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1960 California League

1960 > Class C > League History
Overall: 420 games, 6 teams, approx. 140 games in season
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1959 / 1961
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1959 / 1961

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1959 / 1961

League Standings

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Reno Silver Sox	LAD	89	51	.636	--
Fresno Giants	SFG	75	65	.536	14
Bakersfield Bears	PHI	74	66	.529	15
Stockton Ports	BAL	66	74	.471	23
Modesto Reds	NYY	61	78	.439	27.5
Visalia A's	OAK	54	85	.388	34.5

This league's standings, if available, are based on full season team pitching records. Leagues may have have split season and postseason results that are not currently available.

League Batting

Tm	Aff	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	SH	SF
Fresno Giants	SFG	20.5	6.36	140	5774	4822	891	1296	205	59	88	774	126	35	869	1033	.269	.378	.391	.768	1883	92	41	42
Reno Silver Sox	LAD	21.4	6.16	140	5654	4784	862	1279	202	48	77	730	119	27	751	1038	.267	.363	.378	.741	1808	88	59	60
Modesto Reds	NYY	21.6	5.17	139	5497	4786	719	1236	177	37	76	620	68	28	647	957	.258	.345	.358	.703	1715	98	32	32
Visalia A's	KCA	22.1	5.01	140	5503	4688	702	1114	200	28	89	625	61	34	705	1145	.238	.334	.349	.684	1637	71	64	46
Stockton Ports	BAL	21.9	4.85	141	5558	4753	684	1182	153	31	75	608	97	29	705	1047	.249	.344	.341	.685	1622	103	65	35
Bakersfield Bears	PHI	21.4	4.68	140	5386	4695	655	1185	163	26	60	567	126	54	616	1058	.252	.337	.337	.674	1580	104	47	28
League Totals		21.5	5.37	840	33372	28528	4513	7292	1100	229	465	3924	597	207	4293	6278	.256	.350	.359	.710	10245	556	308	243

League Pitching

Tm	Aff	PitchAge	R/G	W	L	W-L%	G	GS	R	BK
Reno Silver Sox	LAD	21.2	4.55	89	51	.636	140	140	637	6
Stockton Ports	BAL	20.8	4.97	66	74	.471	141	141	701	5
Bakersfield Bears	PHI	20.7	5.16	74	66	.529	140	140	723	12
Visalia A's	KCA	20.8	5.61	54	85	.388	140	140	786	4
Fresno Giants	SFG	21.0	5.88	75	65	.536	140	140	823	8
Modesto Reds	NYY	20.0	6.06	61	78	.439	139	139	843	8
League Totals		20.8	5.37	419	419	.500	840	840	4513	43

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	Managers
Visalia A's	KCA	140	3681	1542	223	115	.959	24	William Robertson, Billy Capps and Art Mazmanian
Reno Silver Sox	LAD	140	3743	1539	230	146	.958	14	n/a
Stockton Ports	BAL	141	3742	1496	261	159	.953	22	Billy DeMars
Modesto Reds	NYY	139	3659	1433	262	148	.951	34	Tom Hamilton
Fresno Giants	SFG	140	3707	1485	286	105	.948	47	Buddy Kerr
Bakersfield Bears	PHI	140	3714	1443	297	110	.946	53	Lou Kahn
League Totals		840	22246	8938	1559	783	.952	194

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