1928 St. Louis Browns

82-72 • .532 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1928 St. Louis Browns went 82-72 (.532) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 772 runs, allowed 742, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Lu Blue (14 HR, 80 RBI) and General Crowder (21-5, 3.69 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

82 Wins
72 Losses
.532 Win %
3rd Rank
772 R 742 RA
Diff +30

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772 Runs Scored
742 Runs Allowed
+30 Run Diff
435K Attendance

📈 vs. 1928 AL Average

Batting Avg .274 2% below the 1928 league average (.280)
OBP .346 1% above the 1928 league average (.344)
SLG .392 1% below the 1928 league average (.397)
Team ERA 4.17 3% worse than the 1928 league average (4.04)
Runs Scored 772 5% above the 1928 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 435,400
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Avg per Game 5,654

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1928

Batting Avg

1 Heinie Manush 0.378 2 Frank McGowan 0.363 3 Fred Schulte 0.286 4 Wally Schang 0.286 5 Larry Bettencourt 0.283

Home Runs

1 Lu Blue 14 2 Heinie Manush 13 3 Otis Brannan 10 4 Fred Schulte 7 5 Larry Bettencourt 4

RBI

1 Heinie Manush 108 2 Fred Schulte 85 3 Red Kress 81 4 Lu Blue 80 5 Otis Brannan 66
1928 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Heinie Manush 154 638 104 241 47 20 13 108 39 14 17 0.378
Red Kress 150 560 78 153 26 10 3 81 48 70 5 0.273
Fred Schulte 146 556 90 159 44 6 7 85 51 60 6 0.286
Lu Blue 154 549 116 154 32 11 14 80 105 43 12 0.281
Earl McNeely 127 496 66 117 27 7 0 44 37 39 8 0.236
Otis Brannan 135 483 68 118 18 3 10 66 60 19 3 0.244
Frank O'Rourke 99 391 54 103 24 3 1 62 21 19 10 0.263
Wally Schang 91 245 41 70 10 5 3 39 68 26 8 0.286
Clyde Manion 76 243 25 55 5 1 2 31 15 18 3 0.226
Frank McGowan 47 168 35 61 13 4 2 18 16 15 2 0.363
Larry Bettencourt 67 159 30 45 9 4 4 24 22 19 2 0.283
Oscar Melillo 51 132 9 25 2 0 0 9 9 11 2 0.189
Sam Gray 35 101 6 19 3 0 1 9 4 24 0 0.188
Jack Ogden 38 85 7 17 2 2 0 10 3 20 0 0.200
General Crowder 41 80 11 15 1 0 0 8 5 9 0 0.188
George Blaeholder 38 71 9 15 3 0 2 6 5 18 0 0.211
Lefty Stewart 29 51 5 14 3 0 0 7 6 13 0 0.275
Guy Sturdy 54 45 3 10 1 0 1 8 8 4 1 0.222
Steve O'Neill 10 24 4 7 1 0 0 6 8 0 0 0.292
Dick Coffman 29 23 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.043
Hal Wiltse 26 22 3 5 2 0 0 1 0 5 1 0.227
Wally Gerber 6 18 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.278
Billy Mullen 15 18 2 7 1 0 0 2 3 4 0 0.389
Ollie Sax 16 17 4 3 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0.176
Boom-Boom Beck 16 14 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.429
Ed Strelecki 22 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.200
Fred Bennett 7 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Ike Danning 2 6 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.500
Frank Wilson 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ernie Nevers 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Wright 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1928

ERA

1 Sam Gray 3.19 2 General Crowder 3.69 3 Jack Ogden 4.15 4 Ed Strelecki 4.29 5 George Blaeholder 4.37

Wins

1 General Crowder 21 2 Sam Gray 20 3 Jack Ogden 15 4 George Blaeholder 10 5 Lefty Stewart 7

Strikeouts

1 Sam Gray 102 2 General Crowder 99 3 George Blaeholder 87 4 Jack Ogden 67 5 Dick Coffman 25
1928 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Sam Gray 20 12 3.19 35 31 3 262.2 256 93 86 102
General Crowder 21 5 3.69 41 31 2 244.0 238 100 91 99
Jack Ogden 15 16 4.15 38 31 2 242.2 257 112 80 67
George Blaeholder 10 15 4.37 38 26 3 214.1 235 104 52 87
Lefty Stewart 7 9 4.67 29 17 3 142.2 173 74 32 25
Dick Coffman 4 5 6.09 29 7 1 85.2 122 58 37 25
Hal Wiltse 2 5 5.25 26 5 0 72.0 93 42 35 23
Ed Strelecki 0 2 4.29 22 2 1 50.1 49 24 17 8
Boom-Boom Beck 2 3 4.41 16 4 0 49.0 52 24 20 17
Ernie Nevers 1 0 3.00 6 0 0 9.0 9 3 2 1
Jim Wright 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 2.0 3 3 2 2

👥 Roster (31)

Boom-Boom Beck Fred Bennett Larry Bettencourt George Blaeholder Lu Blue Otis Brannan Dick Coffman General Crowder Ike Danning Wally Gerber Sam Gray Red Kress +19 more

31 players

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The 1928 St. Louis Browns in brief

The 1928 St. Louis Browns finished 82-72, a .532 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the AL. The St. Louis Browns scored 772 runs and allowed 742, a run differential of +30. The team batting average of .274 was 2% below the 1928 league mark of .280. The staff ERA of 4.17 was 3% worse than the league average of 4.04. League clubs averaged 734 runs that year, so the St. Louis Browns scored 5% more.

Attendance at Sportsman's Park IV totaled 435,400 for the year. Lu Blue topped the St. Louis Browns with 14 home runs. The RBI leader was Heinie Manush, with 108. General Crowder was the top winner, with 21 victories. The strikeout leader was Sam Gray with 102. The 1928 roster runs to 31 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1928 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1928 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1928 St. Louis Browns finished 82-72 (.532 win pct).
Who led the 1928 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Lu Blue led the 1928 St. Louis Browns with 14 home runs.
What was the 1928 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1928 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 4.17.
Did the 1928 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1928 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1928 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1928 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1928 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Lu Blue (14 HR, 80 RBI) and General Crowder (21-5, 3.69 ERA).
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