1928 New York Yankees

1928 New York Yankees
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
1928 Uniform
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Location
Yankee Stadium (Since 1923) New York City, New York (Since 1903)
1928 Information
Owner(s)	Jacob Ruppert
Manager(s)	Miller Huggins
Local television	none
Local radio	none
Baseball-Reference	1928 New York Yankees

1928 New York Yankees / Franchise: New York Yankees / BR Team Page

Record: 101-53 Finished 1st in American League (1928 AL)

Clinched Pennant: September 28, 1928, At Detroit Tigers

World Series Champs

Managed by Miller Huggins

Coaches: Art Fletcher and Charley O'Leary

Ballpark: Yankee Stadium

History, Comments, Contributions

The 1928 New York Yankees played the 26th season in team history. They finished with a record of 101-53, winning their sixth pennant, finishing 2.5 games ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. New York was managed by Miller Huggins. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they swept the St. Louis Cardinals. Pitcher Urban Shocker died in September due to tuberculosis.

The 1928 Yankees, were, like the 1927 Yankees, utterly dominant, staying in first place almost the entire season. They played close to .800 ball in April and then played over .800 in May. In July and August they slipped to a bit over .550 ball but by then it didn't matter. The Yanks beat every team in the league, but oddly, struggled a bit only with the 1928 Browns, who they beat only by 12-10.

The team had the highest BA/OBP/SLG in the league as well as the second-highest team ERA.

Babe Ruth, at age 33, had 54 home runs, twice the total of anyone else on the team. Lou Gehrig had 27. Ruth and Gehrig tied with 142 RBI. Ruth had the most walks with 137 while Gehrig had 95. Ruth scored 163 runs while Gehrig had 139 and Earle Combs had 118. Gehrig led the team in doubles while Bob Meusel was close behind. Combs led the team in triples. Tony Lazzeri had 15 steals to lead the team. Gehrig's .374 batting average was by far the highest on the team.

The pitchers were led by George Pipgras with 24 victories and Waite Hoyt with 23. Hoyt also had 8 saves. Herb Pennock went 17-6 while Hank Johnson was 14-9.

It was to be the last World Series for manager Miller Huggins, who went to six in the 1920's. His last season as manager would be 1929, when the Yanks finished second. He died in September 1929.

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	101	53	.656	--
Philadelphia Athletics	98	55	.641	2½
St. Louis Browns	82	72	.532	19
Washington Senators	75	79	.487	26
Chicago White Sox	72	82	.468	29
Detroit Tigers	68	86	.442	33
Cleveland Indians	62	92	.403	39
Boston Red Sox	57	96	.373	43½

World Series

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Cardinals – 1, Yankees – 4	October 4	Yankee Stadium	61,425
2	Cardinals – 3, Yankees – 9	October 5	Yankee Stadium	60,714
3	Yankees – 7, Cardinals – 3	October 7	Sportsman's Park	39,602
4	Yankees – 7, Cardinals – 3	October 9	Sportsman's Park	37,331

External links

• 1928 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

Further Reading

• William E. Brandt: "Yankees Clinch the Pennant", New York Times, September 29, 1928, Page 1
• Charlie Gentile: The 1928 New York Yankees: The Return of Murderers' Row, Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, MD, 2014. ISBN 978-1-4422-3598-4
• Gary Sarnoff: The First Yankees Dynasty: Babe Ruth, Miller Huggins and the Bronx Bombers of the 1920s, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2014. ISBN 978-0-7864-4966-8