New York Yankees | |
Season: | 1928 |
Misc: | World Series Champions American League Champions |
League: | American League |
Ballpark: | Yankee Stadium |
City: | New York City, New York |
Owners: | Jacob Ruppert |
General Managers: | Ed Barrow |
Managers: | Miller Huggins |
The 1928 New York Yankees 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 complications from pneumonia.
1928 New York Yankees | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | Outfielders | ManagerCoaches |
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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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 |
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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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 |
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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46 | 300.2 | 24 | 13 | 3.38 | 139 | ||
31 | 299.0 | 14 | 9 | 4.30 | 110 | ||
42 | 273.0 | 23 | 7 | 3.36 | 67 | ||
28 | 211.0 | 17 | 6 | 2.56 | 53 | ||
7 | 45.2 | 3 | 3 | 3.94 | 7 |
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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23 | 96.0 | 8 | 6 | 5.06 | 39 | |
13 | 68.0 | 2 | 3 | 3.31 | 25 | |
12 | 58.0 | 5 | 1 | 5.74 | 5 | |
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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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 |
See main article: 1928 World Series.
Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | Record(NYY-STL) | 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 |