1928 Major League Baseball season

1928 MLB season
1928 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 10 – October 14, 1928
Number of games	154
Number of teams	16
Regular Season
Season MVP	AL: Mickey Cochrane (PHA); NL: Jim Bottomley (SLC)
AL champions	New York Yankees
AL runners-up	Philadelphia Athletics
NL champions	St. Louis Cardinals
NL runners-up	New York Giants
World Series
Champions	New York Yankees
Runners-up	St. Louis Cardinals
MLB seasons
	← 1927 1929 →

The 1928 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 10 to October 14, 1928. The St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Yankees then defeated the Cardinals in the World Series, four games to none.

This was the seventh of eight seasons that "League Awards", a precursor to the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (introduced in 1931), were issued.

Standings

American League

v t e American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	101	53	0.656	—	52–25	49–28
Philadelphia Athletics	98	55	0.641	2½	52–25	46–30
St. Louis Browns	82	72	0.532	19	43–34	39–38
Washington Senators	75	79	0.487	26	37–43	38–36
Chicago White Sox	72	82	0.468	29	37–40	35–42
Detroit Tigers	68	86	0.442	33	36–41	32–45
Cleveland Indians	62	92	0.403	39	28–49	34–43
Boston Red Sox	57	96	0.373	43½	26–47	31–49

National League

v t e National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	95	59	0.617	—	42–35	53–24
New York Giants	93	61	0.604	2	51–26	42–35
Chicago Cubs	91	63	0.591	4	52–25	39–38
Pittsburgh Pirates	85	67	0.559	9	47–30	38–37
Cincinnati Reds	78	74	0.513	16	44–33	34–41
Brooklyn Robins	77	76	0.503	17½	41–35	36–41
Boston Braves	50	103	0.327	44½	25–51	25–52
Philadelphia Phillies	43	109	0.283	51	26–49	17–60

Red Sox

White Sox

Indians

Tigers

Athletics

Browns

Yankees

Senators

Locations of AL teams for the 1923–1931 MLB seasons

American League

Braves

Robins

Cubs

Reds

Giants

Phillies

Pirates

Cardinals

Locations of NL teams for the 1923–1931 MLB seasons

National League

Postseason

Bracket

World Series

AL	New York Yankees	4

NL	St. Louis Cardinals	0

Managers

American League

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Red Sox	Bill Carrigan
Chicago White Sox	Ray Schalk Lena Blackburne
Cleveland Indians	Roger Peckinpaugh
Detroit Tigers	George Moriarty
New York Yankees	Miller Huggins	Won 2nd straight World Series
Philadelphia Athletics	Connie Mack	Finished 2nd
St. Louis Browns	Dan Howley	Finished 3rd
Washington Senators	Bucky Harris

National League

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Braves	Jack Slattery Rogers Hornsby
Brooklyn Robins	Wilbert Robinson
Chicago Cubs	Joe McCarthy	Finished 3rd
Cincinnati Reds	Jack Hendricks
New York Giants	John McGraw	Finished 2nd
Philadelphia Phillies	Burt Shotton
Pittsburgh Pirates	Donie Bush
St. Louis Cardinals	Bill McKechnie	Won NL pennant

League leaders

American League

Hitting leaders
Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Goose Goslin (WSH)	.379
HR	Babe Ruth (NYY)	54
RBI	Lou Gehrig (NYY)	147
R	Babe Ruth (NYY)	163
H	Heinie Manush (SLB)	241
SB	Buddy Myer (BRS)	30

Pitching leaders
Stat	Player	Total
W	Lefty Grove (PHA) George Pipgras (NYY)	24
L	Red Ruffing (BRS)	25
ERA	Garland Braxton (WSH)	2.51
K	Lefty Grove (PHA)	183
IP	George Pipgras (NYY)	300.2
SV	Waite Hoyt (NYY)	8

National League

Hitting leaders
Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Rogers Hornsby (BSB)	.387
HR	Jim Bottomley (SLC) Hack Wilson (CHC)	31
RBI	Jim Bottomley (SLC)	136
R	Paul Waner (PIT)	142
H	Freddie Lindstrom (NYG)	231
SB	Kiki Cuyler (CHC)	37

Pitching leaders
Stat	Player	Total
W	Larry Benton (NYG) Burleigh Grimes (PIT)	25
L	Ed Brandt (BSB)	21
ERA	Dazzy Vance (BKN)	2.09
K	Dazzy Vance (BKN)	200
IP	Burleigh Grimes (PIT)	330.2
SV	Hal Haid (SLC) Bill Sherdel (SLC)	5

Awards and honors

League Award
- Mickey Cochrane, Philadelphia Athletics, C
- Jim Bottomley, St. Louis Cardinals, 1B

Home field attendance

Team name	Wins	%±	Home attendance	%±	Per game
Chicago Cubs^[1]	91	7.1%	1,143,740	-1.3%	14,854
New York Yankees^[2]	101	-8.2%	1,072,132	-7.9%	13,924
New York Giants^[3]	93	1.1%	916,191	6.8%	11,899
St. Louis Cardinals^[4]	95	3.3%	761,574	1.6%	9,891
Philadelphia Athletics^[5]	98	7.7%	689,756	13.9%	8,958
Brooklyn Robins^[6]	77	18.5%	664,863	4.3%	8,635
Pittsburgh Pirates^[7]	85	-9.6%	495,070	-43.1%	6,429
Chicago White Sox^[8]	72	2.9%	494,152	-19.6%	6,335
Cincinnati Reds^[9]	78	4.0%	490,490	10.9%	6,288
Detroit Tigers^[10]	68	-17.1%	474,323	-38.7%	6,160
Boston Red Sox^[11]	57	11.8%	396,920	30.0%	5,364
Washington Senators^[12]	75	-11.8%	378,501	-28.4%	4,731
Cleveland Indians^[13]	62	-6.1%	375,907	0.7%	4,882
St. Louis Browns^[14]	82	39.0%	339,497	37.0%	4,409
Boston Braves^[15]	50	-16.7%	227,001	-21.4%	2,987
Philadelphia Phillies^[16]	43	-15.7%	182,168	-40.4%	2,429

References

^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

External links

1928 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference

[1] "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[2] "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[3] "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[4] "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[5] "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[6] "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[7] "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[8] "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[9] "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[10] "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[11] "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[12] "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[13] "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[14] "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[15] "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[16] "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

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