I like to live as big as I can."
I hit big or I miss big. The Yankees won three blowouts, while the Pirates won four close games to win the series.
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. In addition to Bill Mazeroski, 14 other players from that 1960 club are still alive. The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates played 154 games during the regular season, won 95 games, … 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. Named to 1960 National League All Star Team. Despite losing the series, the Yankees scored 55 runs, the most runs scored by any one team in World Series history, and more than twice as many as the Pirates, who scored 27. Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list. In 1960, the Pittsburgh Pirates vanquished the mighty Yankee juggernaut in the World Series, winning in dramatic fashion on a Bill Mazeroski walk-off home run. I swing big, with everything I've got. The Series MVP was Bobby Richardson of the Yankees, the only time in history that the award has been given to a member of the losing team, though the rules were different at this time. Pitcher for Pittsburgh Pirates (1950-1951 and 1954-1967). The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the team's 79th season. 1910 Philadelphia Athletics - Amos Strunk, died July 22, 1979, age 90. 1912 Boston Red Sox - Smoky Joe Wood, died July 27, 1985, age 95. 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates - Lefty Leifield, died October 10, 1970, age 87. 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. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.1960 Pittsburgh Pirates Official Logo"How to hit home runs: I swing as hard as I can, and I try to swing right through the ball...The harder you grip the bat, the more you can swing it through the ball, and the farther the ball will go.
- Babe Ruth Votes had to be in by the start of the 8th inning 1911 Philadelphia Athletics - Elmer Leonard, died May 27, 1981, age 92. Member of 1960 World Series Champion Pittsburgh Pirates team.