1928 Chicago Cubs season
The 1928 Chicago Cubs season was the 57th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 53rd in the National League and the 13th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished third in the National League with a record of 91–63. Future Hall of Famer Gabby Hartnett hit .302, with 14 home runs in 388 at-bats. He led the league with 103 assists.[1]
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Owners | William Wrigley Jr. |
Managers | Joe McCarthy |
Local radio | WCFL (Johnny O'Hara) WGN (Bob Elson, Quin Ryan) WMAQ (Hal Totten) |
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Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 95 | 59 | 0.617 | — | 42–35 | 53–24 |
New York Giants | 93 | 61 | 0.604 | 2 | 51–26 | 42–35 |
Chicago Cubs | 91 | 63 | 0.591 | 4 | 52–25 | 39–38 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 85 | 67 | 0.559 | 9 | 47–30 | 38–37 |
Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 74 | 0.513 | 16 | 44–33 | 34–41 |
Brooklyn Robins | 77 | 76 | 0.503 | 17½ | 41–35 | 36–41 |
Boston Braves | 50 | 103 | 0.327 | 44½ | 25–51 | 25–52 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | 109 | 0.283 | 51 | 26–49 | 17–60 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 7–15 | 5–17 | 10–12 | 6–16 | 13–9 | 5–16 | 4–18 | |||||
Brooklyn | 15–7 | — | 10–12 | 10–12–1 | 9–13–1 | 15–7 | 9–12 | 9–13 | |||||
Chicago | 17–5 | 12–10 | — | 13–9 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 11–11 | |||||
Cincinnati | 12–10 | 12–10–1 | 9–13 | — | 8–14 | 13–7 | 12–10 | 12–10 | |||||
New York | 16–6 | 13–9–1 | 8–14 | 14–8 | — | 17–5 | 11–11 | 14–8 | |||||
Philadelphia | 9–13 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 7–13 | 5–17 | — | 4–18 | 2–20 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 16–5 | 12–9 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 18–4 | — | 7–15 | |||||
St. Louis | 18–4 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 20–2 | 15–7 | — |
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
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Player stats
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 |
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C | Gabby Hartnett | 120 | 388 | 117 | .302 | 14 | 57 |
1B | Charlie Grimm | 147 | 547 | 161 | .294 | 5 | 62 |
2B | Freddie Maguire | 140 | 574 | 160 | .279 | 1 | 41 |
SS | Woody English | 116 | 475 | 142 | .299 | 2 | 34 |
3B | Clyde Beck | 131 | 483 | 124 | .257 | 3 | 52 |
OF | Riggs Stephenson | 137 | 512 | 166 | .324 | 8 | 90 |
OF | Kiki Cuyler | 133 | 499 | 142 | .285 | 17 | 79 |
OF | Hack Wilson | 145 | 520 | 163 | .313 | 31 | 120 |
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 |
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Johnny Butler | 62 | 174 | 47 | .270 | 0 | 16 |
Mike González | 49 | 158 | 43 | .272 | 1 | 21 |
Earl Webb | 62 | 140 | 35 | .250 | 3 | 23 |
Cliff Heathcote | 67 | 137 | 39 | .285 | 3 | 18 |
Norm McMillan | 49 | 123 | 27 | .220 | 1 | 12 |
Joe Kelly | 32 | 52 | 11 | .212 | 1 | 7 |
Johnny Moore | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Ray Jacobs | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Elmer Yoter | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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Sheriff Blake | 34 | 240.2 | 17 | 11 | 2.47 | 78 |
Charlie Root | 40 | 237.0 | 14 | 18 | 3.57 | 122 |
Art Nehf | 31 | 176.2 | 13 | 7 | 2.65 | 40 |
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 |
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Pat Malone | 42 | 250.2 | 18 | 13 | 2.84 | 155 |
Guy Bush | 42 | 204.1 | 15 | 6 | 3.83 | 61 |
Percy Jones | 39 | 154.0 | 10 | 6 | 4.03 | 41 |
Hal Carlson | 20 | 56.1 | 3 | 2 | 5.91 | 11 |
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 |
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Ed Holley | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.77 | 10 |
Lefty Weinert | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.29 | 8 |
Johnny Welch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.75 | 2 |
Ben Tincup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 3 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Reading Keystones | International League | Harry Hinchman |
AA | Los Angeles Angels | Pacific Coast League | Marty Krug |
References
- McNeil, William (2004), Gabby Hartnett: the life and times of the Cubs' greatest catcher, McFarland, p. 124, ISBN 0-7864-1850-8