1960 San Francisco Giants

79-75 • .513 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1960 San Francisco Giants went 79-75 (.513) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 671 runs, allowed 631, and played home games at Candlestick Park. Team leaders included Willie Mays (29 HR, 103 RBI) and Sam Jones (18-14, 3.19 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

79 Wins
75 Losses
.513 Win %
5th Rank
671 R 631 RA
Diff +40

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671 Runs Scored
631 Runs Allowed
+40 Run Diff
1,796K Attendance

📈 vs. 1960 NL Average

Batting Avg .254 equal to the 1960 league average (.254)
OBP .316 1% below the 1960 league average (.319)
SLG .392 1% above the 1960 league average (.387)
Team ERA 3.44 9% better than the 1960 league average (3.76)
Runs Scored 671 2% above the 1960 league average (656 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCandlestick Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,796,356
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Avg per Game 23,329

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1960

Batting Avg

1 Willie Mays 0.319 2 Orlando Cepeda 0.297 3 Joey Amalfitano 0.277 4 Bob Schmidt 0.267 5 Felipe Alou 0.264

Home Runs

1 Willie Mays 29 2 Orlando Cepeda 24 3 Willie Kirkland 21 4 Willie McCovey 13 5 Eddie Bressoud 9

RBI

1 Willie Mays 103 2 Orlando Cepeda 96 3 Willie Kirkland 65 4 Willie McCovey 51 5 Felipe Alou 44
1960 San Francisco Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Willie Mays 153 595 107 190 29 12 29 103 61 70 25 0.319
Orlando Cepeda 151 569 81 169 36 3 24 96 34 91 15 0.297
Don Blasingame 136 523 72 123 12 8 2 31 49 53 14 0.235
Willie Kirkland 146 515 59 130 21 10 21 65 44 86 12 0.252
Eddie Bressoud 116 386 37 87 19 6 9 43 35 72 1 0.225
Jim Davenport 112 363 43 91 15 3 6 38 26 58 0 0.251
Bob Schmidt 110 344 31 92 12 1 8 37 26 51 0 0.267
Joey Amalfitano 106 328 47 91 15 3 1 27 26 31 2 0.277
Felipe Alou 106 322 48 85 17 3 8 44 16 42 10 0.264
Willie McCovey 101 260 37 62 15 3 13 51 45 53 1 0.238
Andre Rodgers 81 217 22 53 8 5 2 22 24 44 1 0.244
Hobie Landrith 71 190 18 46 10 0 1 20 23 11 1 0.242
Jim Marshall 75 118 19 28 2 2 2 13 17 24 0 0.237
Mike McCormick 40 88 4 16 4 0 0 3 2 35 0 0.182
Sam Jones 39 80 3 16 2 0 0 5 1 20 0 0.200
Jack Sanford 37 74 8 13 1 0 0 5 5 26 0 0.176
Dave Philley 39 61 5 10 0 0 1 7 6 14 0 0.164
Billy O'Dell 49 56 8 6 0 0 0 0 11 19 1 0.107
Dale Long 37 54 4 9 0 0 3 6 7 7 0 0.167
Jose Pagan 18 49 8 14 2 2 0 2 1 6 2 0.286
Johnny Antonelli 42 34 2 8 0 1 0 1 2 6 1 0.235
Juan Marichal 11 31 3 4 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 0.129
Stu Miller 47 25 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0.200
Georges Maranda 17 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.167
Neil Wilson 6 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Sherman Jones 16 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.286
Eddie Fisher 3 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.600
Billy Loes 37 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Matty Alou 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Bud Byerly 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Don Choate 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ramon Monzant 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Shipley 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1960

ERA

1 Juan Marichal 2.66 2 Mike McCormick 2.70 3 Sherman Jones 3.09 4 Sam Jones 3.19 5 Billy O'Dell 3.20

Wins

1 Sam Jones 18 2 Mike McCormick 15 3 Jack Sanford 12 4 Billy O'Dell 8 5 Stu Miller 7

Strikeouts

1 Sam Jones 190 2 Mike McCormick 154 3 Billy O'Dell 145 4 Jack Sanford 125 5 Stu Miller 65
1960 San Francisco Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mike McCormick 15 12 2.70 40 34 3 253.0 228 76 65 154
Sam Jones 18 14 3.19 39 35 0 234.0 200 83 91 190
Jack Sanford 12 14 3.82 37 34 0 219.0 199 93 99 125
Billy O'Dell 8 13 3.20 43 24 2 202.2 198 72 72 145
Johnny Antonelli 6 7 3.77 41 10 11 112.1 106 47 47 57
Stu Miller 7 6 3.90 47 3 2 101.2 100 44 31 65
Juan Marichal 6 2 2.66 11 11 0 81.1 59 24 28 58
Georges Maranda 1 4 4.62 17 4 0 50.2 50 26 30 28
Billy Loes 3 2 4.93 37 0 5 45.2 40 25 17 28
Sherman Jones 1 1 3.09 16 0 1 32.0 37 11 11 10
Bud Byerly 1 0 5.32 19 0 2 22.0 32 13 6 13
Joe Shipley 0 0 5.40 15 0 0 20.0 20 12 9 9
Eddie Fisher 1 0 3.55 3 1 0 12.2 11 5 2 7
Don Choate 0 0 2.25 4 0 0 8.0 7 2 4 7
Ramon Monzant 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 1

👥 Roster (33)

Felipe Alou Matty Alou Joey Amalfitano Johnny Antonelli Don Blasingame Eddie Bressoud Bud Byerly Orlando Cepeda Don Choate Jim Davenport Eddie Fisher Sam Jones +21 more

33 players

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The 1960 San Francisco Giants in brief

In 1960 the San Francisco Giants posted a 79-75 mark (.513) and finished 5th in the NL. With 671 runs scored and 631 given up, the 1960 differential was +40. The San Francisco Giants staff finished with a 3.44 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.76. Measured against the 656-run league average, the offense was 2% ahead. Candlestick Park was home in 1960, drawing a total attendance of 1,796,356.

Willie Mays led the club in home runs with 29. On the mound, Sam Jones won 18 games to lead the staff. The saves leader was Johnny Antonelli with 11. The 1960 roster runs to 33 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1959 season and the 1961 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1960 San Francisco Giants

What was the 1960 San Francisco Giants record?
The 1960 San Francisco Giants finished 79-75 (.513 win pct).
Who led the 1960 San Francisco Giants in home runs?
Willie Mays led the 1960 San Francisco Giants with 29 home runs.
What was the 1960 San Francisco Giants team ERA?
The 1960 San Francisco Giants posted a team ERA of 3.44.
Did the 1960 San Francisco Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1960 San Francisco Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1960 San Francisco Giants play?
The 1960 San Francisco Giants played home games at Candlestick Park.
Who led the 1960 San Francisco Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willie Mays (29 HR, 103 RBI) and Sam Jones (18-14, 3.19 ERA).
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