1928 Season

31 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1928 Major League Baseball season was played by 31 teams. The New York Yankees won the World Series, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals. Babe Ruth led with 54 home runs, Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth led with 142 RBI, and Heinie Manush led with 241 hits. This page carries the 1928 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

1928 Bracket
World Series NYA def. SLN (4-0)
NNC SLS def. CAG (5-4)

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1928 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 474 plate appearances at 153 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Rogers Hornsby .387 2 Goose Goslin .379 3 Heinie Manush .378 4 Lou Gehrig .374 5 Paul Waner .370

OPS qualified

1 Babe Ruth 1.172 2 Rogers Hornsby 1.130 3 Lou Gehrig 1.115 4 Goose Goslin 1.056 5 Jim Bottomley 1.030

Home Runs all players

1 Babe Ruth 54 2 Jim Bottomley 31 3 Hack Wilson 31 4 Lou Gehrig 27 5 Chick Hafey 27

RBI all players

1 Lou Gehrig 142 2 Babe Ruth 142 3 Jim Bottomley 136 4 Pie Traynor 124 5 Hack Wilson 120

Hits all players

1 Heinie Manush 241 2 Freddie Lindstrom 231 3 Paul Waner 223 4 Lloyd Waner 221 5 Lou Gehrig 210

Runs all players

1 Babe Ruth 163 2 Paul Waner 142 3 Lou Gehrig 139 4 Jim Bottomley 123 5 Lloyd Waner 121

Stolen Bases all players

1 Kiki Cuyler 37 2 Buddy Myer 30 3 Eddie Dwight 29 4 Frankie Frisch 29 5 Johnny Mostil 23
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1928 Strikeout Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 153 innings at 153 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Dazzy Vance 2.09 2 Ted Trent 2.36 3 Sheriff Blake 2.47 4 Garland Braxton 2.51 5 Herb Pennock 2.56

WHIP qualified

1 Garland Braxton 1.01 2 Dazzy Vance 1.06 3 Ted Trent 1.11 4 Lefty Grove 1.12 5 Eddie Rommel 1.17

Wins all pitchers

1 Larry Benton 25 2 Burleigh Grimes 25 3 Lefty Grove 24 4 George Pipgras 24 5 Waite Hoyt 23

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Dazzy Vance 200 2 Lefty Grove 183 3 Pat Malone 155 4 George Pipgras 139 5 Tommy Thomas 129

Saves all pitchers

1 Waite Hoyt 8 2 Willis Hudlin 7 3 Garland Braxton 6 4 Ted Lyons 6 5 Hal Haid 5
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📋 Standings

ECL

Baltimore Black Sox ★ 5-2 New York Lincoln Giants 5-2 Philadelphia Tigers 2-3 Cuban Stars East 2-4 Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 2-5

NNL

St. Louis Stars ★ 63-26 Kansas City Monarchs 50-29 Chicago American Giants 56-37 Detroit Stars 53-36 Birmingham Black Barons 45-54 Memphis Red Sox 33-51 Cleveland Tigers 20-59 Cuban Stars West 13-41

American League

New York Yankees ★ 101-53 Philadelphia Athletics 98-55 St. Louis Browns 82-72 Washington Senators 75-79 Chicago White Sox 72-82 Detroit Tigers 68-86 Cleveland Indians 62-92 Boston Red Sox 57-96

National League

St. Louis Cardinals ★ 95-59 New York Giants 93-61 Chicago Cubs 91-63 Pittsburgh Pirates 85-67 Cincinnati Reds 78-74 Brooklyn Robins 77-76 Boston Braves 50-103 Philadelphia Phillies 43-109

EAS

Hilldale Club ★ 35-28 Homestead Grays 11-9

The 1928 season in brief

No 1928 club finished with a better record than the Baltimore Black Sox at 5-2. The Cuban Stars West finished at the bottom of the 1928 table at 13-41. Across the races, the Eastern Colored League ended with the Baltimore Black Sox and the New York Lincoln Giants level at 5-2, the Baltimore Black Sox ranked first, the St. Louis Cardinals (95-59) held off the New York Giants (93-61) in the National League, American League honors went to the New York Yankees, whose 101-53 beat the Philadelphia Athletics's 98-55, and the Homestead Grays (11-9) chased the Hilldale Club (35-28) to the end in the EAS group. Alongside the American and National Leagues, the 1928 page carries standings for the Eastern Colored League and Negro National League, whose seasons MLB now treats as major league. In the World Series, the New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 0. The other series results were the St. Louis Stars over the Chicago American Giants in the series the bracket labels NNC (5-4). Babe Ruth led the majors with 54 home runs, ahead of Jim Bottomley with 31. Rogers Hornsby's .387 is the best average on the qualified board, with Goose Goslin next at .379. Rogers Hornsby cleared the 474-plate-appearance line that 1928's 153 team games set. Beyond the top five in each tile, the 1928 leaders page ranks the whole 1928 field.

1928 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1928?
The New York Yankees won the 1928 World Series, beating the St. Louis Cardinals.
How many teams played in 1928?
31 teams played in the 1928 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1928?
Babe Ruth led with 54 home runs in 1928.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1928?
Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth tied for the lead with 142 RBI in 1928.
Who led MLB in hits in 1928?
Heinie Manush led with 241 hits in 1928.
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