| 1928 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National League champions | ||||
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 95–59 (.617) | |||
| League place | 1st | |||
| Owners | Sam Breadon | |||
| General managers | Branch Rickey | |||
| Managers | Bill McKechnie | |||
| Radio | KMOX (Garnett Marks) KWK (Thomas Patrick) WIL (William Elsworth) | |||
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The1928St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 47th season inSt. Louis, Missouri and the 37th season in theNational League. The Cardinals went 95–59 during the season and finished first in the National League. In theWorld Series, they were swept by theNew York Yankees.
First basemanJim Bottomley won theMVP Award this year, batting .325, with 31 home runs and 136 RBIs.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 95 | 59 | .617 | — | 42–35 | 53–24 |
| New York Giants | 93 | 61 | .604 | 2 | 51–26 | 42–35 |
| Chicago Cubs | 91 | 63 | .591 | 4 | 52–25 | 39–38 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 85 | 67 | .559 | 9 | 47–30 | 38–37 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 74 | .513 | 16 | 44–33 | 34–41 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 77 | 76 | .503 | 17½ | 41–35 | 36–41 |
| Boston Braves | 50 | 103 | .327 | 44½ | 25–51 | 25–52 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | 109 | .283 | 51 | 26–49 | 17–60 |
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| Team | BSN | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 7–15 | 5–17 | 10–12 | 6–16 | 13–9 | 5–16 | 4–18 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 15–7 | — | 10–12 | 10–12–1 | 9–13–1 | 15–7 | 9–12 | 9–13 | |||||
| Chicago | 17–5 | 12–10 | — | 13–9 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 11–11 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 12–10 | 12–10–1 | 9–13 | — | 8–14 | 13–7 | 12–10 | 12–10 | |||||
| New York | 16–6 | 13–9–1 | 8–14 | 14–8 | — | 17–5 | 11–11 | 14–8 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 9–13 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 7–13 | 5–17 | — | 4–18 | 2–20 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 16–5 | 12–9 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 18–4 | — | 7–15 | |||||
| St. Louis | 18–4 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 20–2 | 15–7 | — | |||||
| 1928 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 | Jimmie Wilson | 120 | 411 | 106 | .258 | 2 | 50 |
| 1B | Jim Bottomley | 149 | 576 | 187 | .325 | 31 | 136 |
| 2B | Frankie Frisch | 141 | 547 | 164 | .300 | 10 | 86 |
| SS | Rabbit Maranville | 112 | 366 | 88 | .240 | 1 | 34 |
| 3B | Wattie Holm | 102 | 386 | 107 | .277 | 3 | 47 |
| OF | George Harper | 99 | 272 | 83 | .305 | 17 | 58 |
| OF | Chick Hafey | 138 | 520 | 175 | .337 | 27 | 111 |
| OF | Taylor Douthit | 154 | 648 | 191 | .295 | 3 | 43 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy High | 111 | 368 | 105 | .285 | 6 | 37 |
| Wally Roettger | 68 | 261 | 89 | .341 | 6 | 44 |
| Tommy Thevenow | 69 | 171 | 35 | .205 | 0 | 13 |
| Ray Blades | 51 | 85 | 20 | .235 | 1 | 19 |
| Ernie Orsatti | 27 | 69 | 21 | .304 | 3 | 15 |
| Earl Smith | 24 | 58 | 13 | .224 | 0 | 7 |
| Bob O'Farrell | 16 | 52 | 11 | .212 | 0 | 4 |
| Gus Mancuso | 40 | 38 | 7 | .184 | 0 | 3 |
| Specs Toporcer | 8 | 14 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Pepper Martin | 39 | 13 | 4 | .308 | 0 | 0 |
| Howie Williamson | 10 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 0 |
| Spud Davis | 2 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sherdel | 38 | 248.2 | 21 | 10 | 2.86 | 72 |
| Pete Alexander | 34 | 243.2 | 16 | 9 | 3.36 | 59 |
| Jesse Haines | 33 | 240.1 | 20 | 8 | 3.18 | 77 |
| Flint Rhem | 28 | 169.2 | 11 | 8 | 4.14 | 47 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Mitchell | 19 | 150.0 | 8 | 9 | 3.30 | 31 |
| Syl Johnson | 34 | 120.0 | 8 | 4 | 3.90 | 66 |
| Fred Frankhouse | 21 | 84.0 | 3 | 2 | 3.96 | 29 |
| Art Reinhart | 23 | 75.1 | 4 | 6 | 2.87 | 12 |
| Tony Kaufmann | 4 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 9.64 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Haid | 27 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.30 | 21 |
| Carlisle Littlejohn | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.66 | 6 |
| 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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