1960 San Francisco Giants Schedule, Roster, and Stadium Info
The page from the 1960 Baseball Handbook and Schedules features the San Francisco Giants with Bill Rigney as manager. It provides an overview of the team's past performance with win-loss records from 1955 to 1959, showing modest success, with their best finish in 1959 achieving third place with a .539 winning percentage. Key individual leaders include Orlando Cepeda, with a .317 batting average in 1959, and Willie Mays, who consistently led in home runs and runs batted in (RBIs) between 1955 and 1959. In pitching, Sam Jones recorded 21 wins in 1959. Ticket prices for Candlestick Park ranged from $0.90 for bleachers to $3.50 for box seats. The basic roster lists prominent players like Willie McCovey, Felipe Alou, and pitchers such as Johnny Antonelli and Mike McCormick. The schedule outlines home games against teams like St. Louis and Chicago, illustrating a typical National League itinerary.