1960s: 1960-1969

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🏆 Championship Teams

1960 Pittsburgh Pirates 95-59 (0.617) 1961 New York Yankees 109-53 (0.673) 1962 New York Yankees 96-66 (0.593) 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers 99-63 (0.611) 1964 St. Louis Cardinals 93-69 (0.574) 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers 97-65 (0.599) 1966 Baltimore Orioles 97-63 (0.606) 1967 St. Louis Cardinals 101-60 (0.627) 1968 Detroit Tigers 103-59 (0.636) 1969 New York Mets 100-62 (0.617)

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🎮 Top Players by Games

Brooks Robinson1955-1977 Hank Aaron1954-1976 Ron Santo1960-1974 Vada Pinson1958-1975 Maury Wills1959-1972 Willie Mays1951-1973 Luis Aparicio1956-1973 Curt Flood1956-1971 Ernie Banks1953-1971 Frank Robinson1956-1976 Roberto Clemente1955-1972 Billy Williams1959-1976 Norm Cash1958-1974 Johnny Callison1958-1973 Bill Mazeroski1956-1972 Harmon Killebrew1954-1975 Orlando Cepeda1958-1974 Felipe Alou1958-1974
Most Games — 1960-1969

Most Games Played (1960-1969)

1 Brooks Robinson 1578 G 2 Hank Aaron 1540 G 3 Ron Santo 1536 G 4 Vada Pinson 1516 G 5 Maury Wills 1507 G 6 Willie Mays 1498 G 7 Luis Aparicio 1496 G 8 Curt Flood 1496 G 9 Ernie Banks 1495 G 10 Frank Robinson 1468 G

💪 Top Players by Home Runs

Most Home Runs — 1960-1969

Most Home Runs (1960-1969)

1 Harmon Killebrew 393 HR 2 Hank Aaron 375 HR 3 Willie Mays 350 HR 4 Frank Robinson 316 HR 5 Willie McCovey 300 HR 6 Frank Howard 288 HR 7 Norm Cash 278 HR 8 Ernie Banks 269 HR 9 Mickey Mantle 256 HR 10 Orlando Cepeda 254 HR

📊 Top Players by Batting Average

Highest AVG — 1960-1969

Highest Batting Average (1960-1969)

1 Roberto Clemente 0.328 2 Matty Alou 0.312 3 Pete Rose 0.309 4 Hank Aaron 0.308 5 Frank Robinson 0.304 6 Willie Mays 0.300 7 Curt Flood 0.297 8 Tommy Davis 0.296 9 Al Kaline 0.296 10 Orlando Cepeda 0.295

What the 1960s page shows

Ten-year view: 1960 through 1969, each season a click away. Ranked by games played within the 1960s, Brooks Robinson comes first with 1578, followed by Hank Aaron (1540). Harmon Killebrew's 393 home runs head the power list, just ahead of Hank Aaron (375). Roberto Clemente has the highest batting average on the list, 0.328, with Matty Alou second at 0.312. Power and average met in Frank Robinson, Hank Aaron, and Orlando Cepeda, ranked on both 1960s lists. Third on the 1960s average list is Pete Rose, 0.309. Willie Mays is third in 1960s home runs with 350. The player tiles show careers crossing into the 1960s from earlier, Brooks Robinson's 1955-1977 among them. These rankings are drawn from the 1960s's busiest players by games, so they measure production inside the decade only, not whole careers. No club won more 1960s championships than the New York Yankees (1961 and 1962). 109-53 made the 1961 New York Yankees the winningest title team of the 1960s.

📅 Seasons in this Decade

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

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