1960 Season

16 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1960 Major League Baseball season was played by 16 teams. The Pittsburgh Pirates won the World Series, defeating the New York Yankees. Ernie Banks led with 41 home runs, Hank Aaron led with 126 RBI, and Willie Mays led with 190 hits. This page carries the 1960 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

1960 Bracket
World Series PIT def. NYA (4-3)

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⚾ Batting Leaders

1960 Home Run Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 477 plate appearances at 154 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Dick Groat .325 2 Norm Larker .323 3 Pete Runnels .320 4 Willie Mays .319 5 Al Smith .315

OPS qualified

1 Frank Robinson 1.002 2 Mickey Mantle .957 3 Roger Maris .952 4 Eddie Mathews .948 5 Willie Mays .936

Home Runs all players

1 Ernie Banks 41 2 Hank Aaron 40 3 Mickey Mantle 40 4 Roger Maris 39 5 Eddie Mathews 39

RBI all players

1 Hank Aaron 126 2 Eddie Mathews 124 3 Ernie Banks 117 4 Roger Maris 112 5 Minnie Miñoso 105

Hits all players

1 Willie Mays 190 2 Vada Pinson 187 3 Dick Groat 186 4 Minnie Miñoso 184 5 Bill Bruton 180

Runs all players

1 Mickey Mantle 119 2 Bill Bruton 112 3 Eddie Mathews 108 4 Willie Mays 107 5 Vada Pinson 107

Stolen Bases all players

1 Luis Aparicio 51 2 Maury Wills 50 3 Vada Pinson 32 4 Tony Taylor 26 5 Willie Mays 25
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1960 Strikeout Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 154 innings at 154 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Frank Baumann 2.67 2 Mike McCormick 2.70 3 Ernie Broglio 2.74 4 Jim Bunning 2.79 5 Don Drysdale 2.84

WHIP qualified

1 Don Drysdale 1.06 2 Hal Brown 1.11 3 Jim Bunning 1.12 4 Vern Law 1.13 5 Bob Friend 1.13

Wins all pitchers

1 Ernie Broglio 21 2 Warren Spahn 21 3 Vern Law 20 4 Lew Burdette 19 5 Chuck Estrada 18

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Don Drysdale 246 2 Jim Bunning 201 3 Sandy Koufax 197 4 Sam Jones 190 5 Ernie Broglio 188

Saves all pitchers

1 Lindy McDaniel 26 2 Roy Face 24 3 Bill Henry 17 4 Mike Fornieles 14 5 Johnny Klippstein 14
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📋 Standings

American League

New York Yankees ★ 97-57 Baltimore Orioles 89-65 Chicago White Sox 87-67 Cleveland Indians 76-78 Washington Senators 73-81 Detroit Tigers 71-83 Boston Red Sox 65-89 Kansas City Athletics 58-96

National League

Pittsburgh Pirates ★ 95-59 Milwaukee Braves 88-66 St. Louis Cardinals 86-68 Los Angeles Dodgers 82-72 San Francisco Giants 79-75 Cincinnati Reds 67-87 Chicago Cubs 60-94 Philadelphia Phillies 59-95

The 1960 season in brief

The best record in the 1960 standings belonged to the New York Yankees, who finished 97-57. Nobody in 1960 fared worse than the Kansas City Athletics (58-96). Across the races, the National League was not close, the Pittsburgh Pirates finishing 95-59 to the Milwaukee Braves's 88-66 and the Baltimore Orioles (89-65) finished a distant second to the New York Yankees (97-57) in the American League. The New York Yankees reached the 1960 World Series and lost it to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4 games to 3. Ernie Banks led the majors with 41 home runs, ahead of Hank Aaron with 40. Dick Groat's .325 is the best average on the qualified board, with Norm Larker next at .323. In 1960 the qualifying line sat at 477 plate appearances, from a 154-game club schedule. The ERA board, limited to qualified pitchers, starts with Frank Baumann at 2.67; Mike McCormick followed at 2.70. The other 1960 pitching tiles are led by Ernie Broglio in wins (21), Don Drysdale in strikeouts (246), and Lindy McDaniel in saves (26). The stolen-base tile is headed by Luis Aparicio with 51. Beyond the top five in each tile, the 1960 leaders page ranks the whole 1960 field.

1960 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1960?
The Pittsburgh Pirates won the 1960 World Series, beating the New York Yankees.
How many teams played in 1960?
16 teams played in the 1960 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1960?
Ernie Banks led with 41 home runs in 1960.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1960?
Hank Aaron led with 126 RBI in 1960.
Who led MLB in hits in 1960?
Willie Mays led with 190 hits in 1960.
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