1960 Boston Red Sox

65-89 • .422 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1960 Boston Red Sox went 65-89 (.422) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 658 runs, allowed 775, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Ted Williams (29 HR, 72 RBI) and Bill Monbouquette (14-11, 3.64 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

65 Wins
89 Losses
.422 Win %
7th Rank
658 R 775 RA
Diff -117

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658 Runs Scored
775 Runs Allowed
-117 Run Diff
1,129K Attendance

📈 vs. 1960 AL Average

Batting Avg .260 2% above the 1960 league average (.255)
OBP .333 2% above the 1960 league average (.328)
SLG .389 equal to the 1960 league average (.387)
Team ERA 4.62 19% worse than the 1960 league average (3.88)
Runs Scored 658 3% below the 1960 league average (677 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,129,765
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Avg per Game 14,672

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1960

Batting Avg

1 Pete Runnels 0.320 2 Ted Williams 0.316 3 Jim Pagliaroni 0.306 4 Gary Geiger 0.302 5 Russ Nixon 0.298

Home Runs

1 Ted Williams 29 2 Vic Wertz 19 3 Frank Malzone 14 4 Gary Geiger 9 5 Willie Tasby 7

RBI

1 Vic Wertz 103 2 Frank Malzone 79 3 Ted Williams 72 4 Lou Clinton 37 5 Willie Tasby 37
1960 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Frank Malzone 152 595 60 161 30 2 14 79 36 42 2 0.271
Pete Runnels 143 528 80 169 29 2 2 35 71 51 5 0.320
Vic Wertz 131 443 45 125 22 0 19 103 37 54 0 0.282
Don Buddin 124 428 62 105 21 5 6 36 62 59 4 0.245
Willie Tasby 105 385 68 108 17 1 7 37 51 54 3 0.281
Ted Williams 113 310 56 98 15 0 29 72 75 41 1 0.316
Lou Clinton 96 298 37 68 17 5 6 37 20 66 4 0.228
Russ Nixon 80 272 24 81 17 3 5 33 13 23 0 0.298
Pumpsie Green 133 260 36 63 10 3 3 21 44 47 3 0.242
Gary Geiger 77 245 32 74 13 3 9 33 23 38 2 0.302
Carroll Hardy 73 145 26 34 5 2 2 15 17 40 3 0.234
Rip Repulski 73 136 14 33 6 1 3 20 10 25 0 0.243
Haywood Sullivan 52 124 9 20 1 0 3 10 16 24 0 0.161
Bobby Thomson 40 114 12 30 3 1 5 20 11 15 0 0.263
Gene Stephens 35 109 9 25 4 0 2 11 14 22 5 0.229
Marty Keough 38 105 15 26 6 1 1 9 8 8 2 0.248
Ed Sadowski 38 93 10 20 2 0 3 8 8 13 0 0.215
Ray Boone 34 78 6 16 1 0 1 11 11 15 0 0.205
Bill Monbouquette 38 65 9 6 0 0 0 1 7 28 0 0.092
Tom Brewer 45 62 5 12 1 0 1 2 1 16 0 0.194
Jim Pagliaroni 28 62 7 19 5 2 2 9 13 11 0 0.306
Don Gile 29 51 6 9 1 1 1 4 1 13 0 0.176
Ike Delock 24 43 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0.116
Billy Muffett 23 41 5 11 1 0 0 3 3 15 0 0.268
Frank Sullivan 40 40 3 5 0 0 0 2 4 11 0 0.125
Jerry Casale 29 33 4 9 3 0 0 4 3 9 0 0.273
Ron Jackson 10 31 1 7 2 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.226
Earl Wilson 15 23 3 4 1 0 0 2 1 7 0 0.174
Tom Sturdivant 40 22 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.182
Marlan Coughtry 15 19 3 3 0 0 0 0 5 8 0 0.158
Mike Fornieles 70 15 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.400
Tom Borland 26 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Ted Wills 16 8 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.250
Dave Hillman 16 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Ted Bowsfield 17 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.250
Chet Nichols 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ray Webster 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.000
Nelson Chittum 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Arnold Earley 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Al Worthington 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Busby 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tracy Stallard 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1960

ERA

1 Mike Fornieles 2.64 2 Billy Muffett 3.24 3 Bill Monbouquette 3.64 4 Earl Wilson 4.71 5 Ike Delock 4.73

Wins

1 Bill Monbouquette 14 2 Tom Brewer 10 3 Mike Fornieles 10 4 Ike Delock 9 5 Billy Muffett 6

Strikeouts

1 Bill Monbouquette 134 2 Frank Sullivan 98 3 Billy Muffett 75 4 Tom Sturdivant 67 5 Mike Fornieles 64
1960 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Monbouquette 14 11 3.64 35 30 0 215.0 217 87 68 134
Tom Brewer 10 15 4.82 34 29 1 186.2 220 100 72 60
Frank Sullivan 6 16 5.10 40 22 1 153.2 164 87 52 98
Ike Delock 9 10 4.73 24 23 0 129.1 145 68 52 49
Billy Muffett 6 4 3.24 23 14 0 125.0 116 45 36 75
Mike Fornieles 10 5 2.64 70 0 14 109.0 86 32 49 64
Tom Sturdivant 3 3 4.97 40 3 1 101.1 106 56 45 67
Jerry Casale 2 9 6.17 29 14 0 96.1 113 66 67 54
Earl Wilson 3 2 4.71 13 9 0 65.0 61 34 48 40
Tom Borland 0 4 6.53 26 4 3 51.0 67 37 23 32
Dave Hillman 0 3 5.65 16 3 0 36.2 41 23 12 14
Ted Wills 1 1 7.42 15 0 1 30.1 38 25 16 28
Ted Bowsfield 1 2 5.14 17 2 2 21.0 20 12 13 18
Chet Nichols 0 2 4.26 6 1 0 12.2 12 6 4 11
Al Worthington 0 1 7.71 6 0 0 11.2 17 10 11 7
Nelson Chittum 0 0 4.32 6 0 0 8.1 8 4 6 5
Arnold Earley 0 1 15.75 2 0 0 4.0 9 7 4 5
Tracy Stallard 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 4.0 0 0 2 6

👥 Roster (42)

Ray Boone Tom Borland Ted Bowsfield Tom Brewer Don Buddin Jim Busby Jerry Casale Nelson Chittum Lou Clinton Marlan Coughtry Ike Delock Arnold Earley +30 more

42 players

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The 1960 Boston Red Sox in brief

The 1960 Boston Red Sox finished 65-89, a .422 winning percentage, placing 7th in the AL. The run column shows 658 for and 775 against. At the plate the Boston Red Sox hit .260, 2% better than the league's .255. Pitchers allowed 4.62 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.88. The 658 runs scored compare with a league average of 677 per club, 3% fewer. Attendance at Fenway Park II totaled 1,129,765 for the year.

Ted Williams topped the Boston Red Sox with 29 home runs. Vic Wertz led in RBI with 103. The hits leader was Pete Runnels with 169. Bill Monbouquette led the pitchers with 14 wins. Mike Fornieles saved 14 games. In all, the roster shows 42 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1960 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1960 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1960 Boston Red Sox finished 65-89 (.422 win pct).
Who led the 1960 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Ted Williams led the 1960 Boston Red Sox with 29 home runs.
What was the 1960 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1960 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.62.
Did the 1960 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1960 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1960 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1960 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1960 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ted Williams (29 HR, 72 RBI) and Bill Monbouquette (14-11, 3.64 ERA).
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