1928 Philadelphia Athletics

98-55 • .641 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1928 Philadelphia Athletics went 98-55 (.641) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 829 runs, allowed 615, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Joe Hauser (16 HR, 59 RBI) and Lefty Grove (24-8, 2.58 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

98 Wins
55 Losses
.641 Win %
2nd Rank
829 R 615 RA
Diff +214

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829 Runs Scored
615 Runs Allowed
+214 Run Diff
917K Attendance

📈 vs. 1928 AL Average

Batting Avg .294 5% above the 1928 league average (.280)
OBP .364 6% above the 1928 league average (.344)
SLG .436 10% above the 1928 league average (.397)
Team ERA 3.36 17% better than the 1928 league average (4.04)
Runs Scored 829 13% above the 1928 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 917,500
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Avg per Game 11,915

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1928

Batting Avg

1 Al Simmons 0.351 2 Bing Miller 0.329 3 Jimmie Foxx 0.328 4 Ty Cobb 0.323 5 Max Bishop 0.316

Home Runs

1 Joe Hauser 16 2 Al Simmons 15 3 Jimmie Foxx 13 4 Mickey Cochrane 10 5 Bing Miller 8

RBI

1 Al Simmons 107 2 Bing Miller 85 3 Jimmie Foxx 79 4 Joe Hauser 59 5 Sammy Hale 58
1928 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bing Miller 139 510 76 168 34 7 8 85 27 24 10 0.329
Max Bishop 126 472 104 149 27 5 6 50 97 36 9 0.316
Mickey Cochrane 131 468 92 137 26 12 10 57 76 25 7 0.293
Al Simmons 119 464 78 163 33 9 15 107 31 30 1 0.351
Joe Boley 132 425 49 112 20 3 0 49 32 11 5 0.264
Jimmie Foxx 118 400 85 131 29 10 13 79 60 43 3 0.328
Ty Cobb 95 353 54 114 27 4 1 40 34 16 5 0.323
Mule Haas 91 332 41 93 21 4 6 39 23 20 2 0.280
Sammy Hale 88 314 38 97 20 9 4 58 9 21 2 0.309
Joe Hauser 95 300 61 78 19 5 16 59 52 45 4 0.260
Jimmy Dykes 85 242 39 67 11 0 5 30 27 21 2 0.277
Tris Speaker 64 191 28 51 22 2 3 30 10 5 5 0.267
Ossie Orwoll 64 170 28 52 13 2 0 22 16 24 3 0.306
Lefty Grove 39 88 10 15 2 1 1 6 10 41 0 0.170
Rube Walberg 38 86 10 18 4 0 1 7 3 13 1 0.209
Jack Quinn 31 79 3 13 2 0 0 12 3 23 0 0.165
Walt French 48 74 9 19 4 0 0 7 2 5 1 0.257
George Earnshaw 26 57 3 14 2 0 0 6 1 7 1 0.246
Eddie Rommel 43 47 5 12 1 1 0 1 7 5 0 0.255
Howard Ehmke 23 46 6 11 3 1 0 5 1 3 0 0.239
Joe Hassler 28 34 5 9 2 0 0 3 2 4 0 0.265
Eddie Collins 36 33 3 10 3 0 0 7 4 4 0 0.303
Cy Perkins 19 29 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.172
Bullet Joe Bush 15 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.067
Bill Shores 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jing Johnson 3 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Carroll Yerkes 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Art Daney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ike Powers 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1928

ERA

1 Lefty Grove 2.58 2 Jack Quinn 2.90 3 Eddie Rommel 3.06 4 Rube Walberg 3.55 5 Howard Ehmke 3.62

Wins

1 Lefty Grove 24 2 Jack Quinn 18 3 Rube Walberg 17 4 Eddie Rommel 13 5 Howard Ehmke 9

Strikeouts

1 Lefty Grove 183 2 George Earnshaw 117 3 Rube Walberg 112 4 Ossie Orwoll 53 5 Jack Quinn 43
1928 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lefty Grove 24 8 2.58 39 31 4 261.2 228 75 64 183
Rube Walberg 17 12 3.55 38 30 1 235.2 236 93 64 112
Jack Quinn 18 7 2.90 31 28 1 211.1 239 68 34 43
Eddie Rommel 13 5 3.06 43 11 4 173.2 177 59 26 37
George Earnshaw 7 7 3.81 26 22 1 158.1 143 67 100 117
Howard Ehmke 9 8 3.62 23 18 0 139.1 135 56 44 34
Ossie Orwoll 6 5 4.58 27 8 2 106.0 110 54 50 53
Bullet Joe Bush 2 1 5.09 11 2 1 35.1 39 20 18 15
Bill Shores 1 1 3.21 3 2 0 14.0 13 5 7 5
Ike Powers 1 0 4.50 9 0 2 12.0 8 6 10 4
Jing Johnson 0 0 5.06 3 0 0 10.2 13 6 5 3
Carroll Yerkes 0 1 2.08 2 1 0 8.2 7 2 2 1
Art Daney 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0

👥 Roster (29)

Max Bishop Joe Boley Bullet Joe Bush Ty Cobb Mickey Cochrane Eddie Collins Art Daney Jimmy Dykes George Earnshaw Howard Ehmke Jimmie Foxx Walt French +17 more

29 players

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The 1928 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

A 98-55 record (.641) put the 1928 Philadelphia Athletics 2nd in the AL. Runs came in at 829 scored against 615 allowed (+214). At the plate the Philadelphia Athletics hit .294, 5% better than the league's .280. Pitchers allowed 3.36 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.04. The 829 runs scored compare with a league average of 734 per club, 13% more.

Home games were played at Shibe Park, where 917,500 fans came through the gates. Joe Hauser led the club in home runs with 16. The RBI leader was Al Simmons, with 107. Bing Miller collected the most hits, 168. Lefty Grove led the pitchers with 24 wins. In all, the roster shows 29 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1928 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1928 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1928 Philadelphia Athletics finished 98-55 (.641 win pct).
Who led the 1928 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Joe Hauser led the 1928 Philadelphia Athletics with 16 home runs.
What was the 1928 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1928 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 3.36.
Did the 1928 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1928 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1928 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1928 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1928 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe Hauser (16 HR, 59 RBI) and Lefty Grove (24-8, 2.58 ERA).
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