The 1928 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 47th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 37th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 95–59 during the season and finished first in the National League. In the World Series, they were swept by the New York Yankees.
Offseason December 14, 1927: Frank Gibson was purchased by the Cardinals from the Boston Braves.Frank Gibson page at Baseball Reference
Regular season First baseman Jim Bottomley won the MVP Award this year, batting .325, with 31 home runs and 136 RBIs.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1928 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
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 C 120 411 106 .258 2 50 1B 149 576 187 .325 31 136 2B 141 547 164 .300 10 86 SS 112 366 88 .240 1 34 3B 102 386 107 .277 3 47 OF 99 272 83 .305 17 58 OF 138 520 175 .337 27 111 OF 154 648 191 .295 3 43
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 111 368 105 .285 6 37 68 261 89 .341 6 44 69 171 35 .205 0 13 51 85 20 .235 1 19 27 69 21 .304 3 15 24 58 13 .224 0 7 16 52 11 .212 0 4 40 38 7 .184 0 3 8 14 0 .000 0 0 39 13 4 .308 0 0 10 9 2 .222 0 0 2 5 1 .200 0 1
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 38 248.2 21 10 2.86 72 34 243.2 16 9 3.36 59 33 240.1 20 8 3.18 77 28 169.2 11 8 4.14 47
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 19 150.0 8 9 3.30 31 34 120.0 8 4 3.90 66 21 84.0 3 2 3.96 29 23 75.1 4 6 2.87 12 4 4.2 0 0 9.64 2
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 27 2 2 5 2.30 21 12 2 1 0 3.66 6
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
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, HoustonJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
External links 1928 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1928 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com