1960 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1960 Pittsburgh Pirates
World Series Champions
National League Champions
LeagueNational League
BallparkForbes Field
CityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1]
Record95–59 (.617)
Divisional place1st
OwnersJohn W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson (minority shareholders)
General managersJoe L. Brown
ManagersDanny Murtaugh
TelevisionKDKA-TV 2
(Bob Prince, Jim Woods)
RadioKDKA–AM 1020
(Bob Prince, Paul Long, Jim Woods)
StatsESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the team's 79th season. The team finished with a record of 95–59, 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.

  1. ^ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.

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