1960 Cincinnati Reds

67-87 • .435 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1960 Cincinnati Reds went 67-87 (.435) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 640 runs, allowed 692, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Frank Robinson (31 HR, 83 RBI) and Bob Purkey (17-11, 3.60 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

67 Wins
87 Losses
.435 Win %
6th Rank
640 R 692 RA
Diff -52

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640 Runs Scored
692 Runs Allowed
-52 Run Diff
665K Attendance

📈 vs. 1960 NL Average

Batting Avg .250 2% below the 1960 league average (.254)
OBP .318 equal to the 1960 league average (.319)
SLG .388 equal to the 1960 league average (.387)
Team ERA 4.00 6% worse than the 1960 league average (3.76)
Runs Scored 640 2% below the 1960 league average (656 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 665,345
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Avg per Game 8,640

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1960

Batting Avg

1 Frank Robinson 0.297 2 Eddie Kasko 0.292 3 Jerry Lynch 0.289 4 Vada Pinson 0.287 5 Wally Post 0.281

Home Runs

1 Frank Robinson 31 2 Vada Pinson 20 3 Wally Post 17 4 Ed Bailey 13 5 Gus Bell 12

RBI

1 Frank Robinson 83 2 Ed Bailey 67 3 Gus Bell 62 4 Vada Pinson 61 5 Eddie Kasko 51
1960 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Vada Pinson 154 652 107 187 37 12 20 61 47 96 32 0.287
Gus Bell 143 515 65 135 19 5 12 62 29 40 4 0.262
Eddie Kasko 126 479 56 140 21 1 6 51 46 37 9 0.292
Frank Robinson 139 464 86 138 33 6 31 83 82 67 13 0.297
Ed Bailey 133 441 52 115 19 3 13 67 59 70 1 0.261
Roy McMillan 124 399 42 94 12 2 10 42 35 40 2 0.236
Billy Martin 103 317 34 78 17 1 3 16 27 34 0 0.246
Gordy Coleman 66 251 26 68 10 1 6 32 12 32 1 0.271
Wally Post 77 249 36 70 14 0 17 38 28 51 0 0.281
Jerry Lynch 102 159 23 46 8 2 6 27 16 25 0 0.289
Cliff Cook 54 149 9 31 7 0 3 13 8 51 0 0.208
Willie Jones 79 149 16 40 7 0 3 27 31 16 1 0.268
Leo Cardenas 48 142 13 33 2 4 1 12 6 32 0 0.232
Elio Chacon 49 116 14 21 1 0 0 7 14 23 7 0.181
Tony Gonzalez 39 99 10 21 5 1 3 14 4 27 1 0.212
Lee Walls 29 84 12 23 3 2 1 7 17 20 2 0.274
Bob Purkey 41 83 6 11 0 0 0 5 7 44 0 0.133
Dutch Dotterer 33 79 4 18 5 0 2 11 13 10 0 0.228
Jay Hook 36 72 3 6 0 0 0 3 7 24 0 0.083
Harry Anderson 42 66 6 11 3 0 1 9 11 20 0 0.167
Jim O'Toole 34 66 3 7 0 0 0 2 2 30 0 0.106
Cal McLish 37 41 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 14 0 0.049
Don Newcombe 24 36 0 5 1 0 0 1 3 8 0 0.139
Joe Azcue 14 31 1 3 0 0 0 3 2 6 0 0.097
Frank House 23 28 0 5 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 0.179
Joe Nuxhall 39 26 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.077
Jim Maloney 11 18 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.111
Jim Brosnan 57 15 1 3 2 0 1 4 1 6 0 0.200
Joe Gaines 11 15 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.200
Claude Osteen 26 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.083
Whitey Lockman 21 10 6 2 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0.200
Rogelio Alvarez 3 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.111
Bill Henry 51 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Marshall Bridges 14 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Raul Sanchez 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Bob Grim 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Orlando Peña 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Pete Whisenant 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brooks Lawrence 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Duane Richards 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ted Wieand 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1960

ERA

1 Jim Brosnan 2.36 2 Bill Henry 3.19 3 Bob Purkey 3.60 4 Jim O'Toole 3.80 5 Cal McLish 4.16

Wins

1 Bob Purkey 17 2 Jim O'Toole 12 3 Jay Hook 11 4 Jim Brosnan 7 5 Marshall Bridges 4

Strikeouts

1 Jim O'Toole 124 2 Jay Hook 103 3 Bob Purkey 97 4 Joe Nuxhall 72 5 Jim Brosnan 62
1960 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Purkey 17 11 3.60 41 33 0 252.2 259 101 59 97
Jay Hook 11 18 4.50 36 33 0 222.0 222 111 73 103
Jim O'Toole 12 12 3.80 34 31 1 196.1 198 83 66 124
Cal McLish 4 14 4.16 37 21 0 151.1 170 70 48 56
Joe Nuxhall 1 8 4.42 38 6 0 112.0 130 55 27 72
Jim Brosnan 7 2 2.36 57 2 12 99.0 79 26 22 62
Don Newcombe 4 6 4.57 16 15 0 82.2 99 42 14 36
Bill Henry 1 5 3.19 51 0 17 67.2 62 24 20 58
Jim Maloney 2 6 4.66 11 10 0 63.2 61 33 37 48
Claude Osteen 0 1 5.03 20 3 0 48.1 53 27 30 15
Bob Grim 2 2 4.45 26 0 2 30.1 32 15 10 22
Marshall Bridges 4 0 1.07 14 0 2 25.1 14 3 7 26
Raul Sanchez 1 0 4.91 8 0 0 14.2 12 8 11 5
Orlando Peña 0 1 2.89 4 0 0 9.1 8 3 3 9
Brooks Lawrence 1 0 10.57 7 0 1 7.2 9 9 8 2
Ted Wieand 0 1 10.38 5 0 0 4.1 4 5 5 3
Duane Richards 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 3.0 5 3 2 2

👥 Roster (41)

Rogelio Alvarez Harry Anderson Joe Azcue Ed Bailey Gus Bell Marshall Bridges Jim Brosnan Leo Cardenas Elio Chacon Gordy Coleman Cliff Cook Dutch Dotterer +29 more

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The 1960 Cincinnati Reds in brief

The record for the 1960 Cincinnati Reds reads 67 wins and 87 losses, good for 6th in the NL. The Cincinnati Reds scored 640 runs and allowed 692, a run differential of -52. Against a league average of .254, the 1960 Cincinnati Reds batted .250. The staff ERA of 4.00 was 6% worse than the league average of 3.76. Measured against the 656-run league average, the offense was 2% behind.

Home games were played at Crosley Field, where 665,345 fans came through the gates. Frank Robinson led the club in home runs with 31. The hits leader was Vada Pinson with 187. The pitching staff's wins leader was Bob Purkey (17). Jim O'Toole struck out 124, the most on the club. Bill Henry saved 17 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1960 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1960 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1960 Cincinnati Reds finished 67-87 (.435 win pct).
Who led the 1960 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Frank Robinson led the 1960 Cincinnati Reds with 31 home runs.
What was the 1960 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1960 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 4.00.
Did the 1960 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1960 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1960 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1960 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1960 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank Robinson (31 HR, 83 RBI) and Bob Purkey (17-11, 3.60 ERA).
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