1960 Baltimore Orioles

89-65 • .578 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1960 Baltimore Orioles went 89-65 (.578) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 682 runs, allowed 606, and played home games at Memorial Stadium. Team leaders included Ron Hansen (22 HR, 86 RBI) and Chuck Estrada (18-11, 3.58 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

89 Wins
65 Losses
.578 Win %
2nd Rank
682 R 606 RA
Diff +76

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682 Runs Scored
606 Runs Allowed
+76 Run Diff
1,187K Attendance

📈 vs. 1960 AL Average

Batting Avg .252 1% below the 1960 league average (.255)
OBP .332 1% above the 1960 league average (.328)
SLG .376 3% below the 1960 league average (.387)
Team ERA 3.52 9% better than the 1960 league average (3.88)
Runs Scored 682 1% above the 1960 league average (677 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMemorial Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,187,095
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Avg per Game 15,416

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1960

Batting Avg

1 Bob Boyd 0.317 2 Brooks Robinson 0.294 3 Jim Gentile 0.292 4 Gene Woodling 0.283 5 Gus Triandos 0.269

Home Runs

1 Ron Hansen 22 2 Jim Gentile 21 3 Jackie Brandt 15 4 Brooks Robinson 14 5 Gus Triandos 12

RBI

1 Jim Gentile 98 2 Brooks Robinson 88 3 Ron Hansen 86 4 Jackie Brandt 65 5 Gene Woodling 62
1960 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Brooks Robinson 152 595 74 175 27 9 14 88 35 49 2 0.294
Marv Breeding 152 551 69 147 25 2 3 43 35 80 10 0.267
Ron Hansen 153 530 72 135 22 5 22 86 69 94 3 0.255
Jackie Brandt 145 511 73 130 24 6 15 65 47 69 5 0.254
Gene Woodling 140 435 68 123 18 3 11 62 84 40 3 0.283
Jim Gentile 138 384 67 112 17 0 21 98 68 72 0 0.292
Gus Triandos 109 364 36 98 18 0 12 54 41 62 0 0.269
Al Pilarcik 104 194 30 48 5 1 4 17 15 16 0 0.247
Gene Stephens 84 193 38 46 11 0 5 11 25 25 4 0.238
Walt Dropo 79 179 16 48 8 0 4 21 20 19 0 0.268
Jim Busby 79 159 25 41 7 1 0 12 20 14 2 0.258
Clint Courtney 83 154 14 35 3 0 1 12 30 14 0 0.227
Dave Nicholson 54 113 17 21 1 1 5 11 20 55 0 0.186
Willie Tasby 39 85 9 18 2 1 0 3 9 12 1 0.212
Bob Boyd 71 82 9 26 5 2 0 9 6 5 0 0.317
Albie Pearson 48 82 17 20 2 0 1 6 17 3 4 0.244
Milt Pappas 30 70 4 3 0 0 1 3 4 34 0 0.043
Chuck Estrada 36 64 2 9 1 1 0 5 5 17 1 0.141
Jack Fisher 40 60 7 11 1 0 1 4 6 25 1 0.183
Steve Barber 36 54 1 3 0 0 0 1 5 32 0 0.056
Hal Brown 30 44 5 8 2 0 0 3 8 8 0 0.182
Billy Klaus 46 43 8 9 2 0 1 6 9 9 0 0.209
Hoyt Wilhelm 41 42 1 3 0 0 0 4 2 14 0 0.071
Jerry Walker 35 38 6 14 2 0 0 3 2 6 0 0.368
Dave Philley 14 34 6 9 2 1 1 5 4 5 1 0.265
Joe Ginsberg 14 30 3 8 1 0 0 6 6 1 0 0.267
John Powers 10 18 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0.111
Valmy Thomas 8 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.062
Arnie Portocarrero 13 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Ray Barker 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Wes Stock 17 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Bobby Thomson 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jerry Adair 3 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.200
Gordon Jones 29 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.400
Gene Green 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Rip Coleman 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Billy Hoeft 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Del Rice 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Anderson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Mabe 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Barry Shetrone 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1960

ERA

1 Wes Stock 2.88 2 Hal Brown 3.06 3 Steve Barber 3.22 4 Hoyt Wilhelm 3.31 5 Milt Pappas 3.37

Wins

1 Chuck Estrada 18 2 Milt Pappas 15 3 Hal Brown 12 4 Jack Fisher 12 5 Hoyt Wilhelm 11

Strikeouts

1 Chuck Estrada 144 2 Milt Pappas 126 3 Steve Barber 112 4 Hoyt Wilhelm 107 5 Jack Fisher 99
1960 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Chuck Estrada 18 11 3.58 36 25 2 208.2 162 83 101 144
Milt Pappas 15 11 3.37 30 27 0 205.2 184 77 83 126
Jack Fisher 12 11 3.41 40 20 2 197.2 174 75 78 99
Steve Barber 10 7 3.22 36 27 2 181.2 148 65 113 112
Hal Brown 12 5 3.06 30 20 0 159.0 155 54 22 66
Hoyt Wilhelm 11 8 3.31 41 11 7 147.0 125 54 39 107
Jerry Walker 3 4 3.74 29 18 5 118.0 107 49 56 48
Gordon Jones 1 1 4.42 29 0 2 55.0 59 27 13 30
Arnie Portocarrero 3 2 4.43 13 5 0 40.2 44 20 9 15
Wes Stock 2 2 2.88 17 0 2 34.1 26 11 14 23
Billy Hoeft 2 1 4.34 19 0 0 18.2 18 9 14 14
John Anderson 0 0 13.50 4 0 0 4.2 8 7 4 1
Rip Coleman 0 2 11.25 5 1 0 4.0 8 5 5 0
Bob Mabe 0 0 27.00 2 0 0 0.2 4 2 1 0

👥 Roster (41)

Jerry Adair John Anderson Steve Barber Ray Barker Bob Boyd Jackie Brandt Marv Breeding Hal Brown Jim Busby Rip Coleman Clint Courtney Walt Dropo +29 more

41 players

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The 1960 Baltimore Orioles in brief

A 89-65 record (.578) put the 1960 Baltimore Orioles 2nd in the AL. The Baltimore Orioles scored 682 runs and allowed 606, a run differential of +76. At the plate the Baltimore Orioles hit .252, 1% worse than the league's .255. The Baltimore Orioles staff finished with a 3.52 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.88. League clubs averaged 677 runs that year, so the Baltimore Orioles scored 1% more.

Attendance at Memorial Stadium totaled 1,187,095 for the year. The home run leader was Ron Hansen, who hit 22. Jim Gentile drove in a team-high 98 runs. The hits leader was Brooks Robinson with 175. The pitching staff's wins leader was Chuck Estrada (18). The roster section lists 41 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1960 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 1960 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 1960 Baltimore Orioles finished 89-65 (.578 win pct).
Who led the 1960 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Ron Hansen led the 1960 Baltimore Orioles with 22 home runs.
What was the 1960 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 1960 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 3.52.
Did the 1960 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
No. The 1960 Baltimore Orioles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1960 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 1960 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Memorial Stadium.
Who led the 1960 Baltimore Orioles in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ron Hansen (22 HR, 86 RBI) and Chuck Estrada (18-11, 3.58 ERA).
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