1960 New York Yankees season
The 1960 New York Yankees season was the 58th season for the team in New York, and its 60th season overall. 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
took over as the Yankees' everyday catcher, while Yogi Berra split time between the outfield and serving as Howard's backup.Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | | 107 | 323 | 79 | .245 | 6 | 39 |
| 1B | | 146 | 538 | 166 | .309 | 26 | 91 |
| 2B | | 150 | 460 | 116 | .252 | 1 | 26 |
| 3B | | 124 | 393 | 95 | .242 | 14 | 46 |
| SS | | 147 | 568 | 155 | .273 | 14 | 62 |
| LF | | 131 | 408 | 116 | .284 | 9 | 42 |
| CF | | 153 | 527 | 145 | .275 | 40 | 94 |
| RF | | 136 | 499 | 141 | .283 | 39 | 112 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 120 | 359 | 99 | .276 | 15 | 6 |
| 119 | 337 | 87 | .258 | 8 | 34 |
| 87 | 216 | 54 | .250 | 8 | 28 |
| 53 | 99 | 24 | .242 | 4 | 14 |
| 55 | 64 | 13 | .203 | 4 | 11 |
| 26 | 41 | 15 | .366 | 3 | 10 |
| 49 | 35 | 8 | .229 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | 22 | 6 | .273 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 34 | 200 | 15 | 9 | 3.06 | 65 |
| 33 | 192.2 | 12 | 9 | 3.08 | 85 |
| 34 | 173.1 | 9 | 3 | 3.27 | 87 |
| 35 | 149.1 | 13 | 3 | 4.28 | 73 |
| 10 | 47 | 3 | 5 | 4.79 | 14 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 35 | 166.2 | 10 | 8 | 3.40 | 92 |
| 24 | 80.2 | 6 | 4 | 3.68 | 32 |
| 11 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 2.25 | 36 |
| 21 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 4.15 | 19 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 42 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2.79 | 54 |
| 42 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4.96 | 67 |
| 35 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4.09 | 28 |
| 29 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2.88 | 29 |
| 28 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4.36 | 29 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.23 | 2 |
Awards and honors
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Greensboro
