1928 St. Louis Cardinals season

1928 St. Louis Cardinals
1928 National League Champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Location
Sportsman's Park (since 1920)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	95–59 (.617)
League place	1st
Other information
Owner(s)	Sam Breadon
General manager(s)	Branch Rickey
Manager(s)	Bill McKechnie
Local radio	KMOX, KWK, WIL
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The 1928 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 47th 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. In the World Series, they were swept by the New York Yankees.

Offseason

• December 14, 1927: Frank Gibson was purchased by the Cardinals from the Boston Braves.

Regular season

First baseman Jim Bottomley won the MVP Award this year, batting .414, with 29 home runs and 130 RBIs.

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals	95	59	--	.617
New York Giants	93	61	2	.604
Chicago Cubs	91	63	4	.591
Pittsburgh Pirates	85	67	9	.559
Cincinnati Reds	78	74	16	.513
Brooklyn Robins	77	76	17.5	.503
Boston Braves	50	103	44.5	.327
Philadelphia Phillies	43	109	51	.283

Record vs. opponents

1928 National League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	7–15	5–17	10–12	6–16	13–9	5–16	4–18
Brooklyn	15–7	—	10–12	10–12–1	9–13–1	15–7	9–12	9–13
Chicago	17–5	12–10	—	13–9	14–8	13–9	11–11	11–11
Cincinnati	12–10	12–10–1	9–13	—	8–14	13–7	12–10	12–10
New York	16–6	13–9–1	8–14	14–8	—	17–5	11–11	14–8
Philadelphia	9–13	7–15	9–13	7–13	5–17	—	4–18	2–20
Pittsburgh	16–5	12–9	11–11	10–12	11–11	18–4	—	7–15
St. Louis	18–4	13–9	11–11	10–12	8–14	20–2	15–7	—

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
1B	Jim Bottomley	149	576	187	.325	31	136
2B	Frankie Frisch	141	547	164	.300	10	86
OF	George Harper	99	272	83	.305	17	58

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
Earl Smith	24	58	13	.224	0	7

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
Pete Alexander	34	243.2	16	9	3.36	59

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
Fred Frankhouse	21	84	3	2	3.96	29

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
Hal Haid	27	2	2	5	2.30	21
Carlisle Littlejohn	12	2	1	0	3.66	6

1928 World Series

Main article: 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

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Rochester Red Wings	International League	Billy Southworth
A	Houston Buffaloes	Texas League	Frank Snyder
B	Danville Veterans	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Joe Schultz, Sr.
C	Topeka Jayhawks	Western Association	Eddie Dyer
D	Laurel Cardinals	Cotton States League	John Ganzel and Bobby Schang

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Houston

External links

• 1928 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1928 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com