1960 Detroit Tigers Organizational Leaders

1960 Detroit Tigers Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Stan Palys	Birmingham Barons	AA	200	43	13	28
Purnal Goldy	Knoxville Smokies	A	186	36	10	20
Jake Wood	Denver Bears	AAA	186	24	18	12
Steve Boros	Denver Bears	AAA	181	42	8	30
Bubba Morton	Denver Bears	AAA	173	35	10	9
Alfred Paschal	Victoria Rosebuds	AA	170	29	1	9
Bobo Osborne	Denver Bears	AAA	165	40	1	34
Dick McAuliffe	Knoxville Smokies	A	162	27	21	7
George Alusik	Denver Bears	AAA	160	43	3	26
Leo Smith	Knoxville Smokies	A	158	28	10	16

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Avg.	Hits	AB
Ozzie Virgil	Denver Bears	AAA	.381	77	202
Stan Palys	Birmingham Barons	AA	.370	200	540
Purnal Goldy	Knoxville Smokies	A	.342	186	544
Bobo Osborne	Denver Bears	AAA	.342	165	482
Owen Johnson	Durham Bulls, Decatur Commodores	B, D	.340	67	197
George Alusik	Denver Bears	AAA	.329	160	487
Kal Segrist	Victoria Rosebuds	AA	.325	130	400
Steve Boros	Denver Bears	AAA	.317	181	571
Pat Duke	Decatur Commodores	D	.314	43	137
John Ryan	Decatur Commodores	D	.313	129	412

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	Level	HR
Bobo Osborne	Denver Bears	AAA	34
Steve Boros	Denver Bears	AAA	30
Stan Palys	Birmingham Barons	AA	28
George Alusik	Denver Bears	AAA	26
Jim Fridley	Victoria Rosebuds	AA	26
Don Miles	Victoria Rosebuds	AA	26
Andy Kosco	Durham Bulls	B	22
Kal Segrist	Victoria Rosebuds	AA	21
Purnal Goldy	Knoxville Smokies	A	20
Mickey Micelotta	Birmingham Barons	AA	20

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	Level	2B
George Alusik	Denver Bears	AAA	43
Stan Palys	Birmingham Barons	AA	43
Steve Boros	Denver Bears	AAA	42
George Thomas	Denver Bears, Birmingham Barons	AA, AAA	42
Bobo Osborne	Denver Bears	AAA	40
Jimmie McDaniel	Denver Bears	AAA	37
Purnal Goldy	Knoxville Smokies	A	36
Bubba Morton	Denver Bears	AAA	35
James Goodwin	Montgomery Rebels	D	32
Terry Bartholome	Montgomery Rebels	D	30

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	Level	3B
Dick McAuliffe	Knoxville Smokies	A	21
Jake Wood	Denver Bears	AAA	18
Gates Brown	Duluth-Superior Dukes	C	13
Stan Palys	Birmingham Barons	AA	13
Don Wert	Durham Bulls	B	12
John Ryan	Decatur Commodores	D	11
Purnal Goldy	Knoxville Smokies	A	10
Bubba Morton	Denver Bears	AAA	10
Leo Smith	Knoxville Smokies	A	10
Harold Trapp	Durham Bulls, Duluth-Superior Dukes	B, C	10

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	Level	RBI
Steve Boros	Denver Bears	AAA	119
Bobo Osborne	Denver Bears	AAA	119
Stan Palys	Birmingham Barons	AA	116
Leo Smith	Knoxville Smokies	A	111
George Alusik	Denver Bears	AAA	106
Purnal Goldy	Knoxville Smokies	A	106
Kal Segrist	Victoria Rosebuds	AA	93
Jimmie McDaniel	Denver Bears	AAA	92
Don Wert	Durham Bulls	B	88
Mickey Micelotta	Birmingham Barons	AA	87
Harold Trapp	Durham Bulls, Duluth-Superior Dukes	B, C	87

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	Level	W	L
Ed Donnelly	Denver Bears	AAA	17	10
Al Pehanick	Birmingham Barons, Denver Bears	AA, AAA	15	7
Bob Sprout	Decatur Commodores	D	15	7
Jim Proctor	Victoria Rosebuds	AA	15	8
Ron Nischwitz	Birmingham Barons	AA	14	7
Wyman Carey	Birmingham Barons	AA	14	14
Phillip Kliewer	Knoxville Smokies	A	13	8
Larry Foster	Knoxville Smokies	A	13	11
Fred Gladding	Knoxville Smokies, Denver Bears	A, AAA	12	7
Gordon Seyfried	Denver Bears	AAA	12	9
Dick Smallwood	Victoria Rosebuds	AA	12	10
Johnnie Seale	Durham Bulls	B	12	11

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	Level	ERA	W	L
Ron Nischwitz	Birmingham Barons	AA	2.31	14	7
Bob Sprout	Decatur Commodores	D	2.61	15	7
Fred Gladding	Birmingham Barons, Knoxville Smokies, Denver Bears	A, AA, AAA	2.63	12	7
Larry Foster	Knoxville Smokies	A	3.04	13	11
Johnnie Seale	Durham Bulls	B	3.12	12	11
Phillip Kliewer	Knoxville Smokies	A	3.32	13	8
Dick Smallwood	Victoria Rosebuds	AA	3.38	12	10
Wyman Carey	Birmingham Barons	AA	3.77	14	14
Al Pehanick	Denver Bears, Birmingham Barons	AA, AAA	3.77	15	7

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Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SHO
Jim Proctor	Victoria Rosebuds	AA	5
Bob Sprout	Decatur Commodores	D	5
Ron Nischwitz	Birmingham Barons	AA	4
Fred Gladding	Knoxville Smokies	A	3
Alan Koch	Birmingham Barons	AA	3
Quineth Roberts	Duluth-Superior Dukes	C	3
Johnnie Seale	Durham Bulls	B	3
James Boger	Montgomery Rebels	D	2
Wyman Carey	Birmingham Barons	AA	2
Harvey Cohen	Victoria Rosebuds	AA	2
Bob Dustal	Birmingham Barons	AA	2
Doug Gallagher	Knoxville Smokies	A	2
Leo Marentette	Montgomery Rebels	D	2
Joel McDaniel	Knoxville Smokies, Durham Bulls	A, B	2
Willie Smith	Duluth-Superior Dukes	C	2
Harry Stigelman	Duluth-Superior Dukes	C	2

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SO
Bob Sprout	Decatur Commodores	D	264
Johnnie Seale	Durham Bulls	B	197
Wyman Carey	Birmingham Barons	AA	174
James Boger	Montgomery Rebels	D	153
Larry Foster	Knoxville Smokies	A	147
Fred Gladding	Denver Bears, Knoxville Smokies	A, AAA	144
Aubrey Gatewood	Durham Bulls, Duluth-Superior Dukes	B, C	143
Willie Smith	Duluth-Superior Dukes	C	143
Pat Dobson	Durham Bulls	B	137
Ron Nischwitz	Birmingham Barons	AA	136

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