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1928 Major League Baseball season

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1928 MLB season
LeagueAmerican League (AL)
National League (NL)
SportBaseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 10 – September 30, 1928
World Series:
  • October 4–9, 1928
Games154
Teams16 (8 per league)
Regular Season
Season MVPAL: Mickey Cochrane (PHA)
NL: Jim Bottomley (STL)
AL championsNew York Yankees
  AL runners-upPhiladelphia Athletics
NL championsSt. Louis Cardinals
  NL runners-upNew York Giants
World Series
Venue
ChampionsNew York Yankees
  Runners-upSt. Louis Cardinals
MLB seasons
Locations of teams for the 1923–1931 American League seasons
American League

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.

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

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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

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The 1928 season saw the following rule change:

  • The National League reimplemented the early-1920 home run rule, which states that balls are to be called based on where the ball crosses the outfield fence regarding home runs. This rule was only for balls which landed in the stands. Balls which completely left the ballpark were to be judged based on where the ball flew out of sight. The American League would implement the outfield fence portion of the home run rule in 1931, and would extend this interpretation to balls which leave the ballpark completely.[1]

Teams

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League Team City Ballpark Capacity Manager[2]
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 27,000 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

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American League

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American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 10153 .656 — 52‍–‍25 49‍–‍28
Philadelphia Athletics 9855 .641 2½ 52‍–‍25 46‍–‍30
St. Louis Browns 8272 .532 19 43‍–‍34 39‍–‍38
Washington Senators 7579 .487 26 37‍–‍43 38‍–‍36
Chicago White Sox 7282 .468 29 37‍–‍40 35‍–‍42
Detroit Tigers 6886 .442 33 36‍–‍41 32‍–‍45
Cleveland Indians 6292 .403 39 28‍–‍49 34‍–‍43
Boston Red Sox 5796 .373 43½ 26‍–‍47 31‍–‍49

National League

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 9559 .617 — 42‍–‍35 53‍–‍24
New York Giants 9361 .604 2 51‍–‍26 42‍–‍35
Chicago Cubs 9163 .591 4 52‍–‍25 39‍–‍38
Pittsburgh Pirates 8567 .559 9 47‍–‍30 38‍–‍37
Cincinnati Reds 7874 .513 16 44‍–‍33 34‍–‍41
Brooklyn Robins 7776 .503 17½ 41‍–‍35 36‍–‍41
Boston Braves 50103 .327 44½ 25‍–‍51 25‍–‍52
Philadelphia Phillies 43109 .283 51 26‍–‍49 17‍–‍60

Tie games

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4 tie games (2 in AL, 2 in NL), which are not factored into winning percentage or games behind (and were often replayed again) occurred throughout the season.

American League

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The Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, and Washington Senators had one tie game each.

National League

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The Brooklyn Robins had two tie games. The Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants had one tie game each.

Postseason

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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

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

Managerial changes

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Off-season

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Team Former Manager New 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

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Team Former Manager New Manager
Boston Braves Jack Slattery Rogers Hornsby
Chicago White Sox Ray Schalk Lena Blackburne

League leaders

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American League

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Hitting leaders[7]
Stat Player Total
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 (BOS) 30
Pitching leaders[8]
Stat Player Total
W Lefty Grove (PHA)
George Pipgras (NYY)		 24
L Red Ruffing (BOS) 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

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Hitting leaders[9]
Stat Player Total
AVG Rogers Hornsby (BSN) .387
OPS Rogers Hornsby (BSN) 1.130
HR Jim Bottomley (STL)
Hack Wilson (CHC)		 31
RBI Jim Bottomley (STL) 136
R Paul Waner (PIT) 142
H Freddie Lindstrom (NYG) 231
SB Kiki Cuyler (CHC) 37
Pitching leaders[10]
Stat Player Total
W Larry Benton (NYG)
Burleigh Grimes (PIT)		 25
L Ed Brandt (BSN) 21
ERA Dazzy Vance (BRO) 2.09
K Dazzy Vance (BRO) 200
IP Burleigh Grimes (PIT) 330.2
SV Hal Haid (STL)
Bill Sherdel (STL)		 5
WHIP Dazzy Vance (BRO) 1.063

Milestones

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Batters

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Cycles

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Other batting accomplishments

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  • Ty Cobb (PHA):
    • When only counting the modern definition of a stolen base, defined in 1898, Cobb set a major league record of 897 career stolen bases in the first inning against the Boston Red Sox in game one of a doubleheader on July 4.[13][14]

Miscellaneous

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Awards and honors

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Home field attendance

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Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
Chicago Cubs[16] 91 7.1% 1,143,740 −1.3% 14,854
New York Yankees[17] 101 −8.2% 1,072,132 −7.9% 13,924
New York Giants[18] 93 1.1% 916,191 6.8% 11,899
St. Louis Cardinals[19] 95 3.3% 761,574 1.6% 9,891
Philadelphia Athletics[20] 98 7.7% 689,756 13.9% 8,958
Brooklyn Robins[21] 77 18.5% 664,863 4.3% 8,635
Pittsburgh Pirates[22] 85 −9.6% 495,070 −43.1% 6,429
Chicago White Sox[23] 72 2.9% 494,152 −19.6% 6,335
Cincinnati Reds[24] 78 4.0% 490,490 10.9% 6,288
Detroit Tigers[25] 68 −17.1% 474,323 −38.7% 6,160
Boston Red Sox[26] 57 11.8% 396,920 30.0% 5,364
Washington Senators[27] 75 −11.8% 378,501 −28.4% 4,731
Cleveland Indians[28] 62 −6.1% 375,907 0.7% 4,882
St. Louis Browns[29] 82 39.0% 339,497 37.0% 4,409
Boston Braves[30] 50 −16.7% 227,001 −21.4% 2,987
Philadelphia Phillies[31] 43 −15.7% 182,168 −40.4% 2,429

Venues

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The Cleveland Indians' Dunn Field reverts to the name League Park, following the sale of the team by team owner Jim Dunn.

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ sabr. "How Rules Changes in 1920 Affected Home Runs". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  2. ↑ "1928 Major League Managers". Baseball Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Chicago White Sox 1, Cleveland Indians 1". Retrosheet. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 0, Washington Senators 0". Retrosheet. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Brooklyn Robins 2, New York Giants 2 (2)". Retrosheet. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Cincinnati Reds 0, Brooklyn Robins 0". Retrosheet. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  7. ↑ "1928 MLB Player Hitting Stat Leaders". MLB.com.
  8. ↑ "1928 American League Pitching Leaders". Baseball Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  9. ↑ "1928 National League Batting Leaders". Baseball Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  10. ↑ "1928 National League Pitching Leaders". Baseball Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  11. ↑ "New York Giants 12, Brooklyn Robins 5". Retrosheet. May 29, 1928. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
  12. ↑ "New York Yankees 12, Detroit Tigers 1 (1)". Retrosheet. July 26, 1928. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Ty Cobb 1928 Batting Game Logs". Baseball Reference. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Boston Red Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics Box Score: July 4, 1928". Baseball Reference. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
  15. ↑ DeRosa, Theo. "The most runs scored in each inning, from the 1st to the 26th(!)". MLB.com. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  17. ↑ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  18. ↑ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  19. ↑ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  22. ↑ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  23. ↑ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  24. ↑ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  25. ↑ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  26. ↑ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  27. ↑ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  28. ↑ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  29. ↑ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  30. ↑ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  31. ↑ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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