1928 Brooklyn Robins

77-76 • .503 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1928 Brooklyn Robins went 77-76 (.503) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 665 runs, allowed 640, and played home games at Ebbets Field. Team leaders included Del Bissonette (25 HR, 106 RBI) and Dazzy Vance (22-10, 2.09 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

77 Wins
76 Losses
.503 Win %
6th Rank
665 R 640 RA
Diff +25

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665 Runs Scored
640 Runs Allowed
+25 Run Diff
760K Attendance

📈 vs. 1928 NL Average

Batting Avg .265 5% below the 1928 league average (.281)
OBP .339 1% below the 1928 league average (.344)
SLG .373 6% below the 1928 league average (.396)
Team ERA 3.25 19% better than the 1928 league average (3.99)
Runs Scored 665 8% below the 1928 league average (721 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumEbbets Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 760,366
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Avg per Game 9,874

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1928

Batting Avg

1 Babe Herman 0.340 2 Del Bissonette 0.320 3 Harvey Hendrick 0.318 4 Johnny Gooch 0.317 5 Rube Bressler 0.295

Home Runs

1 Del Bissonette 25 2 Babe Herman 12 3 Harvey Hendrick 11 4 Rube Bressler 4 5 Jumbo Elliott 3

RBI

1 Del Bissonette 106 2 Babe Herman 91 3 Rube Bressler 70 4 Harvey Hendrick 59 5 Dave Bancroft 51
1928 Brooklyn Robins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Del Bissonette 155 587 90 188 30 13 25 106 70 75 5 0.320
Dave Bancroft 149 515 47 127 19 5 0 51 59 20 7 0.247
Rube Bressler 145 501 78 148 29 13 4 70 80 33 2 0.295
Babe Herman 134 486 64 165 37 6 12 91 38 36 1 0.340
Harvey Hendrick 126 425 83 135 15 10 11 59 54 34 16 0.318
Jake Flowers 103 339 51 93 11 6 2 44 47 30 10 0.274
Max Carey 108 296 41 73 11 0 2 19 47 24 18 0.247
Harry Riconda 92 281 22 63 15 4 3 35 20 28 6 0.224
Hank DeBerry 82 258 19 65 8 2 0 23 18 15 3 0.252
Ty Tyson 59 210 25 57 11 1 1 21 10 14 3 0.271
Arnold Statz 77 171 28 40 8 1 0 16 18 12 3 0.234
Wally Gilbert 39 153 26 31 4 0 0 3 14 8 2 0.203
Butch Henline 55 132 12 28 3 1 2 8 17 8 2 0.212
Johnny Gooch 42 101 9 32 1 2 0 12 7 9 0 0.317
Dazzy Vance 38 96 7 17 6 0 0 9 9 34 0 0.177
Joe Harris 55 89 8 21 6 1 1 8 14 4 0 0.236
Doug McWeeny 42 81 5 14 1 0 0 3 6 34 0 0.173
Jesse Petty 40 81 5 9 1 0 0 4 2 27 0 0.111
Jay Partridge 37 73 18 18 0 1 0 12 13 6 2 0.247
Jumbo Elliott 41 68 7 12 3 0 3 8 3 16 0 0.176
Watson Clark 40 66 4 10 1 2 0 3 0 10 0 0.152
Charlie Hargreaves 20 61 3 12 2 0 0 5 6 6 1 0.197
Howard Freigau 17 34 6 7 2 0 0 3 1 3 0 0.206
Overton Tremper 10 31 1 6 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.194
Bill Doak 28 27 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.111
Ray Moss 24 25 1 8 2 0 0 4 0 7 0 0.320
Max West 7 21 4 6 1 1 0 1 4 1 0 0.286
Rube Ehrhardt 28 14 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.286
Al Lopez 3 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lou Koupal 17 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.111

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1928

ERA

1 Dazzy Vance 2.09 2 Lou Koupal 2.41 3 Watson Clark 2.68 4 Doug McWeeny 3.17 5 Bill Doak 3.26

Wins

1 Dazzy Vance 22 2 Jesse Petty 15 3 Doug McWeeny 14 4 Watson Clark 12 5 Jumbo Elliott 9

Strikeouts

1 Dazzy Vance 200 2 Watson Clark 85 3 Doug McWeeny 79 4 Jumbo Elliott 74 5 Jesse Petty 74
1928 Brooklyn Robins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dazzy Vance 22 10 2.09 38 32 2 280.1 226 65 72 200
Doug McWeeny 14 14 3.17 42 32 1 244.0 218 86 114 79
Jesse Petty 15 15 4.04 40 31 1 234.0 264 105 56 74
Watson Clark 12 9 2.68 40 19 3 194.2 193 58 50 85
Jumbo Elliott 9 14 3.89 41 21 1 192.0 194 83 64 74
Bill Doak 3 8 3.26 28 12 3 99.1 104 36 35 12
Ray Moss 0 3 4.92 22 5 1 60.1 62 33 35 5
Rube Ehrhardt 1 3 4.67 28 2 2 54.0 74 28 27 12
Lou Koupal 1 0 2.41 17 1 1 37.1 43 10 15 10

👥 Roster (30)

Dave Bancroft Del Bissonette Rube Bressler Max Carey Watson Clark Hank DeBerry Bill Doak Rube Ehrhardt Jumbo Elliott Jake Flowers Howard Freigau Wally Gilbert +18 more

30 players

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The 1928 Brooklyn Robins in brief

The 1928 Brooklyn Robins won 77 games and lost 76, ending up 6th in the NL. The run column shows 665 for and 640 against. Against a league average of .281, the 1928 Brooklyn Robins batted .265. Pitchers allowed 3.25 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.99. Measured against the 721-run league average, the offense was 8% behind.

Ebbets Field was home in 1928, drawing a total attendance of 760,366. Del Bissonette led the club in home runs with 25. Dazzy Vance was the top winner, with 22 victories. The roster section lists 30 players who appeared for the club. For the seasons either side, see the 1927 season and the 1929 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1928 Brooklyn Robins

What was the 1928 Brooklyn Robins record?
The 1928 Brooklyn Robins finished 77-76 (.503 win pct).
Who led the 1928 Brooklyn Robins in home runs?
Del Bissonette led the 1928 Brooklyn Robins with 25 home runs.
What was the 1928 Brooklyn Robins team ERA?
The 1928 Brooklyn Robins posted a team ERA of 3.25.
Did the 1928 Brooklyn Robins win the World Series?
No. The 1928 Brooklyn Robins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1928 Brooklyn Robins play?
The 1928 Brooklyn Robins played home games at Ebbets Field.
Who led the 1928 Brooklyn Robins in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Del Bissonette (25 HR, 106 RBI) and Dazzy Vance (22-10, 2.09 ERA).
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