1960 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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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.
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1960 Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||
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World Series Champions National League Champions | ||||
League | National League | |||
Ballpark | Forbes Field | |||
City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] | |||
Owners | John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson (minority shareholders) | |||
General managers | Joe L. Brown | |||
Managers | Danny Murtaugh | |||
Television | KDKA-TV 2 (Bob Prince, Jim Woods) | |||
Radio | KDKA–AM 1020 (Bob Prince, Paul Long, Jim Woods) | |||
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |||
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