1928 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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1928 Pittsburgh Pirates season
| 1928 Pittsburgh Pirates |
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| Owner(s) | Barney Dreyfuss | |
| Manager(s) | Donie Bush | |
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The 1928 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 47th season in franchise history. The team scored the most runs in the National League. However, they also allowed the third most and slipped down to fourth place in the standings.
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Offseason
- December 3, 1927: Mike Cvengros and Ike Danning were traded by the Pirates to the Wichita Falls Spudders for Fred Fussell.[1]
Regular season
During the season, Burleigh Grimes became the last pitcher to win at least 25 games in one season for the Pirates in the 20th century.[2]
Season standings
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| 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 |
Opening Day lineup
Roster
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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 |
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| C | Charlie Hargreaves | 79 | 260 | 74 | .285 | 1 | 32 |
| 1B | George Grantham | 124 | 440 | 142 | .323 | 10 | 85 |
| 2B | Sparky Adams | 135 | 539 | 149 | .276 | 0 | 38 |
| SS | Glenn Wright | 108 | 407 | 126 | .310 | 8 | 66 |
| 3B | Pie Traynor | 144 | 569 | 192 | .337 | 3 | 124 |
| OF | Lloyd Waner | 152 | 659 | 221 | .335 | 5 | 61 |
| OF | Paul Waner | 152 | 602 | 223 | .370 | 6 | 86 |
| OF | Fred Brickell | 81 | 202 | 65 | .322 | 3 | 41 |
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 |
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| John O'Connell | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
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| Burleigh Grimes | 48 | 330.2 | 25 | 14 | 2.99 | 97 |
| Fred Fussell | 28 | 159.2 | 8 | 9 | 3.61 | 43 |
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 |
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| Erv Brame | 24 | 95.2 | 7 | 4 | 5.08 | 22 |
| Homer Blankenship | 5 | 21.2 | 0 | 1 | 5.82 | 6 |
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 |
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| Les Bartholomew | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.15 | 6 |
League leaders
- #3 in NL in on-base percentage (.408)
- MLB leader in wins (25)
- #4 in NL in strikeouts (97)
- #2 in NL in RBI (124)
- #3 in NL in runs scored (121)
- NL leader in runs scored (142)
- #2 in NL in batting average (.370)
- #2 in NL in on-base percentage (.446)
References
- ^ Mike Cvengros page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.98, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
External links
- 1928 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1928 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
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