1960 Chicago Cubs

60-94 • .390 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1960 Chicago Cubs went 60-94 (.390) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 634 runs, allowed 776, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Ernie Banks (41 HR, 117 RBI) and Glen Hobbie (16-20, 3.97 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

60 Wins
94 Losses
.390 Win %
7th Rank
634 R 776 RA
Diff -142

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634 Runs Scored
776 Runs Allowed
-142 Run Diff
810K Attendance

📈 vs. 1960 NL Average

Batting Avg .243 4% below the 1960 league average (.254)
OBP .312 2% below the 1960 league average (.319)
SLG .368 5% below the 1960 league average (.387)
Team ERA 4.35 16% worse than the 1960 league average (3.76)
Runs Scored 634 3% below the 1960 league average (656 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 810,675
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Avg per Game 10,261

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1960

Batting Avg

1 Walt Moryn 0.294 2 Richie Ashburn 0.291 3 Al Heist 0.275 4 Ernie Banks 0.271 5 George Altman 0.266

Home Runs

1 Ernie Banks 41 2 Frank Thomas 21 3 George Altman 13 4 Ron Santo 9 5 Bob Will 6

RBI

1 Ernie Banks 117 2 Frank Thomas 64 3 Bob Will 53 4 George Altman 51 5 Ed Bouchee 44
1960 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ernie Banks 156 597 94 162 32 7 41 117 71 69 1 0.271
Richie Ashburn 151 547 99 159 16 5 0 40 116 50 16 0.291
Frank Thomas 135 479 54 114 12 1 21 64 28 74 1 0.238
Bob Will 138 475 58 121 20 9 6 53 47 54 1 0.255
Don Zimmer 132 368 37 95 16 7 6 35 27 56 8 0.258
Ron Santo 95 347 44 87 24 2 9 44 31 44 0 0.251
George Altman 119 334 50 89 16 4 13 51 32 67 4 0.266
Ed Bouchee 98 299 33 71 11 1 5 44 45 51 2 0.237
Jerry Kindall 89 246 17 59 16 2 2 23 5 52 4 0.240
Sammy Taylor 74 150 14 31 9 0 3 17 6 18 0 0.207
Walt Moryn 38 109 12 32 4 0 2 11 13 19 2 0.294
El Tappe 51 103 11 24 7 0 0 3 11 12 0 0.233
Earl Averill 52 102 14 24 4 0 1 13 11 16 1 0.235
Al Heist 41 102 11 28 5 3 1 6 10 12 3 0.275
Dick Gernert 52 96 8 24 3 0 0 11 10 19 1 0.250
Moe Thacker 54 90 5 14 1 0 0 6 14 20 1 0.156
Glen Hobbie 46 86 6 13 1 0 1 6 6 31 0 0.151
Tony Taylor 19 76 14 20 3 3 1 9 8 12 2 0.263
Danny Murphy 31 75 7 9 2 0 1 6 4 13 0 0.120
Bob Anderson 39 71 4 12 0 0 0 1 4 26 0 0.169
Don Cardwell 33 69 9 14 1 0 3 6 0 30 1 0.203
Lou Johnson 34 68 6 14 2 1 0 1 5 19 3 0.206
Del Rice 18 52 2 12 3 0 0 4 2 7 0 0.231
Dick Ellsworth 31 48 3 2 0 0 0 1 6 30 0 0.042
Billy Williams 12 47 4 13 0 2 2 7 5 12 0 0.277
Jim Hegan 24 43 4 9 2 1 1 5 1 10 0 0.209
Grady Hatton 28 38 3 13 0 0 0 7 2 5 0 0.342
Seth Morehead 45 29 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 13 0 0.138
Don Elston 60 24 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.125
Mark Freeman 30 20 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 9 0 0.150
Dick Bertell 5 15 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0.133
Sammy Drake 15 15 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.067
Art Schult 12 15 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.133
Cal Neeman 9 13 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.154
Irv Noren 12 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0.091
Dick Drott 23 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.100
Nelson Mathews 3 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Joe Schaffernoth 33 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.286
Jim Brewer 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.167
Moe Drabowsky 33 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jim McKnight 3 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.333
Dick Burwell 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Ben Johnson 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Mel Wright 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Goetz 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Al Schroll 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Art Ceccarelli 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1960

ERA

1 Joe Schaffernoth 2.78 2 Don Elston 3.40 3 Dick Ellsworth 3.72 4 Seth Morehead 3.94 5 Glen Hobbie 3.97

Wins

1 Glen Hobbie 16 2 Bob Anderson 9 3 Don Cardwell 8 4 Don Elston 8 5 Dick Ellsworth 7

Strikeouts

1 Glen Hobbie 134 2 Don Cardwell 129 3 Bob Anderson 115 4 Dick Ellsworth 94 5 Don Elston 85
1960 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Glen Hobbie 16 20 3.97 46 36 1 258.2 253 114 101 134
Bob Anderson 9 11 4.11 38 30 1 203.2 201 93 68 115
Don Cardwell 8 14 4.37 31 26 0 177.0 166 86 68 129
Dick Ellsworth 7 13 3.72 31 27 0 176.2 170 73 72 94
Don Elston 8 9 3.40 60 0 11 127.0 109 48 55 85
Seth Morehead 2 9 3.94 45 7 4 123.1 123 54 46 64
Mark Freeman 3 3 5.63 30 8 1 76.2 70 48 33 50
Dick Drott 0 6 7.16 23 9 0 55.1 63 44 42 32
Joe Schaffernoth 2 3 2.78 33 0 3 55.0 46 17 17 33
Moe Drabowsky 3 1 6.44 32 7 1 50.1 71 36 23 26
Ben Johnson 2 1 4.91 17 0 1 29.1 39 16 11 9
Jim Brewer 0 3 5.82 5 4 0 21.2 25 14 6 7
Mel Wright 0 1 4.96 9 0 2 16.1 17 9 3 8
Art Ceccarelli 0 0 5.54 7 1 0 13.0 16 8 4 10
Dick Burwell 0 0 5.59 3 1 0 9.2 11 6 7 1
John Goetz 0 0 12.79 4 0 0 6.1 10 9 4 6
Al Schroll 0 0 10.13 2 0 0 2.2 3 3 5 2

👥 Roster (47)

George Altman Bob Anderson Richie Ashburn Earl Averill Ernie Banks Dick Bertell Ed Bouchee Jim Brewer Dick Burwell Don Cardwell Art Ceccarelli Moe Drabowsky +35 more

47 players

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The 1960 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1960 Chicago Cubs finished 60-94, a .390 winning percentage, placing 7th in the NL. Runs came in at 634 scored against 776 allowed (-142). The team batting average of .243 was 4% below the 1960 league mark of .254. Pitchers allowed 4.35 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.76. Measured against the 656-run league average, the offense was 3% behind.

Wrigley Field was home in 1960, drawing a total attendance of 810,675. The home run leader was Ernie Banks, who hit 41. Glen Hobbie was the top winner, with 16 victories. The saves leader was Don Elston with 11. The roster section lists 47 players who appeared for the club. The 1959 season and the 1961 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1960 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1960 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1960 Chicago Cubs finished 60-94 (.390 win pct).
Who led the 1960 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Ernie Banks led the 1960 Chicago Cubs with 41 home runs.
What was the 1960 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1960 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.35.
Did the 1960 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1960 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1960 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1960 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1960 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ernie Banks (41 HR, 117 RBI) and Glen Hobbie (16-20, 3.97 ERA).
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