| 1928 New York Yankees | ||||
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| World Series champions American League champions | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |||
| City | New York City, New York | |||
| Owners | Jacob Ruppert | |||
| General managers | Ed Barrow | |||
| Managers | Miller Huggins | |||
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The 1928New York Yankees season was their 26th season. The team finished with a record of 101–53, winning their sixth pennant, finishing 2.5 games ahead of thePhiladelphia Athletics. New York was managed byMiller Huggins. The Yankees played atYankee Stadium. In theWorld Series, they swept theSt. Louis Cardinals. PitcherUrban Shocker died in September due to complications frompneumonia.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 101 | 53 | .656 | — | 52–25 | 49–28 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 98 | 55 | .641 | 2½ | 52–25 | 46–30 |
| St. Louis Browns | 82 | 72 | .532 | 19 | 43–34 | 39–38 |
| Washington Senators | 75 | 79 | .487 | 26 | 37–43 | 38–36 |
| Chicago White Sox | 72 | 82 | .468 | 29 | 37–40 | 35–42 |
| Detroit Tigers | 68 | 86 | .442 | 33 | 36–41 | 32–45 |
| Cleveland Indians | 62 | 92 | .403 | 39 | 28–49 | 34–43 |
| Boston Red Sox | 57 | 96 | .373 | 43½ | 26–47 | 31–49 |
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 10–12 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 6–16 | 3–18 | 9–13 | 13–9–1 | |||||
| Chicago | 12–10 | — | 12–10–1 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 6–16 | 10–12 | 10–12 | |||||
| Cleveland | 13–9 | 10–12–1 | — | 10–12 | 6–16 | 6–16 | 7–15 | 10–12 | |||||
| Detroit | 15–7 | 9–13 | 12–10 | — | 7–15 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 8–14 | |||||
| New York | 16–6 | 13–9 | 16–6 | 15–7 | — | 16–6 | 12–10 | 13–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 18–3 | 16–6 | 16–6 | 14–8 | 6–16 | — | 16–6 | 12–10 | |||||
| St. Louis | 13–9 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 6–16 | — | 13–9 | |||||
| Washington | 9–13–1 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 9–13 | — | |||||
| 1928 New York Yankees | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
| = Indicates league leader |
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 | Johnny Grabowski | 75 | 202 | 48 | .238 | 1 | 21 |
| 1B | Lou Gehrig | 154 | 562 | 210 | .374 | 27 | 142 |
| 2B | Tony Lazzeri | 116 | 404 | 134 | .332 | 10 | 82 |
| 3B | Joe Dugan | 94 | 312 | 86 | .276 | 6 | 34 |
| SS | Mark Koenig | 132 | 533 | 170 | .319 | 4 | 63 |
| OF | Babe Ruth | 154 | 536 | 173 | .323 | 54 | 142 |
| OF | Earle Combs | 149 | 626 | 194 | .310 | 7 | 56 |
| OF | Bob Meusel | 131 | 518 | 154 | .297 | 11 | 113 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Durocher | 102 | 296 | 80 | .270 | 0 | 31 |
| Gene Robertson | 83 | 251 | 73 | .291 | 1 | 36 |
| Benny Bengough | 58 | 161 | 43 | .267 | 0 | 9 |
| Pat Collins | 70 | 136 | 30 | .221 | 6 | 14 |
| Cedric Durst | 74 | 135 | 34 | .252 | 2 | 10 |
| Ben Paschal | 65 | 79 | 25 | .316 | 1 | 15 |
| Mike Gazella | 32 | 56 | 13 | .232 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Dickey | 10 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| George Burns | 4 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Pipgras | 46 | 300.2 | 24 | 13 | 3.38 | 139 |
| Hank Johnson | 31 | 299.0 | 14 | 9 | 4.30 | 110 |
| Waite Hoyt | 42 | 273.0 | 23 | 7 | 3.36 | 67 |
| Herb Pennock | 28 | 211.0 | 17 | 6 | 2.56 | 53 |
| Tom Zachary | 7 | 45.2 | 3 | 3 | 3.94 | 7 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Shealy | 23 | 96.0 | 8 | 6 | 5.06 | 39 |
| Fred Heimach | 13 | 68.0 | 2 | 3 | 3.31 | 25 |
| Stan Coveleski | 12 | 58.0 | 5 | 1 | 5.74 | 5 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilcy Moore | 35 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4.18 | 18 |
| Archie Campbell | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.25 | 9 |
| Myles Thomas | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.41 | 10 |
| Rosy Ryan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.50 | 5 |
| Urban Shocker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 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 | ||||||||
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