1928 St. Louis Browns season
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1928 St. Louis Browns season
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| Owner(s) | Phil Ball | |
| Manager(s) | Dan Howley | |
| Local radio | KMOX WIL (AM) KWK |
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The 1928 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 3rd in the American League with a record of 82 wins and 72 losses.
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Offseason
- December 2, 1927: Harry Rice, Chick Galloway and Elam Vangilder were traded by the Browns to the Detroit Tigers for Heinie Manush and Lu Blue.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| 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 |
Notable transactions
- April 25, 1928: Wally Gerber was traded by the Browns to the Boston Red Sox for Hal Wiltse.[2]
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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| 1B | Lu Blue | 154 | 549 | 154 | .281 | 14 | 80 |
| OF | Heinie Manush | 154 | 638 | 241 | .378 | 13 | 108 |
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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| Wally Gerber | 6 | 18 | 5 | .278 | 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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| Sam Gray | 35 | 262.2 | 20 | 12 | 3.19 | 102 |
| George Blaeholder | 38 | 214.1 | 10 | 15 | 4.37 | 87 |
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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| Dick Coffman | 29 | 85.2 | 4 | 5 | 6.09 | 25 |
| Boom-Boom Beck | 16 | 49 | 2 | 3 | 4.41 | 17 |
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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| Hal Wiltse | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5.25 | 23 |
Notes
References
- 1928 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference
- 1928 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com
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