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1960 St. Louis Cardinals season

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Record
  
83–68 (.558)

Owner(s)
  
August "Gussie" Busch

Start date
  
1960

General manager
  
Bing Devine

Local television
  
KPLR-TV

League place
  
3rd

Stats
  
ESPN.com BB-reference

Manager
  
Solly Hemus

Local radio
  
KMOX

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1959 St. Louis Cardinals season

The 1960 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 79th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 69th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 86–68 during the season, a fifteen-game improvement over the previous season, and finished third in the National League, nine games behind the World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates.

Contents

Offseason

  • October 13, 1959: Hal Jeffcoat was released by the Cardinals.
  • December 2, 1959: Gene Green and Charles Staniland (minors) were traded by the Cardinals to the Baltimore Orioles for Bob Nieman.
  • December 4, 1959: Bill Smith and Bob Smith were traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Carl Sawatski.

    • Regular season

    First baseman Bill White and third baseman Ken Boyer won Gold Gloves this year.

    Notable transactions

  • May 28, 1960: Vinegar Bend Mizell and Dick Gray were traded by the Cardinals to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Julián Javier and Ed Bauta.
  • June 15, 1960: Jim Donohue was traded by the Cardinals to the Los Angeles Dodgers for John Glenn.
  • August 2, 1960: Marshall Bridges was selected off waivers from the Cardinals by the Cincinnati Reds.
  • August 13, 1960: Del Rice was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.
  • September 7, 1960: Del Rice was selected off waivers from the Cardinals by the Baltimore Orioles.

    • 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: Tulsa, Winnipeg

    References

    1960 St. Louis Cardinals season Wikipedia
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