The 1960 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 78th in franchise history. The team finished in eighth place in the National League with a record of 59–95, 36 games behind the NL and World Series Champion Pittsburgh Pirates. Offseason November 30, 1959: Clay Dalrymple was drafted by the Phillies from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1959 rule 5 draft. December 4, 1959: Carl Sawatski was traded by the Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Smith and Bob Smith. December 5, 1959: Chico Fernández and Ray Semproch were traded by the Phillies to the Detroit Tigers for Ted Lepcio, Ken Walters and Alex Cosmidis (minors). December 9, 1959: Gene Freese was traded by the Phillies to the Chicago White Sox for Johnny Callison. March 1960: Jim Bolger was purchased from the Phillies by the Milwaukee Braves. Regular season Manager Eddie Sawyer abruptly resigned after the season opener. The Phillies hired Gene Mauch as his replacement, but coach Andy Cohen managed one game before Mauch could join the team from the Minneapolis Millers, leading the Phillies to a 5–4 win in ten innings over the Milwaukee Braves. This was the only game Cohen ever managed in the major leagues, leaving him with a perfect record as a manager. Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions May 12, 1960: Dave Philley was purchased from the Phillies by the San Francisco Giants. May 13, 1960: Don Cardwell and Ed Bouchee were traded by the Phillies to the Chicago Cubs for Tony Taylor and Cal Neeman. June 15, 1960: Wally Post, Harry Anderson, and Fred Hopke (minors) were traded by the Phillies to the Cincinnati Reds for Tony González and Lee Walls. July 16, 1960: Costen Shockley was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies. September 13, 1960: Mike Marshall was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies. September 21, 1960: Adolfo Phillips was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies. Game log |- style="background:#fbb" | 1 || April 12 || @ Reds || 4–9 || Brooks Lawrence (1–0) || Robin Roberts (0–1) || Bill Henry (1) || 30,075 || 0–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 2 || April 14 || Braves || 5–4 (10) || Don Cardwell (1–0) || Juan Pizarro (0–1) || None || 32,038 || 1–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 3 || April 16 || Braves || 3–13 || Lew Burdette (1–0) || John Buzhardt (0–1) || None