1928 Major League Baseball season

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1928 MLB season
League American League (AL)
National League (NL)
Sport Baseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 10 – September 30, 1928
World Series:
  • October 4–9, 1928
Number of games154
Number of teams16 (8 per league)
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
Locations of teams for the 1923–1931 American League seasons
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Locations of teams for the 1920–1931 National League seasons
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The 1928 major league baseball season began on April 10, 1928. The regular season ended on September 30, with the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 25th World Series on October 4 and ended with Game 4 on October 9. In the second iteration of this World Series matchup, the Yankees swept the Cardinals in four games, capturing their third championship in franchise history, and the fifth team to win back-to-back World Series.

Contents

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.

Schedule

The 1928 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the 1904 season (except for 1919) and would be used until 1961 in the American League and 1962 in the National League.

American League Opening Day took place on April 10 with the Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators playing, while National League Opening Day took place the following day. The final day of the regular season was on September 30. The World Series took place between October 4 and October 9.

Rule change

The 1928 season saw the following rule change:

Teams

LeagueTeamCityStadiumCapacityManager [2]
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 35,000 Bill Carrigan
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 52,000 Ray Schalk
Lena Blackburne
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio Dunn Field 21,414 Roger Peckinpaugh
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Navin Field 30,000 George Moriarty
New York Yankees New York, New York Yankee Stadium 82,000 Miller Huggins
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 28,250 Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 34,023 Dan Howley
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 27,000 Bucky Harris
National League Boston Braves Boston, Massachusetts Braves Field 46,500 Jack Slattery
Rogers Hornsby
Brooklyn Robins New York, New York Ebbets Field 28,000 Wilbert Robinson
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois Wrigley Field 40,000 Joe McCarthy
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Redland Field 26,060 Jack Hendricks
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 55,000 John McGraw
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Baker Bowl 18,000 Burt Shotton
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 41,000 Donie Bush
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 34,023 Bill McKechnie

Standings

American League

American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 10153.656—52‍–‍2549‍–‍28
Philadelphia Athletics 9855.6412½52‍–‍2546‍–‍30
St. Louis Browns 8272.5321943‍–‍3439‍–‍38
Washington Senators 7579.4872637‍–‍4338‍–‍36
Chicago White Sox 7282.4682937‍–‍4035‍–‍42
Detroit Tigers 6886.4423336‍–‍4132‍–‍45
Cleveland Indians 6292.4033928‍–‍4934‍–‍43
Boston Red Sox 5796.37343½26‍–‍4731‍–‍49

National League

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 9559.617—42‍–‍3553‍–‍24
New York Giants 9361.604251‍–‍2642‍–‍35
Chicago Cubs 9163.591452‍–‍2539‍–‍38
Pittsburgh Pirates 8567.559947‍–‍3038‍–‍37
Cincinnati Reds 7874.5131644‍–‍3334‍–‍41
Brooklyn Robins 7776.50317½41‍–‍3536‍–‍41
Boston Braves 50103.32744½25‍–‍5125‍–‍52
Philadelphia Phillies 43109.2835126‍–‍4917‍–‍60

Postseason

The postseason began on October 4 and ended on October 9 with the New York Yankees sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1928 World Series in four games.

Bracket

World Series
   
AL New York Yankees 4
NL St. Louis Cardinals 0

Managerial changes

Off-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
Boston Braves Dave Bancroft Jack Slattery
Cleveland Indians Jack McCallister Roger Peckinpaugh
Philadelphia Phillies Stuffy McInnis Burt Shotton
St. Louis Cardinals Bob O'Farrell Bill McKechnie

In-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
Boston Braves Jack Slattery Rogers Hornsby
Chicago White Sox Ray Schalk Lena Blackburne

League leaders

American League

Hitting leaders [3]
StatPlayerTotal
AVG Goose Goslin (WSH).379
OPS Babe Ruth (NYY)1.172
HR Babe Ruth (NYY)54
RBI Lou Gehrig (NYY)
Babe Ruth (NYY)		142
R Babe Ruth (NYY)163
H Heinie Manush (SLB)241
SB Buddy Myer (BRS)30
Pitching leaders [4]
StatPlayerTotal
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
WHIP Garland Braxton (WSH)1.012

National League

Awards and honors

Home field attendance

Team nameWins%±Home attendance%±Per game
Chicago Cubs [7] 917.1%1,143,740−1.3%14,854
New York Yankees [8] 101−8.2%1,072,132−7.9%13,924
New York Giants [9] 931.1%916,1916.8%11,899
St. Louis Cardinals [10] 953.3%761,5741.6%9,891
Philadelphia Athletics [11] 987.7%689,75613.9%8,958
Brooklyn Robins [12] 7718.5%664,8634.3%8,635
Pittsburgh Pirates [13] 85−9.6%495,070−43.1%6,429
Chicago White Sox [14] 722.9%494,152−19.6%6,335
Cincinnati Reds [15] 784.0%490,49010.9%6,288
Detroit Tigers [16] 68−17.1%474,323−38.7%6,160
Boston Red Sox [17] 5711.8%396,92030.0%5,364
Washington Senators [18] 75−11.8%378,501−28.4%4,731
Cleveland Indians [19] 62−6.1%375,9070.7%4,882
St. Louis Browns [20] 8239.0%339,49737.0%4,409
Boston Braves [21] 50−16.7%227,001−21.4%2,987
Philadelphia Phillies [22] 43−15.7%182,168−40.4%2,429

References

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  2. ↑ "1928 Major League Managers". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  3. ↑ "1928 MLB Player Hitting Stat Leaders". MLB.com.
  4. ↑ "1928 American League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ "1928 National League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  6. ↑ "1928 National League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
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  8. ↑ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. ↑ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. ↑ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  22. ↑ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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