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1960 Boston Red Sox season

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Start date
  
1960

Owner
  
General manager
  
Local television
  
WCVB-TV

Local radio
  
WHDH-AM 850(Curt Gowdy, Bill Crowley, Art Gleeson)

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The 1960 Boston Red Sox season was the 60th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished seventh in the American League (AL) with a record of 65 wins and 89 losses, 32 games behind the AL champion New York Yankees.

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Regular season

Manager Billy Jurges was replaced by Mike "Pinky" Higgins. Ted Williams retired at the end of the season. In his final at bat, Ted Williams hit the 521st home run of his career. Williams finished the season with a .316 batting average at the age of 41.

Notable transactions

  • May 6, 1960: Nelson Chittum was traded by the Red Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Rip Repulski.
  • May 17, 1960: Ron Jackson was traded by the Red Sox to the Milwaukee Braves for Ray Boone.
  • June 13, 1960: Marty Keough and Ted Bowsfield were traded by the Red Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Russ Nixon and Carroll Hardy.
  • September 14, 1960: Ray Boone was released by the Red Sox.
  • Starters by position

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

    Other batters

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

    Starting pitchers

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

    Other pitchers

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

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Waterloo

    References

    1960 Boston Red Sox season Wikipedia


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