1960 Chicago White Sox

87-67 • .565 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1960 Chicago White Sox went 87-67 (.565) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 741 runs, allowed 617, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Roy Sievers (28 HR, 93 RBI) and Billy Pierce (14-7, 3.62 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

87 Wins
67 Losses
.565 Win %
3rd Rank
741 R 617 RA
Diff +124

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741 Runs Scored
617 Runs Allowed
+124 Run Diff
1,644K Attendance

📈 vs. 1960 AL Average

Batting Avg .270 6% above the 1960 league average (.255)
OBP .344 5% above the 1960 league average (.328)
SLG .396 2% above the 1960 league average (.387)
Team ERA 3.60 7% better than the 1960 league average (3.88)
Runs Scored 741 9% above the 1960 league average (677 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,644,460
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Avg per Game 21,356

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1960

Batting Avg

1 Al Smith 0.315 2 Minnie Miñoso 0.311 3 Roy Sievers 0.295 4 Ted Kluszewski 0.293 5 Nellie Fox 0.289

Home Runs

1 Roy Sievers 28 2 Minnie Miñoso 20 3 Gene Freese 17 4 Al Smith 12 5 Jim Landis 10

RBI

1 Minnie Miñoso 105 2 Roy Sievers 93 3 Gene Freese 79 4 Al Smith 72 5 Luis Aparicio 61
1960 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Nellie Fox 150 605 85 175 24 10 2 59 50 13 2 0.289
Luis Aparicio 153 600 86 166 20 7 2 61 43 39 51 0.277
Minnie Miñoso 154 591 89 184 32 4 20 105 52 63 17 0.311
Al Smith 142 536 80 169 31 3 12 72 50 65 8 0.315
Jim Landis 148 494 89 125 25 6 10 49 80 84 23 0.253
Gene Freese 127 455 60 124 32 6 17 79 29 65 10 0.273
Roy Sievers 127 444 87 131 22 0 28 93 74 69 1 0.295
Sherm Lollar 129 421 43 106 23 0 7 46 42 39 2 0.252
Ted Kluszewski 81 181 20 53 9 0 5 39 22 10 0 0.293
Sammy Esposito 57 77 14 14 5 0 1 11 10 20 0 0.182
Billy Goodman 30 77 5 18 4 0 0 6 12 8 0 0.234
Joe Ginsberg 28 75 8 19 4 0 0 9 10 8 1 0.253
Early Wynn 36 75 8 15 2 1 1 7 14 17 0 0.200
Billy Pierce 32 67 4 12 1 0 0 7 6 14 0 0.179
Bob Shaw 36 58 4 8 1 0 0 2 6 12 0 0.138
Earl Torgeson 68 57 12 15 2 0 2 9 21 8 1 0.263
Frank Baumann 47 52 2 8 1 0 0 6 9 25 0 0.154
Joe Hicks 36 47 3 9 1 0 0 2 6 3 0 0.191
Floyd Robinson 22 46 7 13 0 0 0 1 11 8 2 0.283
Dick Brown 16 43 4 7 0 0 3 5 3 11 0 0.163
Herb Score 23 30 2 3 0 1 0 1 3 16 0 0.100
Russ Kemmerer 36 29 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 14 0 0.000
Dick Donovan 33 23 3 3 1 0 0 2 1 13 0 0.130
J. C. Martin 7 20 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.100
Cam Carreon 8 17 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.235
Jim Rivera 48 17 17 5 0 0 1 1 3 3 4 0.294
Gerry Staley 64 17 0 4 0 0 0 3 2 5 0 0.235
Earl Averill 10 14 2 3 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0.214
Stan Johnson 5 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.167
Turk Lown 45 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.200
Mike Garcia 15 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Don Ferrarese 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Jim McAnany 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ray Moore 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Al Worthington 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Bob Rush 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Ken McBride 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Peters 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jake Striker 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1960

ERA

1 Gerry Staley 2.42 2 Frank Baumann 2.67 3 Russ Kemmerer 2.98 4 Early Wynn 3.49 5 Billy Pierce 3.62

Wins

1 Billy Pierce 14 2 Frank Baumann 13 3 Bob Shaw 13 4 Gerry Staley 13 5 Early Wynn 13

Strikeouts

1 Early Wynn 158 2 Billy Pierce 108 3 Herb Score 78 4 Russ Kemmerer 76 5 Frank Baumann 71
1960 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Early Wynn 13 12 3.49 36 35 1 237.1 220 92 112 158
Billy Pierce 14 7 3.62 32 30 0 196.1 201 79 46 108
Bob Shaw 13 13 4.06 36 32 0 192.2 221 87 62 46
Frank Baumann 13 6 2.67 47 20 3 185.1 169 55 53 71
Russ Kemmerer 6 3 2.98 36 7 2 120.2 111 40 45 76
Gerry Staley 13 8 2.42 64 0 10 115.1 94 31 25 52
Herb Score 5 10 3.72 23 22 0 113.2 91 47 87 78
Dick Donovan 6 1 5.38 33 8 3 78.2 87 47 25 30
Turk Lown 2 3 3.88 45 0 5 67.1 60 29 34 39
Ray Moore 1 1 5.66 14 0 0 20.2 19 13 11 3
Mike Garcia 0 0 4.58 15 0 2 17.2 23 9 10 8
Bob Rush 0 0 5.65 9 0 0 14.1 16 9 5 12
Al Worthington 1 1 3.38 4 0 0 5.1 3 2 4 1
Ken McBride 0 1 3.86 5 0 0 4.2 6 2 3 4
Don Ferrarese 0 1 18.00 5 0 0 4.0 8 8 9 4
Jake Striker 0 0 4.91 2 0 0 3.2 5 2 1 1
Gary Peters 0 0 2.70 2 0 0 3.1 4 1 1 4

👥 Roster (39)

Luis Aparicio Earl Averill Frank Baumann Dick Brown Cam Carreon Dick Donovan Sammy Esposito Don Ferrarese Nellie Fox Gene Freese Mike Garcia Joe Ginsberg +27 more

39 players

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The 1960 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 1960 Chicago White Sox finished 87-67, a .565 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the AL. With 741 runs scored and 617 given up, the 1960 differential was +124. The team batting average of .270 was 6% above the 1960 league mark of .255. Pitchers allowed 3.60 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.88. The 1960 Chicago White Sox outscored the average club by 9% (741 against 677).

Attendance at Comiskey Park totaled 1,644,460 for the year. Roy Sievers topped the Chicago White Sox with 28 home runs. Minnie Miñoso led in RBI with 105. Billy Pierce was the top winner, with 14 victories. The strikeout leader was Early Wynn with 158. Gerry Staley closed out 10 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1960 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1960 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1960 Chicago White Sox finished 87-67 (.565 win pct).
Who led the 1960 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Roy Sievers led the 1960 Chicago White Sox with 28 home runs.
What was the 1960 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1960 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.60.
Did the 1960 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1960 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1960 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1960 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1960 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Roy Sievers (28 HR, 93 RBI) and Billy Pierce (14-7, 3.62 ERA).
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