Champions World Series: New York Yankees over St. Louis Cardinals (4–0) NNL Championship Series: St. Louis Stars over Chicago American Giants (5–4)
Awards and honors League Award Mickey Cochrane, Philadelphia Athletics, C Jim Bottomley, St. Louis Cardinals, 1B
Statistical leaders American League National League Eastern Colored League† Negro National League Stat Player Total Player Total Player Total Player Total AVG Goose Goslin (WSH) .379 Rogers Hornsby (BSN) .387 Jud Wilson (BBS) .399 Mule Suttles (SLS) .359 HR Babe Ruth (NYY) 54 Jim Bottomley (STL)Hack Wilson (CHC) 31 Rap Dixon (BBS) 13 Turkey Stearnes (DTS) 24 RBI Lou Gehrig (NYY) 147 Jim Bottomley (STL) 136 Rap Dixon (BBS) 58 Wilson Redus (SLS) 82 W Lefty Grove (PHA)George Pipgras (NYY) 24 Larry Benton (NYG)Burleigh Grimes (PIT) 25 Laymon Yokely (BBS) 12 Ted Trent (SLS) 19 ERA Garland Braxton (WSH) 2.51 Dazzy Vance (BRO) 2.09 Jimmy Shields (BG) 1.51 Willie Powell (CAG) 2.00 K Lefty Grove (PHA) 183 Dazzy Vance (BRO) 200 Laymon Yokely (BBS) 103 Satchel Paige (BBB) 121 †Eastern Colored League disbanded mid-season, though teams continued playing.
Major league baseball final standings American League final standings
National League final standings
Negro leagues final standings All Negro leagues standings below are per MLB and Seamheads.
Eastern Colored League final standings The League broke up midway through the season due to the breakdown of the founder (and manager of Hilldale Club) although the individual teams continued to play.
Negro National League final standings This was the fourth season in which a playoff was held to determine the pennant, for which the first half leader would be matched against the second half winner. St. Louis won the first half while Chicago won the second half. As such, they met for a best-of-nine Championship Series. St. Louis would win the series in nine games to win their first pennant.
Independent teams final standings A loose confederation of teams existed that were not part of either established leagues. vs. All Teams Eastern Independent Clubs W L T Pct. GBHilldale Club35281—Homestead Grays11902½Eastern League Stars1103½Brooklyn Royal Giants4604½Colored All Stars1214
Events January 10 – The New York Giants trade Rogers Hornsby to the Boston Braves for Shanty Hogan and Jimmy Welsh. April 1 – Kansas City (American Association) purchases Joe Cronin's contract from the Pittsburgh Pirates. April 10 – In the season opener, the Boston Red Sox defeat the Washington Senators, 7–5. April 13 – The contest between the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox is called a 1–1 tie after six innings. May 19 – With a 3–2 victory over the Boston Braves, the Chicago Cubs complete a thirteen-game winning streak. June 16 – At Comiskey Park, Boston Red Sox second baseman Bill Regan hits two home runs in the fourth inning during a 10–5 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Regan matches his last year's total in the inning. His first homer is off loser Ted Blankenship, and the second is an inside-the-park-off Sarge Connally. Ellis Burks will be the second player in Red Sox history to hit a pair of homers in an inning, on August 27, . Rookie Ed Morris is the winning pitcher. July 26 Hall of Famer Carl Hubbell gives up five runs (three earned) and seven hits, and takes the loss in his first major league start. Bob Meusel of the New York Yankees hit for the cycle for the third time in his career. The Yankees scored 11 runs in the top of the 12th inning to beat the Detroit Tigers, 12–1. July 30 – The Philadelphia Phillies defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 8–7 in sixteen innings. Hall of famer Chuck Klein makes his major league debut. August 6 – For the second time in four days, the New York Yankees lose a fifteen inning game. August 15 – Hall of Fame catcher Bill Dickey makes his major league debut in the Yankees' 8–4 loss to the Chicago White Sox. September 9 – With first place in the American League on the line, the New York Yankees sweep a double header from the Philadelphia Athletics. September 24 – A Monday afternoon crowd of only 404 watches the Detroit Tigers blank the last place Boston Red Sox 8–0. The meager number of fans at Navin Field is the lowest attendance in American League history at Detroit. September 25 – The Philadelphia Phillies snap a twelve-game losing streak with a 5–2 victory over the Chicago Cubs. It is Philadelphia's second twelve-game losing streak of the season (July 7 to July 20). October 4 – A seventh-inning solo home run by Jim Bottomley is one of only three hits for the St. Louis Cardinals as the New York Yankees take game one of the 1928 World Series, 4–1. October 5 – Lou Gehrig has five RBIs, including a first-inning three-run home run to lead the New York Yankees to a 9–3 victory in game two of the World Series. October 7 – Lou Gehrig hits two home runs, including an inside-the-park home run in the fourth in the Yankees' 7–3 victory in game three of the World Series. October 9 – The New York Yankees defeat the St. Louis Cardinals, 7–3, in Game four of the World Series to win their third World Championship title. Babe Ruth hits three home runs in Game four. This is the second time in three years Ruth hits three home runs in a Series game. November 7 – The Boston Braves send Rogers Hornsby to the Chicago Cubs for Bruce Cunningham, Percy Jones, Lou Legett, Freddie Maguire, Socks Seibold and $200,000. December 1 – National League President John Heydler becomes the first person to propose a baseball rule change calling for a 10th man, or a designated hitter, to bat in place of the pitcher. The NL will vote in favor of the proposal, but the American League will turn it down. December 2 – St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Jim Bottomley, who hit 325 with 31 home runs and 126 RBI, is elected National League Most Valuable Player with 76 points for 70 of Freddie Lindstrom, whose .358 batting average was third behind Rogers Hornsby (.387) and Paul Waner (.370). December 19 – The Washington Senators trade Hall of fame second baseman Bucky Harris to the Detroit Tigers for Jack Warner.
Births January January 5: Dorothy Naum Bob Oldis January 6 – Dan Lewandowski January 10 – Jack Dittmer January 11: Loren Babe Carl Powis January 23 – Chico Carrasquel January 28 – Pete Runnels January 29 – Jim Robertson January 31 – Rhoda Leonard
February February 5 – Don Hoak February 6 – Charlie Gorin February 7: Joe Lonnett Felipe Montemayor Al Smith February 9 – Erv Palica February 11 – Chris Kitsos February 20 – Roy Face February 24 – Bubba Phillips February 27 – Juan Delis February 28 – Dick Kokos February 28 – Therese McKinley
March March 1 – Bert Hamric March 13 – Bob Greenwood March 14 – Earl Smith March 15: Paul Carey Nellie King March 18 – Chi-Chi Olivo March 20 – Jake Crawford March 22 – Paul Schramka March 23: Charlene Barnett Jim Lemon
April April 4 – Frank Smith April 10 – Frankie Pack April 12 – Bill Stewart April 14 – Herb Adams April 28 – Rinty Monahan
May May 9 – Jean Smith May 11: Vern Rapp Mel Wright May 13 – Bob Smith May 15 – Betty Warfel May 16 – Billy Martin May 19 – Gil McDougald May 21 – Elmer Sexauer May 24 – Donna Cook May 29 – Willard Schmidt
June June 3 – Dick Young June 4 – Billy Hunter June 6 – Bob Talbot June 7 – Marilyn Olinger June 8: Aldine Calacurcio Webbo Clarke Alex Konikowski June 10 – Ken Lehman June 12 – Jack Cusick June 14 – Herb Plews June 17 – Willard Nixon June 20: Bob Mahoney Art Schult June 23 – Jean Cione June 25 – Gloria Ruiz June 29: Nick Testa Gene Verble June 30 – Pompeyo Davalillo
July July 1 – Hersh Freeman July 4: Babe Birrer Chuck Tanner July 5: Jim Baxes Lorraine Fisher Georgette Vincent July 10 – John Glenn July 13 – Daryl Spencer July 15 – Julián Ladera July 18 – Billy Harrell July 22 – Stu Locklin July 23 – José Bracho July 27 – Charlie Bicknell July 29 – Ken Landenberger July 30: Bill Hall Joe Nuxhall
August August 3: Dick Hyde Cliff Ross August 6 – Herb Moford August 8: Vern Morgan Jane Stoll August 11 – Bob Stephenson August 12 – Bob Buhl August 18 – Marge Schott August 19 – Jim Finigan August 24 – Hal Griggs August 25: Darrell Johnson Floyd Wooldridge August 28 – Betty Wanless August 30 – Doris Neal August 31 – Buzz Dozier
September September 4 – José Santiago September 10 – Bob Garber September 12 – Len Matarazzo September 15 – Bob Lennon September 16 – Vito Valentinetti September 17 – Ed Vargo September 23 – Corinne Clark September 26 – Al Lary September 27: Perry Currin Thornton Kipper September 28 – Dick Gernert
October October 1 – Hal Naragon October 2 – Angel Scull October 3 – Dave Melton October 4 – Rip Repulski October 6 – Fred Marolewski October 7 – Joe Presko October 13 – Walter Lee Gibbons October 15: Jim Command Gail Henley October 16 – Len Yochim October 17 – Jim Gilliam October 20 – Mickey Micelotta October 21 – Whitey Ford October 24 – George Bullard October 27 – Alice Hoover October 31 – Janet Jacobs
November November 2: Shirley Kleinhans Bob Ross November 4: Jay Van Noy Edna Scheer November 6 – Bill Wilson November 13 – Steve Bilko November 15: Gus Bell Normie Roy November 16 – Jacqueline Mattson November 18 – Lou Lombardo November 25 – Ray Narleski November 28 – Billy Queen November 29 – Bill Currie
December December 5: Mary Dailey Jack Urban December 9: Joe DeMaestri Billy Klaus December 11 – Harry Warner December 13 – Joe Landrum December 15 – Clyde McNeal December 16 – Doug Hansen December 17 – Dolores Wilson December 25: Frank Baldwin Mike Blyzka
Daths
January January 2: James D. Burns, 62, founding owner of the Detroit Tigers from their entry into the American League in 1901 through the 1902 season. Hunkey Hines, 60, right fielder in two games for the 1895 Brooklyn Grooms of the National League. January 14 – Al Reach, 87, Anglo-American sportsman who as second baseman became the first professional player in 1865; batted .353 for 1871 champion Athletics in first season of National Association; co-founder of the Phillies, serving as team president from 1883 to 1902, later part owner of Athletics; publisher of annual baseball guides beginning in 1883, and also was responsible for the invention of the cork-center baseball. January 16 – Claude Rossman, 46, American League first baseman/right fielder who played with the Cleveland Naps, Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Browns in parts of five seasons spanning 1904–09. January 28 – Jake Thielman, 48, pitcher for the St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Naps and Boston Red Sox of the American League between 1905 and 1908. January 30 – Jim Foran, 80, first baseman for the 1871 Fort Wayne Kekiongas of the National Association.
February February – Pablo Mesa, 30, Negro league outfielder/pitcher for the Cuban Stars (East) from 1921 through 1927. February 1 – Hughie Jennings, 58, Hall of Fame shortstop, most notably for the Baltimore Orioles of the National League, who batted .311 lifetime but had career shortened by numerous beanings, who as team captain was runner-up in 1896 batting race with .401 mark, managed the Detroit Tigers to consecutive pennants from 1907 to 1909, and later coached for the New York Giants. February 4 – Bill McCarthy, 41, backup catcher for the 1905 Boston Beaneaters and 1907 Cincinnati Reds of the National League. February 9 – Bill Farmer, 63, Irish catcher/outfielder for the NL Pittsburgh Alleghenys and the AA Philadelphia Athletics in 1888. February 13 – Pete Daniels, 63, pitcher for the 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys and 1898 St. Louis Browns of the National League. February 23 – Jack Ridgway, 39, pitcher for the 1914 Baltimore Terrapins of the Federal League. February 27 – Walt Schulz, 27, pitcher for the 1920 St. Louis Cardinals of the National League.
March March 5 – Mart McQuaid, 66, backup second baseman/outfielder for the 1891 St. Louis Browns of the American Association and the 1898 Washington Senators of the National League.