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1960 Washington Senators season

The 1960 Washington Senators won 73 games, lost 81, and finished in fifth place in the American League. They were managed by Cookie Lavagetto and played home games at Griffith Stadium, where they drew 743,404 fans in 1960, last in the eight-team league but an increase of almost 25 percent over 1959. This was the "original" Senators' 60th and final season in Washington, as they moved to Minnesota and became the Twins in 1961, which they have been named ever since. Griffith Stadium was demolished after the second Washington Senators franchise played its inaugural season there.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Relocation to Minnesota

After an early flirtation with San Francisco, by 1957 team owner Calvin Griffith was courting Minneapolis-St. Paul, a prolonged process that resulted in him rejecting the Twin Cities' first offer before agreeing to relocate. The American League opposed the move at first, but in 1960 a deal was reached: The Senators would move and would be replaced with an expansion Senators team for 1961. The existing Senators franchise became the Minnesota Twins.

Roster

Game log

Regular season

|-style="background:#bfb;" | <span style="color:#c6011f;">10</span> || || || <span style="color:#c6011f;">@</span> <span style="color:#c6011f;">Yankees</span> || <span style="color:#c6011f;">5–4</span> || || || || <span style="color:#c6011f;">2:17</span> || <span style="color:#c6011f;">3,745</span> || <span style="color:#c6011f;">5–5</span> || <span style="color:#c6011f;">W1</span> |-

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|- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | <span style="color:#c6011f;">—</span> || || <span style="color:#c6011f;">3:00</span><span style="color:#c6011f;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:#c6011f;">EDT</span> || <span style="color:#c6011f;">28th All-Star Game</span> || colspan=8 | <span style="color:#c6011f;">National League</span> <span style="color:#c6011f;">vs.</span> <span style="color:#c6011f;">American League</span> (<span style="color:#c6011f;">Municipal Stadium</span><span style="color:#c6011f;">,</span> <span style="color:#c6011f;">Kansas City, Missouri</span>) |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | <span style="color:#c6011f;">—</span> || || <span style="color:#c6011f;">1:00</span><span style="color:#c6011f;">p.m.</span> <span style="color:#c6011f;">EDT</span> || <span style="color:#c6011f;">29th All-Star Game</span> || colspan=8 | <span style="color:#c6011f;">National League</span> <span style="color:#c6011f;">vs.</span> <span style="color:#c6011f;">American League</span> (<span style="color:#c6011f;">Yankee Stadium</span><span style="color:#083c6b;">,</span> <span style="color:#c6011f;">Bronx, New York</span>) |-

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Detailed records

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

<small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wytheville</small>

Notes

References