1928 in baseball

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1928 throughout the world.  

Champions

• World Series: New York Yankees over St Louis Cardinals (4-0)

Awards and honors

• League Award
  • Mickey Cochrane, Philadelphia Athletics, C
  • Jim Bottomley, St. Louis Cardinals, 1B

Statistical leaders

Major league baseball final standings

American League final standings

National League final standings

Negro League Baseball final standings

Negro National League final standings

• St. Louis won the first half, Chicago won the second half.
• St. Louis beat Chicago 5 games to 4 games in a play-off.

Eastern Colored League final standings

• The League broke up midway through the season due the breakdown of the founder (and manager of Hilldale) although the individual teams continued to play.

Events

• June 16 - At Comiskey Park, Boston Red Sox second baseman Bill Regan hits two home runs in the 4th inning during a 10–5 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Regan matches his last year's total in the inning. His first homer is off loser Ted Blankenship, and the second is an inside-the-park-off Sarge Connally. Ellis Burks will be the second player in Red Sox history to hit a pair of HRs in an inning, on August 27, 1990. Rookie Ed Morris is the winning pitcher.

• July 26 - Bob Meusel of the New York Yankees hit for the cycle for the third time in his career. The Yankees scored 11 runs in the top of the 12th inning to beat the Detroit Tigers, 12–1.

• October 9 - The New York Yankees defeat the St. Louis Cardinals, 7–3, in Game 4 of the World Series to win their third World Championship title. Babe Ruth hits three home runs in Game 4. This is the second time in three years Ruth hits three home runs in a Series game.

• December 1 - National League President John Heydler becomes the first person to propose a baseball rule change calling for a 10th man, or a designated hitter, to bat in place of the pitcher. The NL will vote in favor of the proposal, but the American League will turn it down.

• December 2 - St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Jim Bottomley, who hit 325 with 31 home runs and 126 RBI, is elected National League Most Valuable Player with 76 points for 70 of Fred Lindstrom, whose .358 batting average was third behind Rogers Hornsby (.387) and Paul Waner (.370).

Births

January-March

• January 23 - Chico Carrasquel
• January 28 - Pete Runnels
• February 5 - Don Hoak
• February 7 - Al Smith
• February 9 - Erv Palica
• February 20 - Roy Face
• February 24 - Bubba Phillips
• March 20 - Jake Crawford
• March 23 - Jim Lemon

April-June

• May 11 - Vern Rapp
• May 16 - Billy Martin
• May 19 - Gil McDougald
• May 29 - Willard Schmidt
• June 4 - Billy Hunter
• June 17 - Willard Nixon

July-September

• July 7 - Sammy White
• July 13 - Daryl Spencer
• July 18 - Billy Harrell
• July 30 - Joe Nuxhall
• August 12 - Bob Buhl
• August 25 - Darrell Johnson
• September 4 - José Santiago
• September 27 - Thornton Kipper
• September 28 - Dick Gernert

October-December

• October 1 - Hal Naragon
• October 4 - Rip Repulski
• October 17 - Jim Gilliam
• October 21 - Whitey Ford
• November 15 - Gus Bell
• November 25 - Ray Narleski
• November 28 - Billy Queen
• December 9 - Joe DeMaestri
• December 9 - Billy Klaus
• December 25 - Mike Blyzka

Deaths

• January 14 - Al Reach, 87, pioneer who as second baseman was the sport's first professional player in 1865; batted .353 for 1871 champion Athletics in first season of National Association; co-founder of the Phillies, serving as team president from 1883-1902, later part owner of Athletics; publisher of annual baseball guides beginning in 1883
• January 28 - Jake Thielman, 48, pitcher for the St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Naps and Boston Red Sox between 1905 and 1908
• January 30 - Jim Foran, 80?, first baseman for the 1871 Fort Wayne Kekiongas.
• February 1 - Hughie Jennings, 58, shortstop, most notably for the Baltimore Orioles, who batted .311 lifetime but had career shortened by numerous beanings; team captain was runnerup in 1896 batting race with .401 mark; managed Tigers to consecutive pennants from 1907 to 1909, later coach with Giants
• March 14 - Nat Hudson, 69, pitcher for the St. Louis Browns for four seasons, 1886-1889.
• March 19 - Tom Lovett, 64, pitcher for six seasons, mainly with the Brooklyn Bridegrooms, pitched a no-hitter in 1891.
• April 23 - Joe Miller, 67, shortstop for two seasons in the American Association, 1884-1885.
• May 6 - Sam Wright, 79, brother of Harry Wright and George Wright, was a shortstop for four seasons from 1875-1876, 1880-1881.
• June 23 - Malachi Kittridge, 58, a catcher for the Louisville Colonels, Boston Beaneaters, Washington Senators and Cleveland Naps between 1890 and 1906
• July 3 - Pete Hotaling, 71, center fielder for six teams from 1879 to 1888.
• July 14 - Con Daily, 63, catcher for 12 seasons from 1885 to 1896, most prominately with the Brooklyn Bridegrooms.
• July 18 - Ed Killian, 51, pitcher who clinched 1907 pennant for Tigers with two wins in doubleheader; allowed 9 home runs in 1600 career innings, none from 1903-07
• August 21 - Joe Mulvey, 69, third baseman for 12 seasons. Played most of his career in Philadelphia.
• September 9 - Urban Shocker, 38, pitcher who had 20-win seasons for the Browns from 1920-1923, was 18-6 for 1927 Yankees before retiring; led AL in strikeouts in 1922
• October 22 - Jack Dunn, 56, owner and manager of minor league Baltimore Orioles since 1907 who developed stars including Babe Ruth and Lefty Grove; won seven consecutive pennants from 1919-25, was second winningest manager in history of minors with 2107 victories; won 23 games as pitcher for 1899 NL champion Brooklyn
• October 31 - José Méndez, 41, star Cuban pitcher of the Negro Leagues, primarily with the All Nations team and the Kansas City Monarchs; managed Monarchs from 1920-26, winning 1924 title in first Negro League World Series
• November 11 - Oyster Burns, 64, right fielder, mainly for Brooklyn, who batted .300 lifetime and led NL in home runs and RBI in 1890