1960 Pittsburgh Pirates

1960 Pittsburgh Pirates / Franchise: Pittsburgh Pirates / BR Team Page

Record: 95-59-1, Finished 1st in National League (1960 NL)

Clinched Pennant: September 25, 1960

World Series Champs

Managed by Danny Murtaugh

Coaches: Bill Burwell, Len Levy, Sam Narron , Frank Oceak and Mickey Vernon

Ballpark: Forbes Field

History, Comments, Contributions

The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates extended the streak of consecutive wins in extra innings they had started in 1959 to a record of 21. As of 2013, no other team has gotten more than 17 in a row.

Awards and Honors

• All-Stars: Smoky Burgess, Roberto Clemente, Roy Face, Bob Friend, Dick Groat, Vern Law, Bill Mazeroski and Bob Skinner
• NL MVP: Dick Groat
• Cy Young Award: Vern Law
• NL Gold Glove: Harvey Haddix (P) and Bill Mazeroski (2B)
• Manager of the Year Award: Danny Murtaugh

World Series

NL Pittsburgh Pirates (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (3)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Yankees – 4, Pirates – 6	October 5	Forbes Field	36,676
2	Yankees – 16, Pirates – 3	October 6	Forbes Field	37,308
3	Pirates – 0, Yankees – 10	October 8	Yankee Stadium	70,001
4	Pirates – 3, Yankees – 2	October 9	Yankee Stadium	67,812
5	Pirates – 5, Yankees – 2	October 10	Yankee Stadium	62,753
6	Yankees – 12, Pirates – 0	October 12	Forbes Field	38,580
7	Yankees – 9, Pirates – 10	October 13	Forbes Field	36,683

Further Reading

• Bill Morales: Farewell to the Last Golden Era: The Yankees, the Pirates and the 1960 Baseball Season, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2011. ISBN 978-0-7864-6327-5
• Thad Mumau: "Had ’Em All the Way": The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2015. ISBN 978-0-7864-9711-9
• Jim O'Brien: Maz and the '60s Bucs: When Pittsburgh and its Pirates Went All the Way, James P. O'Brien Publishing, Pittsburgh, PA, 1993.
• Clifton Blue Parker and Bill Nowlin, ed.: Sweet '60: The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates, SABR, Phoenix, AZ, 2013. ISBN 978-1-93359-948-9
• Jim Reisler: The Best Game Ever: Pirates 10, Yankees 9: October 13, 1960, Da Capo Press, Cambridge, MA, 2007.
• Washington Post: "Yanks, Pirates clinch flags", historics-newspapers.com, September 26, 1960

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