1928 Philadelphia Athletics season

March 2026 November 2013 Philadelphia Athletics 1928 Philadelphia Athletics Jersey Logo (1928 to 1949).svg American League Shibe Park Philadelphia 98 55 y 2nd Connie Mack, Tom Shibe and John Shibe Connie Mack The 1928 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing second in the American League with a record of 98 wins and 55 losses. The team featured seven eventual Hall-of-Fame players: Ty Cobb, Mickey Cochrane, Eddie Collins, Jimmie Foxx, Lefty Grove, Al Simmons, and Tris Speaker. Offseason February 5, 1928: Tris Speaker was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.Tris Speaker page at Baseball Reference Regular season By this time, the nucleus of the 1929–31 dynasty was in place for the A's. The team featured three starters who were later elected into the Hall of Fame: catcher Mickey Cochrane and outfielders Al Simmons and Ty Cobb. Cochrane was voted league MVP. Simmons led the team with a .351 batting average and 107 RBI. Cobb, in his last major league season, hit .323 in 95 games. Jimmie Foxx, Tris Speaker, and Eddie Collins also saw playing time for the 1928 team. The pitching staff, led by 24-game winner Lefty Grove, allowed the fewest runs in the AL. The A's were in a hard fought pennant race with the New York Yankees this season. After trailing the Yankees by 13.5 games on July 1, the A's caught fire with a 25-8 record in July and a 19-9 record in August. In September, the A's won the first 6 out of 8 games and on the 8th pulled into first place by 1/2 game by sweeping the Red Sox at Fenway Park in a doubleheader. However, on the very next day, the A's were swept by the Yankees in a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium to fall back into second place. The A's kept close on the Yankees heels, but couldn't overtake New York. Season standings Philadelphia Athletics Record vs. opponents PHA Roster 1928 Philadelphia Athletics Roster Pitchers Joe Bush Art Daney George Earnshaw Howard Ehmke Lefty Grove Jing Johnson Ike Powers Jack Quinn Eddie Rommel Bill Shores Rube Walberg Carroll Yerkes Catchers Mickey Cochrane Cy Perkins Infielders Max Bishop Joe Boley Eddie Collins Jimmy Dykes Jimmie Foxx Sammy Hale Joe Hassler Joe Hauser Ossie Orwoll Outfielders Ty Cobb Walter French Mule Haas Bing Miller Al Simmons Tris Speaker Manager Connie Mack 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 Mickey Cochrane 131 468 137 .293 10 57 1B Joe Hauser 95 300 78 .260 16 59 2B Max Bishop 126 472 149 .316 6 50 3B Sammy Hale 88 314 97 .309 4 58 SS Joe Boley 132 425 112 .264 0 49 OF Bing Miller 139 510 168 .329 8 85 OF Al Simmons 119 464 163 .351 15 107 OF Ty Cobb 95 353 114 .323 1 40https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHA/1928.shtml 1928 Philadelphia Athletics Statistics 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 Jimmie Foxx 118 400 131 .328 13 79 Mule Haas 91 332 93 .280 6 39 Jimmy Dykes 85 242 67 .277 5 30 Tris Speaker 64 191 51 .267 3 30 Ossie Orwoll 64 170 52 .306 0 22 Walter French Walter French (baseball) 48 74 19 .257 0 7 Joe Hassler 28 34 9 .265 0 3 Eddie Collins 36 33 10 .303 0 7 Cy Perkins 19 29 5 .172 0 1 Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 Lefty Grove 39 261.2 24 8 2.58 183 Rube Walberg 38 235.2 17 12 3.55 112 Jack Quinn Jack Quinn (baseball) 31 211.1 18 7 2.90 43 George Earnshaw 26 158.1 7 7 3.81 117 Howard Ehmke 23 139.1 9 8 3.62 34 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 Eddie Rommel 43 173.2 13 5 3.06 37 Ossie Orwoll 27 106.0 6 5 4.58 53 Bill Shores 3 14.0 1 1 3.21 5 Carroll Yerkes 2 8.2 0 1 2.08 1 Note: Eddie Rommel was the team leader in saves with 4. 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 Joe Bush Bullet Joe Bush 11 2 1 1 5.09 15 Ike Powers 9 1 0 2 4.50 4 Jing Johnson 3 0 0 0 5.06 3 Art Daney 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Awards and honors Mickey Cochrane, AL Most Valuable Player League top five finishers Max Bishop #4 in AL in on-base percentage (.435) Lefty Grove AL leader in wins (24) AL leader in strikeouts (183) #3 in AL in ERA (2.58)Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.51, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, 978-1-55365-507-7 Joe Hauser #4 in AL in home runs (16) Al Simmons #4 in AL in batting average (.351) References 2 External links 1928 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference 1928 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Philadelphia Athletics seasons Philadelphia Athletics season Oakland Category:1928 in Philadelphia