1960 Denver Bears Statistics

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 88-66
Finished 1st in the AA
Manager: Charlie Metro (88-66)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Denver, Colorado
Ballpark: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 269,783, Avg. 3,504
1960 Denver Bears Roster

Playoffs - Denver Bears 4 games, Houston Buffs 3
Finals - Louisville Colonels 4 games, Denver Bears 2

The Denver Bears of the American Association ended the 1960 season with a record of 88 wins and 66 losses, finishing first in the AA.

The Bears topped the league with 903 runs, fueled by 162 home runs. Denver surrendered 783 runs, most in the circuit. Bobo Osborne walloped 34 home runs for the squad, while George Alusik, Steve Boros and Jimmie McDaniel each swatted 15 or more also. Bobo Osborne and Steve Boros each recorded 119 runs batted in. Bobo Osborne led all regular hitters with a .342 average. Ed Donnelly paced the team with 17 wins, and Al Pehanick recorded a 3.38 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1960 Denver Bears who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Jerry Davie, Jake Wood, Ozzie Virgil, Frank Kostro, Bob Dustal, Ossie Álvarez, Casey Wise, Buck Rodgers, George Thomas, Phil Regan, Johnny Groth, Fred Gladding, Mike Roarke, Bob Smith, Jim Stump, Bubba Morton, Tony Bartirome, Steve Boros, Don Kaiser, Bobo Osborne, George Spencer, Gordon Seyfried, George Alusik, Harry Perkowski and Coot Veal.

Charlie Metro served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Ed Donnelly1710.6304.603930130219.024713511222891103515
Al Pehanick126.6673.38281850128.01376648760472826
Gordon Seyfried129.5714.463128111202.02331161003238395506
Phil Regan93.7503.0623122197.0924133530162200
Jim Stump811.4214.893726110173.02171079418638112205
Harry Perkowski74.6364.655900089.0985846946269306
Robert Walz75.5834.244900068.0683932939237307
Don Kaiser710.4125.77351950142.0174101912442368403
Bob Smith55.5004.23341111100.01176447528083001
Fred Gladding32.6002.351493065.0571817314044302
George Spencer101.0005.871900023.0312415312017000
Jerry Davie002.57117.0422130
Bob Dustal005.147114.014108130
Harold DeMars01.0003.60105.0222030
Totals8866.5714.37377155051301332.0149178364713947024762353410

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Jake Wood149664610101186241812763443126.305.349.462.8122822362
Steve Boros15166657112818142830119228191.317.404.576.9803296264
Bubba Morton1456505851071733510966305690.296.359.436.7942553331
Bobo Osborne1415934821081654013411929580.342.452.6411.09330972713
George Alusik139542487941604332610603953.329.381.589.9712877275
Jimmie McDaniel134578475971373761992795164.288.407.512.9182433058
Mike Roarke109418369479422384034447.255.333.396.7291460417
Ozzie Virgil5921520237771139552922.381.408.5991.0071211212
Coot Veal7129425538779132542924.302.380.380.760973700
Casey Wise5119016322334222142312.202.296.288.585470131
Tony Bartirome781571322032630161199.242.333.333.667440420
Ossie Álvarez341109217292006121411.315.411.337.748311300
Frank Kostro221049418267029269.277.340.415.755393100
Johnny Groth319182822311150712.268.319.366.685300020
Buck Rodgers239284122071312076.238.304.452.757381002
Ed Donnelly399582121600070718.195.256.195.451160510
Gordon Seyfried31867471421160633.189.253.284.537211320
Vern Rapp3611099914402120820.141.209.242.452241022
Jim Stump38646231110160114.177.190.242.432150100
Don Kaiser3556503910020222.180.212.200.412100400
Phil Regan2337342600020010.176.176.176.35360300
George Thomas144135563004058.171.268.257.52590010
Harry Perkowski5925223411040213.182.280.318.59871000
Bob Smith3432290300010216.103.161.103.26530100
Robert Walz4998021000011.250.333.375.70830000
Fred Gladding1425221200000212.091.167.091.25820100
Al Pehanick2850384200000727.053.200.053.25320500
Bob Dustal7221000.500.500.5001.0001
George Spencer1955000000003.000.000.000.00000000
Jerry Davie1220000.000.000.000.0000
Harold DeMars1330000.000.000.000.0000
Totals1765600652509031502305621628211230610953.286.362.460.8222417040574947


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Bobo Osborne1B12911085711120.9919.031
Tony Bartirome1B34234160341.0007.353
Jake Wood2B14333543634105.9585.392
Casey Wise2B10292326.9635.200
Steve Boros3B1511102753127.9252.550
Mike RoarkeC1095745057.9925.7257
Vern RappC281461221.9885.6433
Buck RodgersC231271541.9736.1745
Bubba MortonOF1403001351.9842.236
Jimmie McDanielOF1342991895.9722.366
George AlusikOF1332241575.9721.797
Ozzie VirgilOF27445011.0001.815
Johnny GrothOF20231001.0001.200
George ThomasOF11172021.0001.727
Bobo OsborneOF10161001.0001.700
Harry PerkowskiP59214001.000.271
Robert WalzP49117001.000.367
Ed DonnellyP39132721.9521.026
Jim StumpP3773846.9181.216
Don KaiserP3582322.939.886
Bob SmithP3431930.880.647
Gordon SeyfriedP3194710.9821.806
Al PehanickP2863132.9251.321
Phil ReganP23414031.000.783
George SpencerP190411.800.211
Fred GladdingP1418001.000.643
Coot VealSS711452352162.9485.352
Casey WiseSS31571031020.9415.161
Ossie ÁlvarezSS2331891518.8895.217
Frank KostroSS2141601412.8784.810
Ozzie VirgilSS12163128.9593.917
Totals162839301699188450.9683.4581500

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.





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