# 1960 Milwaukee Braves season

The 1960 Milwaukee Braves season was the eighth for the franchise in Milwaukee, and the 90th overall. The Braves finished in second place in the National League with a record of 88–66, seven games behind the NL and World Series Champion Pittsburgh Pirates.

## Offseason

* October 13, 1959: Enos Slaughter was released by the Braves.
* October 13, 1959: Mickey Vernon was released by the Braves.
* October 24, 1959: Rico Carty was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves.
* October 26, 1959: Stan Lopata was released by the Braves.
* November 30, 1959: 1959 rule 5 draft
** Clay Dalrymple was drafted from the Braves by the Philadelphia Phillies.
** Georges Maranda was drafted from the Braves by the San Francisco Giants.
* February 9, 1960: Stan Lopata was signed as a free agent by the Braves.
* March 1960: Jim Bolger was purchased by the Braves from the Philadelphia Phillies.

### Managerial and coaching turnover

After 3+1⁄2 seasons at the helm of the Braves and compiling a record of 341–231 (.596) with two NL pennants and the 1957 World Series championship, manager Fred Haney, 63, resigned on October 4 in the wake of the 1959 tie-breaker series loss to the L.A. Dodgers. On October 24, the Braves appointed another veteran skipper, Chuck Dressen, 65, well known as the manager of the "Boys of Summer" Brooklyn Dodgers of 1951–1953, as Haney's successor for 1960. The Braves had considered a number of high-profile former big-league managers, as well as minor league skipper Ben Geraghty, before settling on Dressen.
Pitching coach Whit Wyatt was Dressen's only 1960 holdover from Haney's coaching staff, with Billy Herman, John Fitzpatrick and George Susce all departing with Haney.

## Regular season

* April 17, 1960: Eddie Mathews hit the 300th home run of his career.

### Season standings

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 95 | 59 | .617 | — | 52‍–‍25 | 43‍–‍34 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 88 | 66 | .571 | 7 | 51‍–‍26 | 37‍–‍40 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 68 | .558 | 9 | 51‍–‍26 | 35‍–‍42 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 82 | 72 | .532 | 13 | 42‍–‍35 | 40‍–‍37 |
| San Francisco Giants | 79 | 75 | .513 | 16 | 45‍–‍32 | 34‍–‍43 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 67 | 87 | .435 | 28 | 37‍–‍40 | 30‍–‍47 |
| Chicago Cubs | 60 | 94 | .390 | 35 | 33‍–‍44 | 27‍–‍50 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 59 | 95 | .383 | 36 | 31‍–‍46 | 28‍–‍49 |

### Record vs. opponents

1960 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | CHC | CIN | LA | MIL | PHI | PIT | SF | STL |
| Chicago | — | 10–12 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 9–13–1 | 8–14–1 |
| Cincinnati | 12–10 | — | 12–10 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 6–16 | 11–11 | 8–14 |
| Los Angeles | 13–9 | 10–12 | — | 12–10 | 16–6 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 10–12 |
| Milwaukee | 15–7 | 13–9 | 10–12 | — | 16–6 | 9–13 | 14–8 | 11–11 |
| Philadelphia | 12–10 | 13–9 | 6–16 | 6–16 | — | 7–15 | 8–14 | 7–15 |
| Pittsburgh | 15–7 | 16–6 | 11–11 | 13–9 | 15–7 | — | 14–8–1 | 11–11 |
| San Francisco | 13–9–1 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 8–14 | 14–8 | 8–14–1 | — | 13–9 |
| St. Louis | 14–8–1 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 11–11 | 15–7 | 11–11 | 9–13 | — |

### Notable transactions

* May 17, 1960: Ray Boone was traded by the Braves to the Boston Red Sox for Ron Jackson.
* July 15, 1960: Al Heist was traded by the Braves to the Chicago Cubs for Earl Averill, Jr. and $30,000.
* August 13, 1960: Earl Averill, Jr. was traded by the Braves to the Chicago White Sox for Don Prohovich (minors) and $15,000.
* September 21, 1960: Elrod Hendricks was released by the Braves.

### 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 | Del Crandall | 142 | 537 | 158 | .294 | 19 | 77 |
| 1B | Joe Adcock | 138 | 514 | 153 | .298 | 25 | 91 |
| 2B | Chuck Cottier | 95 | 229 | 52 | .227 | 3 | 19 |
| 3B | Eddie Mathews | 153 | 548 | 152 | .277 | 39 | 124 |
| SS | Johnny Logan | 136 | 482 | 118 | .245 | 7 | 42 |
| LF | Wes Covington | 95 | 281 | 70 | .249 | 10 | 35 |
| CF | Bill Bruton | 151 | 629 | 180 | .286 | 12 | 54 |
| RF | Hank Aaron | 153 | 590 | 172 | .292 | 40 | 126 |

#### 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 |
| Red Schoendienst | 68 | 226 | 58 | .257 | 1 | 19 |
| Félix Mantilla | 63 | 148 | 38 | .257 | 3 | 11 |
| Al Dark | 50 | 141 | 42 | .298 | 1 | 18 |
| Mel Roach | 48 | 140 | 42 | .300 | 3 | 18 |
| Al Spangler | 101 | 105 | 28 | .267 | 0 | 6 |
| Lee Maye | 41 | 83 | 25 | .301 | 0 | 2 |
| Charley Lau | 21 | 53 | 10 | .189 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank Torre | 21 | 44 | 9 | .205 | 0 | 5 |
| Eddie Haas | 32 | 32 | 7 | .219 | 1 | 5 |
| Ray Boone | 7 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Krsnich | 4 | 9 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Lopata | 7 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Len Gabrielson | 4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Torre | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 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 |
| Lew Burdette | 45 | 275.2 | 19 | 13 | 3.36 | 83 |
| Warren Spahn | 40 | 267.2 | 21 | 10 | 3.50 | 154 |
| Bob Buhl | 36 | 238.2 | 16 | 9 | 3.09 | 121 |
| Carl Willey | 28 | 144.2 | 6 | 7 | 4.35 | 109 |
| Juan Pizarro | 21 | 114.1 | 6 | 7 | 4.55 | 88 |

#### 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 |
| Joey Jay | 32 | 133.1 | 9 | 8 | 3.24 | 90 |
| George Brunet | 17 | 49.2 | 2 | 0 | 5.07 | 39 |
| Don Nottebart | 5 | 15.1 | 1 | 0 | 4.11 | 8 |

#### 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 |
| Don McMahon | 48 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5.94 | 50 |
| Ron Piché | 37 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3.56 | 38 |
| Bob Rush | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.20 | 8 |
| Ken MacKenzie | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.48 | 9 |
| Terry Fox | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.32 | 5 |
| Bob Giggie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 5 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Louisville Colonels | American Association | Ben Geraghty and Bill Adair |
| AAA | Sacramento Solons | Pacific Coast League | Ernie White |
| AA | Austin Senators | Texas League | Alex Monchak |
| A | Jacksonville Braves | Sally League | Red Murff |
| B | Cedar Rapids Braves | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Jimmy Brown |
| B | Yakima Bears | Northwest League | Buddy Hicks |
| C | Eau Claire Braves | Northern League | Bill Steinecke |
| C | Boise Braves | Pioneer League | Billy Smith |
| D | Davenport Braves | Midwest League | Travis Jackson |
| D | Wellsville Braves | New York–Penn League | Harry Minor |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Louisville, Yakima, Boise, Wellsville