1960 Pittsburgh Pirates season
| 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates | |
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| 1960 NL Champions 1960 World Series Champions |
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| Owner(s) | John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas Johnson (minority shareholders) |
| General manager(s) | Joe L. Brown |
| Manager(s) | Danny Murtaugh |
| Local television |
KDKA-TV 2 Bob Prince, Jim Woods |
| Local radio |
KDKA–AM 1020 Bob Prince, Paul Long, Jim Woods |
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The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the team's 79th season. The team finished with a record of 95–59–1, seven games in front of the second-place Milwaukee Braves to win their first National League championship in 33 seasons. The team went on to play the heavily favored New York Yankees, whom they defeated 4 games to 3 in one of the most storied World Series ever.
At the 1959 Winter Meetings, Pirates general manager Joe L. Brown had agreed to trade Dick Groat to the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Roger Maris. Pirates manager Danny Murtaugh had advised Brown that he did not want to lose Groat, and the deal was never finalized.
On September 6, team captain Dick Groat was drilled on his left wrist by an inside pitch from Braves pitcher Lew Burdette. Groat was lost for the rest of the season. Dick Schofield stepped in for the injured Groat and went three for three in that September 6 game. The Pirates won the game 5–3 and Schofield would go on to hit .414 for the rest of the season.
On September 25 in Milwaukee, the Pirates clinched their first pennant in 33 years.
The 1960 Pirates team, which featured eight All-Stars, was widely predicted to lose the World Series to a powerful New York Yankees team. In one of the most memorable World Series in history, the Pirates were defeated by more than ten runs in three games, won three close games, then recovered from a 7–4 deficit late in Game 7 to eventually win on a walk-off home run by Bill Mazeroski, a second baseman better known for defensive wizardry.
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