1928 International League season

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The 1928 International League season saw an amazing comeback fall short. The Buffalo Bisons were in 7th place, 12 games out, in mid-July, then won 51 of their next 77 to move a game ahead of Rochester, only to see Rochester win 5 of the final 6. Buffalo finished second despite being zero games back in the standings, due to Rochester having a winning percentage .001 higher. Dale Alexander became the first Triple Crown winner in the IL. It was also the last season Jack Dunn guided Baltimore, after a very successful 24-year run.

Final standings

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Rochester Red Wings	90	74	.549	--	Billy Southworth	St. Louis Cardinals
Buffalo Bisons	92	76	.548	--	Bill Clymer
Toronto Maple Leafs	86	80	.518	5	Bill O'Hara
Reading Keystones	84	83	.503	7.5	Harry Hinchman	Chicago Cubs
Montreal Royals	84	84	.500	7.5	George Stallings/Ed Holly
Baltimore Orioles	82	82	.500	8	Jack Dunn
Newark Bears	81	84	.491	9.5	Walter Johnson
Jersey City Skeeters	66	102	.393	26	Frank Gilhooley

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Dale Alexander, Toronto, .380
• Runs Scored Joe Brown, Rochester, 137
• Hits Alexander, 236
• Doubles Alexander, 49
• Triples Johnny Moore, Reading, 18
• Home Runs Alexander, 31
• Runs Batted In Alexander, 144
• Stolen Bases Joe Rabbitt, Toronto, 42

Pitching

• Wins Socks Seibold, Reading, 22
• Earned Run Average Jess Bream, Jersey City, 2.32
• Complete Games Augie Prudhomme, Toronto 27
• Shutouts Seibold, 7
• Strikeouts Guy Cantrell, Buffalo, 165

References

• The International League: Year-by-Year Statistics Marshall Wright. McFarland, 1998