The 1960

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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

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. New York was managed by

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. The Yankees played their home games at

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. In the

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, they were defeated by the

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in seven games.

Offseason

* December 11, 1959:

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, and

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were traded by the Yankees to the

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for

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and

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. * Prior to 1960 season:

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was acquired by the Yankees from the

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Regular season

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took over as the Yankees' everyday catcher, while

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split time between the outfield and serving as Howard's backup.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* May 19, 1960:

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was traded by the Yankees to the Kansas City Athletics for

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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''

1960 World Series

(4) vs. AL New York Yankees (3)

Awards and honors

* Roger Maris, American League MVP * Bobby Richardson, World Series MVP

Farm system

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Notes

References

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at ''Baseball Almanac'' {{New York Yankees New York Yankees seasons

1960s in the Bronx American League champion seasons Yankee Stadium (1923)