1928 St. Louis Cardinals | |
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1928 National League Champions | |
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Results | |
Record | 95–59 (.617) |
League place | 1st |
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Owner(s) | Sam Breadon |
Manager(s) | Bill McKechnie |
Local radio | KMOX, KWK, WIL |
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The 1928 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 47th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 37th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 95–59 during the season and finished first in the National League. In the World Series, they were swept by the New York Yankees.
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Offseason[edit]
- December 14, 1927: Frank Gibson was purchased by the Cardinals from the Boston Braves.[1]
Regular season[edit]
First baseman Jim Bottomley won the MVP Award this year, batting .414, with 29 home runs and 130 RBIs.
Season standings[edit]
National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 95 | 59 | -- | .617 |
New York Giants | 93 | 61 | 2 | .604 |
Chicago Cubs | 91 | 63 | 4 | .591 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 85 | 67 | 9 | .559 |
Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 74 | 16 | .513 |
Brooklyn Robins | 77 | 76 | 17.5 | .503 |
Boston Braves | 50 | 103 | 44.5 | .327 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | 109 | 51 | .283 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
1928 National League Records
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 7–15 | 5–17 | 10–12 | 6–16 | 13–9 | 5–16 | 4–18 | |||||
Brooklyn | 15–7 | — | 10–12 | 10–12–1 | 9–13–1 | 15–7 | 9–12 | 9–13 | |||||
Chicago | 17–5 | 12–10 | — | 13–9 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 11–11 | |||||
Cincinnati | 12–10 | 12–10–1 | 9–13 | — | 8–14 | 13–7 | 12–10 | 12–10 | |||||
New York | 16–6 | 13–9–1 | 8–14 | 14–8 | — | 17–5 | 11–11 | 14–8 | |||||
Philadelphia | 9–13 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 7–13 | 5–17 | — | 4–18 | 2–20 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 16–5 | 12–9 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 18–4 | — | 7–15 | |||||
St. Louis | 18–4 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 20–2 | 15–7 | — |
Roster[edit]
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Pitchers | Catchers
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Outfielders
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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1B | Bottomley, JimJim Bottomley | 149 | 576 | 187 | .325 | 31 | 136 |
2B | Frisch, FrankieFrankie Frisch | 141 | 547 | 164 | .300 | 10 | 86 |
OF | Harper, GeorgeGeorge Harper | 99 | 272 | 83 | .305 | 17 | 58 |
Other batters[edit]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Smith, EarlEarl Smith | 24 | 58 | 13 | .224 | 0 | 7 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Alexander, PetePete Alexander | 34 | 243.2 | 16 | 9 | 3.36 | 59 |
Other pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Frankhouse, FredFred Frankhouse | 21 | 84 | 3 | 2 | 3.96 | 29 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Haid, HalHal Haid | 27 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.30 | 21 |
Littlejohn, CarlisleCarlisle Littlejohn | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.66 | 6 |
1928 World Series[edit]
Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | Record
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Attendance | |
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1 | October 4 | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | New York Yankees | 4 | 1–0 | 61,425 | |
2 | October 5 | St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | New York Yankees | 9 | 2–0 | 60,714 | |
3 | October 7 | New York Yankees | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 3–0 | 39,602 | |
4 | October 9 | New York Yankees | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 4–0 | 37,331 | |
New York Yankees win 4–0 |
Farm system[edit]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Houston[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Frank Gibson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links[edit]
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