The 1928 Brooklyn Robins finished in sixth place, despite pitcher Dazzy Vance leading the league in strikeouts for a seventh straight season as well as posting a career best 2.09 ERA.
Offseason December 12, 1928: Johnny Butler was purchased from the Robins by the Chicago Cubs.Johnny Butler page at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions June 8, 1928: Charlie Hargreaves was traded by the Robins to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Joe Harris and Johnny Gooch.Charlie Hargreaves page at Baseball Reference June 23, 1928: Howard Freigau was purchased from the Robins by the Boston Braves.Howard Freigau page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1928 Brooklyn Robins Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB C 82 258 19 65 .252 0 23 3 1B 155 587 90 188 .320 25 106 5 2B 103 339 51 93 .274 2 44 10 3B 126 425 83 135 .318 11 59 16 SS 149 515 47 127 .247 0 51 7 OF 134 486 64 165 .340 12 91 1 OF 145 501 78 148 .295 4 70 2 OF 108 296 41 73 .247 2 19 18
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB 92 281 22 63 .224 3 35 6 59 210 25 57 .271 1 21 3 77 171 28 40 .234 0 16 3 39 153 26 31 .203 0 3 2 55 132 12 28 .212 2 8 2 42 101 9 32 .317 0 12 0 55 89 8 21 .236 1 8 0 37 73 18 18 .247 0 12 2 20 61 3 12 .197 0 5 1 17 34 6 7 .206 0 3 0 10 31 1 6 .194 0 1 0 7 21 4 6 .286 0 1 0 3 12 0 0 .000 0 0 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts Player G GS CG IP W L ERA BB SO 38 32 24 280.1 22 10 2.09 72 200 42 32 12 244.0 14 14 3.17 114 79 40 31 15 234.0 15 15 4.04 56 74
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts Player G GS CG IP W L ERA BB SO 40 19 10 194.2 12 9 2.68 50 85 41 21 7 192.0 9 14 3.89 64 74 28 12 4 99.1 3 8 3.26 35 12 22 5 1 60.1 0 3 4.92 35 5
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L SV ERA BB SO 28 54.0 1 3 2 4.67 27 12 17 37.1 1 0 1 2.41 15 10
Awards and honors
League top five finishers Del Bissonette #4 in NL in home runs (25)
Watty Clark #4 in NL in ERA (2.68)
Dazzy Vance MLB leader in ERA (2.09) MLB leader in strikeouts (200) #3 in NL in wins (22)
Notes
References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page Retrosheet
External links 1928 Brooklyn Robins uniform Brooklyn Dodgers reference site Acme Dodgers page