1928 Cleveland Tigers

20-59 • .253 Win% • 7th in NNL

The 1928 Cleveland Tigers went 20-59 (.253) finishing 7th in the NNL. The club scored 278 runs, allowed 418, and played home games at Luna Park. Team leaders included Babe Melton (7 HR, 42 RBI) and Goose Curry (7-10, 4.94 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

20 Wins
59 Losses
.253 Win %
7th Rank
278 R 418 RA
Diff -140

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278 Runs Scored
418 Runs Allowed
-140 Run Diff
17 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1928 NNL Average

Batting Avg .289 4% above the 1928 league average (.277)
OBP .333 1% above the 1928 league average (.332)
SLG .393 2% above the 1928 league average (.383)
Team ERA 5.96 38% worse than the 1928 league average (4.31)
Runs Scored 278 24% below the 1928 league average (365 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLuna Park
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Home Games (est.) 39 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1928

Batting Avg

1 Heavy Johnson 0.387 2 Harry Jeffries 0.359 3 Babe Melton 0.354 4 Goose Curry 0.352 5 Orville Singer 0.347

Home Runs

1 Babe Melton 7 2 Goose Curry 2 3 Ernest Duff 2 4 Saul Davis 1 5 Perry Hall 1

RBI

1 Babe Melton 42 2 Ernest Duff 24 3 Orville Singer 23 4 Saul Davis 21 5 Tack Summers 17
1928 Cleveland Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tack Summers 58 221 36 57 7 3 0 17 17 1 3 0.258
Babe Melton 57 198 37 70 6 13 7 42 8 0 5 0.354
Ernest Duff 47 178 36 58 15 1 2 24 7 0 6 0.326
Saul Davis 42 163 24 47 11 1 1 21 6 0 8 0.288
Orville Singer 38 147 18 51 9 3 1 23 3 0 5 0.347
Harry Jeffries 32 117 22 42 10 2 1 14 6 0 6 0.359
Goose Curry 40 108 15 38 6 2 2 12 4 0 0 0.352
Eppie Hampton 28 98 7 32 4 0 0 10 3 0 0 0.327
Frank Stevens 35 82 10 27 8 2 0 15 4 0 0 0.329
Pete Willett 25 79 6 23 4 1 1 8 2 0 0 0.291
Ted Stockard 19 76 3 21 2 1 0 12 3 0 0 0.276
Heavy Johnson 20 75 16 29 3 3 1 15 5 0 0 0.387
Willie Bobo 17 57 2 11 2 1 0 5 3 0 0 0.193
Nelson Dean 28 52 4 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0.058
John Wesley Johnson 17 47 4 8 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 0.170
George Dixon 19 45 5 10 1 0 0 3 6 0 0 0.222
Charlie Wooldridge 16 44 2 10 0 0 0 2 8 1 0 0.227
Charles Zomphier 13 44 4 9 1 1 0 4 6 0 0 0.205
Perry Hall 10 37 4 12 1 1 1 6 1 0 0 0.324
Bobby Williams 9 31 2 8 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0.258
Chancelor Edwards 10 28 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.107
William Ross 14 28 4 10 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 0.357
Sam Crawford 12 23 2 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0.217
Everett Goldie 7 19 3 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0.105
Johnnie Bob Dixon 11 17 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.235
Fred Dewitt 6 15 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.067
John Barnes 6 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Square Moore 7 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chester Blanchard 3 7 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.714
Frank Duncan 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Will Owens 5 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.429
Tom Jackson 5 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
James Womack 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.200
George Boggs 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333
Kirby 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.667
Tom Cox 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Odis Turner 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Powell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Williams 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Orange 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Owen Smaulding 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1928

ERA

1 William Ross 3.92 2 Nelson Dean 4.21 3 Goose Curry 4.94 4 Frank Stevens 6.61 5 Johnnie Bob Dixon 12.13

Wins

1 Goose Curry 7 2 Nelson Dean 5 3 Frank Stevens 3 4 William Ross 2 5 Square Moore 1

Strikeouts

1 Nelson Dean 70 2 Frank Stevens 42 3 Goose Curry 36 4 Johnnie Bob Dixon 14 5 William Ross 14
1928 Cleveland Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Nelson Dean 5 15 4.21 26 18 1 143.1 173 67 23 70
Goose Curry 7 10 4.94 23 15 0 125.2 143 69 29 36
Frank Stevens 3 6 6.61 15 9 0 81.2 98 60 39 42
William Ross 2 5 3.92 10 8 2 57.1 60 25 23 14
Johnnie Bob Dixon 0 3 12.13 11 2 1 39.1 72 53 18 14
Square Moore 1 3 10.45 6 4 0 20.2 37 24 6 6
John Wesley Johnson 0 0 8.44 4 0 0 16.0 27 15 7 8
Tom Jackson 0 1 8.44 5 3 0 10.2 18 10 3 6
George Boggs 0 0 4.05 2 1 0 6.2 7 3 4 1
Tom Cox 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 5.0 6 5 0 4
Sam Crawford 0 0 11.57 3 1 0 4.2 11 6 1 0
Kirby 0 0 10.38 1 0 0 4.1 7 5 0 0
Heavy Johnson 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 3.0 3 0 0 2
Bill Williams 0 1 7.71 1 1 0 2.1 3 2 1 1
Owen Smaulding 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 0.2 2 1 1 0

👥 Roster (41)

John Barnes Chester Blanchard Willie Bobo George Boggs Tom Cox Sam Crawford Goose Curry Saul Davis Nelson Dean Fred Dewitt George Dixon Johnnie Bob Dixon +29 more

41 players

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The 1928 Cleveland Tigers in brief

A 20-59 record (.253) put the 1928 Cleveland Tigers 7th in the NNL. The run column shows 278 for and 418 against. The team batting average of .289 was 4% above the 1928 league mark of .277. Pitchers allowed 5.96 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.31. League clubs averaged 365 runs that year, so the Cleveland Tigers scored 24% fewer.

The club's home park in 1928 was Luna Park. For power, Babe Melton led the way with 7 homers. The pitching staff's wins leader was Goose Curry (7). Nelson Dean struck out 70, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 41 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1928 Cleveland Tigers

What was the 1928 Cleveland Tigers record?
The 1928 Cleveland Tigers finished 20-59 (.253 win pct).
Who led the 1928 Cleveland Tigers in home runs?
Babe Melton led the 1928 Cleveland Tigers with 7 home runs.
What was the 1928 Cleveland Tigers team ERA?
The 1928 Cleveland Tigers posted a team ERA of 5.96.
Did the 1928 Cleveland Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1928 Cleveland Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1928 Cleveland Tigers play?
The 1928 Cleveland Tigers played home games at Luna Park.
Who led the 1928 Cleveland Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Babe Melton (7 HR, 42 RBI) and Goose Curry (7-10, 4.94 ERA).
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