1928 New York Yankees season
{{short description|Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = New York Yankees
| image = Ny yankees team 1928.jpg
| image_size = 250
| 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
| television =
| radio =
|}}
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.
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, team president Ed Barrow and owner Colonel Jacob Ruppert were also inducted.
=Season standings=
{{1928 American League standings}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1928 AL Record vs. opponents|team=NYY}}
=Roster=
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #1c2841; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1928 New York Yankees | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #1c2841; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Archie Campbell}}
{{MLBplayer | Stan Coveleski}}
{{MLBplayer | Fred Heimach}}
{{MLBplayer | Waite Hoyt}}
{{MLBplayer | Hank Johnson}}
{{MLBplayer | Wilcy Moore}}
{{MLBplayer | Herb Pennock}}
{{MLBplayer | George Pipgras}}
{{MLBplayer | Rosy Ryan}}
{{MLBplayer | Al Shealy}}
{{MLBplayer | Urban Shocker}}
{{MLBplayer | Myles Thomas}}
{{MLBplayer | Tom Zachary}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Benny Bengough}}
{{MLBplayer | Pat Collins}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Dickey}}
{{MLBplayer | Johnny Grabowski}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | George Burns}}
{{MLBplayer | Joe Dugan}}
{{MLBplayer | Leo Durocher}}
{{MLBplayer | Mike Gazella}}
{{MLBplayer | Lou Gehrig}}
{{MLBplayer | Mark Koenig}}
{{MLBplayer | Tony Lazzeri}}
{{MLBplayer | Gene Robertson}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Earle Combs}}
{{MLBplayer | Cedric Durst}}
{{MLBplayer | Bob Meusel}}
{{MLBplayer | Ben Paschal}}
{{MLBplayer | Babe Ruth}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Miller Huggins}}
Coaches {{MLBplayer | Art Fletcher}}
{{MLBplayer | 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
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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 | {{sortname|Johnny|Grabowski}} | 75 | 202 | 48 | .238 | 1 | 21 |
| align="center"
| 1B | {{sortname|Lou|Gehrig}} | 154 | 562 | 210 | .374 | 27 | 142 |
| align="center"
| 2B | {{sortname|Tony|Lazzeri}} | 116 | 404 | 134 | .332 | 10 | 82 |
| align="center"
| 3B | {{sortname|Joe|Dugan}} | 94 | 312 | 86 | .276 | 6 | 34 |
| align="center"
| SS | {{sortname|Mark|Koenig}} | 132 | 533 | 170 | .319 | 4 | 63 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Babe|Ruth}} | 154 | 536 | 173 | .323 | 54 | 142 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Earle|Combs}} | 149 | 626 | 194 | .310 | 7 | 56 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Bob|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
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| 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"
| {{sortname|Leo|Durocher}} | 102 | 296 | 80 | .270 | 0 | 31 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Gene|Robertson}} | 83 | 251 | 73 | .291 | 1 | 36 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Benny|Bengough}} | 58 | 161 | 43 | .267 | 0 | 9 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Pat|Collins|dab=baseball}} | 70 | 136 | 30 | .221 | 6 | 14 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Cedric|Durst}} | 74 | 135 | 34 | .252 | 2 | 10 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Ben|Paschal}} | 65 | 79 | 25 | .316 | 1 | 15 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Mike|Gazella}} | 32 | 56 | 13 | .232 | 0 | 2 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bill|Dickey}} | 10 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|George|Burns|George Burns (first baseman)}} | 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
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| 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|George|Pipgras}} | 46 | 300.2 | 24 | 13 | 3.38 | 139 |
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| {{sortname|Hank|Johnson|Hank Johnson (baseball)}} | 31 | 299.0 | 14 | 9 | 4.30 | 110 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Waite|Hoyt}} | 42 | 273.0 | 23 | 7 | 3.36 | 67 |
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| {{sortname|Herb|Pennock}} | 28 | 211.0 | 17 | 6 | 2.56 | 53 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Tom|Zachary}} | 7 | 45.2 | 3 | 3 | 3.94 | 7 |
==Other pitchers==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| 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|Al|Shealy}} | 23 | 96.0 | 8 | 6 | 5.06 | 39 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Fred|Heimach}} | 13 | 68.0 | 2 | 3 | 3.31 | 25 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Stan|Coveleski}} | 12 | 58.0 | 5 | 1 | 5.74 | 5 |
| align="center" |
==Relief pitchers==
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| 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"
| {{sortname|Wilcy|Moore}} | 35 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4.18 | 18 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Archie|Campbell|Archie Campbell (baseball)}} | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.25 | 9 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Myles|Thomas}} | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.41 | 10 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Rosy|Ryan}} | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.50 | 5 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Urban|Shocker}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
1928 World Series
{{main|1928 World Series}}
| class="wikitable" |
| Game
!Date !Visitor !Score !Home !Score !Record (NYY-STL) !Attendance |
|---|
| align = center|1
|October 4 |align = center|St. Louis Cardinals |align = center|1 |align = center|New York Yankees |align = center|4 |align = center|1–0 |align = center|61,425 |
| align = center|2
|October 5 |align = center|St. Louis Cardinals |align = center|3 |align = center|New York Yankees |align = center|9 |align = center|2–0 |align = center|60,714 |
| align = center|3
|October 7 |align = center|New York Yankees |align = center|7 |align = center|St. Louis Cardinals |align = center|3 |align = center|3–0 |align = center|39,602 |
| align = center|4
|October 9 |align = center|New York Yankees |align = center|7 |align = center|St. Louis Cardinals |align = center|3 |align = center|4–0 |align = center|37,331 |
| colspan="9" | New York Yankees win 4–0 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1928.shtml 1928 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1928_WS.shtml 1928 World Series]
- [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1928&t=NYA 1928 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
{{World Series champions}}
{{American League champions}}
{{1928 MLB season by team}}
{{1928 New York Yankees}}
{{New York Yankees}}
Category:New York Yankees seasons