1960 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the team's 79th season. The team finished with a record of 95–59, seven games in front of the second-place Milwaukee Braves to win their first National League championship in 33 seasons. The team went on to play the heavily favored New York Yankees, whom they defeated 4 games to 3 in one of the most storied World Series ever.

Offseason

At the 1959 Winter Meetings, Pirates general manager Joe L. Brown had agreed to trade Dick Groat to the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Roger Maris. Pirates manager Danny Murtaugh had advised Brown that he did not want to lose Groat, and the deal was never finalized. Maris was eventually traded to the Yankees, and both players would go on to win the MVP for their respective leagues and face each other in the World Series.

Notable transactions

Prior to 1960 season: José Martínez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.

Regular season

On September 6, team captain Dick Groat was drilled on his left wrist by an inside pitch from Braves pitcher Lew Burdette. Groat was lost for the rest of the season. Dick Schofield stepped in for the injured Groat and went three for three in that September 6 game. The Pirates won the game 5–3 and Schofield would go on to hit.414 for the rest of the season.
On September 25 in Milwaukee, the Pirates clinched their first pennant in 33 years.

Notable transactions

May 28, 1960: Julián Javier and Ed Bauta were traded by the Pirates to the St. Louis Cardinals for Vinegar Bend Mizell and Dick Gray.
September 1, 1960: Mickey Vernon was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.
September 30, 1960: Mickey Vernon was released by the Pirates.

Game log

Detailed records

Month-by-Month

	Games	Won	Lost	Win %
Home	78	52	25		362	287
Road	77	43	34		372	306
Total	155	95	59		754	593

Postseason

1960 World Series

The 1960 Pirates team, which featured eight All-Stars, was widely predicted to lose the World Series to a powerful New York Yankees team. In one of the most memorable World Series in history, the Pirates were defeated by more than ten runs in three games, won three close games, then recovered from a 7–4 deficit late in Game 7 to eventually win on a walk-off home run by Bill Mazeroski, a second baseman better known for his defensive wizardry.

Game 4

October 9, 1960, at Yankee Stadium in New York City. Attendance: 67,812

Game 5

October 10, 1960, at Yankee Stadium in New York City. Attendance: 62,753

Game 6

October 12, 1960, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Attendance: 38,580

Game 7

October 13, 1960, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Attendance: 36,683

Composite Box

1960 World Series : Pittsburgh Pirates over New York Yankees

Statistics

;Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player
	68	17	7	0.412	0	0
	45	8	3	0.375	2	2
	65	102	34	0.333	0	10
	17	6	2	0.333	0	0
	138	573	186	0.325	2	50
	144	570	179	0.314	16	94
	93	200	60	0.300	7	35
	77	258	76	0.295	11	45
	110	337	99	0.294	7	39
	155	553	156	0.282	16	79
	151	538	147	0.273	11	64
	145	571	156	0.273	15	86
	101	307	82	0.267	0	28
	120	409	108	0.264	8	40
	122	438	114	0.260	23	83
	29	67	17	0.254	0	7
	33	37	9	0.243	0	4
	50	56	13	0.232	1	3
	27	19	4	0.211	0	0
	22	20	4	0.200	0	1
	10	16	3	0.188	0	2
	35	94	17	0.181	1	7
	11	17	3	0.176	0	2
	23	51	7	0.137	0	3
	9	8	1	0.125	0	1
	38	88	6	0.068	0	3
	3	6	0	0.000	0	0
	4	4	0	0.000	0	0
	7	5	0	0.000	0	0
	16	7	0	0.000	0	0
	8	6	0	0.000	0	0
	15	4	0	0.000	0	1
	3	1	0	0.000	0	0
	4	1	0	0.000	0	0
	9	3	0	0.000	0	0
	10	9	0	0.000	0	0
	5	0	0		0	0
Team Totals	155	5,406	1,493	0.276	120	689

Player
	3	8	3	0.375	1	3
	5	18	6	0.333	0	0
	2	3	1	0.333	0	0
	3	6	2	0.333	0	1
	4	9	3	0.333	1	2
	3	3	1	0.333	0	0
	7	25	8	0.320	2	5
	7	29	9	0.310	0	3
	7	20	5	0.250	0	1
	7	29	7	0.241	0	5
	7	23	5	0.217	0	3
	7	28	6	0.214	0	2
	2	5	1	0.200	0	1
	5	20	3	0.150	0	0
	3	3	0	0.000	0	0
	4	3	0	0.000	0	0
	3	1	0	0.000	0	0
	3	1	0	0.000	0	0
	3	0	0		0	0
	3	0	0		0	0
	2	0	0		0	0
	3	0	0		0	0
	2	0	0		0	0
	2	0	0		0	0
	3	0	0		0	0
Team Totals	7	234	60	0.256	4	26

;Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player
	15	30	3	0	1.48	21
	7	18	1	0	2.00	8
	4	9	0	0	2.79	10
	68	114	10	8	2.90	72
	38	275	18	12	3.00	183
	35	271	20	9	3.08	120
	23	155	13	5	3.12	71
	45	70	8	4	3.21	49
	5	5	0	0	3.38	3
	29	172	11	10	3.97	101
	11	52	2	2	3.98	35
	27	80	4	2	4.03	60
	10	30	1	2	4.20	15
	17	40	1	2	5.09	26
	16	33	2	0	5.73	21
	10	40	1	3	7.81	16
Team Totals	155	1,399	95	59	3.49	811

Player
	3	2	0	0	0.00	1
	2	7	2	0	2.45	6
	3	18	2	0	3.44	8
	3	4	0	0	4.50	6
	4	10	0	0	5.23	4
	2	3	0	0	9.00	2
	3	6	0	2	13.50	7
	3	4	0	0	13.50	2
	2	2	0	1	15.43	1
	3	4	0	0	22.50	3
Team Totals	7	62	4	3	7.11	40

Awards and honors

Dick Groat, Shortstop, National League MVP
Bill Mazeroski, Babe Ruth Award
Danny Murtaugh, Associated Press NL Manager of the Year

All-Stars

1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, 1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

League leaders

Roberto Clemente, Led National League in outfield assists, 19 baserunners thrown out
Dick Groat, Led National League in batting average

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Savannah, Hobbs

1960 Pittsburgh Pirates season

Offseason

Notable transactions

Regular season

Notable transactions

Game log

Detailed records

Month-by-Month

Postseason

1960 World Series

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Game 5

Game 6

Game 7

Composite Box

Statistics

Awards and honors

All-Stars

League leaders

Farm system