1928 New York Yankees season

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1928 New York Yankees 1928 World Series Champions 1928 American League Champions
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Yankee Stadium (Since 1923) New York City, New York (Since 1903)
1928 Information
Owner(s)	Jacob Ruppert
Manager(s)	Miller Huggins
Local television	none
Local radio	none
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The New York Yankees' 1928 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 tuberculosis.

Contents

1 Regular season
- 1.1 Season standings
- 1.2 Roster
2 Player stats
- 2.1 Batting
  - 2.1.1 Starters by position
  - 2.1.2 Other batters
- 2.2 Pitching
3 1928 World Series
4 References

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 and team president Ed Barrow were also inducted.

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	101	53	.656	--
Philadelphia Athletics	98	55	.641	2½
St. Louis Browns	82	72	.532	19
Washington Senators	75	79	.487	26
Chicago White Sox	72	82	.468	29
Detroit Tigers	68	86	.442	33
Cleveland Indians	62	92	.403	39
Boston Red Sox	57	96	.373	43½

Roster

1928 New York Yankees

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Miller Huggins

Coaches

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	Grabowski, JohnnyJohnny Grabowski	75	202	48	.238	1	21
1B	Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig	154	562	210	.374	27	142
2B	Lazzeri, TonyTony Lazzeri	116	404	134	.332	10	82
3B	Dugan, JoeJoe Dugan	94	312	86	.276	6	34
SS	Koenig, MarkMark Koenig	132	533	170	.319	4	63
OF	Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth	154	536	173	.323	54	142
OF	Combs, EarleEarle Combs	149	626	194	.310	7	56
OF	Meusel, BobBob 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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Durocher, LeoLeo Durocher	102	296	80	.270	0	31
Robertson, GeneGene Robertson	83	251	73	.291	1	36
Bengough, BennyBenny Bengough	58	161	43	.267	0	9
Collins, PatPat Collins	70	136	30	.221	6	14
Durst, CedricCedric Durst	74	135	34	.252	2	10
Paschal, BenBen Paschal	65	79	25	.316	1	15
Gazella, MikeMike Gazella	32	56	13	.232	0	2
Dickey, BillBill Dickey	10	15	3	.200	0	2
Burns, GeorgeGeorge Burns	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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Pipgras, GeorgeGeorge Pipgras	46	300.7	24	13	3.38	139
Hoyt, WaiteWaite Hoyt	42	273	23	7	3.36	67
Pennock, HerbHerb Pennock	28	211	17	6	2.56	53
Johnson, HankHank Johnson	31	299	14	9	4.30	110
Zachary, TomTom Zachary	7	45.7	3	3	3.94	7

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
Shealy, AlAl Shealy	23	96	8	6	5.06	39
Coveleski, StanStan Coveleski	12	58	5	1	5.74	5
Heimach, FredFred Heimach	13	68	2	3	3.31	25

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
Moore, WilcyWilcy Moore	35	4	4	2	4.18	18
Campbell, ArchieArchie Campbell	13	0	1	2	5.25	9
Thomas, MylesMyles Thomas	12	1	0	0	3.41	10
Ryan, RosyRosy Ryan	3	0	0	0	16.50	5
Shocker, UrbanUrban Shocker	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

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

References

v d e 1928 MLB season by team

American League	Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington

National League	Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

1928 World Series

New York Yankees

Formerly the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Highlanders • Based in The Bronx, New York City, New York

Franchise

History • Seasons • Records • No-hitters • Awards • Players • Managers • Coaches • Owners and executives • Broadcasters • Opening Day starting pitchers • Opening Day starting lineups • Team captains • Members of the Hall of Fame • First-round picks • YES Network

Ballparks

Oriole Park • Hilltop Park • Polo Grounds • Yankee Stadium (opened 1923) (Events) • Shea Stadium • Yankee Stadium (opened 2009)
Spring Training: Barrs Field • Bader Field • Al Lang Stadium • Fort Lauderdale Stadium • George M. Steinbrenner Field

Lore

Curse of the Bambino • Johnny Sylvester • Murderers' Row • Babe Ruth's called shot • Ed Lucas • M&M Boys • Bucky "Bleeping" Dent • Pine Tar Incident • Jeffrey Maier • The Yankee Years • The Core Four • Wildcard Wednesday

Culture

Monument Park • New York Yankees Museum • Old-Timers' Day • Bleacher Creatures • Yankees Universe • Eddie Layton • Logos, uniforms and dress code • "Holy Cow!" • Robert Merrill • John Sterling/"Yankees win! Theeeeeee Yankees win!" • Ronan Tynan • "Here Come the Yankees" • "Haya Doin'?" • "New York, New York" • "God Bless America" • The Pride of the Yankees • The Babe Ruth Story • Damn Yankees (musical · film · The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant) • Safe at Home! • 61* • The Bronx is Burning (Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bronx Is Burning • The Bronx Is Burning) • Gene Monahan • Dandy • Freddy Sez • George Costanza • Paul Olden • Yankee Stadium Legacy • Yankees HOPE Week

Rivalries

Boston Red Sox • New York Mets • Los Angeles Dodgers • San Francisco Giants • Subway Series

Monument Park
honorees

Mel Allen • Ed Barrow • Yogi Berra • Bill Dickey • Joe DiMaggio • Whitey Ford • Lou Gehrig • Lefty Gomez • Ron Guidry • Elston Howard • Miller Huggins • Reggie Jackson • Mickey Mantle • Roger Maris • Billy Martin • Don Mattingly • Joe McCarthy • Thurman Munson • Allie Reynolds • Phil Rizzuto • Red Ruffing • Jacob Ruppert • Babe Ruth • Bob Sheppard • George Steinbrenner • Casey Stengel

Retired numbers

4 • 3 • 5 • 7 • 37 • 8 • 8 • 16 • 15 • 32 • 9 • 10 • 1 • 44 • 23 • 42 • 49

Key personnel

Owners: Yankee Global Enterprises (Hal Steinbrenner • Hank Steinbrenner) • General Manager: Brian Cashman • Manager: Joe Girardi • Team Captain: Derek Jeter

Championships (27)

1923 • 1927 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1941 • 1943 • 1947 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1956 • 1958 • 1961 • 1962 • 1977 • 1978 • 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2009

American League
Pennants (40)

1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1947 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1981 • 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2003 • 2009

Other titles

Eastern Division: 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1980 • 1981 • 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2009 • 2011 | Wild Card: 1995 • 1997 • 2007 • 2010

Minors

AAA: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | AA: Trenton Thunder | A: Tampa Yankees • Charleston RiverDogs • Staten Island Yankees | Rookie: Gulf Coast League Yankees • DSL Yankees1 • DSL Yankees2

Seasons (111)

1900s-1910s	1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919

1920s-1930s	1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939

1940s-1950s	1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959

1960s-1970s	1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979

1980s-1990s	1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999

2000s-2010s	2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012

v d e New York Yankees 1928 World Series Champions

Benny Bengough \| George Burns \| Archie Campbell \| Pat Collins \| Earle Combs \| Bill Dickey \| Joe Dugan \| Leo Durocher \| Cedric Durst \| Mike Gazella \| Lou Gehrig \| Johnny Grabowski \| Fred Heimach \| Waite Hoyt \| Hank Johnson \| Mark Koenig \| Tony Lazzeri \| Wilcy Moore \| Bob Meusel \| Ben Paschal \| Herb Pennock \| George Pipgras \| Gene Robertson \| Babe Ruth \| Al Shealy \| Myles Thomas \| Tom Zachary Manager Miller Huggins Coaches: Art Fletcher \| Charley O'Leary

Regular season

Preceded by New York Yankees 1927	American League Champions New York Yankees 1928	Succeeded by Philadelphia Athletics 1929
Preceded by New York Yankees 1927	World Series Champions New York Yankees 1928	Succeeded by Philadelphia Athletics 1929

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