1928 in baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 1928 throughout the world.
Contents |
Champions
Awards and honors
Statistical Leaders
American League | National League | |||
AVG | Goose Goslin WSH | .379 | Rogers Hornsby BSN | .387 |
HR | Babe Ruth NYY | 54 | Jim Bottomley STL & Hack Wilson CHC |
31 |
RBI | Babe Ruth NYY & Lou Gehrig NYY |
142 | Jim Bottomley STL | 136 |
Wins | Lefty Grove PHA & George Pipgras NYY |
24 | Larry Benton NYG & Burleigh Grimes PIT |
25 |
ERA | Garland Braxton WSH | 2.51 | Dazzy Vance BRO | 2.09 |
Ks | Lefty Grove PHA | 183 | Dazzy Vance BRO | 200 |
Major League Baseball final standings
American League final standings
American League | ||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
New York Yankees | 101 | 53 | .656 | -- |
Philadelphia Athletics | 98 | 55 | .641 | 2.5 |
St. Louis Browns | 82 | 72 | .532 | 19 |
Washington Senators | 75 | 79 | .487 | 26 |
Chicago White Sox | 72 | 82 | .468 | 29 |
Detroit Tigers | 68 | 86 | .442 | 33 |
Cleveland Indians | 62 | 92 | .403 | 39 |
Boston Red Sox | 57 | 96 | .373 | 43.5 |
National League final standings
National League | ||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
St. Louis Cardinals | 95 | 59 | .617 | -- |
New York Giants | 93 | 61 | .604 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs | 91 | 63 | .591 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 85 | 67 | .559 | 9 |
Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 74 | .513 | 16 |
Brooklyn Robins | 77 | 76 | .503 | 17.5 |
Boston Braves | 50 | 103 | .327 | 44.5 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | 109 | .283 | 51 |
Events
- July 26 - Bob Meusel of the New York Yankees hit for the cycle for the third time in his career. The Yankees scored 11 runs in the top of the 12th to beat the Detroit Tigers, 12-1 in 12 innings.
Births
- January 23 - Chico Carrasquel
- January 28 - Pete Runnels
- February 5 - Don Hoak
- February 20 - Roy Face
- May 16 - Billy Martin
- May 19 - Gil McDougald
- May 29 - Willard Schmidt
- July 30 - Joe Nuxhall
- October 1 - Hal Naragon
- October 17 - Jim Gilliam
- October 21 - Whitey Ford
- November 15 - Gus Bell
Deaths
- January 14 - Al Reach, 87, pioneer who as second baseman was the sport's first professional player in 1865; batted .353 for 1871 champion Athletics in first season of National Association; co-founder of the Phillies, serving as team president from 1883-1902, later part owner of Athletics; publisher of annual baseball guides beginning in 1883
- February 1 - Hughie Jennings, 58, shortstop, most notably for the Baltimore Orioles, who batted .311 lifetime but had career shortened by numerous beanings; team captain was runnerup in 1896 batting race with .401 mark; managed Tigers to consecutive pennants from 1907 to 1909, later coach with Giants
- June 23 - Malachi Kittridge, 58, a catcher for the Louisville Colonels, Boston Beaneaters, Washington Senators and Cleveland Naps between 1890 and 1906
- July 18 - Ed Killian, 51, pitcher who clinched 1907 pennant for Tigers with two wins in doubleheader; allowed 9 home runs in 1600 career innings, none from 1903-07
- September 9 - Urban Shocker, 38, pitcher who had 20-win seasons for the Browns from 1920-1923, was 18-6 for 1927 Yankees before retiring; led AL in strikeouts in 1922
- October 22 - Jack Dunn, 56, owner and manager of minor league Baltimore Orioles since 1907 who developed stars including Babe Ruth and Lefty Grove; won seven consecutive pennants from 1919-25, was second winningest manager in history of minors with 2107 victories; won 23 games as pitcher for 1899 NL champion Brooklyn
- October 31 - José Méndez, 41, star Cuban pitcher of the Negro Leagues, primarily with the All Nations team and the Kansas City Monarchs; managed Monarchs from 1920-26, winning 1924 title in first Negro League World Series
- November 11 - Oyster Burns, 64, right fielder, mainly for Brooklyn, who batted .300 lifetime and led NL in home runs and RBI in 1890