1960 Detroit Tigers

71-83 • .461 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1960 Detroit Tigers went 71-83 (.461) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 633 runs, allowed 644, and played home games at Briggs Stadium. Team leaders included Rocky Colavito (35 HR, 87 RBI) and Frank Lary (15-15, 3.51 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

71 Wins
83 Losses
.461 Win %
6th Rank
633 R 644 RA
Diff -11

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⚡ Quick Stats

633 Runs Scored
644 Runs Allowed
-11 Run Diff
1,156K Attendance

📈 vs. 1960 AL Average

Batting Avg .238 6% below the 1960 league average (.255)
OBP .323 1% below the 1960 league average (.328)
SLG .374 3% below the 1960 league average (.387)
Team ERA 3.64 6% better than the 1960 league average (3.88)
Runs Scored 633 6% below the 1960 league average (677 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,156,343
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Avg per Game 15,017

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1960

Batting Avg

1 Dick Gernert 0.300 2 Coot Veal 0.297 3 Norm Cash 0.286 4 Al Kaline 0.278 5 Eddie Yost 0.260

Home Runs

1 Rocky Colavito 35 2 Charlie Maxwell 24 3 Norm Cash 18 4 Al Kaline 15 5 Eddie Yost 14

RBI

1 Rocky Colavito 87 2 Charlie Maxwell 81 3 Al Kaline 68 4 Norm Cash 63 5 Frank Bolling 59
1960 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rocky Colavito 145 555 67 138 18 1 35 87 53 80 3 0.249
Al Kaline 147 551 77 153 29 4 15 68 65 47 19 0.278
Frank Bolling 139 536 64 136 20 4 9 59 40 48 7 0.254
Eddie Yost 143 497 78 129 23 2 14 47 125 69 5 0.260
Charlie Maxwell 134 482 70 114 16 5 24 81 58 75 5 0.237
Chico Fernandez 133 435 44 105 13 3 4 35 39 50 13 0.241
Norm Cash 121 353 64 101 16 3 18 63 65 58 4 0.286
Lou Berberet 85 232 18 45 4 0 5 23 41 31 2 0.194
Steve Bilko 78 222 20 46 11 2 9 25 27 31 0 0.207
Neil Chrisley 96 220 27 56 10 3 5 24 19 26 2 0.255
Red Wilson 45 134 17 29 4 0 1 14 16 14 3 0.216
Ozzie Virgil 62 132 16 30 4 2 3 13 4 14 1 0.227
Harry Chiti 37 104 9 17 0 0 2 5 10 12 0 0.163
Frank Lary 39 93 11 17 4 1 2 13 7 32 0 0.183
Jim Bunning 38 81 2 13 1 0 0 4 3 22 0 0.160
Casey Wise 30 68 6 10 0 2 2 5 4 9 1 0.147
Sandy Amoros 65 67 7 10 0 0 1 7 12 10 0 0.149
Coot Veal 27 64 8 19 5 1 0 8 11 7 0 0.297
Hank Foiles 26 56 5 14 3 0 0 3 1 8 1 0.250
Dick Gernert 21 50 6 15 4 0 1 5 4 5 0 0.300
Don Mossi 23 43 0 5 0 0 0 2 7 12 0 0.116
Bob Bruce 34 39 4 7 0 0 0 0 4 11 0 0.179
Hank Aguirre 37 28 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0.036
Pete Burnside 31 27 2 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0.148
Dick McAuliffe 8 27 2 7 0 1 0 1 2 6 0 0.259
Paul Foytack 29 25 4 7 1 0 0 4 3 9 0 0.280
Johnny Groth 25 19 3 7 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 0.368
Phil Regan 17 17 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 7 0 0.059
Dave Sisler 41 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.125
Bill Fischer 20 11 2 4 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.364
Rocky Bridges 10 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Gail Harris 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Ray Semproch 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Clem Labine 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Em Lindbeck 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
George Spencer 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Morgan 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1960

ERA

1 Dave Sisler 2.48 2 Jim Bunning 2.79 3 Hank Aguirre 2.85 4 Bill Fischer 3.44 5 Don Mossi 3.47

Wins

1 Frank Lary 15 2 Jim Bunning 11 3 Don Mossi 9 4 Pete Burnside 7 5 Dave Sisler 7

Strikeouts

1 Jim Bunning 201 2 Frank Lary 149 3 Hank Aguirre 80 4 Bob Bruce 76 5 Pete Burnside 71
1960 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Frank Lary 15 15 3.51 38 36 1 274.1 262 107 62 149
Jim Bunning 11 14 2.79 36 34 0 252.0 217 78 64 201
Don Mossi 9 8 3.47 23 22 0 158.1 158 61 32 69
Bob Bruce 4 7 3.74 34 15 0 130.0 127 54 56 76
Pete Burnside 7 7 4.28 31 15 2 113.2 122 54 50 71
Paul Foytack 2 11 6.14 28 13 2 96.2 108 66 49 38
Hank Aguirre 5 3 2.85 37 6 10 94.2 75 30 30 80
Dave Sisler 7 5 2.48 41 0 6 80.0 56 22 45 47
Phil Regan 0 4 4.50 17 7 1 68.0 70 34 25 38
Bill Fischer 5 3 3.44 20 6 0 55.0 50 21 18 24
Tom Morgan 3 2 4.66 22 0 1 29.0 33 15 10 12
Ray Semproch 3 0 4.00 17 0 0 27.0 29 12 16 9
Clem Labine 0 3 5.12 14 0 2 19.1 19 11 12 6
George Spencer 0 1 3.52 5 0 0 7.2 10 3 5 4

👥 Roster (37)

Hank Aguirre Sandy Amoros Lou Berberet Steve Bilko Frank Bolling Rocky Bridges Bob Bruce Jim Bunning Pete Burnside Norm Cash Harry Chiti Neil Chrisley +25 more

37 players

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The 1960 Detroit Tigers in brief

A 71-83 record (.461) put the 1960 Detroit Tigers 6th in the AL. The run column shows 633 for and 644 against. At the plate the Detroit Tigers hit .238, 6% worse than the league's .255. The staff ERA of 3.64 was 6% better than the league average of 3.88. The 1960 Detroit Tigers scored 6% fewer runs than the average club (633 against 677).

Home games were played at Briggs Stadium, where 1,156,343 fans came through the gates. Rocky Colavito topped the Detroit Tigers with 35 home runs. Al Kaline collected the most hits, 153. Frank Lary was the top winner, with 15 victories. Jim Bunning struck out 201, the most on the club. Hank Aguirre saved 10 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1960 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1960 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1960 Detroit Tigers finished 71-83 (.461 win pct).
Who led the 1960 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Rocky Colavito led the 1960 Detroit Tigers with 35 home runs.
What was the 1960 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1960 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.64.
Did the 1960 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1960 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1960 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1960 Detroit Tigers played home games at Briggs Stadium.
Who led the 1960 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Rocky Colavito (35 HR, 87 RBI) and Frank Lary (15-15, 3.51 ERA).
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