1928 Chicago Cubs season

1928 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) William Wrigley Jr.
Manager(s) Joe McCarthy
Local radio WCFL
(John O'Hara)
WGN
(Bob Elson)
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The 1928 Chicago Cubs season was the 57th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 53rd in the National League and the 13th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished third in the National League with a record of 91–63. Future hall of famer Gabby Hartnett hit .302, with 14 home runs in 388 at-bats. He led the league with 103 assists.[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 95 59 0.617 — 42–35 53–24
New York Giants 93 61 0.604 2 51–26 42–35
Chicago Cubs 91 63 0.591 4 52–25 39–38
Pittsburgh Pirates 85 67 0.559 9 47–30 38–37
Cincinnati Reds 78 74 0.513 16 44–33 34–41
Brooklyn Robins 77 76 0.503 17½ 41–35 36–41
Boston Braves 50 103 0.327 44½ 25–51 25–52
Philadelphia Phillies 43 109 0.283 51 26–49 17–60

Record vs. opponents

1928 National League Records

Sources:

Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston — 7–15 5–17 10–12 6–16 13–9 5–16 4–18
Brooklyn 15–7 — 10–12 10–12–1 9–13–1 15–7 9–12 9–13
Chicago 17–5 12–10 — 13–9 14–8 13–9 11–11 11–11
Cincinnati 12–10 12–10–1 9–13 — 8–14 13–7 12–10 12–10
New York 16–6 13–9–1 8–14 14–8 — 17–5 11–11 14–8
Philadelphia 9–13 7–15 9–13 7–13 5–17 — 4–18 2–20
Pittsburgh 16–5 12–9 11–11 10–12 11–11 18–4 — 7–15
St. Louis 18–4 13–9 11–11 10–12 8–14 20–2 15–7 —

Roster

1928 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Hartnett, GabbyGabby Hartnett 120 388 117 .302 14 57

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
González, MikeMike González 49 158 43 .272 1 21
Kelly, JoeJoe Kelly 32 52 11 .212 1 7
Moore, JohnnyJohnny Moore 4 4 0 .000 0 0
Jacobs, RayRay Jacobs 2 2 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Blake, SheriffSheriff Blake 34 240.2 17 11 2.47 78

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Bush, GuyGuy Bush 42 204.1 15 6 3.83 61
Jones, PercyPercy Jones 39 154 10 6 4.03 41
Carlson, HalHal Carlson 20 56.1 3 2 5.91 11

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Holley, EdEd Holley 13 0 0 0 3.77 10

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AA Reading Keystones International League Harry Hinchman
AA Los Angeles Angels Pacific Coast League Marty Krug

References

  1. ↑ McNeil, William (2004), Gabby Hartnett: the life and times of the Cubs' greatest catcher, McFarland, p. 124, ISBN 0-7864-1850-8

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