The 1928 New 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 the Philadelphia Athletics. New York was managed by Miller Huggins. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they swept the St. Louis Cardinals. Pitcher Urban Shocker died in September due to complications from pneumonia.
Regular season The 1928 Yankees set a major league record by having nine players on the team who would eventually be elected to the Hall of Fame: Earle Combs, Lou Gehrig, Tony Lazzeri, Babe Ruth, Bill Dickey, Leo Durocher, Waite Hoyt, Herb Pennock, and Stan Coveleski. Manager Miller Huggins, team president Ed Barrow and owner Colonel Jacob Ruppert were also inducted.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1928 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 C 75 202 48 .238 1 21 1B 154 562 210 .374 27 147 2B 116 404 134 .332 10 82 3B 94 312 86 .276 6 34 SS 132 533 170 .319 4 63 OF 154 536 173 .323 54 146 OF 149 626 194 .310 7 56 OF 131 518 154 .297 11 113
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 102 296 80 .270 0 31 83 251 73 .291 1 36 58 161 43 .267 0 9 70 136 30 .221 6 14 74 135 34 .252 2 10 65 79 25 .316 1 15 32 56 13 .232 0 2 10 15 3 .200 0 2 4 4 2 .500 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 46 300.2 24 13 3.38 139 31 299.0 14 9 4.30 110 42 273.0 23 7 3.36 67 28 211.0 17 6 2.56 53 7 45.2 3 3 3.94 7 Note: Waite Hoyt was team and league leader in saves with 8.
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 23 96.0 8 6 5.06 39 13 68.0 2 3 3.31 25 12 58.0 5 1 5.74 5
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 35 4 4 2 4.18 18 13 0 1 2 5.25 9 12 1 0 0 3.41 10 3 0 0 0 16.50 5 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
1928 World Series
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeScoreRecord (NYY-STL)Attendance1October 4St. Louis Cardinals1New York Yankees41–061,4252October 5St. Louis Cardinals3New York Yankees92–060,7143October 7New York Yankees7St. Louis Cardinals33–039,6024October 9New York Yankees7St. Louis Cardinals34–037,331 New York Yankees win 4–0
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References
External links 1928 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1928 World Series 1928 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com