1928 New York Yankees season
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The New York Yankees
' 1928 season
was their 26th season. The team finished with a record of 101-53, winning their sixth pennant, finishing 2.5 games ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics
. New York was managed by Miller Huggins
. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium
. In the World Series
, they swept the St. Louis Cardinals
. Pitcher Urban Shocker
died in September due to tuberculosis
.
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
' 1928 season
1928 in baseball
-Champions:*World Series: New York Yankees over St Louis Cardinals -Awards and honors:*League Award** Mickey Cochrane, Philadelphia Athletics, C** Jim Bottomley, St. Louis Cardinals, 1B-Statistical leaders:-American League final standings:...
was their 26th season. The team finished with a record of 101-53, winning their sixth pennant, finishing 2.5 games ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics
1928 Philadelphia Athletics season
The Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing 2nd in the American League with a record of 98 wins and 55 losses.- Regular season :...
. New York was managed by Miller Huggins
Miller Huggins
Miller James Huggins , nicknamed "Mighty Mite", was a baseball player and manager. He managed the powerhouse New York Yankee teams of the 1920s and won six American League pennants and three World Series championships....
. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium
Yankee Stadium
Yankee Stadium was a stadium located in The Bronx in New York City, New York. It was the home ballpark of the New York Yankees from 1923 to 1973 and from 1976 to 2008. The stadium hosted 6,581 Yankees regular season home games during its 85-year history. It was also the former home of the New York...
. In the World Series
1928 World Series
In the 1928 World Series, the New York Yankees swept the St. Louis Cardinals in four games. Along with , this was the first time a team had swept consecutive Series....
, they swept the St. Louis Cardinals
1928 St. Louis Cardinals season
The St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 37th 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...
. Pitcher Urban Shocker
Urban Shocker
Urban James Shocker , born Urbain Jacques Shockor in Cleveland, Ohio, was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees and St. Louis Browns from to ....
died in September due to tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
.
Regular season
- The 1928 Yankees set a major league record by having nine players on the team who would eventually be elected to the Hall of FameNational Baseball Hall of Fame and MuseumThe National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of...
: Earle CombsEarle CombsEarle Bryan Combs was an American professional baseball player, who played his entire career for the New York Yankees . Combs batted leadoff and played center field on the Yankees' fabled 1927 team...
, Lou GehrigLou GehrigHenry Louis "Lou" Gehrig , nicknamed "The Iron Horse" for his durability, was an American Major League Baseball first baseman. He played his entire 17-year baseball career for the New York Yankees . Gehrig set several major league records. He holds the record for most career grand slams...
, Tony LazzeriTony LazzeriAnthony Michael "Tony" Lazzeri was an American Major League Baseball player during the 1920s and 1930s, predominantly with the New York Yankees. He was part of the famed "Murderers' Row" Yankee batting lineup of the late 1920s , along with Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Bob Meusel...
, Babe RuthBabe RuthGeorge Herman Ruth, Jr. , best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935...
, Bill DickeyBill DickeyWilliam Malcolm Dickey was a Major League Baseball catcher and manager.He played his entire 19-year baseball career with the New York Yankees . During Dickey's playing career, the Yankees went to the World Series nine times, winning eight championships...
, Leo DurocherLeo DurocherLeo Ernest Durocher , nicknamed Leo the Lip, was an American infielder and manager in Major League Baseball. Upon his retirement, he ranked fifth all-time among managers with 2,009 career victories, second only to John McGraw in National League history. Durocher still ranks tenth in career wins by...
, Waite HoytWaite HoytWaite Charles Hoyt was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, one of the dominant pitchers of the 1920s, and the winningest pitcher for the New York Yankees during that decade...
, Herb PennockHerb PennockHerbert Jefferis Pennock was a left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his time spent with the star-studded New York Yankee teams of the mid to late 1920s and early 1930s. Pennock won two World Series championships with the Red Sox and then four World Series championships with the...
, and Stan CoveleskiStan CoveleskiStanley Anthony Coveleski was a Major League Baseball player during the 1910s and 1920s. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969....
. Manager Miller HugginsMiller HugginsMiller James Huggins , nicknamed "Mighty Mite", was a baseball player and manager. He managed the powerhouse New York Yankee teams of the 1920s and won six American League pennants and three World Series championships....
and team president Ed BarrowEd BarrowEdward Grant Barrow was an American manager and executive in Major League Baseball, primarily with the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox...
were also inducted.
Roster
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Starters by position
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 75 | 202 | 48 | .238 | 1 | 21 | |
| 1B | 154 | 562 | 210 | .374 | 27 | 142 | |
| 2B | 116 | 404 | 134 | .332 | 10 | 82 | |
| 3B | 94 | 312 | 86 | .276 | 6 | 34 | |
| SS | 132 | 533 | 170 | .319 | 4 | 63 | |
| OF | 154 | 536 | 173 | .323 | 54 | 142 | |
| OF | 149 | 626 | 194 | .310 | 7 | 56 | |
| OF | 131 | 518 | 154 | .297 | 11 | 113 |
Other batters
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | 296 | 80 | .270 | 0 | 31 | |
| 83 | 251 | 73 | .291 | 1 | 36 | |
| 58 | 161 | 43 | .267 | 0 | 9 | |
| 70 | 136 | 30 | .221 | 6 | 14 | |
| 74 | 135 | 34 | .252 | 2 | 10 | |
| 65 | 79 | 25 | .316 | 1 | 15 | |
| 32 | 56 | 13 | .232 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 300.7 | 24 | 13 | 3.38 | 139 | |
| 42 | 273 | 23 | 7 | 3.36 | 67 | |
| 28 | 211 | 17 | 6 | 2.56 | 53 | |
| 31 | 299 | 14 | 9 | 4.30 | 110 | |
| 7 | 45.7 | 3 | 3 | 3.94 | 7 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 96 | 8 | 6 | 5.06 | 39 | |
| 12 | 58 | 5 | 1 | 5.74 | 5 | |
| 13 | 68 | 2 | 3 | 3.31 | 25 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4.18 | 18 | |
| 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.25 | 9 | |
| 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.41 | 10 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.50 | 5 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
1928 World Series
| Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | Record (NYY-STL) |
Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 4 | St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to... |
1 | New York Yankees | 4 | 1-0 | 61,425 | |
| 2 | October 5 | St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to... |
3 | New York Yankees | 9 | 2-0 | 60,714 | |
| 3 | October 7 | New York Yankees | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to... |
3 | 3-0 | 39,602 | |
| 4 | October 9 | New York Yankees | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to... |
3 | 4-0 | 37,331 | |
| New York Yankees win 4-0 | ||||||||