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Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees
Major League Baseball team season
The 1960
New York Yankees
season was the 58th season for the team. The team finished with a record of 97?57, winning its 25th
pennant
, finishing 8 games ahead of the
Baltimore Orioles
. New York was managed by
Casey Stengel
. The Yankees played their home games at
Yankee Stadium
. In the
World Series
, they were defeated by the
Pittsburgh Pirates
in seven games.
Offseason
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Regular season
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Elston Howard
took over as the Yankees' everyday catcher, while
Yogi Berra
split time between the outfield and serving as Howard's backup.
Season standings
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Record vs. opponents
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Team
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BAL
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BOS
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CHW
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CLE
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DET
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KCA
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NYY
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WSH
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Baltimore
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?
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16?6
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13?9
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14?8
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13?9
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13?9
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9?13
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11?11
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Boston
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6?16
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?
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5?17
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9?13
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14?8
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13?9
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7?15
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11?11
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Chicago
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9?13
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17?5
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?
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11?11
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11?11
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15?7
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10?12
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14?8
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Cleveland
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8?14
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13?9
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11?11
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?
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7?15
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15?7
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6?16
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16?6
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Detroit
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9?13
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8?14
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11?11
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15?7
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?
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10?12
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8?14
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10?12
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Kansas City
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9?13
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9?13
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7?15
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7?15
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12?10
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?
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7?15?1
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7?15
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New York
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13?9
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15?7
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12?10
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16?6
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14?8
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15?7?1
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?
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12?10
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Washington
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11?11
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11?11
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8?14
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6?16
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12?10
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15?7
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10?12
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?
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Notable transactions
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Roster
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1960 New York Yankees
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Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Player stats
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Batting
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Starters by position
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
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Starting pitchers
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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
1960 World Series
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NL
Pittsburgh Pirates
(4) vs. AL New York Yankees (3)
Game
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Score
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Date
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Location
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Attendance
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1
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Yankees ? 4,
Pirates ? 6
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October 5
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Forbes Field
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36,676
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2
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Yankees ? 16
, Pirates ? 3
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October 6
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Forbes Field
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37,308
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3
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Pirates ? 0,
Yankees ? 10
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October 8
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Yankee Stadium
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70,001
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4
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Pirates ? 3
, Yankees ? 2
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October 9
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Yankee Stadium
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67,812
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5
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Pirates ? 5
, Yankees ? 2
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October 10
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Yankee Stadium
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62,753
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6
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Yankees ? 12
, Pirates ? 0
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October 12
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Forbes Field
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38,580
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7
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Yankees ? 9,
Pirates ? 10
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October 13
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Forbes Field
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36,683
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Awards and honors
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- Roger Maris, American League MVP
- Bobby Richardson, World Series MVP
Farm system
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Greensboro
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Notes
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- ^
Roger Maris
at
Baseball Reference
- ^
Jesse Gonder
at
Baseball Reference
- ^
Bob Cerv
at
Baseball Reference
- ^
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed.,
The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball
, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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