1960 Kansas City Athletics

58-96 • .377 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1960 Kansas City Athletics went 58-96 (.377) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 615 runs, allowed 756, and played home games at Municipal Stadium I. Team leaders included Norm Siebern (19 HR, 69 RBI) and Bud Daley (16-16, 4.56 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

58 Wins
96 Losses
.377 Win %
8th Rank
615 R 756 RA
Diff -141

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615 Runs Scored
756 Runs Allowed
-141 Run Diff
776K Attendance

📈 vs. 1960 AL Average

Batting Avg .249 2% below the 1960 league average (.255)
OBP .316 4% below the 1960 league average (.328)
SLG .366 6% below the 1960 league average (.387)
Team ERA 4.38 13% worse than the 1960 league average (3.88)
Runs Scored 615 9% below the 1960 league average (677 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMunicipal Stadium I
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 776,734
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Avg per Game 9,958

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1960

Batting Avg

1 Dick Williams 0.288 2 Norm Siebern 0.279 3 Hank Bauer 0.275 4 Jerry Lumpe 0.272 5 Whitey Herzog 0.266

Home Runs

1 Norm Siebern 19 2 Andy Carey 12 3 Dick Williams 12 4 Marv Throneberry 11 5 Whitey Herzog 8

RBI

1 Norm Siebern 69 2 Dick Williams 65 3 Andy Carey 53 4 Jerry Lumpe 53 5 Marv Throneberry 41
1960 Kansas City Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jerry Lumpe 146 574 69 156 19 3 8 53 48 49 1 0.272
Bill Tuttle 151 559 75 143 21 3 8 40 66 52 1 0.256
Norm Siebern 144 520 69 145 31 6 19 69 72 68 0 0.279
Ken Hamlin 140 428 51 96 10 2 2 24 44 48 1 0.224
Dick Williams 127 420 47 121 31 0 12 65 39 68 0 0.288
Andy Carey 102 343 30 80 14 4 12 53 26 52 0 0.233
Russ Snyder 125 304 45 79 10 5 4 26 20 28 7 0.260
Hank Bauer 95 255 30 70 15 0 3 31 21 36 1 0.275
Whitey Herzog 83 252 43 67 10 2 8 38 40 32 0 0.266
Marv Throneberry 104 236 29 59 9 2 11 41 23 60 0 0.250
Pete Daley 73 228 19 60 10 2 5 25 16 41 0 0.263
Harry Chiti 58 190 16 42 7 0 5 28 17 33 1 0.221
Danny Kravitz 59 175 17 41 7 2 4 14 11 19 0 0.234
Bob Johnson 76 146 12 30 4 0 1 9 19 23 2 0.205
Bob Cerv 23 78 14 20 1 1 6 12 10 17 0 0.256
Ray Herbert 37 76 5 13 3 0 0 7 7 16 0 0.171
Bud Daley 37 75 10 12 2 0 0 5 10 12 0 0.160
Dick Hall 32 56 5 6 0 0 0 4 4 15 1 0.107
Jim Delsing 16 40 2 10 3 0 0 5 3 5 0 0.250
Leo Posada 10 36 8 13 0 2 1 2 3 7 1 0.361
Ray Jablonski 21 32 3 7 1 0 0 3 4 8 0 0.219
Ken Johnson 42 30 2 5 1 0 0 3 0 11 0 0.167
Johnny Kucks 31 30 4 4 0 0 0 1 1 9 0 0.133
Don Larsen 23 29 3 6 1 0 0 3 0 11 0 0.207
Ned Garver 28 27 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 0.074
Bob Trowbridge 22 18 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.056
Chet Boak 5 13 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.154
Jim McManus 5 13 3 4 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0.308
Lou Klimchock 10 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.300
Hank Foiles 6 7 1 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0.571
John Tsitouris 14 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Marty Kutyna 51 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.200
Bob Davis 21 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
John Briggs 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
George Brunet 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Bob Giggie 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Leo Kiely 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Wayne Terwilliger 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Wickersham 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Blemker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Howie Reed 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1960

ERA

1 Ray Herbert 3.28 2 Bob Davis 3.66 3 Ned Garver 3.83 4 Marty Kutyna 3.94 5 Dick Hall 4.05

Wins

1 Bud Daley 16 2 Ray Herbert 14 3 Dick Hall 8 4 Ken Johnson 5 5 Ned Garver 4

Strikeouts

1 Bud Daley 126 2 Ray Herbert 122 3 Ken Johnson 83 4 Dick Hall 79 5 Ned Garver 50
1960 Kansas City Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ray Herbert 14 15 3.28 37 33 1 252.2 256 92 72 122
Bud Daley 16 16 4.56 37 35 0 231.0 234 117 96 126
Dick Hall 8 13 4.05 29 28 0 182.1 183 82 38 79
Ned Garver 4 9 3.83 28 15 0 122.1 110 52 35 50
Ken Johnson 5 10 4.26 42 6 3 120.1 120 57 45 83
Johnny Kucks 4 10 6.00 31 17 0 114.0 140 76 43 38
Don Larsen 1 10 5.38 22 15 0 83.2 97 50 42 43
Bob Trowbridge 1 3 4.61 22 1 2 68.1 70 35 34 33
Marty Kutyna 3 2 3.94 51 0 4 61.2 64 27 32 20
John Tsitouris 0 2 6.55 14 2 0 33.0 38 24 21 12
Bob Davis 0 0 3.66 21 0 1 32.0 31 13 22 28
Leo Kiely 1 2 1.74 20 0 1 20.2 21 4 5 6
Bob Giggie 1 0 5.79 10 0 0 18.2 24 12 15 8
John Briggs 0 2 12.71 8 1 0 11.1 19 16 12 8
George Brunet 0 2 4.35 3 2 0 10.1 12 5 10 4
Dave Wickersham 0 0 1.08 5 0 2 8.1 4 1 1 3
Ray Blemker 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 1.2 3 5 2 0
Howie Reed 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.2 2 0 0 1

👥 Roster (41)

Hank Bauer Ray Blemker Chet Boak John Briggs George Brunet Andy Carey Bob Cerv Harry Chiti Bud Daley Pete Daley Bob Davis Jim Delsing +29 more

41 players

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The 1960 Kansas City Athletics in brief

The 1960 Kansas City Athletics finished 58-96, a .377 winning percentage, placing 8th in the AL. With 615 runs scored and 756 given up, the 1960 differential was -141. Against a league average of .255, the 1960 Kansas City Athletics batted .249. Pitchers allowed 4.38 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.88. League clubs averaged 677 runs that year, so the Kansas City Athletics scored 9% fewer.

Attendance at Municipal Stadium I totaled 776,734 for the year. The home run leader was Norm Siebern, who hit 19. The hits leader was Jerry Lumpe with 156. Bud Daley led the pitchers with 16 wins. The 1960 roster runs to 41 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1959 season and the 1961 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1960 Kansas City Athletics

What was the 1960 Kansas City Athletics record?
The 1960 Kansas City Athletics finished 58-96 (.377 win pct).
Who led the 1960 Kansas City Athletics in home runs?
Norm Siebern led the 1960 Kansas City Athletics with 19 home runs.
What was the 1960 Kansas City Athletics team ERA?
The 1960 Kansas City Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.38.
Did the 1960 Kansas City Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1960 Kansas City Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1960 Kansas City Athletics play?
The 1960 Kansas City Athletics played home games at Municipal Stadium I.
Who led the 1960 Kansas City Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Norm Siebern (19 HR, 69 RBI) and Bud Daley (16-16, 4.56 ERA).
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