1960 St. Louis Cardinals

86-68 • .558 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1960 St. Louis Cardinals went 86-68 (.558) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 639 runs, allowed 616, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Ken Boyer (32 HR, 97 RBI) and Ernie Broglio (21-9, 2.74 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

86 Wins
68 Losses
.558 Win %
3rd Rank
639 R 616 RA
Diff +23

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⚡ Quick Stats

639 Runs Scored
616 Runs Allowed
+23 Run Diff
1,096K Attendance

📈 vs. 1960 NL Average

Batting Avg .253 equal to the 1960 league average (.254)
OBP .321 1% above the 1960 league average (.319)
SLG .393 1% above the 1960 league average (.387)
Team ERA 3.64 3% better than the 1960 league average (3.76)
Runs Scored 639 3% below the 1960 league average (656 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,096,272
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Avg per Game 14,237

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1960

Batting Avg

1 Ken Boyer 0.304 2 Bob Nieman 0.287 3 Bill White 0.283 4 Joe Cunningham 0.280 5 Stan Musial 0.275

Home Runs

1 Ken Boyer 32 2 Stan Musial 17 3 Daryl Spencer 16 4 Bill White 16 5 Walt Moryn 11

RBI

1 Ken Boyer 97 2 Bill White 79 3 Stan Musial 63 4 Daryl Spencer 58 5 Joe Cunningham 39
1960 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bill White 144 554 81 157 27 10 16 79 42 83 12 0.283
Ken Boyer 151 552 95 168 26 10 32 97 56 77 8 0.304
Daryl Spencer 148 507 70 131 20 3 16 58 81 74 1 0.258
Joe Cunningham 139 492 68 138 28 3 6 39 59 59 1 0.280
Julian Javier 119 451 55 107 19 8 4 21 21 72 19 0.237
Curt Flood 140 396 37 94 20 1 8 38 35 54 0 0.237
Hal Smith 127 337 20 77 16 0 2 28 29 33 1 0.228
Stan Musial 116 331 49 91 17 1 17 63 41 34 1 0.275
Walt Moryn 75 200 24 49 4 3 11 35 17 38 0 0.245
Alex Grammas 102 196 20 48 4 1 4 17 12 15 0 0.245
Bob Nieman 81 188 19 54 13 5 4 31 24 31 0 0.287
Carl Sawatski 78 179 16 41 4 0 6 27 22 24 0 0.229
Leon Wagner 39 98 12 21 2 0 4 11 17 17 0 0.214
Larry Jackson 52 95 10 20 0 1 0 3 6 21 0 0.211
George Crowe 73 72 5 17 3 0 4 13 5 16 0 0.236
Ernie Broglio 52 68 7 14 4 0 0 5 7 22 0 0.206
Ray Sadecki 29 57 5 12 0 0 0 2 1 6 0 0.211
Charlie James 43 50 5 9 1 0 2 5 1 12 0 0.180
Don Landrum 13 49 7 12 0 1 2 3 4 6 3 0.245
Curt Simmons 29 47 8 10 1 0 0 1 4 9 0 0.213
Ron Kline 34 35 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 13 0 0.143
John Glenn 32 31 4 8 0 1 0 5 0 9 0 0.258
Ellis Burton 29 28 5 6 1 0 0 2 4 14 0 0.214
Bob Gibson 40 28 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.179
Lindy McDaniel 65 26 0 6 1 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.231
Wally Shannon 18 23 2 4 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 0.174
Vinegar Bend Mizell 9 18 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 10 0 0.111
Bob Miller 17 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.143
Tim McCarver 10 10 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Chris Cannizzaro 7 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.222
Julio Gotay 3 8 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.375
Marshall Bridges 20 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Bob Duliba 27 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Dick Gray 9 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.000
Ed Olivares 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Duke Carmel 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.000
Gary Kolb 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Barnes 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Darrell Johnson 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Mel Nelson 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Del Rice 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Ed Bauta 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Grim 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Sadowski 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Rocky Bridges 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cal Browning 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Clemens 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1960

ERA

1 Lindy McDaniel 2.09 2 Curt Simmons 2.66 3 Ernie Broglio 2.74 4 Bob Miller 3.42 5 Marshall Bridges 3.45

Wins

1 Ernie Broglio 21 2 Larry Jackson 18 3 Lindy McDaniel 12 4 Ray Sadecki 9 5 Curt Simmons 7

Strikeouts

1 Ernie Broglio 188 2 Larry Jackson 171 3 Lindy McDaniel 105 4 Ray Sadecki 95 5 Bob Gibson 69
1960 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Larry Jackson 18 13 3.48 43 38 0 282.0 277 109 70 171
Ernie Broglio 21 9 2.74 52 24 0 226.1 172 69 100 188
Ray Sadecki 9 9 3.78 26 26 0 157.1 148 66 86 95
Curt Simmons 7 4 2.66 23 17 0 152.0 149 45 31 63
Ron Kline 4 9 6.04 34 17 1 117.2 133 79 43 54
Lindy McDaniel 12 4 2.09 65 2 26 116.1 85 27 24 105
Bob Gibson 3 6 5.61 27 12 0 86.2 97 54 48 69
Vinegar Bend Mizell 1 3 4.55 9 9 0 55.1 64 28 28 42
Bob Miller 4 3 3.42 15 7 0 52.2 53 20 17 33
Bob Duliba 4 4 4.20 27 0 0 40.2 49 19 16 23
Marshall Bridges 2 2 3.45 20 1 1 31.1 33 12 16 27
Bob Grim 1 0 3.05 15 0 0 20.2 22 7 9 15
Ed Bauta 0 0 6.32 9 0 1 15.2 14 11 11 6
Mel Nelson 0 1 3.38 2 1 0 8.0 7 3 2 7
Frank Barnes 0 1 3.52 4 1 1 7.2 8 3 9 8
Cal Browning 0 0 40.50 1 0 0 0.2 5 3 1 0

👥 Roster (47)

Frank Barnes Ed Bauta Ken Boyer Marshall Bridges Rocky Bridges Ernie Broglio Cal Browning Ellis Burton Chris Cannizzaro Duke Carmel Doug Clemens George Crowe +35 more

47 players

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The 1960 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 1960 St. Louis Cardinals finished 86-68, a .558 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the NL. With 639 runs scored and 616 given up, the 1960 differential was +23. The staff ERA of 3.64 was 3% better than the league average of 3.76. The 639 runs scored compare with a league average of 656 per club, 3% fewer. Sportsman's Park IV was home in 1960, drawing a total attendance of 1,096,272.

The home run leader was Ken Boyer, who hit 32. Ernie Broglio was the top winner, with 21 victories. Lindy McDaniel saved 26 games. The 1960 roster runs to 47 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1959 season and the 1961 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1960 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1960 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1960 St. Louis Cardinals finished 86-68 (.558 win pct).
Who led the 1960 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Ken Boyer led the 1960 St. Louis Cardinals with 32 home runs.
What was the 1960 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1960 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.64.
Did the 1960 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1960 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1960 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1960 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1960 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ken Boyer (32 HR, 97 RBI) and Ernie Broglio (21-9, 2.74 ERA).
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