1928 Chicago Cubs

91-63 • .591 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1928 Chicago Cubs went 91-63 (.591) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 714 runs, allowed 615, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Hack Wilson (31 HR, 120 RBI) and Pat Malone (18-13, 2.84 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

91 Wins
63 Losses
.591 Win %
3rd Rank
714 R 615 RA
Diff +99

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714 Runs Scored
615 Runs Allowed
+99 Run Diff
1,347K Attendance

📈 vs. 1928 NL Average

Batting Avg .277 1% below the 1928 league average (.281)
OBP .344 equal to the 1928 league average (.344)
SLG .402 1% above the 1928 league average (.396)
Team ERA 3.40 15% better than the 1928 league average (3.99)
Runs Scored 714 1% below the 1928 league average (721 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,347,527
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Avg per Game 17,500

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1928

Batting Avg

1 Riggs Stephenson 0.324 2 Hack Wilson 0.313 3 Gabby Hartnett 0.302 4 Woody English 0.299 5 Charlie Grimm 0.294

Home Runs

1 Hack Wilson 31 2 Kiki Cuyler 17 3 Gabby Hartnett 14 4 Riggs Stephenson 8 5 Charlie Grimm 5

RBI

1 Hack Wilson 120 2 Riggs Stephenson 90 3 Kiki Cuyler 79 4 Charlie Grimm 62 5 Gabby Hartnett 57
1928 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Freddie Maguire 140 574 67 160 24 7 1 41 25 38 6 0.279
Charlie Grimm 147 547 67 161 25 5 5 62 39 20 7 0.294
Hack Wilson 145 520 89 163 32 9 31 120 77 94 4 0.313
Riggs Stephenson 137 512 75 166 36 9 8 90 68 29 8 0.324
Kiki Cuyler 133 499 92 142 25 9 17 79 51 61 37 0.285
Clyde Beck 131 483 72 124 18 4 3 52 58 58 3 0.257
Woody English 116 475 68 142 22 4 2 34 30 28 4 0.299
Gabby Hartnett 120 388 61 117 26 9 14 57 65 32 3 0.302
Johnny Butler 62 174 17 47 7 0 0 16 19 7 2 0.270
Mike Gonzalez 49 158 12 43 9 2 1 21 12 7 2 0.272
Earl Webb 62 140 22 35 7 3 3 23 14 17 0 0.250
Cliff Heathcote 67 137 26 39 8 0 3 18 17 12 6 0.285
Norm McMillan 49 123 11 27 2 2 1 12 13 19 0 0.220
Pat Malone 42 95 8 18 3 0 1 11 4 21 0 0.189
Sheriff Blake 35 88 10 19 1 0 0 5 1 13 0 0.216
Guy Bush 42 73 3 6 0 0 0 2 2 18 0 0.082
Charlie Root 40 73 5 13 5 0 0 5 2 18 0 0.178
Art Nehf 31 58 4 11 0 1 1 3 7 8 0 0.190
Percy Jones 39 56 1 11 0 0 0 5 2 11 1 0.196
Joe Kelly 32 52 3 11 1 0 1 7 1 3 0 0.212
Hal Carlson 20 19 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.263
Ed Holley 13 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.000
Johnny Moore 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ben Tincup 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Jacobs 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Lefty Weinert 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnny Welch 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Elmer Yoter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1928

ERA

1 Sheriff Blake 2.47 2 Art Nehf 2.65 3 Pat Malone 2.84 4 Charlie Root 3.57 5 Ed Holley 3.77

Wins

1 Pat Malone 18 2 Sheriff Blake 17 3 Guy Bush 15 4 Charlie Root 14 5 Art Nehf 13

Strikeouts

1 Pat Malone 155 2 Charlie Root 122 3 Sheriff Blake 78 4 Guy Bush 61 5 Percy Jones 41
1928 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pat Malone 18 13 2.84 42 25 2 250.2 218 79 99 155
Sheriff Blake 17 11 2.47 34 29 1 240.2 209 66 101 78
Charlie Root 14 18 3.57 40 30 2 237.0 214 94 73 122
Guy Bush 15 6 3.83 42 24 2 204.1 229 87 86 61
Art Nehf 13 7 2.65 31 21 0 176.2 190 52 52 40
Percy Jones 10 6 4.03 39 18 3 154.0 167 69 56 41
Hal Carlson 3 2 5.91 20 5 4 56.1 74 37 15 11
Ed Holley 0 0 3.77 13 1 0 31.0 31 13 16 10
Lefty Weinert 1 0 5.29 10 1 0 17.0 24 10 9 8
Ben Tincup 0 0 7.00 2 0 0 9.0 14 7 1 3
Johnny Welch 0 0 15.75 3 0 0 4.0 13 7 0 2

👥 Roster (28)

Clyde Beck Sheriff Blake Guy Bush Johnny Butler Hal Carlson Kiki Cuyler Woody English Mike Gonzalez Charlie Grimm Gabby Hartnett Cliff Heathcote Ed Holley +16 more

28 players

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The 1928 Chicago Cubs in brief

In 1928 the Chicago Cubs posted a 91-63 mark (.591) and finished 3rd in the NL. The run column shows 714 for and 615 against. The team batting average of .277 was 1% below the 1928 league mark of .281. The Chicago Cubs staff finished with a 3.40 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.99. League clubs averaged 721 runs that year, so the Chicago Cubs scored 1% fewer.

Wrigley Field was home in 1928, drawing a total attendance of 1,347,527. The home run leader was Hack Wilson, who hit 31. The hits leader was Riggs Stephenson with 166. On the mound, Pat Malone won 18 games to lead the staff. In all, the roster shows 28 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1928 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1928 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1928 Chicago Cubs finished 91-63 (.591 win pct).
Who led the 1928 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Hack Wilson led the 1928 Chicago Cubs with 31 home runs.
What was the 1928 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1928 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.40.
Did the 1928 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1928 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1928 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1928 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1928 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hack Wilson (31 HR, 120 RBI) and Pat Malone (18-13, 2.84 ERA).
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