⭐ League Leader

1960 New York Yankees

97-57 • .630 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1960 New York Yankees went 97-57 (.630) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 746 runs, allowed 627, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Mickey Mantle (40 HR, 94 RBI) and Art Ditmar (15-9, 3.06 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

97 Wins
57 Losses
1st Rank
746 R 627 RA
Diff +119

📁 Franchise Info

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⚡ Quick Stats

746 Runs Scored
627 Runs Allowed
+119 Run Diff
1,661K Attendance

📈 vs. 1960 AL Average

Batting Avg .260 2% above the 1960 league average (.255)
OBP .329 equal to the 1960 league average (.328)
SLG .425 10% above the 1960 league average (.387)
Team ERA 3.52 9% better than the 1960 league average (3.88)
Runs Scored 746 10% above the 1960 league average (677 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,661,894
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Avg per Game 21,583

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1960
1960 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tony Kubek 147 568 77 155 25 3 14 62 31 42 3 0.273
Bill Skowron 146 538 63 166 34 3 26 91 38 95 2 0.309
Mickey Mantle 153 527 119 145 17 6 40 94 111 125 14 0.275
Roger Maris 136 499 98 141 18 7 39 112 70 65 2 0.283
Bobby Richardson 150 460 45 116 12 3 1 26 35 19 6 0.252
Hector Lopez 131 408 66 116 14 6 9 42 46 64 1 0.284
Clete Boyer 124 393 54 95 20 1 14 46 23 85 2 0.242
Yogi Berra 120 359 46 99 14 1 15 62 38 23 2 0.276
Gil McDougald 119 337 54 87 16 4 8 34 38 45 2 0.258
Elston Howard 107 323 29 79 11 3 6 39 28 43 3 0.245
Bob Cerv 87 216 32 54 11 1 8 28 30 36 0 0.250
Johnny Blanchard 53 99 8 24 3 1 4 14 6 17 0 0.242
Art Ditmar 36 69 2 11 2 0 0 2 4 14 0 0.159
Kent Hadley 55 64 8 13 2 0 4 11 6 19 0 0.203
Bob Turley 34 55 4 4 1 0 0 1 2 18 0 0.073
Whitey Ford 33 53 4 8 2 0 0 3 9 14 0 0.151
Ralph Terry 35 49 1 6 1 0 0 1 1 18 0 0.122
Jim Coates 35 48 10 12 4 0 0 6 2 20 0 0.250
Dale Long 26 41 6 15 3 1 3 10 5 6 0 0.366
Joe DeMaestri 49 35 8 8 1 0 0 2 0 9 0 0.229
Ken Hunt 25 22 4 6 2 0 0 1 4 4 0 0.273
Bill Stafford 12 22 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.045
Eli Grba 27 21 1 5 0 0 1 1 2 7 0 0.238
Bill Short 10 15 2 3 1 0 0 3 1 3 0 0.200
John Gabler 21 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.091
Bobby Shantz 43 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.100
Jim Pisoni 20 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.111
Jesse Gonder 7 7 1 2 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0.286
Ryne Duren 42 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Duke Maas 35 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Luis Arroyo 29 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.000
Elmer Valo 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Deron Johnson 6 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Andy Carey 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.333
Johnny James 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Fred Kipp 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Billy Shantz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hal Stowe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1960
1960 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Art Ditmar 15 9 3.06 34 28 0 200.0 195 68 56 65
Whitey Ford 12 9 3.08 33 29 0 192.2 168 66 65 85
Bob Turley 9 3 3.27 34 24 5 173.1 138 63 87 87
Ralph Terry 10 8 3.40 35 23 1 166.2 149 63 52 92
Jim Coates 13 3 4.28 35 18 1 149.1 139 71 66 73
Eli Grba 6 4 3.68 24 9 1 80.2 65 33 46 32
Duke Maas 5 1 4.09 35 1 4 70.1 70 32 35 28
Bobby Shantz 5 4 2.79 42 0 11 67.2 57 21 24 54
Bill Stafford 3 1 2.25 11 8 0 60.0 50 15 18 36
John Gabler 3 3 4.15 21 4 1 52.0 46 24 32 19
Ryne Duren 3 4 4.96 42 1 9 49.0 27 27 49 67
Bill Short 3 5 4.79 10 10 0 47.0 49 25 30 14
Johnny James 5 1 4.36 28 0 2 43.1 38 21 26 29
Luis Arroyo 5 1 2.88 29 0 7 40.2 30 13 22 29
Fred Kipp 0 1 6.23 4 0 0 4.1 4 3 0 2
Hal Stowe 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 1 1 0

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to PIT 4-3

The 1960 New York Yankees in brief

In 1960 the New York Yankees posted a 97-57 mark (.630) and finished 1st in the AL. That season the New York Yankees won the pennant. With 746 runs scored and 627 given up, the 1960 differential was +119. The team batting average of .260 was 2% above the 1960 league mark of .255. Pitchers allowed 3.52 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.88.

Attendance at Yankee Stadium I totaled 1,661,894 for the year. Mickey Mantle led the club in home runs with 40. The RBI leader was Roger Maris, with 112. On the mound, Art Ditmar won 15 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Ralph Terry with 92. In the World Series, the New York Yankees lost to PIT 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1960 New York Yankees

What was the 1960 New York Yankees record?
The 1960 New York Yankees finished 97-57 (.630 win pct).
How did the 1960 New York Yankees finish?
The 1960 New York Yankees finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1960 New York Yankees in home runs?
Mickey Mantle led the 1960 New York Yankees with 40 home runs.
What was the 1960 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1960 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.52.
Did the 1960 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1960 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1960 New York Yankees play?
The 1960 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.