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1928 New York Yankees

101-53 • .656 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1928 New York Yankees went 101-53 (.656) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 894 runs, allowed 685, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Babe Ruth (54 HR, 142 RBI) and George Pipgras (24-13, 3.38 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

101 Wins
53 Losses
.656 Win %
1st Rank
894 R 685 RA
Diff +209

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⚡ Quick Stats

894 Runs Scored
685 Runs Allowed
+209 Run Diff
1,364K Attendance

📈 vs. 1928 AL Average

Batting Avg .295 5% above the 1928 league average (.280)
OBP .365 6% above the 1928 league average (.344)
SLG .450 13% above the 1928 league average (.397)
Team ERA 3.74 7% better than the 1928 league average (4.04)
Runs Scored 894 22% above the 1928 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,364,265
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Avg per Game 17,717

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1928

Batting Avg

1 Lou Gehrig 0.374 2 Tony Lazzeri 0.332 3 Babe Ruth 0.323 4 Mark Koenig 0.319 5 Ben Paschal 0.316

Home Runs

1 Babe Ruth 54 2 Lou Gehrig 27 3 Bob Meusel 11 4 Tony Lazzeri 10 5 Earle Combs 7

RBI

1 Lou Gehrig 142 2 Babe Ruth 142 3 Bob Meusel 113 4 Tony Lazzeri 82 5 Mark Koenig 63
1928 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Earle Combs 149 626 118 194 33 21 7 56 77 33 10 0.310
Lou Gehrig 154 562 139 210 47 13 27 142 95 69 4 0.374
Babe Ruth 154 536 163 173 29 8 54 142 137 87 4 0.323
Mark Koenig 132 533 89 170 19 10 4 63 32 19 3 0.319
Bob Meusel 131 518 77 154 45 5 11 113 39 56 6 0.297
Tony Lazzeri 116 404 62 134 30 11 10 82 43 50 15 0.332
Joe Dugan 94 312 33 86 15 0 6 34 16 15 1 0.276
Leo Durocher 102 296 46 80 8 6 0 31 22 52 1 0.270
Gene Robertson 83 251 29 73 9 0 1 36 14 6 2 0.291
Johnny Grabowski 75 202 21 48 7 1 1 21 10 21 0 0.238
Benny Bengough 58 161 12 43 3 1 0 9 7 8 0 0.267
Pat Collins 70 136 18 30 5 0 6 14 35 16 0 0.221
Cedric Durst 74 135 18 34 2 1 2 10 7 9 1 0.252
George Pipgras 46 115 7 18 4 0 0 5 4 28 0 0.157
Waite Hoyt 42 109 15 28 1 0 0 12 1 5 0 0.257
Hank Johnson 31 79 10 19 2 0 1 8 0 12 0 0.241
Ben Paschal 65 79 12 25 6 1 1 15 8 11 1 0.316
Herb Pennock 28 74 1 15 0 0 0 9 3 7 0 0.203
Mike Gazella 32 56 11 13 0 0 0 2 6 7 2 0.232
Al Shealy 23 38 6 9 1 0 1 2 3 7 0 0.237
Fred Heimach 18 30 2 5 0 0 0 2 2 6 0 0.167
Stan Coveleski 12 19 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 0.053
Bill Dickey 10 15 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0.200
Tom Zachary 7 15 1 2 0 0 1 4 0 5 0 0.133
Wilcy Moore 35 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0.143
Myles Thomas 13 10 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.400
George Burns 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Archie Campbell 13 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Rosy Ryan 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Urban Shocker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1928

ERA

1 Herb Pennock 2.56 2 Fred Heimach 3.31 3 Waite Hoyt 3.36 4 George Pipgras 3.38 5 Myles Thomas 3.41

Wins

1 George Pipgras 24 2 Waite Hoyt 23 3 Herb Pennock 17 4 Hank Johnson 14 5 Al Shealy 8

Strikeouts

1 George Pipgras 139 2 Hank Johnson 110 3 Waite Hoyt 67 4 Herb Pennock 53 5 Al Shealy 39
1928 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
George Pipgras 24 13 3.38 46 38 3 300.2 314 113 103 139
Waite Hoyt 23 7 3.36 42 31 8 273.0 279 102 60 67
Herb Pennock 17 6 2.56 28 24 3 211.0 215 60 40 53
Hank Johnson 14 9 4.30 31 22 0 199.0 188 95 104 110
Al Shealy 8 6 5.06 23 12 2 96.0 124 54 42 39
Fred Heimach 2 3 3.31 13 9 0 68.0 66 25 16 25
Wilcy Moore 4 4 4.18 35 2 2 60.1 71 28 31 18
Stan Coveleski 5 1 5.74 12 8 0 58.0 72 37 20 5
Tom Zachary 3 3 3.94 7 6 1 45.2 54 20 15 7
Myles Thomas 1 0 3.41 12 1 0 31.2 33 12 9 10
Archie Campbell 0 1 5.25 13 1 2 24.0 30 14 11 9
Rosy Ryan 0 0 16.50 3 0 0 6.0 17 11 1 5
Urban Shocker 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 3 0 0 0

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
NYA def. SLN 4-0

👥 Roster (30)

Benny Bengough George Burns Archie Campbell Pat Collins Earle Combs Stan Coveleski Bill Dickey Joe Dugan Leo Durocher Cedric Durst Mike Gazella Lou Gehrig +18 more

30 players

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The 1928 New York Yankees in brief

In 1928 the New York Yankees posted a 101-53 mark (.656) and finished 1st in the AL. In 1928 the franchise won the World Series. The New York Yankees scored 894 runs and allowed 685, a run differential of +209. At the plate the New York Yankees hit .295, 5% better than the league's .280. Pitchers allowed 3.74 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.04.

The 894 runs scored compare with a league average of 734 per club, 22% more. The home park, Yankee Stadium I, recorded 1,364,265 in attendance, about 17,717 a game. Babe Ruth topped the New York Yankees with 54 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was George Pipgras (24). The World Series ended in a win against SLN 4-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1928 New York Yankees

What was the 1928 New York Yankees record?
The 1928 New York Yankees finished 101-53 (.656 win pct).
Did the 1928 New York Yankees win the World Series?
Yes. The 1928 New York Yankees won the World Series.
Who led the 1928 New York Yankees in home runs?
Babe Ruth led the 1928 New York Yankees with 54 home runs.
What was the 1928 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1928 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.74.
Where did the 1928 New York Yankees play?
The 1928 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1928 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Babe Ruth (54 HR, 142 RBI) and George Pipgras (24-13, 3.38 ERA).
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