More 1960 Baseball Season Highlights
See more highlights from the 1960 baseball season, including record-low hits and runs, and numerous Golden Glove winners:
- For the first time in major league history, war-shortened seasons excepted, no one in either league makes more than 190 hits.
- Yankees allow major league record-low 2.83 runs per game on road.
- Indians score major league record-low 2.65 runs per game on road.
- Arnold Johnson dies; Charley Finley buys the A's from his heirs.
- Jerry Holtzman of the Chicago Sun-Times helps initiate the crediting of saves to relief pitchers for first time in major league history.
- Haddix wins third straight Gold Glove as National League pitcher.
- Bobby Shantz of the Yankees wins fourth straight Gold Glove as American League pitcher.
- The Braves' Del Crandall wins third straight Gold Glove as National League catcher.
- Cardinal Bill White wins first of seven straight Gold Gloves as National League first baseman.
- Ernie Banks wins his only Gold Glove as National League shortstop.
- Willie Mays is the only outfielder to win fourth straight Gold Glove.
- Law wins Cy Young Award.
- Cubs trade Ron Perranoski and two other players to Dodgers for Don Zimmer.
- The Indians trade Norm Cash to the Tigers for Steve Demeter.
- Expansion Senators trade Shantz to Pittsburgh for Harry Bright, Benny Daniels, and R.C. Stevens.
- Braves deal Billy Bruton and three other players to Detroit for Frank Boiling and Neil Chrisley.
- Phils trade Harry Anderson and Wally Post to Cincinnati for Lee Walls and Tony Gonzalez.
- Cleveland trades Kuenn to the Giants for Johnny Antonelli and Willie Kirkland.
- Cincinnati trades Roy McMillan to the Braves for Joey Jay and Juan Pizarro.
- Buddy Daley wins nine games in a row to set KC A's record.
- Bobby Wallace dies.
- Fred Clarke dies at age 87.
- Phillie Pancho Herrera fans 136 times, a National League record for a 154-game season.
- Ernie Banks leads the National League in games played a record fourth consecutive season.
- Elmer Valo receives an major league record 18 walks as a pinch hitter.
- Giants skipper Tom Sheehan, at age 66, becomes baseball's oldest rookie manager.
- Candlestick Park opens on April 12, Cards vs. Giants.
- Pete Runnels of Boston goes 6-for-7 in a 15-inning game on August 30.
- Groat goes 6-for-6 on May 13.
- Runnels tops the American League in batting at .320.
- Groat leads National League in BA (.325).
- Howard sets LA Dodgers rookie record with 23 homers.
- Hank Aaron tops National League in total bases (334) and RBI (126).
- Chicago's Richie Ashburn paces National League in walks (116) and OBP (.416).
- Cincinnati's Vada Pinson leads majors with 37 doubles.
- Maris tops American League in RBI (112).
- Luis Aparicio leads American League with 51 steals, one more than National League leader Maury Wills of the Dodgers.
- Eddie Mathews leads majors with 193 runs produced.
- The Dodgers' Don Drysdale (246) and Detroit's Jim Bunning (201) repeat as league leaders in Ks.
- Cardinal Larry Jackson tops majors in innings with 282.
- Pittsburgh leads the National League in runs scored (734) and ties for fewest runs allowed (593).
- Yankees lead American League in runs scored (746), homers (193), ERA (3.52), and saves (42).
