1960 Washington Senators season


The 1960 [Washington Texas Rangers (baseball)|Senators (1901–60)|Washington Senators] won 73 games, lost 81, and finished in fifth place in the American League. They were managed by Cookie Lavagetto and played home games at Griffith Stadium, where they drew 743,404 fans in 1960, last in the eight-team league but an increase of almost 25 percent over 1959. This was the "original" Senators' 60th and final season in Washington, as they moved to Minnesota and became the Twins in 1961, which they have been named ever since. Griffith Stadium was demolished after the second Washington Senators franchise played its inaugural season there.

Regular season

Relocation to Minnesota

After an early flirtation with San Francisco, by 1957 team owner Calvin Griffith was courting Minneapolis-St. Paul, a prolonged process that resulted in him rejecting the Twin Cities' first offer before agreeing to relocate. The American League opposed the move at first, but in 1960 a deal was reached: The Senators would move and would be replaced with an expansion Senators team for 1961. The existing Senators franchise became the Minnesota Twins.

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C137466126.2701560
1B124442122.2763180
2B145592152.257956
3B121460122.265445
SS11726857.213219
LF148528142.26938100
CF12733097.294533
RF144501126.2511569

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Julio Bécquer11029875.252435
Dan Dobbek11024854.2181030
Billy Consolo10017436.207315
Faye Throneberry8515739.248123
Pete Whisenant5811526.22639
Hal Naragon339219.20705
Don Mincher277919.24125
Elmer Valo766418.281016
Zoilo Versalles15456.13304
Johnny Schaive6123.25000
Ken Aspromonte430.00000
Jake Jacobs620.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
Pedro Ramos43274.011183.45160
Camilo Pascual26151.21283.03143
Russ Kemmerer317.1027.7910

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
Don Lee44165.0873.4488
Jack Kralick35151.0863.0471
Tex Clevenger53128.25114.2049
Chuck Stobbs40119.11273.3272
Hal Woodeshick41115.0454.7046
Bill Fischer2077.0354.9131
Jim Kaat1350.0155.5825
Ted Sadowski917.1025.1912

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLSVERASO
Ray Moore3765.232132.8829
2134.24104.4122
Tom Morgan1424.01303.7511
Dick Hyde98.20104.154
23.000012.001
Héctor Maestri12.00000.001
Julio Bécquer11.00009.000

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wytheville