These are the National 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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Aaron, Hank
Adcock, Joe
Agee, Tommie
Allen, Dick
Alou, Felipe
Alou, Matty
Ashburn, Richie
Baldschun, Jack
Banks, Ernie
Blasingame, Don
Bolin, Bob
Boyer, Ken
Brock, Lou
Bruce, Bob
Buhl, Bob
Bunning, Jim
Burdette, Lew
Burgess, Smokey
Callison, Johnny
Cardwell, Don
Carlton, Steve
Carty, Rico
Cepeda, Orlando
Clemente, Roberto
Cloninger, Tony
Craig, Roger
Cuellar, Mike
Davis, Tommy
Davis, Willie
Demeter, Don
Drabowsky, Moe
Drysdale, Don
Ellis, Sammy
Ellsworth, Dick
Face, Roy
Flood, Curt
Friend, Bob
Gibson, Bob
Gonzalez, Tony
Groat, Dick
Haddix, Harvey
Haller, Tom
Hendley, Bob
Hoak, Don
Hobbie, Glen
Hubbs, Ken
Jackson, Larry
Javier, Julian
Jay, Joey
Jenkins, Ferguson
Johnson, Deron
Kasko, Eddie
Koosman, Jerry
Koufax, Sandy
Law, Vern
Mahaffey, Art
Maloney, Jim
Marichal, Juan
Mathews, Eddie
Mays, Willie
Mazeroski, Bill
McCarver, Tim
McCormick, Mike
McCovey, Willie
McDaniel, Lindy
McMahon, Don
Miller, Stu
Morgan, Joe
Nolan, Gary
O'Dell, Billy
O'Toole, Jim
Perranoski, Ron
Perry, Gaylord
Pierce, Billy
Pinson, Vada
Purkey, Bob
Robinson, Frank
Rose, Pete
Roseboro, John
Runnels, Pete
Sanguillen, Manny
Santo, Ron
Seaver, Tom
Short, Chris
Simmons, Curt
Snider, Duke
Spahn, Warren
Stallard, Tracy
Stargell, Willie
Staub, Rusty
Stuart, Dick
Torre, Joe
Veale, Bob
White, Bill
Williams, Billy
Wills, Maury
Wilson, Don
Wynn, Jimmy
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