1960 Cincinnati Reds
[edit] Summary
The 1960 Cincinnati Reds finished with a record of 67-87. They scored 640 runs and belted 140 home runs to go along with a .250 batting average. The offense was powered by Frank Robinson, who led the team with 31 home runs and 83 RBI. Vada Pinson led the team with 187 hits for a .287 average. Vada Pinson had a great year on the basepaths with 32 stolen bases.
The team allowed 692 runs and had a team ERA of 4.00. Bob Purkey was the winningest pitcher, with 17 games won. Jim O'Toole struck out 124 batters to lead the team. Bill Henry was the team's best fireman, with 17 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Rogelio Alvarez | 1B | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .222 | .111 |
| Harry Anderson | 1B | 42 | 66 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .282 | .258 | .540 | .167 |
| Leo Cardenas | SS | 48 | 142 | 13 | 33 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .264 | .324 | .588 | .232 |
| Elio Chacon | 2B | 49 | 116 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 7 | .271 | .190 | .461 | .181 |
| Gordy Coleman | 1B | 66 | 251 | 26 | 68 | 6 | 32 | 1 | .308 | .390 | .698 | .271 |
| Cliff Cook | 3B | 54 | 149 | 9 | 31 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .247 | .315 | .562 | .208 |
| Willie Jones | 3B | 79 | 149 | 16 | 40 | 3 | 27 | 1 | .388 | .376 | .764 | .268 |
| Eddie Kasko | 3B | 126 | 479 | 56 | 140 | 6 | 51 | 9 | .359 | .378 | .737 | .292 |
| Whitey Lockman | 1B | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .385 | .500 | .885 | .200 |
| Billy Martin | 2B | 103 | 317 | 34 | 78 | 3 | 16 | 0 | .304 | .334 | .638 | .246 |
| Roy McMillan | SS | 124 | 399 | 42 | 94 | 10 | 42 | 2 | .301 | .351 | .652 | .236 |
| Frank Robinson | 1B | 139 | 464 | 86 | 138 | 31 | 83 | 13 | .407 | .595 | 1.002 | .297 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Gus Bell | OF | 143 | 515 | 65 | 135 | 12 | 62 | 4 | .300 | .388 | .688 | .262 |
| Joe Gaines | OF | 11 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Tony Gonzalez | OF | 39 | 99 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 1 | .248 | .374 | .622 | .212 |
| Jerry Lynch | OF | 102 | 159 | 23 | 46 | 6 | 27 | 0 | .356 | .478 | .834 | .289 |
| Vada Pinson | OF | 154 | 652 | 107 | 187 | 20 | 61 | 32 | .339 | .472 | .811 | .287 |
| Wally Post | OF | 77 | 249 | 36 | 70 | 17 | 38 | 0 | .350 | .542 | .892 | .281 |
| Lee Walls | OF | 29 | 84 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 2 | .392 | .393 | .785 | .274 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Azcue | C | 14 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .152 | .097 | .249 | .097 |
| Ed Bailey | C | 133 | 441 | 52 | 115 | 13 | 67 | 1 | .346 | .406 | .752 | .261 |
| Dutch Dotterer | C | 33 | 79 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .337 | .367 | .704 | .228 |
| Frank House | C | 23 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .179 | .250 | .429 | .179 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Pete Whisenant | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5289 | 640 | 1324 | 140 | 604 | 73 | .315 | .388 | .703 | .250 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Marshall Bridges | 14 | 0 | 25.3 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 1.07 | 0.830 | |||
| Jim Brosnan | 57 | 2 | 99 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 12 | 62 | 22 | 2.36 | 1.020 | |||
| Bob Grim | 26 | 0 | 30.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 4.45 | 1.386 | |||
| Bill Henry | 51 | 0 | 67.7 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 17 | 58 | 20 | 3.19 | 1.211 | |||
| Jay Hook | 36 | 33 | 222 | 11 | 18 | .379 | 0 | 103 | 73 | 4.50 | 1.329 | |||
| Brooks Lawrence | 7 | 0 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1.57 | 2.208 | |||
| Jim Maloney | 11 | 10 | 63.7 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 48 | 37 | 4.66 | 1.538 | |||
| Cal McLish | 37 | 21 | 151.3 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 0 | 56 | 48 | 4.16 | 1.441 | |||
| Don Newcombe | 16 | 15 | 82.7 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 4.57 | 1.366 | |||
| Joe Nuxhall | 38 | 6 | 112 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 0 | 72 | 27 | 4.42 | 1.402 | |||
| Claude Osteen | 20 | 3 | 48.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 30 | 5.03 | 1.718 | |||
| Jim O'Toole | 34 | 31 | 196.3 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 1 | 124 | 66 | 3.80 | 1.345 | |||
| Orlando Pena | 4 | 0 | 9.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2.89 | 1.183 | |||
| Bob Purkey | 41 | 33 | 252.7 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 0 | 97 | 59 | 3.60 | 1.258 | |||
| Duane Richards | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9.00 | 2.333 | |||
| Raul Sanchez | 8 | 0 | 14.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 4.91 | 1.565 | |||
| Ted Wieand | 5 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1.38 | 2.093 | |||
| Team Totals | 407 | 154 | 1390.3 | 67 | 87 | .435 | 35 | 740 | 442 | 4.00 | 1.337 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Vada Pinson | 154 |
| At Bats | Vada Pinson | 652 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Vada Pinson | 706 |
| Batting Average | Frank Robinson | .297 |
| On-Base % | Frank Robinson | .407 |
| Slugging % | Frank Robinson | .595 |
| OPS | Frank Robinson | 1.002 |
| Runs | Vada Pinson | 107 |
| Hits | Vada Pinson | 187 |
| Total Bases | Vada Pinson | 308 |
| Doubles | Vada Pinson | 37 |
| Triples | Vada Pinson | 12 |
| Home Runs | Frank Robinson | 31 |
| RBI | Frank Robinson | 83 |
| Walks | Frank Robinson | 82 |
| Strikeouts | Vada Pinson | 96 |
| Stolen Bases | Vada Pinson | 32 |
| Caught Stealing | Vada Pinson | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jim O'Toole | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ed Bailey and Frank Robinson | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Frank Robinson | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bob Purkey | 17 |
| Losses | Jay Hook | 18 |
| Saves | Bill Henry | 17 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Purkey | .607 |
| ERA | Bob Purkey | 3.60 |
| WHIP | Bob Purkey | 1.258 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Purkey | 252.7 |
| Games | Jim Brosnan | 57 |
| Games Started | Jay Hook and Bob Purkey | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Jim O'Toole | 124 |
| Complete Games | Bob Purkey | 11 |
| Shutouts | Jay Hook and Jim O'Toole | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Purkey | 1064 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jay Hook | 111 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Purkey | 259 |
| Walks Allowed | Jay Hook | 73 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jay Hook | 31 |
| Doubles Allowed | Bob Purkey | 50 |
| Triples Allowed | Cal McLish and Joe Nuxhall | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Jim O'Toole | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Purkey | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Bob Purkey | 26 |
