The following are the baseball events of the year 1928 throughout the world.
Contents
Champions
- World Series: New York Yankees over St. Louis Cardinals (4-0)
Awards and honors
Major League Baseball final standings
American League final standings
American League | ||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
New York Yankees | 101 | 53 | .656 | -- |
Philadelphia Athletics | 98 | 55 | .641 | 2.5 |
St. Louis Browns | 82 | 72 | .532 | 19 |
Washington Senators | 75 | 79 | .487 | 26 |
Chicago White Sox | 72 | 82 | .468 | 29 |
Detroit Tigers | 68 | 86 | .442 | 33 |
Cleveland Indians | 62 | 92 | .403 | 39 |
Boston Red Sox | 57 | 96 | .373 | 43.5 |
National League final standings
National League | ||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
St. Louis Cardinals | 95 | 59 | .617 | -- |
New York Giants | 93 | 61 | .604 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs | 91 | 63 | .591 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 85 | 67 | .559 | 9 |
Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 74 | .513 | 16 |
Brooklyn Robins | 77 | 76 | .503 | 17.5 |
Boston Braves | 50 | 103 | .327 | 44.5 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | 109 | .283 | 51 |
Events
Births
- January 23 - Chico Carrasquel
- January 28 - Pete Runnels
- February 20 - Roy Face
- May 16 - Billy Martin
- July 30 - Joe Nuxhall
- October 17 - Jim Gilliam
- October 21 - Whitey Ford
- November 15 - Gus Bell
Deaths
- January 14 - Al Reach, 87, pioneer who as second baseman was the sport's first professional player in 1865; batted .353 for 1871 champion Athletics in first season of National Association; co-founder of the Phillies, serving as team president from 1883-1902, later part owner of Athletics; publisher of annual baseball guides beginning in 1883
- February 1 - Hughie Jennings, 58, shortstop, most notably for the Baltimore Orioles, who batted .311 lifetime but had career shortened by numerous beanings; team captain was runnerup in 1896 batting race with .401 mark; managed Tigers to consecutive pennants from 1907 to 1909, later coach with Giants
- July 18 - Ed Killian, 51, pitcher who clinched 1907 pennant for Tigers with two wins in doubleheader; allowed 9 home runs in 1600 career innings, none from 1903-07
- September 9 - Urban Shocker, 38, pitcher who had 20-win seasons for the Browns from 1920-1923, was 18-6 for 1927 Yankees before retiring; led AL in strikeouts in 1922
- October 22 - Jack Dunn, 56, owner and manager of minor league Baltimore Orioles since 1907 who developed stars including Babe Ruth and Lefty Grove; won seven consecutive pennants from 1919-25, was second winningest manager in history of minors with 2107 victories; won 23 games as pitcher for 1899 NL champion Brooklyn
- October 31 - José Méndez, 41, star Cuban pitcher of the Negro Leagues, primarily with the All Nations team and the Kansas City Monarchs; managed Monarchs from 1920-26, winning 1924 title in first Negro League World Series
- November 11 - Oyster Burns, 64, right fielder, mainly for Brooklyn, who batted .300 lifetime and led NL in home runs and RBI in 1890
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