1928 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season

Major League Baseball team season

1928 St. Louis Cardinals

National League Champions
League| National League
Ballpark| Sportsman's Park
City| St. Louis, Missouri
Record| 95–59 (.617)
League place| 1st
Owners| Sam Breadon
General managers| Branch Rickey
Managers| Bill McKechnie
Radio| KMOX
(Garnett Marks)
KWK
(Thomas Patrick)
WIL
(William Elsworth)
| <- 1927 | Seasons | 1929 ->

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The 1928 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 47th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 37th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 95–59 during the season and finished first in the National League. In the World Series, they were swept by the New York Yankees.

## Offseason

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* December 14, 1927: Frank Gibson was purchased by the Cardinals from the Boston Braves.[1]

## Regular season

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First baseman Jim Bottomley won the MVP Award this year, batting .325, with 31 home runs and 136 RBIs.

### Season standings

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National League Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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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  | 17½  | 41‍–‍35  | 36‍–‍41
Boston Braves | 50 | 103  | .327  | 44½  | 25‍–‍51  | 25‍–‍52
Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | 109  | .283  | 51  | 26‍–‍49  | 17‍–‍60

### Record vs. opponents

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1928 National League record

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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

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1928 St. Louis Cardinals

Roster
Pitchers

* Pete Alexander
* Fred Frankhouse
* Hal Haid
* Jesse Haines
* Syl Johnson
* Tony Kaufmann
* Carlisle Littlejohn
* Clarence Mitchell
* Art Reinhart
* Flint Rhem
* Bill Sherdel

|  | Catchers

* Spud Davis
* Gus Mancuso
* Bob O'Farrell
* Earl Smith
* Jimmie Wilson

Infielders

* Jim Bottomley
* Frankie Frisch
* Andy High
* Wattie Holm
* Rabbit Maranville
* Tommy Thevenow
* Specs Toporcer

|  | Outfielders

* Ray Blades
* Taylor Douthit
* Chick Hafey
* George Harper
* Pepper Martin
* Ernie Orsatti
* Wally Roettger

Other batters

* Howie Williamson

|  | Manager

* Bill McKechnie

Coaches

* Jack Onslow
* Allen Sothoron

## Player stats

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### Batting

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#### Starters by position

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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

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C | Jimmie Wilson | 120 | 411 | 106 | .258 | 2 | 50
1B | Jim Bottomley | 149 | 576 | 187 | .325 | 31 | 136
2B | Frankie Frisch | 141 | 547 | 164 | .300 | 10 | 86
SS | Rabbit Maranville | 112 | 366 | 88 | .240 | 1 | 34
3B | Wattie Holm | 102 | 386 | 107 | .277 | 3 | 47
OF | George Harper | 99 | 272 | 83 | .305 | 17 | 58
OF | Chick Hafey | 138 | 520 | 175 | .337 | 27 | 111
OF | Taylor Douthit | 154 | 648 | 191 | .295 | 3 | 43

#### Other batters

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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

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Andy High | 111 | 368 | 105 | .285 | 6 | 37
Wally Roettger | 68 | 261 | 89 | .341 | 6 | 44
Tommy Thevenow | 69 | 171 | 35 | .205 | 0 | 13
Ray Blades | 51 | 85 | 20 | .235 | 1 | 19
Ernie Orsatti | 27 | 69 | 21 | .304 | 3 | 15
Earl Smith | 24 | 58 | 13 | .224 | 0 | 7
Bob O'Farrell | 16 | 52 | 11 | .212 | 0 | 4
Gus Mancuso | 40 | 38 | 7 | .184 | 0 | 3
Specs Toporcer | 8 | 14 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0
Pepper Martin | 39 | 13 | 4 | .308 | 0 | 0
Howie Williamson | 10 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 0
Spud Davis | 2 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 1

### Pitching

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#### Starting pitchers

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

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Bill Sherdel | 38 | 248.2 | 21 | 10 | 2.86 | 72
Pete Alexander | 34 | 243.2 | 16 | 9 | 3.36 | 59
Jesse Haines | 33 | 240.1 | 20 | 8 | 3.18 | 77
Flint Rhem | 28 | 169.2 | 11 | 8 | 4.14 | 47

#### Other pitchers

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

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Clarence Mitchell | 19 | 150.0 | 8 | 9 | 3.30 | 31
Syl Johnson | 34 | 120.0 | 8 | 4 | 3.90 | 66
Fred Frankhouse | 21 | 84.0 | 3 | 2 | 3.96 | 29
Art Reinhart | 23 | 75.1 | 4 | 6 | 2.87 | 12
Tony Kaufmann | 4 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 9.64 | 2

#### Relief pitchers

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

Player  | G  | W  | L  | SV  | ERA  | SO

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Hal Haid | 27 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.30 | 21
Carlisle Littlejohn | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.66 | 6

## 1928 World Series

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Main article: 1928 World Series

Game  | Date  | Visitor  | Score  | Home  | Score  | Record

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1  | October 4  | St. Louis Cardinals  | 1  | New York Yankees | 4 | 1–0  | 61,425
2  | October 5  | St. Louis Cardinals  | 3  | New York Yankees | 9 | 2–0  | 60,714
3  | October 7  | New York Yankees | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals  | 3  | 3–0  | 39,602
4  | October 9  | New York Yankees | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals  | 3  | 4–0  | 37,331
New York Yankees win 4–0

## Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AA  | Rochester Red Wings | International League | Billy Southworth
A  | Houston Buffaloes | Texas League | Frank Snyder
B  | Danville Veterans | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Joe Schultz, Sr.
C  | Topeka Jayhawks | Western Association | Eddie Dyer
D  | Laurel Cardinals | Cotton States League | John Ganzel and Bobby Schang

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Houston[2]

## References

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1. ^ Frank Gibson page at Baseball Reference
2. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

## External links

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* 1928 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference
* 1928 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

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* 1980: Philadelphia Phillies
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* 1982: St. Louis Cardinals
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* 1984: San Diego Padres
* 1985: St. Louis Cardinals
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* 1987: St. Louis Cardinals
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* 1990: Cincinnati Reds
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* 1992: Atlanta Braves
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* 1994: No champion
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* 1996: Atlanta Braves
* 1997: Florida Marlins
* 1998: San Diego Padres
* 1999: Atlanta Braves

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* 2000: New York Mets
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* 2002: San Francisco Giants
* 2003: Florida Marlins
* 2004: St. Louis Cardinals
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* 2006: St. Louis Cardinals
* 2007: Colorado Rockies
* 2008: Philadelphia Phillies
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* 2010: San Francisco Giants
* 2011: St. Louis Cardinals
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* 2013: St. Louis Cardinals
* 2014: San Francisco Giants
* 2015: New York Mets
* 2016: Chicago Cubs
* 2017: Los Angeles Dodgers
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* 2020: Los Angeles Dodgers
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| American League|

* Boston
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National League|

* Boston
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* Birmingham
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* Detroit
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Eastern Colored League|

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St. Louis Cardinals

* Established in 1882
* Based in St. Louis, Missouri

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Spring training:|

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Culture|

* Ballpark Village
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* Rally Squirrel
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* Whiteyball
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Lore|

* 1946 NL tie-breaker series
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* Brock for Broglio
* June 23, 1984 game
* "Go Crazy, Folks!"
* The Call
* Padres Paradise Series
* Home run chase
* Fernando Tatís' two grand slams
* 2011 Major League Baseball wild card chase
* Game 6 of the 2011 World Series
* 2017 MLB Little League Classic
* 2023 MLB London Series
* MLB game at Rickwood Field

Rivalries|

* Chicago Cubs
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Key personnel|

* Owner: Bill DeWitt Jr.
* President of Baseball Operations: John Mozeliak
* General Manager: Mike Girsch
* Manager: Oliver Marmol

Minor league
affiliates|

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Peoria Chiefs
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* 1885
* 1886

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1985
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2000
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2004
2005
2006
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Wild card titles|

* 2001
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All Star Games hosted|

* 1940
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