1960 Milwaukee Braves

88-66 • .571 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1960 Milwaukee Braves went 88-66 (.571) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 724 runs, allowed 658, and played home games at County Stadium. Team leaders included Hank Aaron (40 HR, 126 RBI) and Warren Spahn (21-10, 3.50 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

88 Wins
66 Losses
.571 Win %
2nd Rank
724 R 658 RA
Diff +66

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⚡ Quick Stats

724 Runs Scored
658 Runs Allowed
+66 Run Diff
1,498K Attendance

📈 vs. 1960 NL Average

Batting Avg .264 4% above the 1960 league average (.254)
OBP .323 1% above the 1960 league average (.319)
SLG .417 8% above the 1960 league average (.387)
Team ERA 3.76 equal to the 1960 league average (3.76)
Runs Scored 724 10% above the 1960 league average (656 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCounty Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,498,859
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Avg per Game 19,465

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1960

Batting Avg

1 Lee Maye 0.301 2 Mel Roach 0.300 3 Al Dark 0.298 4 Joe Adcock 0.298 5 Del Crandall 0.294

Home Runs

1 Hank Aaron 40 2 Eddie Mathews 39 3 Joe Adcock 25 4 Del Crandall 19 5 Bill Bruton 12

RBI

1 Hank Aaron 126 2 Eddie Mathews 124 3 Joe Adcock 91 4 Del Crandall 77 5 Bill Bruton 54
1960 Milwaukee Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bill Bruton 151 629 112 180 27 13 12 54 41 97 22 0.286
Hank Aaron 153 590 102 172 20 11 40 126 60 63 16 0.292
Eddie Mathews 153 548 108 152 19 7 39 124 111 113 7 0.277
Del Crandall 142 537 81 158 14 1 19 77 34 36 4 0.294
Joe Adcock 138 514 55 153 21 4 25 91 46 86 2 0.298
Johnny Logan 136 482 52 118 14 4 7 42 43 40 1 0.245
Wes Covington 95 281 25 70 16 1 10 35 15 37 1 0.249
Chuck Cottier 95 229 29 52 8 0 3 19 14 21 1 0.227
Red Schoendienst 68 226 21 58 9 1 1 19 17 13 1 0.257
Felix Mantilla 63 148 21 38 7 0 3 11 7 16 3 0.257
Al Dark 50 141 16 42 6 2 1 18 7 13 0 0.298
Mel Roach 48 140 12 42 12 0 3 18 6 19 0 0.300
Al Spangler 101 105 26 28 5 2 0 6 14 17 6 0.267
Warren Spahn 40 95 10 14 2 0 3 7 5 26 0 0.147
Lew Burdette 46 91 11 16 3 0 2 4 7 22 0 0.176
Bob Buhl 36 89 4 14 0 0 0 4 0 40 0 0.157
Lee Maye 41 83 14 25 6 0 0 2 7 21 5 0.301
Charlie Lau 21 53 4 10 2 0 0 2 6 10 0 0.189
Carl Willey 28 48 4 7 1 1 1 2 2 28 0 0.146
Joey Jay 32 45 2 7 0 0 0 1 3 23 0 0.156
Frank Torre 21 44 2 9 1 0 0 5 3 2 0 0.205
Juan Pizarro 23 40 4 11 1 1 0 2 0 11 0 0.275
Eddie Haas 32 32 4 7 2 0 1 5 5 14 0 0.219
Ray Boone 7 12 3 3 1 0 0 4 5 1 0 0.250
George Brunet 17 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.091
Don McMahon 48 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.000
Mike Krsnich 4 9 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.333
Stan Lopata 7 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.125
Ron Piche 37 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.000
Don Nottebart 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Len Gabrielson 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Bob Rush 10 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.333
Joe Torre 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Terry Fox 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ken MacKenzie 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Giggie 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1960

ERA

1 Bob Buhl 3.09 2 Joey Jay 3.24 3 Lew Burdette 3.36 4 Warren Spahn 3.50 5 Ron Piche 3.56

Wins

1 Warren Spahn 21 2 Lew Burdette 19 3 Bob Buhl 16 4 Joey Jay 9 5 Juan Pizarro 6

Strikeouts

1 Warren Spahn 154 2 Bob Buhl 121 3 Carl Willey 109 4 Joey Jay 90 5 Juan Pizarro 88
1960 Milwaukee Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lew Burdette 19 13 3.36 45 32 4 275.2 277 103 35 83
Warren Spahn 21 10 3.50 40 33 2 267.2 254 104 74 154
Bob Buhl 16 9 3.09 36 33 0 238.2 202 82 103 121
Carl Willey 6 7 4.35 28 21 0 144.2 136 70 65 109
Joey Jay 9 8 3.24 32 11 1 133.1 128 48 59 90
Juan Pizarro 6 7 4.55 21 17 0 114.2 105 58 72 88
Don McMahon 3 6 5.94 48 0 10 63.2 66 42 32 50
George Brunet 2 0 5.07 17 6 0 49.2 53 28 22 39
Ron Piche 3 5 3.56 37 0 9 48.0 48 19 23 38
Don Nottebart 1 0 4.11 5 1 1 15.1 14 7 15 8
Bob Rush 2 0 4.20 10 0 1 15.0 24 7 5 8
Terry Fox 0 0 4.32 5 0 0 8.1 6 4 6 5
Ken MacKenzie 0 1 6.48 9 0 0 8.1 9 6 3 9
Bob Giggie 0 0 4.15 3 0 0 4.1 5 2 4 5

👥 Roster (36)

Hank Aaron Joe Adcock Ray Boone George Brunet Bill Bruton Bob Buhl Lew Burdette Chuck Cottier Wes Covington Del Crandall Al Dark Terry Fox +24 more

36 players

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The 1960 Milwaukee Braves in brief

A 88-66 record (.571) put the 1960 Milwaukee Braves 2nd in the NL. With 724 runs scored and 658 given up, the 1960 differential was +66. Against a league average of .254, the 1960 Milwaukee Braves batted .264. League clubs averaged 656 runs that year, so the Milwaukee Braves scored 10% more. County Stadium was home in 1960, drawing a total attendance of 1,498,859.

For power, Hank Aaron led the way with 40 homers. Bill Bruton collected the most hits, 180. The pitching staff's wins leader was Warren Spahn (21). Don McMahon closed out 10 saves. The 1960 roster runs to 36 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1959 season and the 1961 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1960 Milwaukee Braves

What was the 1960 Milwaukee Braves record?
The 1960 Milwaukee Braves finished 88-66 (.571 win pct).
Who led the 1960 Milwaukee Braves in home runs?
Hank Aaron led the 1960 Milwaukee Braves with 40 home runs.
What was the 1960 Milwaukee Braves team ERA?
The 1960 Milwaukee Braves posted a team ERA of 3.76.
Did the 1960 Milwaukee Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1960 Milwaukee Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1960 Milwaukee Braves play?
The 1960 Milwaukee Braves played home games at County Stadium.
Who led the 1960 Milwaukee Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hank Aaron (40 HR, 126 RBI) and Warren Spahn (21-10, 3.50 ERA).
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