1960 Washington Senators

73-81 • .474 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1960 Washington Senators went 73-81 (.474) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 672 runs, allowed 696, and played home games at Griffith Stadium II. Team leaders included Jim Lemon (38 HR, 100 RBI) and Camilo Pascual (12-8, 3.03 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

73 Wins
81 Losses
.474 Win %
5th Rank
672 R 696 RA
Diff -24

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672 Runs Scored
696 Runs Allowed
-24 Run Diff
743K Attendance

📈 vs. 1960 AL Average

Batting Avg .244 4% below the 1960 league average (.255)
OBP .323 1% below the 1960 league average (.328)
SLG .383 1% below the 1960 league average (.387)
Team ERA 3.77 3% better than the 1960 league average (3.88)
Runs Scored 672 1% below the 1960 league average (677 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium II
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 743,481
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Avg per Game 9,655

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1960

Batting Avg

1 Lenny Green 0.294 2 Elmer Valo 0.281 3 Harmon Killebrew 0.276 4 Earl Battey 0.270 5 Jim Lemon 0.269

Home Runs

1 Jim Lemon 38 2 Harmon Killebrew 31 3 Bob Allison 15 4 Earl Battey 15 5 Dan Dobbek 10

RBI

1 Jim Lemon 100 2 Harmon Killebrew 80 3 Bob Allison 69 4 Earl Battey 60 5 Billy Gardner 56
1960 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Billy Gardner 145 592 71 152 26 5 9 56 43 76 0 0.257
Jim Lemon 148 528 81 142 10 1 38 100 67 114 2 0.269
Bob Allison 144 501 79 126 30 3 15 69 92 94 11 0.251
Earl Battey 137 466 49 126 24 2 15 60 48 68 4 0.270
Reno Bertoia 121 460 44 122 17 7 4 45 26 58 3 0.265
Harmon Killebrew 124 442 84 122 19 1 31 80 71 106 1 0.276
Lenny Green 127 330 62 97 16 7 5 33 43 25 21 0.294
Julio Becquer 110 298 41 75 15 7 4 35 12 35 1 0.252
Jose Valdivielso 117 268 23 57 1 1 2 19 20 36 1 0.213
Dan Dobbek 110 248 32 54 8 2 10 30 35 41 4 0.218
Billy Consolo 100 174 23 36 4 2 3 15 25 29 1 0.207
Faye Throneberry 85 157 18 39 7 1 1 23 18 33 1 0.248
Pete Whisenant 58 115 19 26 9 0 3 9 19 14 2 0.226
Hal Naragon 33 92 7 19 2 0 0 5 8 4 0 0.207
Pedro Ramos 53 86 6 10 3 0 2 4 1 36 0 0.116
Don Mincher 27 79 10 19 4 1 2 5 11 11 0 0.241
Elmer Valo 76 64 6 18 3 0 0 16 17 4 0 0.281
Camilo Pascual 27 51 6 9 3 1 1 8 5 10 0 0.176
Zoilo Versalles 15 45 2 6 2 2 0 4 2 5 0 0.133
Don Lee 44 43 3 5 1 0 1 3 4 18 0 0.116
Jack Kralick 35 41 2 5 0 0 0 2 5 9 0 0.122
Chuck Stobbs 40 34 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 11 0 0.088
Hal Woodeshick 41 29 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 0.069
Tex Clevenger 53 22 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 11 0 0.091
Bill Fischer 20 19 2 3 0 0 1 1 2 6 0 0.158
Jim Kaat 13 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.143
Ray Moore 37 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.071
Johnny Schaive 6 12 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.250
Rudy Hernandez 24 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Tom Morgan 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Russ Kemmerer 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Ken Aspromonte 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ted Sadowski 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Jake Jacobs 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ted Abernathy 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Dick Hyde 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hector Maestri 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1960

ERA

1 Ray Moore 2.88 2 Camilo Pascual 3.03 3 Jack Kralick 3.04 4 Chuck Stobbs 3.32 5 Don Lee 3.44

Wins

1 Camilo Pascual 12 2 Chuck Stobbs 12 3 Pedro Ramos 11 4 Jack Kralick 8 5 Don Lee 8

Strikeouts

1 Pedro Ramos 160 2 Camilo Pascual 143 3 Don Lee 88 4 Chuck Stobbs 72 5 Jack Kralick 71
1960 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pedro Ramos 11 18 3.45 43 36 2 274.0 254 105 99 160
Don Lee 8 7 3.44 44 20 3 165.0 160 63 64 88
Camilo Pascual 12 8 3.03 26 22 2 151.2 139 51 53 143
Jack Kralick 8 6 3.04 35 18 1 151.0 139 51 45 71
Tex Clevenger 5 11 4.20 53 11 7 128.2 150 60 49 49
Chuck Stobbs 12 7 3.32 40 13 2 119.1 115 44 38 72
Hal Woodeshick 4 5 4.70 41 14 4 115.0 131 60 60 46
Bill Fischer 3 5 4.91 20 7 0 77.0 85 42 17 31
Ray Moore 3 2 2.88 37 0 13 65.2 49 21 27 29
Jim Kaat 1 5 5.58 13 9 0 50.0 48 31 31 25
Rudy Hernandez 4 1 4.41 21 0 0 34.2 34 17 21 22
Tom Morgan 1 3 3.75 14 0 0 24.0 36 10 5 11
Russ Kemmerer 0 2 7.79 3 3 0 17.1 18 15 10 10
Ted Sadowski 1 0 5.19 9 1 1 17.1 17 10 9 12
Dick Hyde 0 1 4.15 9 0 0 8.2 11 4 5 4
Ted Abernathy 0 0 12.00 2 0 0 3.0 4 4 4 1
Hector Maestri 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 1 1
Julio Becquer 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0

👥 Roster (37)

Ted Abernathy Bob Allison Ken Aspromonte Earl Battey Julio Becquer Reno Bertoia Tex Clevenger Billy Consolo Dan Dobbek Bill Fischer Billy Gardner Lenny Green +25 more

37 players

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The 1960 Washington Senators in brief

The record for the 1960 Washington Senators reads 73 wins and 81 losses, good for 5th in the AL. The run column shows 672 for and 696 against. The team batting average of .244 was 4% below the 1960 league mark of .255. Pitchers allowed 3.77 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.88. The 672 runs scored compare with a league average of 677 per club, 1% fewer.

The home park, Griffith Stadium II, recorded 743,481 in attendance, about 9,655 a game. Jim Lemon topped the Washington Senators with 38 home runs. The hits leader was Billy Gardner with 152. Chuck Stobbs led the pitchers with 12 wins. The strikeout leader was Pedro Ramos with 160. Ray Moore closed out 13 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1960 Washington Senators

What was the 1960 Washington Senators record?
The 1960 Washington Senators finished 73-81 (.474 win pct).
Who led the 1960 Washington Senators in home runs?
Jim Lemon led the 1960 Washington Senators with 38 home runs.
What was the 1960 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1960 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 3.77.
Did the 1960 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1960 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1960 Washington Senators play?
The 1960 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium II.
Who led the 1960 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jim Lemon (38 HR, 100 RBI) and Camilo Pascual (12-8, 3.03 ERA).
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