1928 Brooklyn Robins season
| 1928 Brooklyn Robins | |
|---|---|
| Photograph from the May 23, 1928 doubleheader between the Brooklyn Robins and the New York Giants. Photograph from the May 23, 1928 doubleheader between the Brooklyn Robins and the New York Giants. | |
| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn, New York |
| Owners | Stephen McKeever, Brooklyn Trust Company |
| President | Wilbert Robinson |
| Managers | Wilbert Robinson |
The 1928 Brooklyn Robins finished in sixth place, despite pitcher Dazzy Vance leading the league in strikeouts for a seventh straight season as well as posting a career best 2.09 ERA.
Offseason
[edit ]- December 12, 1928: Johnny Butler was purchased from the Robins by the Chicago Cubs.[1]
Regular season
[edit ]Season standings
[edit ]| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 95 | 59 | .617 | — | 42–35 | 53–24 |
| New York Giants | 93 | 61 | .604 | 2 | 51–26 | 42–35 |
| Chicago Cubs | 91 | 63 | .591 | 4 | 52–25 | 39–38 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 85 | 67 | .559 | 9 | 47–30 | 38–37 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 74 | .513 | 16 | 44–33 | 34–41 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 77 | 76 | .503 | 171⁄2 | 41–35 | 36–41 |
| Boston Braves | 50 | 103 | .327 | 441⁄2 | 25–51 | 25–52 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | 109 | .283 | 51 | 26–49 | 17–60 |
Record vs. opponents
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| 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 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
[edit ]- June 8, 1928: Charlie Hargreaves was traded by the Robins to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Joe Harris and Johnny Gooch.[2]
- June 23, 1928: Howard Freigau was purchased from the Robins by the Boston Braves.[3]
Roster
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| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager
Coaches | ||||||
Player stats
[edit ]Batting
[edit ]Starters by position
[edit ]Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Hank DeBerry | 82 | 258 | 19 | 65 | .252 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| 1B | Del Bissonette | 155 | 587 | 90 | 188 | .320 | 25 | 106 | 5 |
| 2B | Jake Flowers | 103 | 339 | 51 | 93 | .274 | 2 | 44 | 10 |
| 3B | Harvey Hendrick | 126 | 425 | 83 | 135 | .318 | 11 | 59 | 16 |
| SS | Dave Bancroft | 149 | 515 | 47 | 127 | .247 | 0 | 51 | 7 |
| OF | Babe Herman | 134 | 486 | 64 | 165 | .340 | 12 | 91 | 1 |
| OF | Rube Bressler | 145 | 501 | 78 | 148 | .295 | 4 | 70 | 2 |
| OF | Max Carey | 108 | 296 | 41 | 73 | .247 | 2 | 19 | 18 |
Other batters
[edit ]Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Riconda | 92 | 281 | 22 | 63 | .224 | 3 | 35 | 6 |
| Ty Tyson | 59 | 210 | 25 | 57 | .271 | 1 | 21 | 3 |
| Jigger Statz | 77 | 171 | 28 | 40 | .234 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| Wally Gilbert | 39 | 153 | 26 | 31 | .203 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Butch Henline | 55 | 132 | 12 | 28 | .212 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Johnny Gooch | 42 | 101 | 9 | 32 | .317 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Joe Harris | 55 | 89 | 8 | 21 | .236 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Jay Partridge | 37 | 73 | 18 | 18 | .247 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Charlie Hargreaves | 20 | 61 | 3 | 12 | .197 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Howard Freigau | 17 | 34 | 6 | 7 | .206 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Overton Tremper | 10 | 31 | 1 | 6 | .194 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Max West | 7 | 21 | 4 | 6 | .286 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al López | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
[edit ]Starting pitchers
[edit ]Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | GS | CG | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dazzy Vance | 38 | 32 | 24 | 280.1 | 22 | 10 | 2.09 | 72 | 200 |
| Doug McWeeny | 42 | 32 | 12 | 244.0 | 14 | 14 | 3.17 | 114 | 79 |
| Jesse Petty | 40 | 31 | 15 | 234.0 | 15 | 15 | 4.04 | 56 | 74 |
Other pitchers
[edit ]Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | GS | CG | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watty Clark | 40 | 19 | 10 | 194.2 | 12 | 9 | 2.68 | 50 | 85 |
| Jumbo Elliott | 41 | 21 | 7 | 192.0 | 9 | 14 | 3.89 | 64 | 74 |
| Bill Doak | 28 | 12 | 4 | 99.1 | 3 | 8 | 3.26 | 35 | 12 |
| Ray Moss | 22 | 5 | 1 | 60.1 | 0 | 3 | 4.92 | 35 | 5 |
Relief pitchers
[edit ]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Ehrhardt | 28 | 54.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4.67 | 27 | 12 |
| Lou Koupal | 17 | 37.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.41 | 15 | 10 |
Awards and honors
[edit ]League top five finishers
[edit ]- #4 in NL in home runs (25)
- #4 in NL in ERA (2.68)
- MLB leader in ERA (2.09)
- MLB leader in strikeouts (200)
- #3 in NL in wins (22)
Notes
[edit ]References
[edit ]External links
[edit ]- 1928 Brooklyn Robins uniform
- Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
- Acme Dodgers page Archived September 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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