 Law (7–1) Roberts (1–6) Green (2) 2:15 15,704 25–14 W2 40 May 30 1:00 p.m. EDT Braves 8–3 Haddix (3–1) Spahn (2–2) Face (6) 2:25 34,233 26–14 W3 – May 30 Braves Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: July 14) 41 May 31 8:15 p.m. EDT Reds 4–3 (11) Face (4–3) McLish (2–4) — 3:37 20,494 27–14 W4
June: 15–11 (Home: 6–4; Away: 9–7)
# Date Time (ET ) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak 42 June 1 8:15 p.m. EDT Reds 5–0 Friend (6–2) Purkey (3–2) — 1:55 26,791 28–14 W5 43 June 3 8:00 p.m. EDT @ Phillies 3–0 Law (8–1) Buzhardt (1–4) — 2:13 16,738 29–14 W6 – June 4 @ Phillies Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 20) 44 (1) June 5 1:00 p.m. EDT @ Phillies 0–2 Conley (3–3) Friend (6–3) — 2:00 29–15 L1 45 (2) June 5 3:35 p.m. EDT @ Phillies 1–4 Owens (3–5) Haddix (3–2) — 2:06 23,410 29–16 L2 46 June 7 2:30 p.m. EDT @ Cubs 2–13 Ellsworth (3–2) Law (8–2) Drabowsky (1) 2:35 8,736 29–17 L3 47 June 8 2:30 p.m. EDT @ Cubs 5–3 Mizell (2–3) Anderson (2–2) Face (7) 2:50 9,118 30–17 W1 48 June 9 2:30 p.m. EDT @ Cubs 11–3 Friend (7–3) Hobbie (5–7) Green (3) 2:30 7,442 31–17 W2 49 June 10 9:00 p.m. EDT @ Cardinals 6–9 Jackson (8–5) Haddix (3–3) McDaniel (8) 2:50 19,532 31–18 L1 50 June 11 2:30 p.m. EDT @ Cardinals 6–7 Duliba (4–2) Green (3–2) — 2:39 11,063 31–19 L2 51 (1) June 12 2:00 p.m. EDT @ Cardinals 15–3 Law (9–2) Kline (2–6) — 2:33 32–19 W1 52 (2) June 12 5:08 p.m. EDT @ Cardinals 2–5 Broglio (3–2) Mizell (2–4) McDaniel (9) 2:06 29,605 32–20 L1 53 June 14 11:15 p.m. EDT @ Giants 6–3 Friend (8–3) Jones (8–5) — 2:30 35,465 33–20 W1 54 June 15 4:00 p.m. EDT @ Giants 14–6 Haddix (4–3) O'Dell (2–6) — 3:15 19,180 34–20 W2 55 June 16 4:00 p.m. EDT @ Giants 10–7 Mizell (3–4) Sanford (6–3) Face (8) 3:12 17,237 35–20 W3 56 June 17 11:00 p.m. EDT @ Dodgers 2–1 Law (10–2) Williams (5–1) — 2:09 43,296 36–20 W4 57 June 18 11:00 p.m. EDT @ Dodgers 4–3 (10) Face (5–3) Sherry (5–4) — 2:36 50,062 37–20 W5 58 June 19 5:00 p.m. EDT @ Dodgers 6–8 Roebuck (4–1) Daniels (1–3) Williams (1) 2:51 41,118 37–21 L1 59 June 21 8:15 p.m. EDT Cardinals 3–2 Law (11–2) Gibson (0–1) Face (9) 2:23 21,292 38–21 W1 60 June 22 8:15 p.m. EDT Cardinals 5–0 Friend (9–3) Jackson (9–7) — 2:30 21,320 39–21 W2 61 June 23 8:15 p.m. EDT Cardinals 1–3 Kline (3–6) Haddix (4–4) McDaniel (12) 2:14 21,151 39–22 L1 62 June 24 8:15 p.m. EDT Cubs 4–1 Mizell (4–4) Ellsworth (3–5) — 2:18 28,137 40–22 W1 63 June 25 1:30 p.m. EDT Cubs 7–6 Giel (1–0) Anderson (2–4) Face (10) 2:51 20,428 41–22 W2 64 (1) June 26 1:00 p.m. EDT Cubs 6–7 Freeman (3–0) Friend (9–4) Elston (5) 2:58 41–23 L1 65 (2) June 26 4:33 p.m. EDT Cubs 5–7 Morehead (1–6) Law (11–3) Elston (6) 2:46 36,378 41–24 L2 66 June 28 8:15 p.m. EDT Giants 7–7 — 3:19 30,621 41–24 T1 – June 29 Giants Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: June 30) 67 (1) June 30 6:00 p.m. EDT Giants 0–11 Sanford (7–5) Friend (9–5) — 2:13 41–25 L1 68 (2) June 30 8:48 p.m. EDT Giants 11–6 Gibbon (4–2) Miller (2–3) — 2:58 33,520 42–25 W1
July: 15–14 (Home: 3–5; Away: 12–9)
# Date Time (ET ) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak 69 July 1 8:15 p.m. EDT Dodgers 4–3 (10) Green (4–2) Sherry (6–5) — 2:20 27,312 43–25 W2 70 July 2 1:30 p.m. EDT Dodgers 1–6 Williams Cheney (0–1) — 3:11 21,496 43–26 L1 71 July 3 2:00 p.m. EDT Dodgers 2–6 Drysdale Mizell (4–5) — 2:44 26,346 43–27 L2 72 (1) July 4 2:30 p.m. EDT @ Braves 6–7 (10) Spahn (7–5) Face (5–4) — 2:05 43–28 L3 73 (2) July 4 5:10 p.m. EDT @ Braves 7–2 Haddix (5–4) Jay (2–4) — 2:57 38,478 44–28 W1 74 July 5 9:00 p.m. EDT @ Braves 5–4 (10) Giel (2–0) Jay (2–5) Friend (1) 3:14 24,479 45–28 W2 75 July 6 9:00 p.m. EDT @ Reds 5–2 Cheney (1–1) Purkey (8–4) Face (11) 2:35 12,292 46–28 W3 76 July 7 9:00 p.m. EDT @ Reds 3–2 Mizell (5–5) Henry (1–4) Face (12) 2:20 12,494 47–28 W4 77 (1) July 8 6:00 p.m. EDT @ Phillies 5–6 (10) Farrell (7–2) Green (4–3) — 3:10 47–29 L1 78 (2) July 8 9:45 p.m. EDT @ Phillies 8–3 Friend (10–5) Green (1–3) — 2:33 36,056 48–29 W1 79 July 9 8:00 p.m. EDT @ Phillies 1–2 Conley (6–4) Law (11–4) — 2:04 19,541 48–30 L1 80 July 10 1:35 p.m. EDT @ Phillies 6–2 Haddix (6–4) Roberts (5–8) Face (13) 2:15 13,012 49–30 W1 28th All-Star Game in Kansas City, Missouri 29th All-Star Game in Bronx, New York 81 July 14 8:15 p.m. EDT Braves 0–4 Buhl (9–3) Haddix (6–5) Burdette (4) 2:47 35,827 49–31 L1 82 July 15 8:15 p.m. EDT Reds 1–4 O'Toole (7–8) Friend (10–6) Brosnan (4) 2:31 29,110 49–32 L2 83 July 16 1:30 p.m. EDT Reds 6–5 Francis (1–0) Brosnan (3–1) — 2:18 19,674 50–32 W1 84 (1) July 17 1:00 p.m. EDT Reds 5–6 Purkey (9–5) Law (11–5) Brosnan (5) 2:33 50–33 L1 85 (2) July 17 4:08 p.m. EDT Reds 5–0 Cheney (2–1) McLish (3–6) — 2:20 36,290 51–33 W1 86 July 19 11:00 p.m. EDT @ Dodgers 4–5 Sherry (7–7) Green (4–4) Roebuck (6) 2:21 51,438 51–34 L1 87 July 20 11:00 p.m. EDT @ Dodgers 5–7 (11) Craig (3–1) Face (5–5) — 3:31 51,301 51–35 L2 88 July 21 11:00 p.m. EDT @ Dodgers 4–1 Law (12–5) Podres (8–7) — 2:12 51,193 52–35 W1 89 July 22 11:15 p.m. EDT @ Giants 4–1 Mizell (6–5) McCormick (9–6) — 2:14 31,878 53–35 W2 90 July 23 4:00 p.m. EDT @ Giants 1–3 Marichal (2–0) Haddix (6–6) — 1:59 30,228 53–36 L1 91 July 24 4:00 p.m. EDT @ Giants 3–6 O'Dell (5–8) Cheney (2–2) McCormick (3) 2:30 36,447 53–37 L2 92 July 25 9:00 p.m. EDT @ Cardinals 4–2 Friend (11–6) Kline (3–8) Face (14) 2:30 23,641 54–37 W1 93 July 26 9:00 p.m. EDT @ Cardinals 5–4 Law (13–5) Simmons (2–1) Face (15) 2:29 20,899 55–37 W2 94 July 27 9:00 p.m. EDT @ Cardinals 7–3 Green (5–4) Sadecki (4–5) — 2:58 17,236 56–37 W3 95 July 29 2:30 p.m. EDT @ Cubs 4–0 Mizell (7–5) Brewer (0–3) — 2:02 9,673 57–37 W4 96 July 30 2:30 p.m. EDT @ Cubs 1–6 Hobbie (10–13) Friend (11–7) — 2:11 13,365 57–38 L1 97 July 31 2:30 p.m. EDT @ Cubs 2–6 Cardwell (5–10) Haddix (6–7) Elston (7) 2:21 18,297 57–39 L2
August: 21–10 (Home: 14–4; Away: 7–6)
# Date Time (ET ) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak 98 August 2 8:15 p.m. EDT Dodgers 3–0 Law (14–5) Williams — 2:16 25,876 58–39 W1 99 August 3 8:15 p.m. EDT Dodgers 1–3 (7) Podres (9–8) Friend (11–8) — 1:51 24,819 58–40 L1 100 August 4 8:15 p.m. EDT Dodgers 4–1 Witt (1–0) Drysdale (10–11) Face (16) 2:35 20,748 59–40 W1 101 August 5 8:15 p.m. EDT Giants 1–0 Mizell (8–5) Jones (13–11) — 2:10 33,301 60–40 W2 102 August 6 1:30 p.m. EDT Giants 8–7 (10) Law (15–5) Antonelli (4–7) — 3:05 28,246 61–40 W3 103 (1) August 7 1:00 p.m. EDT Giants 4–1 Friend (12–8) Sanford (9–10) — 2:14 62–40 W4 104 (2) August 7 3:49 p.m. EDT Giants 7–5 Face (6–5) Jones (0–1) — 2:40 35,708 63–40 W5 105 August 9 8:15 p.m. EDT Cubs 7–1 Mizell (9–5) Drabowsky (2–1) — 2:15 26,797 64–40 W6 106 August 10 8:15 p.m. EDT Cubs 3–1 Law (16–5) Cardwell (5–12) — 2:00 20,074 65–40 W7 107 August 11 8:15 p.m. EDT Cardinals 2–3 (12) Broglio (14–5) Friend (12–9) — 2:57 34,212 65–41 L1 108 August 12 8:15 p.m. EDT Cardinals 2–9 Gibson (3–3) Witt (1–1) — 2:54 35,439 65–42 L2 109 August 13 1:30 p.m. EDT Cardinals 4–1 Haddix (7–7) Sadecki (6–6) — 2:16 24,620 66–42 W1 110 (1) August 14 1:00 p.m. EDT Cardinals 9–4 Law (17–5) Jackson (13–10) — 2:07 67–42 W2 111 (2) August 14 3:42 p.m. EDT Cardinals 3–2 (11) Green (6–4) McDaniel (10–4) — 3:00 36,775 68–42 W3 112 August 15 8:15 p.m. EDT Phillies 3–4 Mahaffey (1–0) Face (6–6) Short (1) 2:35 19,912 68–43 L1 113 (1) August 16 6:00 p.m. EDT Phillies 11–2 Friend (13–9) Owens (3–11) — 2:20 69–43 W1 114 (2) August 16 8:55 p.m. EDT Phillies 4–3 Face (7–6) Roberts (8–11) — 2:00 34,673 70–43 W2 115 August 17 8:15 p.m. EDT Phillies 5–3 Haddix (8–7) Buzhardt (4–11) Labine (1) 2:26 33,598 71–43 W3 116 August 18 9:00 p.m. EDT @ Reds 3–2 Law (18–5) McLish (4–8) Face (17) 1:49 11,668 72–43 W4 117 August 19 9:00 p.m. EDT @ Reds 3–4 Purkey (13–7) Mizell (9–6) Brosnan (10) 2:21 16,347 72–44 L1 118 August 20 2:30 p.m. EDT @ Reds 10–7 Face (8–6) Maloney (1–4) — 2:37 8,287 73–44 W1 119 August 21 2:30 p.m. EDT @ Reds 4–8 Hook (10–13) Friend (13–10) Brosnan (11) 2:26 15,596 73–45 L1 120 August 23 2:30 p.m. EDT @ Cubs 8–3 Haddix (9–7) Ellsworth (6–10) Face (18) 2:46 13,943 74–45 W1 121 August 24 2:30 p.m. EDT @ Cubs 10–6 Face (9–6) Elston (6–7) — 3:03 15,268 75–45 W2 122 August 25 2:30 p.m. EDT @ Cubs 1–2 Hobbie (13–16) Mizell (9–7) — 2:31 11,701 75–46 L1 123 August 26 9:00 p.m. EDT @ Cardinals 1–3 Broglio (16–6) Friend (13–11) — 2:27 24,436 75–47 L2 124 August 27 9:00 p.m. EDT @ Cardinals 4–5 Kline (4–8) Face (9–7) — 2:40 30,712 75–48 L3 125 August 28 2:30 p.m. EDT @ Cardinals 4–5 Simmons (5–3) Haddix (9–8) McDaniel 2:43 28,579 75–49 L4 126 August 29 11:00 p.m. EDT @ Dodgers 10–2 Law (19–5) Podres (11–10) — 2:31 37,369 76–49 W1 127 August 30 11:00 p.m. EDT @ Dodgers 5–2 Friend (14–11) Koufax (6–11) Face (19) 2:35 40,143 77–49 W2 128 August 31 4:00 p.m. EDT @ Giants 7–4 Labine (1–0) O'Dell (7–10) Face (20) 2:37 16,202 78–49 W3
September: 15–10 (Home: 10–6; Away: 5–4)
# Date Time (ET ) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/ Streak 129 September 1 4:00 p.m. EDT @ Giants 6–1 Haddix (10–8) Maranda (1–3) Labine (2) 2:42 13,436 79–49 W4 130 September 3 1:30 p.m. EDT Phillies 2–3 Mahaffey (5–0) Law (19–6) — 2:28 18,487 79–50 L1 131 September 4 1:00 p.m. EDT Phillies 5–3 Mizell (10–7) Owens (3–12) Labine (3) 2:17 17,856 80–50 W1 132 (1) September 5 1:00 p.m. EDT Braves 9–7 Green (7–4) Spahn (17–8) Face (21) 2:47 81–50 W2 133 (2) September 5 4:22 p.m. EDT Braves 1–7 Buhl (14–8) Haddix (10–9) — 2:31 34,310 81–51 L1 134 September 6 8:15 p.m. EDT Braves 5–3 Labine (2–0) Spahn (17–9) Face (22) 2:51 28,793 82–51 W1 135 September 7 8:15 p.m. EDT Cardinals 1–2 Broglio (18–7) Law (19–7) McDaniel (23) 2:31 31,831 82–52 L1 136 September 9 8:15 p.m. EDT Cubs 4–3 Mizell (11–7) Ellsworth (6–12) Face (23) 2:33 24,831 83–52 W1 137 September 10 1:30 p.m. EDT Cubs 4–1 Friend (15–11) Anderson (7–10) — 1:59 19,701 84–52 W2 – September 11 Cubs Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 22) – September 11 Cubs Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 22) 138 September 12 8:15 p.m. EDT Giants 6–1 Haddix (11–9) Sanford (12–12) — 2:28 21,261 85–52 W3 139 September 13 8:15 p.m. EDT Giants 3–6 McCormick (13–11) Mizell (11–8) — 2:51 21,313 85–53 L1 140 September 14 8:15 p.m. EDT Dodgers 2–5 Williams (14–8) Law (19–8) — 2:35 28,547 85–54 L2 141 September 15 8:15 p.m. EDT Dodgers 3–1 Friend (16–11) Craig (7–3) — 2:13 12,511 86–54 W1 142 September 16 9:00 p.m. EDT @ Reds 3–4 O'Toole (12–11) Haddix (11–10) Brosnan (12) 2:20 9,352 86–55 L1 – September 17 @ Reds Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 18) 143 (1) September 18 1:00 p.m. EDT @ Reds 5–3 Law (20–8) McLish (4–13) — 2:11 87–55 W1 144 (2) September 18 3:46 p.m. EDT @ Reds 1–0 Mizell (12–8) Purkey (17–9) — 2:14 14,438 88–55 W2 145 (1) September 20 6:00 p.m. EDT @ Phillies 7–1 Friend (17–11) Roberts (10–16) — 2:15 89–55 W3 146 (2) September 20 8:50 p.m. EDT @ Phillies 3–2 Labine (3–0) Owens (4–13) — 2:26 17,216 90–55 W4 147 (1) September 22 1:00 p.m. EDT Cubs 3–2 (11) Face (10–7) Cardwell (8–15) — 2:26 91–55 W5 148 (2) September 22 4:01 p.m. EDT Cubs 6–1 Mizell (13–8) Anderson (8–11) — 2:02 19,566 92–55 W6 149 September 23 9:00 p.m. EDT @ Braves 1–2 Buhl (15–9) Witt (1–2) — 2:02 17,576 92–56 L1 150 September 24 2:30 p.m. EDT @ Braves 2–4 Burdette (18–12) Friend (17–12) — 2:07 20,626 92–57 L2 151 September 25 2:30 p.m. EDT @ Braves 2–4 (10) Piché (3–5) Face (10–8) — 2:14 38,109 92–58 L3 152 September 27 8:15 p.m. EDT Reds 4–3 (16) Green (8–4) McLish (4–14) — 4:02 22,162 93–58 W1 153 September 30 8:15 p.m. EDT Braves 2–13 Buhl (16–9) Law (20–9) — 2:45 25,148 93–59 L1
October: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Away: 0–0)
Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Pirates team member
Composite Box [ edit ] Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 R H E Opponents 79 47 61 66 69 62 85 58 52 9 2 3 0 0 0 0 593 1363 147 Pittsburgh 96 82 71 82 82 62 90 71 71 9 6 3 2 0 0 1 734 1493 128
Opening Day Lineup [ edit ] Notable transactions [ edit ] 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers Catchers Infielders
Outfielders Other batters
Manager Coaches
Postseason [ edit ] 1960 World Series [ edit ] 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.
October 5, 1960, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . Attendance: 36,676
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) 0 0 2 1 2 7 3 0 1 16 19 1 Pittsburgh (N) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 13 1 W : Bob Turley (1–0) L : Bob Friend (0–1) HR : NYY – Mickey Mantle 2 (2)
October 8, 1960, at Yankee Stadium in New York City. Attendance: 70,001
October 9, 1960, at Yankee Stadium in New York City. Attendance: 67,812
October 10, 1960, at Yankee Stadium in New York City. Attendance: 62,753
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) 0 1 5 0 0 2 2 2 0 12 17 1 Pittsburgh (N) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 W : Whitey Ford (2–0) L : Bob Friend (0–2)
October 13, 1960, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . Attendance: 36,683
Game log [ edit ] 1960 Postseason game log: 4–3 (Home: 2–2; Away: 2–1) Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Pirates team member
Composite Box [ edit ] 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 5 5 1 3 3 1 0 5 4 27 60 4 New York Yankees 7 2 8 7 3 13 6 4 5 55 91 8 Total Attendance : 349,813 Average Attendance : 49,973 Winning Player's Share : – $8,418 Losing Player's Share – $5,125
Statistics [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] All-Stars [ edit ] 1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game , 1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
League leaders [ edit ] Farm system [ edit ] LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Savannah, Hobbs
^ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania , which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907. ^ 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 ^ José Martínez page at Baseball Reference ^ a b The Best Game Ever, Prologue, p. xxi, Jim Reisler, Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7867-1943-3 ^ The Best Game Ever, Prologue, p. xxii, Jim Reisler, Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7867-1943-3 ^ "1960 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule & Results" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 19, 2017 . ^ Vinegar Bend Mizell page at Baseball Reference ^ a b Mickey Vernon page at Baseball Reference ^ "1960 World Series" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 31, 2016 . ^ "Major League Baseball Regular Season Hitting Stats | pirates.com: Stats" . Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2016 . ^ "Major League Baseball Postseason Hitting Stats | pirates.com: Stats" . Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2016 . ^ "Major League Baseball Regular Season Pitching Stats | pirates.com: Stats" . Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2016 . ^ "Major League Baseball Postseason Pitching Stats | pirates.com: Stats" . Pittsburgh Pirates. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2016 . ^ The Best Game Ever, p. 21, Jim Reisler, Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7867-1943-3 References [ edit ]
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