1928 Cincinnati Reds

78-74 • .513 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1928 Cincinnati Reds went 78-74 (.513) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 648 runs, allowed 686, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Val Picinich (7 HR, 35 RBI) and Eppa Rixey (19-18, 3.43 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

78 Wins
74 Losses
.513 Win %
5th Rank
648 R 686 RA
Diff -38

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⚡ Quick Stats

648 Runs Scored
686 Runs Allowed
-38 Run Diff
489K Attendance

📈 vs. 1928 NL Average

Batting Avg .279 1% below the 1928 league average (.281)
OBP .332 3% below the 1928 league average (.344)
SLG .368 7% below the 1928 league average (.396)
Team ERA 3.94 1% better than the 1928 league average (3.99)
Runs Scored 648 10% below the 1928 league average (721 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 489,120
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Avg per Game 6,270

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1928

Batting Avg

1 Red Lucas 0.315 2 Pid Purdy 0.309 3 Ethan Allen 0.305 4 Val Picinich 0.302 5 Billy Zitzmann 0.297

Home Runs

1 Val Picinich 7 2 Curt Walker 6 3 Hughie Critz 5 4 George Kelly 3 5 Billy Zitzmann 3

RBI

1 Curt Walker 73 2 Ethan Allen 62 3 Chuck Dressen 59 4 George Kelly 58 5 Horace Ford 54
1928 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Hughie Critz 153 641 95 190 21 11 5 52 37 24 18 0.296
Horace Ford 149 506 49 122 17 4 0 54 47 31 1 0.241
Chuck Dressen 135 498 72 145 26 3 1 59 43 22 10 0.291
Ethan Allen 129 485 55 148 30 7 1 62 27 29 6 0.305
Curt Walker 123 427 64 119 15 12 6 73 49 14 19 0.279
George Kelly 116 402 46 119 33 7 3 58 28 35 2 0.296
Val Picinich 96 324 29 98 15 1 7 35 20 25 1 0.302
Wally Pipp 95 272 30 77 11 3 2 26 23 13 1 0.283
Billy Zitzmann 101 266 53 79 9 3 3 33 13 22 13 0.297
Marty Callaghan 81 238 29 69 11 4 0 24 27 10 5 0.290
Pid Purdy 70 223 32 69 11 1 0 25 23 13 1 0.309
Bubbles Hargrave 65 190 19 56 12 3 0 23 13 14 4 0.295
Joe Stripp 42 139 18 40 7 3 1 17 8 8 0 0.288
Eppa Rixey 43 104 4 18 2 0 1 8 3 15 0 0.173
Red Lucas 39 73 8 23 2 1 0 7 4 6 0 0.315
Ray Kolp 44 70 6 15 1 1 1 8 5 11 0 0.214
Dolf Luque 33 67 8 8 1 0 0 4 8 9 0 0.119
Clyde Sukeforth 33 53 5 7 2 1 0 3 3 5 0 0.132
Pete Donohue 23 48 3 7 0 0 1 4 4 6 0 0.146
Clarke Pittenger 40 38 12 9 0 1 0 4 0 1 2 0.237
Pete Appleton 32 31 3 10 2 1 0 3 0 4 0 0.323
Jakie May 21 27 2 8 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.296
Carl Mays 14 27 5 8 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0.296
Ken Ash 9 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.071
James Edwards 18 10 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.300
Si Johnson 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Jim Beckman 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jack White 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Harlan Pyle 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1928

ERA

1 Ray Kolp 3.19 2 Red Lucas 3.39 3 Eppa Rixey 3.43 4 Dolf Luque 3.57 5 Carl Mays 3.88

Wins

1 Eppa Rixey 19 2 Ray Kolp 13 3 Red Lucas 13 4 Dolf Luque 11 5 Pete Donohue 7

Strikeouts

1 Dolf Luque 72 2 Ray Kolp 61 3 Eppa Rixey 58 4 Jakie May 39 5 Pete Donohue 37
1928 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Eppa Rixey 19 18 3.43 43 37 2 291.1 317 111 67 58
Dolf Luque 11 10 3.57 33 29 1 234.1 254 93 84 72
Ray Kolp 13 10 3.19 44 24 3 209.0 219 74 55 61
Red Lucas 13 9 3.39 27 19 1 167.1 164 63 42 35
Pete Donohue 7 11 4.74 23 18 0 150.0 180 79 32 37
Pete Appleton 3 4 4.68 31 1 0 82.2 101 43 22 20
Jakie May 3 5 4.42 21 11 1 79.1 99 39 35 39
Carl Mays 4 1 3.88 14 7 1 62.2 67 27 22 10
Ken Ash 3 3 6.50 8 5 0 36.0 43 26 13 6
James Edwards 2 2 7.59 18 1 2 32.0 43 27 20 11
Jim Beckman 0 1 5.87 6 0 0 15.1 19 10 9 4
Si Johnson 0 0 4.35 3 0 0 10.1 9 5 5 1
Harlan Pyle 0 0 20.25 2 1 0 1.1 1 3 4 1

👥 Roster (29)

Ethan Allen Pete Appleton Ken Ash Jim Beckman Marty Callaghan Hughie Critz Pete Donohue Chuck Dressen James Edwards Horace Ford Bubbles Hargrave Si Johnson +17 more

29 players

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The 1928 Cincinnati Reds in brief

The 1928 Cincinnati Reds finished 78-74, a .513 winning percentage, placing 5th in the NL. The Cincinnati Reds scored 648 runs and allowed 686, a run differential of -38. Against a league average of .281, the 1928 Cincinnati Reds batted .279. Pitchers allowed 3.94 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.99. The 648 runs scored compare with a league average of 721 per club, 10% fewer.

The home park, Crosley Field, recorded 489,120 in attendance, about 6,270 a game. Val Picinich topped the Cincinnati Reds with 7 home runs. The RBI leader was Curt Walker, with 73. The hits leader was Hughie Critz with 190. Eppa Rixey led the pitchers with 19 wins. The strikeout leader was Dolf Luque with 72.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1928 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1928 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1928 Cincinnati Reds finished 78-74 (.513 win pct).
Who led the 1928 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Val Picinich led the 1928 Cincinnati Reds with 7 home runs.
What was the 1928 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1928 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 3.94.
Did the 1928 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1928 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1928 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1928 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1928 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Val Picinich (7 HR, 35 RBI) and Eppa Rixey (19-18, 3.43 ERA).
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