🏆 World Series Champions

1960 Pittsburgh Pirates

95-59 • .617 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates went 95-59 (.617) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 734 runs, allowed 593, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included Dick Stuart (23 HR, 83 RBI) and Vern Law (20-9, 3.08 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

95 Wins
59 Losses
.617 Win %
1st Rank
734 R 593 RA
Diff +141

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⚡ Quick Stats

734 Runs Scored
593 Runs Allowed
+141 Run Diff
1,707K Attendance

📈 vs. 1960 NL Average

Batting Avg .276 8% above the 1960 league average (.254)
OBP .335 5% above the 1960 league average (.319)
SLG .407 5% above the 1960 league average (.387)
Team ERA 3.49 7% better than the 1960 league average (3.76)
Runs Scored 734 12% above the 1960 league average (656 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,707,089
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Avg per Game 21,885

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1960

Batting Avg

1 Dick Schofield 0.333 2 Dick Groat 0.325 3 Roberto Clemente 0.314 4 Rocky Nelson 0.300 5 Hal Smith 0.295

Home Runs

1 Dick Stuart 23 2 Roberto Clemente 16 3 Don Hoak 16 4 Bob Skinner 15 5 Bill Mazeroski 11

RBI

1 Roberto Clemente 94 2 Bob Skinner 86 3 Dick Stuart 83 4 Don Hoak 79 5 Bill Mazeroski 64
1960 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dick Groat 138 573 85 186 26 4 2 50 39 35 0 0.325
Bob Skinner 145 571 83 156 33 6 15 86 59 86 11 0.273
Roberto Clemente 144 570 89 179 22 6 16 94 39 72 4 0.314
Don Hoak 155 553 97 156 24 9 16 79 74 74 3 0.282
Bill Mazeroski 151 538 58 147 21 5 11 64 40 50 4 0.273
Dick Stuart 122 438 48 114 17 5 23 83 39 107 0 0.260
Bill Virdon 120 409 60 108 16 9 8 40 40 44 8 0.264
Smoky Burgess 110 337 33 99 15 2 7 39 35 13 0 0.294
Gino Cimoli 101 307 36 82 14 4 0 28 32 43 1 0.267
Hal Smith 77 258 37 76 18 2 11 45 22 48 1 0.295
Rocky Nelson 93 200 34 60 11 1 7 35 24 15 1 0.300
Dick Schofield 65 102 9 34 4 1 0 10 16 20 0 0.333
Vern Law 35 94 10 17 5 2 1 7 2 19 0 0.181
Bob Friend 38 88 5 6 1 0 0 3 6 31 0 0.068
Harvey Haddix 29 67 7 17 4 0 0 7 3 15 0 0.254
Joe Christopher 50 56 21 13 2 0 1 3 5 8 1 0.232
Vinegar Bend Mizell 23 51 2 7 0 0 0 3 2 14 0 0.137
Gene Baker 33 37 5 9 0 0 0 4 2 9 0 0.243
Bob Oldis 22 20 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.200
Joe Gibbon 27 19 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.211
Tom Cheney 11 17 2 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.176
Roy Face 68 17 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.412
Bennie Daniels 10 16 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0.188
Red Witt 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Fred Green 45 8 3 3 0 0 2 2 1 4 0 0.375
Mickey Vernon 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.125
Paul Giel 16 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dick Barone 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Danny Kravitz 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Jim Umbricht 17 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Earl Francis 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Harry Bright 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Clem Labine 15 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.000
R C Stevens 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Roman Mejias 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Diomedes Olivo 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Gross 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1960

ERA

1 Clem Labine 1.48 2 Roy Face 2.90 3 Bob Friend 3.00 4 Vern Law 3.08 5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 3.12

Wins

1 Vern Law 20 2 Bob Friend 18 3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 13 4 Harvey Haddix 11 5 Roy Face 10

Strikeouts

1 Bob Friend 183 2 Vern Law 120 3 Harvey Haddix 101 4 Roy Face 72 5 Vinegar Bend Mizell 71
1960 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Friend 18 12 3.00 38 37 1 275.2 266 92 45 183
Vern Law 20 9 3.08 35 35 0 271.2 266 93 40 120
Harvey Haddix 11 10 3.97 29 28 1 172.1 189 76 38 101
Vinegar Bend Mizell 13 5 3.12 23 23 0 155.2 141 54 46 71
Roy Face 10 8 2.90 68 0 24 114.2 93 37 29 72
Joe Gibbon 4 2 4.03 27 9 0 80.1 87 36 31 60
Fred Green 8 4 3.21 45 0 3 70.0 61 25 33 49
Tom Cheney 2 2 3.98 11 8 0 52.0 44 23 33 35
Jim Umbricht 1 2 5.09 17 3 1 40.2 40 23 27 26
Bennie Daniels 1 3 7.81 10 6 0 40.1 52 35 17 16
Paul Giel 2 0 5.73 16 0 0 33.0 35 21 15 21
Clem Labine 3 0 1.48 15 0 3 30.1 29 5 11 21
Red Witt 1 2 4.20 10 6 0 30.0 33 14 12 15
Earl Francis 1 0 2.00 7 0 0 18.0 14 4 4 8
Diomedes Olivo 0 0 2.79 4 0 0 9.2 8 3 5 10
Don Gross 0 0 3.38 5 0 0 5.1 5 2 0 3

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
PIT def. NYA 4-3

👥 Roster (37)

Gene Baker Dick Barone Harry Bright Smoky Burgess Tom Cheney Joe Christopher Gino Cimoli Roberto Clemente Bennie Daniels Roy Face Earl Francis Bob Friend +25 more

37 players

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The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 95-59, a .617 winning percentage, placing 1st in the NL. That season the Pittsburgh Pirates won the World Series. The run column shows 734 for and 593 against. The team batting average of .276 was 8% above the 1960 league mark of .254. The Pittsburgh Pirates staff finished with a 3.49 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.76. Attendance at Forbes Field totaled 1,707,089 for the year.

Dick Stuart led the club in home runs with 23. Roberto Clemente drove in a team-high 94 runs. On the mound, Vern Law won 20 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Bob Friend with 183. Roy Face closed out 24 saves. In the World Series, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat NYA 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 95-59 (.617 win pct).
Did the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
Yes. The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates won the World Series.
Who led the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Dick Stuart led the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates with 23 home runs.
What was the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.49.
Where did the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dick Stuart (23 HR, 83 RBI) and Vern Law (20-9, 3.08 ERA).
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