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1960 Season Recap

Teams Detroit Tigers 1960 Season Recap

Four years after the Briggs family sold the ball cub to a group of radio and television executives the Tigers are taken over solely by one of those executives John Fetzer. One of Fetzer's first moves was to renovate and rename the Stadium to the more familiar Tiger Stadium. However, the team would still struggle to finish in 6th place with a 71-83 record.

Four years after the Briggs family sold the ball cub to a group of radio and television executives the Tigers are taken over solely by one of those executives John Fetzer. One of Fetzer's first moves was to renovate and rename the Stadium to the more familiar Tiger Stadium. However, the team would still struggle to finish in 6th place with a 71-83 record.

1960 Detroit Tigers season

1960 Tigers

1960 Detroit TigersTigers

Missed Postseason

71-83 (.461)

6th place in MLB AL

Manager

Jimmy Dykes (44-52)
Billy Hitchcock (1-0)
Joe Gordon (26-31)

General Manager

Bill DeWitt

President

Bill DeWitt

Team Owner

John Fetzer
Fred Knorr

Ballpark

Briggs Stadium

Attendance

1,167,669 total
15,165 per game

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