From This Week in 1960s Baseball …
(November 3, 1960) – Ace right-hander Vern Law, who led the Pittsburgh Pirates to the World Series championship by winning 20 games, was voted the winner of the Cy Young award for 1960.
Law finished the regular season with a 20-9 record and a 3.08 earned run average. Law had a league-leading 18 complete games in 35 starts, including 3 shutouts. He pitched a career-high 271.2 innings, fourth most in the National League.
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| Vern Law |
During the 1960 World Series, Law was 2-0 with a 3.44 ERA against the New York Yankees.
Law played his entire 16-year major league career with the Pirates, finishing with a career record of 162-147 and a 3.77 ERA. He won 18 games for the Pirates in 1959 and 17 games in 1965. He ranks seventh all-time in victories and shutouts among Pirates pitchers.
Milwaukee Braves left-hander Warren Spahn, who was 21-10 with a 3.50 ERA, finished second to Law in the Cy Young voting. A pair of St. Louis Cardinals pitchers tied for third in the voting: Ernie Broglio (21-9 with a 2.74 ERA) and Lindy McDaniel (12-4 with a 2.09 ERA and 26 saves). No American League pitchers received 1960 Cy Young votes.
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