1928 St. Louis Cardinals season

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1928 St. Louis Cardinals 1928 National League Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1892)
Location
Sportsman's Park (Since 1920) St. Louis, Missouri (Since 1882)
1928 Information
Owner(s)	Sam Breadon
Manager(s)	Bill McKechnie
Local television
Local radio	KMOX, KWK, WIL
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference

The St. Louis Cardinals 1928 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 1st in the National League. In the World Series, they were swept by the New York Yankees.

First baseman Jim Bottomley won the MVP Award this year, batting .314, with 29 home runs and 137 RBIs.

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Season standings 1.2 Roster 2 Player stats 2.1 Batting 2.1.1 Other batters 2.2 Starting pitchers 2.2.1 Other pitchers 2.2.1.1 Relief pitchers 3 World Series 4 External links

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals	95	59	--	.617
New York Giants	93	61	2	.604
Chicago Cubs	91	63	4	.591
Pittsburgh Pirates	85	67	9	.559
Cincinnati Reds	78	74	16	.513
Brooklyn Robins	77	76	17.5	.503
Boston Braves	50	103	44.5	.327
Philadelphia Phillies	43	109	51	.283

[edit] Roster

1928 St. Louis Cardinals roster view • talk • edit
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] World Series

Main article: 1928 World Series

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (NYY-STL)	Attendance
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

[edit] External links

• 1928 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1928 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

v • d • e 1928 MLB season by team American League Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington National League Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis 1928 World Series

Preceded by Pittsburgh Pirates 1927

National League Championship Season 1928

Succeeded by Chicago Cubs 1929

v • d • e St. Louis Cardinals Based in St. Louis, Missouri Franchise History • Seasons • Records • Awards & League Leaders • Roster • Players • Managers • Broadcasters • All articles Ballparks Robison Field • Sportsman's Park • Busch Memorial Stadium • Busch Stadium Culture Cardinal Nation • The Call • Fredbird • Gashouse Gang • Cardinals-Cubs rivalry • KTRS Important Figures Jim Bottomley • Ken Boyer • Lou Brock • Jack Buck • August "Gussie" Busch • Harry Caray • Steve Carlton • Mort Cooper • Dizzy Dean • Bing Devine • Curt Flood • Frankie Frisch • Bob Gibson • Jesse Haines • Whitey Herzog • Rogers Hornsby • Tony La Russa • Mark McGwire • Joe Medwick • Stan Musial • Albert Pujols • Branch Rickey • Red Schoendienst • Mike Shannon • Ted Simmons • Enos Slaughter • Ozzie Smith • Billy Southworth • Bruce Sutter Retired Numbers 1 • 2 • 6 • 9 • 14 • 20 • 42 • 42 • 45 • 85 Key Personnel Owner: Bill DeWitt, Jr. • General Manager: John Mozeliak • Manager: Tony La Russa Minors AAA: Memphis Redbirds • AA: Springfield Cardinals • A: Palm Beach Cardinals • Quad Cities River Bandits • Batavia Muckdogs • Rookie: Johnson City Cardinals • Gulf Coast Cardinals • Dominican World Series Championships (10) Pre-Modern • 1926 • 1931 • 1934 • 1942 • 1944 • 1946 • 1964 • 1967 • 1982 • 2006 League Pennants American Association: 1885 • 1886 • 1887 • 1888 • National League: 1926 • 1928 • 1930 • 1931 • 1934 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1946 • 1964 • 1967 • 1968 • 1982 • 1985 • 1987 • 2004 • 2006 Division Titles Eastern: 1982 • 1985 • 1987 • Central: 1996 • 2000 • (2001) • 2002 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006   Seasons (127) 1880s 1880 • 1881 • 1882 • 1883 • 1884 • 1885 • 1886 • 1887 • 1888 • 1889 1890s 1890 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1894 • 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899 1900s 1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 1910s 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 1920s 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 1930s 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 1940s 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 1950s 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 1960s 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 1970s 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 1980s 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 1990s 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 2000s 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008

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