These are the American League Players Who Made the 1960s Baseball's Real Golden Age ...
The 1960s were full of flat-out great players.
There were plenty of outstanding hitters playing in the 1960s. Willie Mays, Hank Aaron and Roberto Clemente put up awesome numbers throughout the decade, and would fill an All-Star outfield in any era. But they weren’t the only batters wreaking havoc with major league pitching during the 1960s. The decade was loaded with great hitters: Hall of Famers like Mickey Mantle, Frank Robinson, Harmon Killebrew, Willie McCovey, Ernie Banks, Lou Brock, Al Kaline, Billy Williams, Carl Yastrzemski. And, for one reason or another, the outstanding hitters of the 1960s include a collection of non-HOFers, players like Tony Oliva, Tony Conigliaro and Vada Pinson. The 1960s showcased great hitters whose accomplishments were all the more impressive when you understand the quality of the pitching they faced.
And the pitching of the 1960s was frequently dazzling. Consider that, since 1920 (and the end of the “dead ball” era), the combined major league earned run average has been under 3.00 only once … in 1968 (2.98). During the 10 seasons of 1960s, the combined major league ERA was under 4.00 every year except 1961 (4.02). As a barometer of that performance, consider that, in 2008, the combined major league ERA was 4.32 (and hasn’t been less than 4.00 since 1992).
We will be adding players regularly, so check back often to see if one of your 1960s favorites has had his profile added. You find the individual player profiles listed by team and by position.
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Aguirre, Hank
Allen, Dick
Allison, Bob
Alvis, Max
Aparicio, Luis
Arroyo, Luis
Barber, Steve
Battey, Earl
Belinsky, Bo
Bell, Gary
Blanchard, John
Bosman, Dick
Bouton, Jim
Brinkman, Eddie
Brown, Gates
Campaneris, Bert
Cash, Norm
Cater, Danny
Causey, Wayne
Chance, Dean
Cheney, Tom
Colavito, Rocky
Downing, Al
Estrada, ChConigliaro, Tony
Donovan, Dick
Downing, Al
Estrada, Chuck
Fisher, Eddie
Ford, Whitey
Fox, Nellie
Francona, Tito
Fregosi, Jim
Freehan, Bill
Gentile, Jim
Gladding, Fred
Grant, Jim
Hansen, Ron
Harper, Tommy
Harrelson, Ken
Herbert, Ray
Hinton, Chuck
Horlen, Joe
Horton, Willie
Howard, Elston
Howard, Frank
Howser, Dick
Hunter, Jim "Catfish"
Jackson, Reggie
John, Tommy
Kaat, Jim
Kaline, Al
Killebrew, Harmon
Knoop, Bobby
Kubek, Tony
Kuenn, Harvey
Lary, Frank
Lolich, Mickey
Lonborg, Jim
Lumpe, Jerry
Mantle, Mickey
Maris, Roger
McAuliffe, Dick
McDowell, Sam
McLain, Denny
McLish, Cal
Monbouquette, Bill
Mossi, Don
Oliva, Tony
Palmer, Jim
Pascual, Camilo
Pappas, Milt
Pearson, Albie
Perry, Jim
Peters, Gary
Petrocelli, Rico
Pizarro, Juan
Powell, Boog
Radatz, Dick
Richardson, Bobby
Richert, Pete
Robinson, Brooks
Rodgers, Bob
Rojas, Cookie
Romano, John
Runnels, Pete
Siebert, Sonny
Skowron, Bill
Stafford, Bill
Stock, Wes
Stottlemyre, Mel
Terry, Ralph
Thomas, Lee
Tiant, Luis
Tresh, Tom
Versalles, Zoilo
Wagner, Leon
Ward, Pete
Wilhelm, Hoyt
Wilson, Earl
Wyatt, John
Yastrzemski, Carl
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