1960 New York Yankees season
The 1960 New York Yankees season was the 58th season for the team. The team finished with a record of 97–57, winning its 25th pennant, finishing 8 games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. New York was managed by Casey Stengel. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they were defeated by the Pittsburgh Pirates in seven games.
Offseason
Regular season
Elston Howard took over as the Yankees' everyday catcher, while Yogi Berra split time between the outfield and serving as Howard's backup.
Player stats
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | | 107 | 323 | 29 | 79 | .245 | 6 | 39 |
| 1B | | 146 | 538 | 63 | 166 | .309 | 26 | 91 |
| 2B | | 150 | 460 | 45 | 116 | .252 | 1 | 26 |
| 3B | | 124 | 393 | 54 | 95 | .242 | 14 | 46 |
| SS | | 147 | 568 | 77 | 155 | .273 | 14 | 62 |
| LF | | 131 | 408 | 66 | 116 | .284 | 9 | 42 |
| CF | | 153 | 527 | 119 | 145 | .275 | 40 | 94 |
| RF | | 136 | 499 | 98 | 141 | .283 | 39 | 112 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 120 | 359 | 99 | .276 | 15 | 62 |
| 119 | 337 | 87 | .258 | 8 | 34 |
| 87 | 216 | 54 | .250 | 8 | 28 |
| 53 | 99 | 24 | .242 | 4 | 14 |
| 55 | 64 | 13 | .203 | 4 | 11 |
| 26 | 41 | 15 | .366 | 3 | 10 |
| 49 | 35 | 8 | .229 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | 22 | 6 | .273 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Shantz | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 34 | 200.0 | 15 | 9 | 3.06 | 65 |
| 33 | 192.2 | 12 | 9 | 3.08 | 85 |
| 34 | 173.1 | 9 | 3 | 3.27 | 87 |
| 35 | 149.1 | 13 | 3 | 4.28 | 73 |
| 10 | 47.0 | 3 | 5 | 4.79 | 14 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 35 | 166.2 | 10 | 8 | 3.40 | 92 |
| 24 | 80.2 | 6 | 4 | 3.68 | 32 |
| 11 | 60.0 | 3 | 1 | 2.25 | 36 |
| 21 | 52.0 | 3 | 3 | 4.15 | 19 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 42 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2.79 | 54 |
| 42 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4.96 | 67 |
| 35 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4.09 | 28 |
| 29 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2.88 | 29 |
| 28 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4.36 | 29 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.23 | 2 |
'''NL Pittsburgh Pirates vs. AL New York Yankees '''
Awards and honors
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Greensboro