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.




Contents






  • 1 Offseason


  • 2 Regular season


    • 2.1 Season standings


    • 2.2 Record vs. opponents


    • 2.3 Roster




  • 3 Player stats


    • 3.1 Batting


      • 3.1.1 Starters by position


      • 3.1.2 Other batters




    • 3.2 Pitching


      • 3.2.1 Starting pitchers


      • 3.2.2 Other pitchers


      • 3.2.3 Relief pitchers






  • 4 1928 World Series


  • 5 Farm system


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Offseason


  • December 14, 1927: Frank Gibson was purchased by the Cardinals from the Boston Braves.[1]


Regular season


First baseman Jim Bottomley won the MVP Award this year, batting .325, with 31 home runs and 136 RBIs.



Season standings






















































































  • v

  • t

  • e


National League
W
L
Pct.
GB
Home
Road

St. Louis Cardinals
 95 59
 0.617
 —
 42–35
 53–24

New York Giants
 93 61
 0.604
 2
 51–26
 42–35

Chicago Cubs
 91 63
 0.591
 4
 52–25
 39–38

Pittsburgh Pirates
 85 67
 0.559
 9
 47–30
 38–37

Cincinnati Reds
 78 74
 0.513
 16
 44–33
 34–41

Brooklyn Robins
 77 76
 0.503
 17½
 41–35
 36–41

Boston Braves
 50 103
 0.327
 44½
 25–51
 25–52

Philadelphia Phillies
 43 109
 0.283
 51
 26–49
 17–60




Record vs. opponents








































































































1928 National League Records

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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 —




Roster














1928 St. Louis Cardinals

Roster

Pitchers


  • Pete Alexander


  • Fred Frankhouse


  • Hal Haid


  • Jesse Haines


  • Syl Johnson


  • Tony Kaufmann


  • Carlisle Littlejohn


  • Clarence Mitchell


  • Art Reinhart


  • Flint Rhem


  • Bill Sherdel

Catchers


  • Spud Davis


  • Gus Mancuso


  • Bob O'Farrell


  • Earl Smith


  • Jimmie Wilson


Infielders




  • Jim Bottomley


  • Frankie Frisch


  • Andy High


  • Wattie Holm


  • Rabbit Maranville


  • Tommy Thevenow


  • Specs Toporcer

Outfielders


  • Ray Blades


  • Taylor Douthit


  • Chick Hafey


  • George Harper


  • Pepper Martin


  • Ernie Orsatti


  • Wally Roettger


Other batters



  • Howie Williamson

Manager

  • Bill McKechnie

Coaches




  • Jack Onslow


  • Allen Sothoron


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 Jimmie Wilson 120 411 106 .258 2 50
1B Jim Bottomley 149 576 187 .325 31 136
2B Frankie Frisch 141 547 164 .300 10 86
SS Rabbit Maranville 112 366 88 .240 1 34
3B Wattie Holm 102 386 107 .277 3 47
OF George Harper 99 272 83 .305 17 58
OF Chick Hafey 138 520 175 .337 27 111
OF Taylor Douthit 154 648 191 .295 3 43


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
Andy High 111 368 105 .285 6 37
Wally Roettger 68 261 89 .341 6 44
Tommy Thevenow 69 171 35 .205 0 13
Ray Blades 51 85 20 .235 1 19
Ernie Orsatti 27 69 21 .304 3 15
Bob O'Farrell 16 52 11 .212 0 4
Earl Smith 24 58 13 .224 0 7
Gus Mancuso 40 38 7 .184 0 3
Pepper Martin 39 13 4 .308 0 0
Specs Toporcer 8 14 0 .000 0 0
Howie Williamson 10 9 2 .222 0 0
Spud Davis 2 5 1 .200 0 1


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
Bill Sherdel 38 248.2 21 10 2.86 72
Pete Alexander 34 243.2 16 9 3.36 59
Jesse Haines 33 240.1 20 8 3.18 77
Flint Rhem 28 169.2 11 8 4.14 47


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
Clarence Mitchell 19 150 8 9 3.30 31
Syl Johnson 34 120 8 4 3.90 66
Fred Frankhouse 21 84 3 2 3.96 29
Art Reinhart 23 75.1 4 6 2.87 12
Tony Kaufmann 4 4.2 0 0 9.64 2


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[2]



References





  1. ^ Frank Gibson page at Baseball Reference


  2. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007




External links



  • 1928 St. Louis Cardinals

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













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