1928 Chicago White Sox

72-82 • .468 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1928 Chicago White Sox went 72-82 (.468) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 656 runs, allowed 725, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Alex Metzler (3 HR, 55 RBI) and Tommy Thomas (17-16, 3.08 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

72 Wins
82 Losses
.468 Win %
5th Rank
656 R 725 RA
Diff -69

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⚡ Quick Stats

656 Runs Scored
725 Runs Allowed
-69 Run Diff
593K Attendance

📈 vs. 1928 AL Average

Batting Avg .269 4% below the 1928 league average (.280)
OBP .333 3% below the 1928 league average (.344)
SLG .357 10% below the 1928 league average (.397)
Team ERA 3.98 1% better than the 1928 league average (4.04)
Runs Scored 656 11% below the 1928 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 593,300
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Avg per Game 7,606

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1928

Batting Avg

1 Art Shires 0.341 2 Carl Reynolds 0.323 3 Willie Kamm 0.308 4 Alex Metzler 0.304 5 Bill Hunnefield 0.294

Home Runs

1 Bill Barrett 3 2 Alex Metzler 3 3 Bud Clancy 2 4 Buck Crouse 2 5 Bill Hunnefield 2

RBI

1 Willie Kamm 84 2 Bill Cissell 60 3 Alex Metzler 55 4 Johnny Mostil 51 5 Bud Clancy 37
1928 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Willie Kamm 155 552 70 170 30 12 1 84 73 22 17 0.308
Johnny Mostil 133 503 69 136 19 8 0 51 66 54 23 0.270
Bud Clancy 130 487 64 132 19 11 2 37 42 25 6 0.271
Alex Metzler 139 464 71 141 18 14 3 55 77 30 16 0.304
Bill Cissell 125 443 66 115 22 3 1 60 29 41 18 0.260
Bill Hunnefield 94 333 42 98 8 3 2 24 26 24 16 0.294
Carl Reynolds 84 291 51 94 21 11 2 36 17 13 15 0.323
Bibb Falk 98 286 42 83 18 4 1 37 25 16 5 0.290
Buck Redfern 86 261 22 61 6 3 0 35 12 19 8 0.234
Bill Barrett 76 235 34 65 11 2 3 26 14 30 8 0.277
Moe Berg 76 224 25 55 16 0 0 29 14 25 2 0.246
Buck Crouse 78 218 17 55 5 2 2 20 19 14 3 0.252
Art Shires 33 123 20 42 6 1 1 11 13 10 0 0.341
Harry McCurdy 49 103 12 27 10 0 2 13 8 15 1 0.262
Tommy Thomas 36 96 9 21 3 0 2 12 8 28 0 0.219
Ted Lyons 49 91 10 23 2 0 0 8 1 9 0 0.253
George Blackerby 30 83 8 21 0 0 0 12 4 10 2 0.253
Grady Adkins 39 70 3 10 0 1 0 5 2 16 0 0.143
Red Faber 27 70 3 8 2 0 1 10 4 31 0 0.114
Karl Swanson 22 64 2 9 1 0 0 6 4 7 3 0.141
Randy Moore 24 61 6 13 4 1 0 5 3 5 0 0.213
Ted Blankenship 27 59 4 10 4 0 0 7 0 17 0 0.169
Ed Walsh 14 27 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 9 0 0.111
George Cox 26 26 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.077
Sarge Connally 28 19 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.105
Charlie Barnabe 11 8 3 4 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 0.500
Johnny Mann 6 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.333
Bob Weiland 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Rudy Leopold 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Schalk 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1.000
Roy Wilson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Dugan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Goodell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Williamson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1928

ERA

1 Tommy Thomas 3.08 2 Grady Adkins 3.73 3 Red Faber 3.75 4 Ted Lyons 3.98 5 Ted Blankenship 4.61

Wins

1 Tommy Thomas 17 2 Ted Lyons 15 3 Red Faber 13 4 Grady Adkins 10 5 Ted Blankenship 9

Strikeouts

1 Tommy Thomas 129 2 Ted Lyons 60 3 Grady Adkins 54 4 Red Faber 43 5 Ted Blankenship 36
1928 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tommy Thomas 17 16 3.08 36 32 2 283.0 277 97 76 129
Ted Lyons 15 14 3.98 39 27 6 240.0 276 106 68 60
Grady Adkins 10 16 3.73 36 27 1 224.2 235 93 89 54
Red Faber 13 9 3.75 27 27 0 201.1 223 84 68 43
Ted Blankenship 9 11 4.61 27 22 0 158.0 186 81 80 36
George Cox 1 2 5.26 26 2 0 89.0 110 52 39 22
Ed Walsh 4 7 4.96 14 10 0 78.0 86 43 42 32
Sarge Connally 2 5 4.84 28 5 2 74.1 89 40 29 28
Charlie Barnabe 0 2 6.52 7 2 0 9.2 17 7 0 3
Bob Weiland 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 9.0 7 0 5 9
Roy Wilson 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 3.1 2 0 3 2
John Goodell 0 0 18.00 2 0 0 3.0 6 6 2 0
Rudy Leopold 0 0 3.86 2 0 0 2.1 3 1 0 0
Al Williamson 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0
Dan Dugan 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (34)

Grady Adkins Charlie Barnabe Bill Barrett Moe Berg George Blackerby Ted Blankenship Bill Cissell Bud Clancy Sarge Connally George Cox Buck Crouse Dan Dugan +22 more

34 players

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The 1928 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 1928 Chicago White Sox finished 72-82, a .468 winning percentage, placing 5th in the AL. The Chicago White Sox scored 656 runs and allowed 725, a run differential of -69. At the plate the Chicago White Sox hit .269, 4% worse than the league's .280. Pitchers allowed 3.98 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.04. The 1928 Chicago White Sox scored 11% fewer runs than the average club (656 against 734).

Comiskey Park was home in 1928, drawing a total attendance of 593,300. Alex Metzler led the club in home runs with 3. Willie Kamm led in RBI with 84. The pitching staff's wins leader was Tommy Thomas (17). In all, the roster shows 34 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1928 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1928 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1928 Chicago White Sox finished 72-82 (.468 win pct).
Who led the 1928 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Bill Barrett led the 1928 Chicago White Sox with 3 home runs.
What was the 1928 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1928 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.98.
Did the 1928 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1928 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1928 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1928 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1928 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Alex Metzler (3 HR, 55 RBI) and Tommy Thomas (17-16, 3.08 ERA).
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