1928 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 1928 National League champions National League Sportsman's Park St. Louis, Missouri 95–59 (.617) 1st Sam Breadon Branch Rickey Bill McKechnie KMOX(Garnett Marks)KWK(Thomas Patrick)WIL(William Elsworth) thumb | right | 1928 photograph of St. Louis Cardinals player Andy High 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 December 14, 1927: Frank Gibson was purchased by the Cardinals from the Boston Braves.Frank Gibson page at Baseball Reference Regular season First baseman Jim Bottomley won the MVP Award this year, batting .325, with 31 home runs and 136 RBIs. Season standings Record vs. opponents STL Roster 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 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 Jimmie Wilson Jimmie Wilson (baseball) 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 George Harper (outfielder) 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 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 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 Earl Smith (catcher) 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 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 Bill Sherdel 38 248.2 21 10 2.86 72 Pete Alexander Grover Cleveland 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 Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Clarence Mitchell Clarence Mitchell (baseball) 19 150.0 8 9 3.30 31 Syl Johnson Syl Johnson (baseball) 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 Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Hal Haid 27 2 2 5 2.30 21 Carlisle Littlejohn 12 2 1 0 3.66 6 1928 World Series 1928 World Series GameDateVisitorScoreHomeScoreRecord (NYY-STL)Attendance1October 4St. Louis Cardinals1New York Yankees41–061,4252October 5St. Louis Cardinals3New York Yankees92–060,7143October 7New York Yankees7St. Louis Cardinals33–039,6024October 9New York Yankees7St. Louis Cardinals34–037,331 New York Yankees win 4–0 Farm system Minor League Baseball 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. level18-C Scottdale Scotties Middle Atlantic League Mike Flaherty C Topeka Jayhawks Western Association Eddie Dyer D Laurel Cardinals Cotton States League John Ganzel and Bobby Schang LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, HoustonJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 2 External links 1928 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1928 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons Saint Louis Cardinals season Category:National League champion seasons St Louis Category:1920s in St. Louis