# 1960 Baltimore Orioles season

The 1960 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing second in the American League with a record of 89 wins and 65 losses, eight games behind the AL Champion New York Yankees, it was their first winning season since moving to Baltimore in 1954 and their first winning record since 1945 when they were still known as the St Louis Browns.

## Offseason

* November 30, 1959: Billy Loes and Billy O'Dell were traded by the Orioles to the San Francisco Giants for Jackie Brandt, Gordon Jones, and Roger McCardell.
* December 2, 1959: Bob Nieman was traded by the Orioles to the St. Louis Cardinals for Gene Green and Charles Staniland (minors).
* December 23, 1959: Chico Carrasquel was released by the Orioles.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteAmerican League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| New York Yankees | 97 | 57 | .630 | — | 55‍–‍22 | 42‍–‍35 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 65 | .578 | 8 | 44‍–‍33 | 45‍–‍32 |
| Chicago White Sox | 87 | 67 | .565 | 10 | 51‍–‍26 | 36‍–‍41 |
| Cleveland Indians | 76 | 78 | .494 | 21 | 39‍–‍38 | 37‍–‍40 |
| Washington Senators | 73 | 81 | .474 | 24 | 32‍–‍45 | 41‍–‍36 |
| Detroit Tigers | 71 | 83 | .461 | 26 | 40‍–‍37 | 31‍–‍46 |
| Boston Red Sox | 65 | 89 | .422 | 32 | 36‍–‍41 | 29‍–‍48 |
| Kansas City Athletics | 58 | 96 | .377 | 39 | 34‍–‍43 | 24‍–‍53 |

### Record vs. opponents

1960 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CHW | CLE | DET | KCA | NYY | WSH |
| Baltimore | — | 16–6 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 11–11 |
| Boston | 6–16 | — | 5–17 | 9–13 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 7–15 | 11–11 |
| Chicago | 9–13 | 17–5 | — | 11–11 | 11–11 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 14–8 |
| Cleveland | 8–14 | 13–9 | 11–11 | — | 7–15 | 15–7 | 6–16 | 16–6 |
| Detroit | 9–13 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 15–7 | — | 10–12 | 8–14 | 10–12 |
| Kansas City | 9–13 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 12–10 | — | 7–15–1 | 7–15 |
| New York | 13–9 | 15–7 | 12–10 | 16–6 | 14–8 | 15–7–1 | — | 12–10 |
| Washington | 11–11 | 11–11 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 10–12 | — |

### Opening Day starters

* Jackie Brandt
* Marv Breeding
* Jim Gentile
* Ron Hansen
* John Powers
* Brooks Robinson
* Gus Triandos
* Jerry Walker
* Gene Woodling

### Notable transactions

* April 18, 1960: Joe Ginsberg was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.
* May 12, 1960: John Powers was acquired by the Cleveland Indians off waivers from the Orioles.
* June 9, 1960: Gene Stephens was acquired by the Orioles from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Willie Tasby.
* June 15, 1960: Joe Ginsberg was released by the Orioles.
* June 30, 1960: Jim Busby was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.
* July 4, 1960: Bobby Thomson was signed by the Orioles as a free agent.
* September 1, 1960: Dave Philley was purchased by the Orioles from the San Francisco Giants.
* September 7, 1960: Del Rice was acquired by the Orioles off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

### Roster
## 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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Gus Triandos | 109 | 364 | 98 | .269 | 12 | 54 |
| 1B | Jim Gentile | 138 | 384 | 112 | .292 | 21 | 98 |
| 2B | Marv Breeding | 152 | 551 | 147 | .267 | 3 | 43 |
| 3B | Brooks Robinson | 152 | 595 | 175 | .294 | 14 | 88 |
| SS | Ron Hansen | 153 | 530 | 135 | .255 | 22 | 86 |
| LF | Gene Woodling | 140 | 535 | 123 | .283 | 11 | 62 |
| CF | Jackie Brandt | 145 | 511 | 130 | .254 | 15 | 65 |
| RF | Al Pilarcik | 104 | 194 | 48 | .247 | 4 | 17 |

#### 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 |
| Gene Stephens | 84 | 193 | 46 | .238 | 5 | 11 |
| Walt Dropo | 79 | 179 | 48 | .268 | 4 | 21 |
| Jim Busby | 79 | 159 | 41 | .258 | 0 | 12 |
| Clint Courtney | 83 | 154 | 35 | .227 | 1 | 12 |
| Dave Nicholson | 54 | 113 | 21 | .186 | 5 | 11 |
| Willie Tasby | 39 | 85 | 18 | .212 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Boyd | 71 | 82 | 26 | .317 | 0 | 9 |
| Albie Pearson | 48 | 82 | 20 | .244 | 1 | 6 |
| Billy Klaus | 46 | 43 | 9 | .209 | 1 | 6 |
| Dave Philley | 14 | 34 | 9 | .265 | 1 | 5 |
| Joe Ginsberg | 14 | 30 | 8 | .267 | 0 | 6 |
| John Powers | 10 | 18 | 2 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
| Valmy Thomas | 8 | 16 | 1 | .063 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Barker | 5 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Thomson | 3 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Adair | 3 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 1 | 1 |
| Gene Green | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Del Rice | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Shetrone | 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 |
| Chuck Estrada | 36 | 208.2 | 18 | 11 | 3.58 | 144 |
| Milt Pappas | 30 | 205.2 | 15 | 11 | 3.37 | 126 |
| Steve Barber | 36 | 181.2 | 10 | 7 | 3.22 | 112 |
| Hal Brown | 30 | 159.0 | 12 | 5 | 3.06 | 66 |

#### 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 |
| Jack Fisher | 40 | 197.2 | 12 | 11 | 3.41 | 99 |
| Hoyt Wilhelm | 41 | 147.0 | 11 | 8 | 3.31 | 107 |
| Jerry Walker | 29 | 118.0 | 3 | 4 | 3.74 | 48 |
| Arnie Portocarrero | 13 | 40.2 | 3 | 2 | 4.43 | 15 |

#### 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 |
| Gordon Jones | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.42 | 30 |
| Billy Hoeft | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.34 | 14 |
| Wes Stock | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.88 | 23 |
| Rip Coleman | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.25 | 0 |
| John Anderson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |
| Bob Mabe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |

## Awards and honors

* Paul Richards, Associated Press AL Manager of the Year

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Miami Marlins | International League | Al Vincent |
| AAA | Vancouver Mounties | Pacific Coast League | George Staller |
| B | Tri-City Braves | Northwest League | Whitey McDowell |
| B | Fox Cities Foxes | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Earl Weaver |
| C | Stockton Ports | California League | Billy DeMars |
| C | Aberdeen Pheasants | Northern League | Lou Fitzgerald |
| D | Bluefield Orioles | Appalachian League | Barney Lutz |
| D | Leesburg Orioles | Florida State League | Bob Hooper |
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