The 1960 Milwaukee Braves season was the eighth for the franchise in

Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is ...

, and the 90th overall. The Braves finished in second place in the NL with a record of 88–66, seven games behind the NL and World Series Champion

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Offseason

* October 13, 1959:

Enos Slaughter Enos Bradsher Slaughter (April 27, 1916 – August 12, 2002), nicknamed "Country", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) right fielder. He played for 19 seasons on four major league teams from 1938 to 1942 and 1946 to 1959. He is noted prima ...

was released by the Braves. * October 13, 1959:

Mickey Vernon James Barton "Mickey" Vernon (April 22, 1918 – September 24, 2008) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman who played for the Washington Senators (1939–1948, 1950–1955), Cleveland Indians (1949–1950, 1958), Boston Red ...

was released by the Braves. * October 24, 1959:

Rico Carty Ricardo Adolfo Jacobo Carty (born September 1, 1939), nicknamed "Beeg Boy", is a Dominican former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1963 to 1979, most prominently as a member of the Atlanta Br ...

was signed as an amateur free agent by the Braves. * October 26, 1959:

Stan Lopata Stanley Edward Lopata (September 12, 1925 – June 15, 2013) was an American professional baseball player. A catcher, Lopata played in Major League Baseball for 13 seasons in the National League with the Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Br ...

was released by the Braves.Stan Lopata page at Baseball Reference
/ref> * November 30, 1959: 1959 rule 5 draft **

Clay Dalrymple Clayton Errol Dalrymple (born December 3, 1936) is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies (–) and Baltimore Orioles (–). Dalrymple was known for his strong ...

was drafted from the Braves by the

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. **

Georges Maranda Georges Henri Maranda (January 15, 1932 – July 14, 2000) was a Canadian professional baseball player and a member of the Québec Baseball Hall of Fame. The right-handed pitcher appeared in 49 Major League Baseball games, including eight starts, ...

was drafted from the Braves by the

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. * February 9, 1960: Stan Lopata was signed as a free agent by the Braves. * March 1960:

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was purchased by the Braves from the

Managerial and coaching turnover

After 3½ seasons at the helm of the Braves and compiling a record of with two NL pennants and the

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championship, manager

Fred Haney Fred Girard Haney (April 25, 1896 – November 9, 1977) was an American third baseman, manager, coach and executive in Major League Baseball (MLB). As a manager, he won two pennants and a world championship with the Milwaukee Braves. He later se ...

, 63, resigned on October 4 in the wake of the

1959 Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...

tie-breaker series loss to the On October 24, the Braves appointed another veteran skipper,

Chuck Dressen Charles Walter Dressen (September 20, 1894Dressen's birthdate has been revised from 1898, as was commonly reported in ''The Sporting News' Baseball Register'' and ''Macmillan's Baseball Encyclopedia'', to 1894 by both Baseball Reference and Retr ...

, 65, well known as the manager of the "Boys of Summer"

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of as Haney's successor The Braves had considered a number of high-profile former big-league managers, as well as minor league skipper

Ben Geraghty Benjamin Raymond Geraghty (July 19, 1912 – June 18, 1963) was an American infielder in Major League Baseball and one of the most successful and respected minor league managers of the 1950s. A Jersey City native, Geraghty went right from Vill ...

, before settling on Dressen.

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Whit Wyatt John Whitlow Wyatt (September 27, 1907 – July 16, 1999) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers (1929–33), Chicago White Sox (1933–36), Clevela ...

was Dressen's only 1960 holdover from Haney's coaching staff, with

Billy Herman William Jennings Bryan Herman (July 7, 1909 – September 5, 1992) was an American second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 1930s and 1940s. Known for his stellar defense and consistent batting, Herman still holds many ...

, John Fitzpatrick and George Susce all departing with Haney.

Regular season

* April 17, 1960:

Eddie Mathews Edwin Lee Mathews (October 13, 1931 – February 18, 2001) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman. He played 17 seasons for Boston / Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves (1952–1966); Houston Astros (1967) and Detroit Tigers (1967–68 ...

hit the 300th

home run In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i ...

of his career.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* May 17, 1960:

Ray Boone Raymond Otis Boone (July 27, 1923 – October 17, 2004) was an American professional baseball infielder and scout who played in Major League Baseball (MLB). Primarily a third baseman and shortstop, he was a two-time American League All-Star ( an ...

was traded by the Braves to the

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for

Ron Jackson Ronnie Damien Jackson (born May 9, 1953 in Birmingham, Alabama) is a coach and a former player in Major League Baseball. He was the hitting coach for the Boston Red Sox in 2004 when they won their first World Series in 86 seasons. From 1975 thr ...

.Red Sox sells Jackson
/ref> * July 15, 1960:

Al Heist Alfred Michael Heist (October 5, 1927 – October 2, 2006) was an American professional baseball player, coach and scout. After a long career in the Pacific Coast League of the 1950s, the outfielder made his Major League debut at the age of 32 ...

was traded by the Braves to the

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for

Earl Averill, Jr. Earl Douglas Averill (September 9, 1931 – May 13, 2015) was an Americans, American professional baseball player who was a catcher and outfielder in the Major League Baseball, Major Leagues in 1956 and from 1958 to 1963 for the Cleveland Ind ...

and $30,000.Earl Averill, Jr. page at Baseball Reference
/ref> * August 13, 1960: Earl Averill, Jr. was traded by the Braves to the

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for Don Prohovich (minors) and $15,000. * September 21, 1960:

Elrod Hendricks Elrod Jerome "Ellie" Hendricks (December 22, 1940 – December 21, 2005) was a U.S. Virgin Islander professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from through , most notably as a member of the Baltimore ...

was released by the Braves.Elrod Hendricks page at Baseball Reference
/ref>

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''

Other batters

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

Pitching

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: Louisville, Yakima, Boise, Wellsville

Notes

References

*
1960 Milwaukee Braves season at Baseball Reference
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