1928 Cleveland Indians

62-92 • .403 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1928 Cleveland Indians went 62-92 (.403) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 674 runs, allowed 830, and played home games at League Park II. Team leaders included George Burns (5 HR, 30 RBI) and Willis Hudlin (14-14, 4.04 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

62 Wins
92 Losses
.403 Win %
7th Rank
674 R 830 RA
Diff -156

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674 Runs Scored
830 Runs Allowed
-156 Run Diff
330K Attendance

📈 vs. 1928 AL Average

Batting Avg .284 1% above the 1928 league average (.280)
OBP .335 2% below the 1928 league average (.344)
SLG .382 4% below the 1928 league average (.397)
Team ERA 4.47 11% worse than the 1928 league average (4.04)
Runs Scored 674 8% below the 1928 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park II
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 330,650
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Avg per Game 4,294

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1928

Batting Avg

1 Red Dorman 0.364 2 Lew Fonseca 0.327 3 Joe Sewell 0.323 4 Johnny Hodapp 0.323 5 Ed Morgan 0.313

Home Runs

1 George Burns 5 2 Sam Langford 4 3 Ed Morgan 4 4 Joe Sewell 4 5 Lew Fonseca 3

RBI

1 Johnny Hodapp 73 2 Joe Sewell 70 3 Homer Summa 57 4 Carl Lind 54 5 Ed Morgan 54
1928 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Carl Lind 154 650 102 191 42 4 1 54 36 48 8 0.294
Joe Sewell 155 588 79 190 40 2 4 70 58 9 7 0.323
Homer Summa 134 504 60 143 26 3 3 57 20 15 4 0.284
Johnny Hodapp 116 449 51 145 31 6 2 73 20 20 2 0.323
Charlie Jamieson 112 433 63 133 18 4 1 37 56 20 3 0.307
Sam Langford 110 427 50 118 17 8 4 50 21 35 3 0.276
Luke Sewell 122 411 52 111 16 9 3 52 26 27 3 0.270
Ed Morgan 76 265 42 83 24 6 4 54 21 17 5 0.313
Lew Fonseca 75 263 38 86 19 4 3 36 13 17 4 0.327
George Burns 82 209 29 52 12 1 5 30 17 11 2 0.249
Luther Harvel 40 136 12 30 6 1 0 12 4 17 1 0.221
Glenn Myatt 58 125 9 36 7 2 1 15 13 13 0 0.288
George Gerken 38 115 16 26 7 2 0 9 12 22 3 0.226
George Uhle 55 98 9 28 3 2 1 17 8 4 0 0.286
Joe Shaute 36 92 8 21 4 1 0 9 10 15 1 0.228
Red Dorman 25 77 12 28 6 0 0 11 9 6 1 0.364
Willis Hudlin 42 72 4 14 4 0 0 5 4 17 0 0.194
Martin Autry 22 60 6 18 6 1 1 9 1 7 0 0.300
George Grant 29 60 3 11 2 0 0 3 1 22 0 0.183
Jake Miller 25 52 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 19 0 0.135
Ed Montague 32 51 12 12 0 1 0 3 6 7 0 0.235
Ollie Tucker 14 47 5 6 0 0 1 2 7 3 0 0.128
Bill Bayne 37 30 3 11 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.367
Bruce Caldwell 18 27 2 6 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 0.222
Jonah Goldman 7 21 1 5 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0.238
Al Van Camp 5 17 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0.235
Johnny Miljus 11 15 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.200
Cecil Bolton 4 13 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0.154
Emil Levsen 11 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Vern Underhill 11 11 2 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.364
Johnny Burnett 3 10 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Garland Buckeye 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.111
Aaron Ward 6 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.111
Mel Harder 23 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Clint Brown 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Wes Ferrell 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Jumbo Brown 5 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.667
Jim Moore 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Art Reinholz 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333
Les Barnhart 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Johnny Gill 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Hap Collard 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Frank Wilson 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1928

ERA

1 Johnny Miljus 2.66 2 Willis Hudlin 4.04 3 Joe Shaute 4.04 4 George Uhle 4.07 5 Jake Miller 4.44

Wins

1 Willis Hudlin 14 2 Joe Shaute 13 3 George Uhle 12 4 George Grant 10 5 Jake Miller 8

Strikeouts

1 Joe Shaute 81 2 George Uhle 74 3 Willis Hudlin 62 4 Bill Bayne 39 5 George Grant 39
1928 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Joe Shaute 13 17 4.04 36 31 2 253.2 295 114 68 81
Willis Hudlin 14 14 4.04 42 26 7 220.1 231 99 90 62
George Uhle 12 17 4.07 31 28 1 214.1 252 97 48 74
Jake Miller 8 9 4.44 25 24 0 158.0 203 78 43 37
George Grant 10 8 5.04 28 18 0 155.1 196 87 76 39
Bill Bayne 2 5 5.13 37 6 3 108.2 128 62 43 39
Johnny Miljus 1 4 2.66 11 4 1 50.2 46 15 20 19
Mel Harder 0 2 6.61 23 1 1 49.0 64 36 32 15
Emil Levsen 0 3 5.44 11 3 0 41.1 39 25 31 7
Garland Buckeye 1 5 6.69 9 6 0 35.0 58 26 5 6
Vern Underhill 1 2 4.50 11 3 0 28.0 33 14 20 16
Wes Ferrell 0 2 2.25 2 2 0 16.0 15 4 5 4
Jumbo Brown 0 1 6.75 5 0 0 14.2 19 11 15 12
Clint Brown 0 1 4.91 2 1 0 11.0 14 6 2 2
Les Barnhart 0 1 7.00 2 1 0 9.0 13 7 4 1
Jim Moore 0 1 2.00 1 1 0 9.0 5 2 5 1
Hap Collard 0 0 2.25 1 0 0 4.0 4 1 4 1

👥 Roster (43)

Martin Autry Les Barnhart Bill Bayne Cecil Bolton Clint Brown Jumbo Brown Garland Buckeye Johnny Burnett George Burns Bruce Caldwell Hap Collard Red Dorman +31 more

43 players

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The 1928 Cleveland Indians in brief

The record for the 1928 Cleveland Indians reads 62 wins and 92 losses, good for 7th in the AL. The Cleveland Indians scored 674 runs and allowed 830, a run differential of -156. At the plate the Cleveland Indians hit .284, 1% better than the league's .280. The Cleveland Indians staff finished with a 4.47 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.04. League clubs averaged 734 runs that year, so the Cleveland Indians scored 8% fewer.

League Park II was home in 1928, drawing a total attendance of 330,650. For power, George Burns led the way with 5 homers. Johnny Hodapp led in RBI with 73. The pitching staff's wins leader was Willis Hudlin (14). The strikeout leader was Joe Shaute with 81.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1928 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1928 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1928 Cleveland Indians finished 62-92 (.403 win pct).
Who led the 1928 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
George Burns led the 1928 Cleveland Indians with 5 home runs.
What was the 1928 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1928 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 4.47.
Did the 1928 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1928 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1928 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1928 Cleveland Indians played home games at League Park II.
Who led the 1928 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Burns (5 HR, 30 RBI) and Willis Hudlin (14-14, 4.04 ERA).
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