1928 Detroit Tigers season
{{Short description|Major League Baseball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Detroit Tigers
| season = 1928
| misc =
| league = American League
| ballpark = Navin Field
| city = Detroit, Michigan
| record = {{winpct|68|86|record=y}}
| league_place = 6th
| owners = Frank Navin
| managers = George Moriarty
|}}
The 1928 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished sixth in the American League with a record of 68–86, 33 games behind the New York Yankees.
Offseason
- December 2, 1927: Heinie Manush and Lu Blue were traded by the Tigers to the St. Louis Browns for Harry Rice, Chick Galloway and Elam Vangilder.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/riceha01.shtml Harry Rice page at Baseball Reference]
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1928 American League standings|highlight=Detroit Tigers}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1928 AL Record vs. opponents|team=DET}}
= Roster =
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #bd5d29; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Josh Billings}}
{{MLBplayer | Ownie Carroll}}
{{MLBplayer | Sam Gibson}}
{{MLBplayer | Ken Holloway}}
{{MLBplayer | Phil Page}}
{{MLBplayer | George Smith}}
{{MLBplayer | Vic Sorrell}}
{{MLBplayer | Lil Stoner}}
{{MLBplayer | Charlie Sullivan}}
{{MLBplayer | Elam Vangilder}}
{{MLBplayer | Earl Whitehill}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Pinky Hargrave}}
{{MLBplayer | Merv Shea}}
{{MLBplayer | Larry Woodall}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Chick Galloway}}
{{MLBplayer | Charlie Gehringer}}
{{MLBplayer | Marty McManus}}
{{MLBplayer | Johnny Neun}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Sweeney}}
{{MLBplayer | Jackie Tavener}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Warner}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Paul Easterling}}
{{MLBplayer | Bob Fothergill}}
{{MLBplayer | Harry Heilmann}}
{{MLBplayer | Harry Rice}}
{{MLBplayer | John Stone}}
{{MLBplayer | Al Wingo}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | George Moriarty}}
Coaches {{MLBplayer | Lefty Leifield}}
{{MLBplayer | Benny Meyer}}
{{MLBplayer | Shag Shaughnessy}} |
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
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | Pinky Hargrave | 121 | 320 | 88 | .275 | 10 | 63 |
| align="center"
| 1B | Bill Sweeney | 89 | 309 | 78 | .252 | 0 | 19 |
| align="center"
| 2B | Charlie Gehringer | 154 | 603 | 193 | .320 | 6 | 74 |
| align="center"
| SS | Jackie Tavener | 132 | 473 | 123 | .260 | 5 | 52 |
| align="center"
| 3B | Marty McManus | 139 | 500 | 144 | .288 | 8 | 73 |
| align="center"
| OF | Harry Heilmann | 151 | 558 | 183 | .328 | 14 | 107 |
| align="center"
| OF | Bob Fothergill | 111 | 347 | 110 | .317 | 3 | 63 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Harry|Rice}} | 131 | 510 | 154 | .302 | 6 | 81 |
== Other batters ==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| Al Wingo | 87 | 242 | 69 | .285 | 2 | 30 |
| align="center" | 75 | 206 | 44 | .214 | 0 | 13 |
| align="center" | 65 | 186 | 39 | .210 | 0 | 13 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Chick|Galloway}} | 53 | 148 | 39 | .264 | 1 | 17 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Paul|Easterling}} | 43 | 114 | 37 | .325 | 3 | 12 |
| align="center" | 26 | 113 | 40 | .354 | 2 | 21 |
| align="center" | 36 | 108 | 23 | .213 | 0 | 5 |
| align="center" | 39 | 85 | 20 | .235 | 0 | 9 |
= Pitching =
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Ownie|Carroll}} | 34 | 231.0 | 16 | 12 | 3.27 | 51 |
| align="center" | 31 | 196.1 | 11 | 16 | 4.31 | 93 |
| align="center" | 29 | 171.0 | 8 | 11 | 4.79 | 67 |
| align="center" | 20 | 119.2 | 5 | 8 | 5.42 | 29 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Josh|Billings|Josh Billings (pitcher)}} | 21 | 110.2 | 5 | 10 | 5.12 | 48 |
== Other pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Elam|Vangilder}} | 38 | 156.1 | 11 | 10 | 3.91 | 43 |
| align="center" | 36 | 126.1 | 5 | 8 | 4.35 | 29 |
| align="center" | 30 | 120.1 | 4 | 8 | 4.34 | 32 |
| align="center" | 3 | 22.0 | 2 | 0 | 2.45 | 3 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Charlie|Sullivan|Charlie Sullivan (baseball)}} | 3 | 12.1 | 0 | 2 | 6.57 | 2 |
== Relief pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 39 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4.42 | 54 |
Farm system
{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}
{{MLB Farm System|level18=A|team18=Fort Worth Panthers|league18=Texas League|manager18=Jake Atz
|level19=B|team19=Evansville Hubs|league19=Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League|manager19=Bob Coleman
|level20=C|team20=Wheeling Stogies|league20=Middle Atlantic League|manager20=Bobby Prysock}}Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
Notes
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
{{Portal|Baseball}}
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/1928.shtml 1928 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference]
{{1928 MLB season by team}}
{{Detroit Tigers}}
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