1928 Major League Baseball season

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1928 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 10 – October 9, 1928
Number of games154
Number of teams16
Regular Season
Season MVPAL: Mickey Cochrane (PHA)
NL: Jim Bottomley (SLC)
AL championsNew York Yankees
  AL runners-upPhiladelphia Athletics
NL championsSt. Louis Cardinals
  NL runners-upNew York Giants
World Series
ChampionsNew York Yankees
  Runners-upSt. Louis Cardinals
MLB seasons
Locations of AL teams for the 1923–1931 MLB seasons
American League
Locations of NL teams for the 1923–1931 MLB 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[edit]

League Team City Stadium Capacity
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 35,000
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 52,000
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio Dunn Field 21,414
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Navin Field 30,000
New York Yankees New York, New York Yankee Stadium 82,000
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 28,250
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 24,040
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 27,000
National League Boston Braves Boston, Massachusetts Braves Field 46,500
Brooklyn Robins New York, New York Ebbets Field 28,000
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois Wrigley Field 40,000
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Redland Field 26,060
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 55,000
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Baker Bowl 18,000
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 41,000
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 34,023

Schedule[edit]

See also: Major League Baseball 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[edit]

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[edit]

Postseason[edit]

Bracket[edit]

World Series
   
AL New York Yankees 4
NL St. Louis Cardinals 0

Managers[edit]

League leaders[edit]

American League[edit]

National League[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

Home field attendance[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ sabr. "How Rules Changes in 1920 Affected Home Runs – Society for American Baseball Research". Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  12. ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  13. ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  14. ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  15. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  16. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  17. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

External links[edit]

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