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1928 St. Louis Cardinals

95-59 • .617 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1928 St. Louis Cardinals went 95-59 (.617) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 807 runs, allowed 636, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Jim Bottomley (31 HR, 136 RBI) and Bill Sherdel (21-10, 2.86 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

95 Wins
59 Losses
.617 Win %
1st Rank
807 R 636 RA
Diff +171

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⚡ Quick Stats

807 Runs Scored
636 Runs Allowed
+171 Run Diff
869K Attendance

📈 vs. 1928 NL Average

Batting Avg .280 equal to the 1928 league average (.281)
OBP .353 3% above the 1928 league average (.344)
SLG .424 7% above the 1928 league average (.396)
Team ERA 3.38 15% better than the 1928 league average (3.99)
Runs Scored 807 12% above the 1928 league average (721 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 869,869
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Avg per Game 11,297

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1928

Batting Avg

1 Wally Roettger 0.341 2 Chick Hafey 0.337 3 Jim Bottomley 0.325 4 George Harper 0.305 5 Ernie Orsatti 0.304

Home Runs

1 Jim Bottomley 31 2 Chick Hafey 27 3 George Harper 17 4 Frankie Frisch 10 5 Andy High 6

RBI

1 Jim Bottomley 136 2 Chick Hafey 111 3 Frankie Frisch 86 4 George Harper 58 5 Jimmie Wilson 50
1928 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Taylor Douthit 154 648 111 191 35 3 3 43 84 36 11 0.295
Jim Bottomley 149 576 123 187 42 20 31 136 71 54 10 0.325
Frankie Frisch 141 547 107 164 29 9 10 86 64 17 29 0.300
Chick Hafey 138 520 101 175 46 6 27 111 40 53 8 0.337
Jimmie Wilson 120 411 45 106 26 2 2 50 45 24 9 0.258
Wattie Holm 102 386 61 107 24 6 3 47 32 17 1 0.277
Andy High 111 368 58 105 14 3 6 37 37 10 2 0.285
Rabbit Maranville 112 366 40 88 14 10 1 34 36 27 3 0.240
George Harper 99 272 41 83 8 2 17 58 51 15 2 0.305
Wally Roettger 68 261 27 89 17 4 6 44 10 22 2 0.341
Tommy Thevenow 69 171 11 35 8 3 0 13 20 12 0 0.205
Jesse Haines 33 87 4 16 2 0 0 10 4 13 0 0.184
Pete Alexander 34 86 13 25 2 0 1 11 4 8 0 0.291
Ray Blades 51 85 9 20 7 1 1 19 20 26 0 0.235
Bill Sherdel 38 84 10 19 5 0 1 8 8 10 1 0.226
Ernie Orsatti 27 69 10 21 6 0 3 15 10 11 0 0.304
Flint Rhem 28 67 4 11 0 0 1 6 2 23 0 0.164
Earl Smith 24 58 3 13 2 0 0 7 5 4 0 0.224
Clarence Mitchell 19 56 0 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.125
Bob O'Farrell 16 52 6 11 1 0 0 4 13 9 2 0.212
Syl Johnson 34 38 5 6 1 0 0 1 3 18 0 0.158
Gus Mancuso 11 38 2 7 0 1 0 3 0 5 0 0.184
Fred Frankhouse 22 27 3 5 2 0 0 2 3 4 0 0.185
Art Reinhart 27 24 1 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.167
George Toporcer 8 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Pepper Martin 39 13 11 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0.308
Carlisle Littlejohn 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Howie Williamson 10 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.222
Hal Haid 27 8 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.375
Virgil Davis 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.200
Tony Kaufmann 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1928

ERA

1 Hal Haid 2.30 2 Bill Sherdel 2.86 3 Art Reinhart 2.87 4 Jesse Haines 3.18 5 Clarence Mitchell 3.30

Wins

1 Bill Sherdel 21 2 Jesse Haines 20 3 Pete Alexander 16 4 Flint Rhem 11 5 Syl Johnson 8

Strikeouts

1 Jesse Haines 77 2 Bill Sherdel 72 3 Syl Johnson 66 4 Pete Alexander 59 5 Flint Rhem 47
1928 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Sherdel 21 10 2.86 38 27 5 248.2 251 79 56 72
Pete Alexander 16 9 3.36 34 31 2 243.2 262 91 37 59
Jesse Haines 20 8 3.18 33 28 0 240.1 238 85 72 77
Flint Rhem 11 8 4.14 28 22 3 169.2 199 78 71 47
Clarence Mitchell 8 9 3.30 19 18 0 150.0 149 55 38 31
Syl Johnson 8 4 3.90 34 6 3 120.0 117 52 33 66
Fred Frankhouse 3 2 3.96 21 10 1 84.0 91 37 36 29
Art Reinhart 4 6 2.87 23 9 2 75.1 80 24 27 12
Hal Haid 2 2 2.30 27 0 5 47.0 39 12 11 21
Carlisle Littlejohn 2 1 3.66 12 2 0 32.0 36 13 14 6
Tony Kaufmann 0 0 9.64 4 1 0 4.2 8 5 4 2

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to NYA 4-0

👥 Roster (31)

Pete Alexander Ray Blades Jim Bottomley Virgil Davis Taylor Douthit Fred Frankhouse Frankie Frisch Chick Hafey Hal Haid Jesse Haines George Harper Andy High +19 more

31 players

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The 1928 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

A 95-59 record (.617) put the 1928 St. Louis Cardinals 1st in the NL. That season the St. Louis Cardinals won the pennant. The run column shows 807 for and 636 against. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 3.38 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.99. The 807 runs scored compare with a league average of 721 per club, 12% more.

Home games were played at Sportsman's Park IV, where 869,869 fans came through the gates. For power, Jim Bottomley led the way with 31 homers. The hits leader was Taylor Douthit with 191. Bill Sherdel led the pitchers with 21 wins. Jesse Haines struck out 77, the most on the club. The World Series ended in a loss against NYA 4-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1928 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1928 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1928 St. Louis Cardinals finished 95-59 (.617 win pct).
How did the 1928 St. Louis Cardinals finish?
The 1928 St. Louis Cardinals finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1928 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Jim Bottomley led the 1928 St. Louis Cardinals with 31 home runs.
What was the 1928 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1928 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.38.
Did the 1928 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1928 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1928 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1928 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
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