1928 New York Yankees season

1928 New York Yankees
1928 World Series Champions 1928 American League Champions
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Yankee Stadium (since 1923)
New York City, New York (since 1903)
Other information
Owner(s)	Jacob Ruppert
General manager(s)	Ed Barrow
Manager(s)	Miller Huggins
Local television	none
Local radio	none
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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.

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 Fame: Earle Combs, Lou Gehrig, Tony Lazzeri, Babe Ruth, Bill Dickey, Leo Durocher, Waite Hoyt, Herb Pennock, and Stan Coveleski. Manager Miller Huggins and team president Ed Barrow were also inducted.

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	101	53	.656	--
Philadelphia Athletics	98	55	.641	2½
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	43½

Record vs. opponents

1928 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	10–12	9–13	7–15	6–16	3–18	9–13	13–9–1
Chicago	12–10	—	12–10–1	13–9	9–13	6–16	10–12	10–12
Cleveland	13–9	10–12–1	—	10–12	6–16	6–16	7–15	10–12
Detroit	15–7	9–13	12–10	—	7–15	8–14	9–13	8–14
New York	16–6	13–9	16–6	15–7	—	16–6	12–10	13–9
Philadelphia	18–3	16–6	16–6	14–8	6–16	—	16–6	12–10
St. Louis	13–9	12–10	15–7	13–9	10–12	6–16	—	13–9
Washington	9–13–1	12–10	12–10	14–8	9–13	10–12	9–13	—

Roster

1928 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers Archie Campbell Stan Coveleski Fred Heimach Waite Hoyt Hank Johnson Wilcy Moore Herb Pennock George Pipgras Rosy Ryan Al Shealy Urban Shocker Myles Thomas Tom Zachary		Catchers Benny Bengough Pat Collins Bill Dickey Johnny Grabowski Infielders George Burns Joe Dugan Leo Durocher Mike Gazella Lou Gehrig Mark Koenig Tony Lazzeri Gene Robertson		Outfielders Earle Combs Cedric Durst Bob Meusel Ben Paschal Babe Ruth		Manager Miller Huggins Coaches Art Fletcher Charley O'Leary

Player stats

Batting

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	Grabowski, JohnnyJohnny Grabowski	75	202	48	.238	1	21
1B	Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig	154	562	210	.374	27	142
2B	Lazzeri, TonyTony Lazzeri	116	404	134	.332	10	82
3B	Dugan, JoeJoe Dugan	94	312	86	.276	6	34
SS	Koenig, MarkMark Koenig	132	533	170	.319	4	63
OF	Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth	154	536	173	.323	54	142
OF	Combs, EarleEarle Combs	149	626	194	.310	7	56
OF	Meusel, BobBob Meusel	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
Durocher, LeoLeo Durocher	102	296	80	.270	0	31
Robertson, GeneGene Robertson	83	251	73	.291	1	36
Bengough, BennyBenny Bengough	58	161	43	.267	0	9
Collins, PatPat Collins	70	136	30	.221	6	14
Durst, CedricCedric Durst	74	135	34	.252	2	10
Paschal, BenBen Paschal	65	79	25	.316	1	15
Gazella, MikeMike Gazella	32	56	13	.232	0	2
Dickey, BillBill Dickey	10	15	3	.200	0	2
Burns, GeorgeGeorge Burns	4	4	2	.500	0	0

Pitching

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
Pipgras, GeorgeGeorge Pipgras	46	300.7	24	13	3.38	139
Hoyt, WaiteWaite Hoyt	42	273	23	7	3.36	67
Pennock, HerbHerb Pennock	28	211	17	6	2.56	53
Johnson, HankHank Johnson	31	299	14	9	4.30	110
Zachary, TomTom Zachary	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
Shealy, AlAl Shealy	23	96	8	6	5.06	39
Coveleski, StanStan Coveleski	12	58	5	1	5.74	5
Heimach, FredFred Heimach	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
Moore, WilcyWilcy Moore	35	4	4	2	4.18	18
Campbell, ArchieArchie Campbell	13	0	1	2	5.25	9
Thomas, MylesMyles Thomas	12	1	0	0	3.41	10
Ryan, RosyRosy Ryan	3	0	0	0	16.50	5
Shocker, UrbanUrban Shocker	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	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

References

• 1928 New York Yankees
• 1928 World Series
• 1928 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com