Sports season
1928 MLB season |
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League | American League (AL) National League (NL) |
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Sport | Baseball |
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Duration | Regular season:- April 10 – September 30, 1928
World Series:- October 4 – October 9, 1928
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Number of games | 154 |
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Number of teams | 16 (8 per league) |
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Regular Season |
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Season MVP | AL: Mickey Cochrane (PHA) NL: Jim Bottomley (SLC) |
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AL champions | New York Yankees |
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AL runners-up | Philadelphia Athletics |
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NL champions | St. Louis Cardinals |
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NL runners-up | New York Giants |
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World Series |
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Champions | New York Yankees |
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Runners-up | St. Louis Cardinals |
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MLB seasons |
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Locations of teams for the 1920–1931 National League seasons
National League
The 1928 major league baseball season began on April 10, 1928. The regular season ended on September 30, with the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 25th World Series on October 4 and ended with Game 4 on October 9. The Yankees swept the Cardinals in four games.
This was the seventh of eight seasons that "League Awards", a precursor to the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (introduced in 1931), were issued.
Teams
League | Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
American League | Boston Red Sox | Boston, Massachusetts | Fenway Park | 35,000 | Bill Carrigan |
Chicago White Sox | Chicago, Illinois | Comiskey Park | 52,000 | Ray Schalk, Lena Blackburne |
Cleveland Indians | Cleveland, Ohio | Dunn Field | 21,414 | Roger Peckinpaugh |
Detroit Tigers | Detroit, Michigan | Navin Field | 30,000 | George Moriarty |
New York Yankees | New York, New York | Yankee Stadium | 82,000 | Miller Huggins |
Philadelphia Athletics | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Shibe Park | 28,250 | Connie Mack |
St. Louis Browns | St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 24,040 | Dan Howley |
Washington Senators | Washington, D.C. | Griffith Stadium | 27,000 | Bucky Harris |
National League | Boston Braves | Boston, Massachusetts | Braves Field | 46,500 | Jack Slattery, Rogers Hornsby |
Brooklyn Robins | New York, New York | Ebbets Field | 28,000 | Wilbert Robinson |
Chicago Cubs | Chicago, Illinois | Wrigley Field | 40,000 | Joe McCarthy |
Cincinnati Reds | Cincinnati, Ohio | Redland Field | 26,060 | Jack Hendricks |
New York Giants | New York, New York | Polo Grounds | 55,000 | John McGraw |
Philadelphia Phillies | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Baker Bowl | 18,000 | Burt Shotton |
Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Forbes Field | 41,000 | Donie Bush |
St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 34,023 | Bill McKechnie |
Schedule
The 1928 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the 1904 season (except for 1919) and would be used until 1961 in the American League and 1962 in the National League.
American League Opening Day took place on April 10 with the Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators playing, while National League Opening Day took place the following day. The final day of the regular season was on September 30. The World Series took place between October 4 and October 9.
Rule changes
The 1928 season saw the following rule changes:
- The National League reimplemented the early-1920 home run rule, which states that balls are to be called based on where the ball crosses the outfield fence regarding home runs. This rule was only for balls which landed in the stands. Balls which completely left the ballpark were to be judged based on where the ball flew out of sight. The American League would implement the outfield fence portion of the home run rule in 1931, and would extend this interpretation to balls which leave the ballpark completely.[1]
Standings
American League | National League |
Postseason
Bracket
Managerial changes
Off-season
In-season
League leaders
American League
National League
Awards and honors
Home field attendance
Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
Chicago Cubs[2] | 91 | 7.1% | 1,143,740 | -1.3% | 14,854 |
New York Yankees[3] | 101 | -8.2% | 1,072,132 | -7.9% | 13,924 |
New York Giants[4] | 93 | 1.1% | 916,191 | 6.8% | 11,899 |
St. Louis Cardinals[5] | 95 | 3.3% | 761,574 | 1.6% | 9,891 |
Philadelphia Athletics[6] | 98 | 7.7% | 689,756 | 13.9% | 8,958 |
Brooklyn Robins[7] | 77 | 18.5% | 664,863 | 4.3% | 8,635 |
Pittsburgh Pirates[8] | 85 | -9.6% | 495,070 | -43.1% | 6,429 |
Chicago White Sox[9] | 72 | 2.9% | 494,152 | -19.6% | 6,335 |
Cincinnati Reds[10] | 78 | 4.0% | 490,490 | 10.9% | 6,288 |
Detroit Tigers[11] | 68 | -17.1% | 474,323 | -38.7% | 6,160 |
Boston Red Sox[12] | 57 | 11.8% | 396,920 | 30.0% | 5,364 |
Washington Senators[13] | 75 | -11.8% | 378,501 | -28.4% | 4,731 |
Cleveland Indians[14] | 62 | -6.1% | 375,907 | 0.7% | 4,882 |
St. Louis Browns[15] | 82 | 39.0% | 339,497 | 37.0% | 4,409 |
Boston Braves[16] | 50 | -16.7% | 227,001 | -21.4% | 2,987 |
Philadelphia Phillies[17] | 43 | -15.7% | 182,168 | -40.4% | 2,429 |
References
- ^ sabr. "How Rules Changes in 1920 Affected Home Runs – Society for American Baseball Research". Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
External links
- 1928 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference
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