1928 New York Yankees season

Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees March 2026 November 2013 New York Yankees Ny yankees team 1928.jpg 250 1928 World Series championsAmerican League champions American League Yankee Stadium New York City, New York 101 53 y 1st Jacob Ruppert Ed Barrow Miller Huggins The 1928 New York Yankees season was their 26th season. The team finished with a record of 101–53, winning their sixth pennant, finishing 2.5 games ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. New York was managed by Miller Huggins. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they swept the St. Louis Cardinals. Pitcher Urban Shocker died in September due to complications from pneumonia. Regular season The 1928 Yankees set a major league record by having nine players on the team who would eventually be elected to the Hall of Fame: Earle Combs, Lou Gehrig, Tony Lazzeri, Babe Ruth, Bill Dickey, Leo Durocher, Waite Hoyt, Herb Pennock, and Stan Coveleski. Manager Miller Huggins, team president Ed Barrow and owner Colonel Jacob Ruppert were also inducted. Season standings New York Yankees Record vs. opponents NYY Roster 1928 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers Archie Campbell Stan Coveleski Fred Heimach Waite Hoyt Hank Johnson Wilcy Moore Herb Pennock George Pipgras Rosy Ryan Al Shealy Urban Shocker Myles Thomas Tom Zachary Catchers Benny Bengough Pat Collins Bill Dickey Johnny Grabowski Infielders George Burns Joe Dugan Leo Durocher Mike Gazella Lou Gehrig Mark Koenig Tony Lazzeri Gene Robertson Outfielders Earle Combs Cedric Durst Bob Meusel Ben Paschal Babe Ruth Manager Miller Huggins Coaches Art Fletcher Charley O'Leary Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 Johnny Grabowski 75 202 48 .238 1 21 1B Lou Gehrig 154 562 210 .374 27 147 2B Tony Lazzeri 116 404 134 .332 10 82 3B Joe Dugan 94 312 86 .276 6 34 SS Mark Koenig 132 533 170 .319 4 63 OF Babe Ruth 154 536 173 .323 54 146 OF Earle Combs 149 626 194 .310 7 56 OF Bob Meusel 131 518 154 .297 11 113 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 Leo Durocher 102 296 80 .270 0 31 Gene Robertson 83 251 73 .291 1 36 Benny Bengough 58 161 43 .267 0 9 Pat Collins baseball 70 136 30 .221 6 14 Cedric Durst 74 135 34 .252 2 10 Ben Paschal 65 79 25 .316 1 15 Mike Gazella 32 56 13 .232 0 2 Bill Dickey 10 15 3 .200 0 2 George Burns George Burns (first baseman) 4 4 2 .500 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 George Pipgras 46 300.2 24 13 3.38 139 Hank Johnson Hank Johnson (baseball) 31 299.0 14 9 4.30 110 Waite Hoyt 42 273.0 23 7 3.36 67 Herb Pennock 28 211.0 17 6 2.56 53 Tom Zachary 7 45.2 3 3 3.94 7 Note: Waite Hoyt was team and league leader in saves with 8. 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 Al Shealy 23 96.0 8 6 5.06 39 Fred Heimach 13 68.0 2 3 3.31 25 Stan Coveleski 12 58.0 5 1 5.74 5 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 Wilcy Moore 35 4 4 2 4.18 18 Archie Campbell Archie Campbell (baseball) 13 0 1 2 5.25 9 Myles Thomas 12 1 0 0 3.41 10 Rosy Ryan 3 0 0 0 16.50 5 Urban Shocker 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 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 Source:1928 World Series - New York Yankees over St. Louis Cardinals (4-0) https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1928_WS.shtml 2025-03-22 Baseball-Reference.com en References External links 1928 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1928 World Series 1928 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:New York Yankees seasons New York Yankees season New York Yank Category:1920s in the Bronx Category:American League champion seasons Category:World Series champion seasons