1928 Cleveland Indians season
The 1928 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished seventh in the American League with a record of 62–92, 39 games behind the New York Yankees.
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| Owners | Alva Bradley |
| General managers | Billy Evans |
| Managers | Roger Peckinpaugh |
| Local radio | WTAM (Tom Manning) |
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Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 101 | 53 | 0.656 | — | 52–25 | 49–28 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 98 | 55 | 0.641 | 2½ | 52–25 | 46–30 |
| St. Louis Browns | 82 | 72 | 0.532 | 19 | 43–34 | 39–38 |
| Washington Senators | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 26 | 37–43 | 38–36 |
| Chicago White Sox | 72 | 82 | 0.468 | 29 | 37–40 | 35–42 |
| Detroit Tigers | 68 | 86 | 0.442 | 33 | 36–41 | 32–45 |
| Cleveland Indians | 62 | 92 | 0.403 | 39 | 28–49 | 34–43 |
| Boston Red Sox | 57 | 96 | 0.373 | 43½ | 26–47 | 31–49 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 10–12 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 6–16 | 3–18 | 9–13 | 13–9–1 | |||||
| Chicago | 12–10 | — | 12–10–1 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 6–16 | 10–12 | 10–12 | |||||
| Cleveland | 13–9 | 10–12–1 | — | 10–12 | 6–16 | 6–16 | 7–15 | 10–12 | |||||
| Detroit | 15–7 | 9–13 | 12–10 | — | 7–15 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 8–14 | |||||
| New York | 16–6 | 13–9 | 16–6 | 15–7 | — | 16–6 | 12–10 | 13–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 18–3 | 16–6 | 16–6 | 14–8 | 6–16 | — | 16–6 | 12–10 | |||||
| St. Louis | 13–9 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 6–16 | — | 13–9 | |||||
| Washington | 9–13–1 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 9–13 | — | |||||
Roster
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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 | Luke Sewell | 122 | 411 | 111 | .270 | 3 | 52 |
| 1B | Lew Fonseca | 75 | 263 | 86 | .327 | 3 | 36 |
| 2B | Carl Lind | 154 | 650 | 191 | .294 | 1 | 54 |
| SS | Joe Sewell | 155 | 588 | 190 | .323 | 4 | 70 |
| 3B | Johnny Hodapp | 116 | 449 | 145 | .323 | 2 | 73 |
| OF | Homer Summa | 134 | 504 | 143 | .284 | 3 | 57 |
| OF | Sam Langford | 110 | 427 | 118 | .276 | 4 | 50 |
| OF | Charlie Jamieson | 112 | 433 | 133 | .307 | 1 | 37 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Morgan | 76 | 265 | 83 | .313 | 4 | 54 |
| George Burns | 82 | 209 | 52 | .249 | 5 | 30 |
| Luther Harvel | 40 | 136 | 30 | .221 | 0 | 12 |
| Glenn Myatt | 58 | 125 | 36 | .288 | 1 | 15 |
| George Gerken | 38 | 115 | 26 | .226 | 0 | 9 |
| Red Dorman | 25 | 77 | 28 | .364 | 0 | 11 |
| Chick Autry | 22 | 60 | 18 | .300 | 1 | 9 |
| Ed Montague | 32 | 51 | 12 | .235 | 0 | 3 |
| Ollie Tucker | 14 | 47 | 6 | .128 | 1 | 2 |
| Bruce Caldwell | 18 | 27 | 6 | .222 | 0 | 3 |
| Jonah Goldman | 7 | 21 | 5 | .238 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Van Camp | 5 | 17 | 4 | .235 | 0 | 2 |
| Cecil Bolton | 4 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Burnett | 3 | 10 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Ward | 6 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Reinholz | 2 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Gill | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Wilson | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 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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| Joe Shaute | 36 | 253.2 | 13 | 17 | 4.04 | 81 |
| Willis Hudlin | 42 | 220.1 | 14 | 14 | 4.04 | 62 |
| George Uhle | 31 | 214.1 | 12 | 17 | 4.07 | 74 |
| Jake Miller | 25 | 158.0 | 8 | 9 | 4.44 | 37 |
| George Grant | 28 | 155.1 | 10 | 8 | 5.04 | 39 |
| Wes Ferrell | 2 | 16.0 | 0 | 2 | 2.25 | 4 |
| Jim Moore | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 1 |
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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| Johnny Miljus | 11 | 50.2 | 1 | 4 | 2.66 | 19 |
| Dutch Levsen | 11 | 41.1 | 0 | 3 | 5.44 | 7 |
| Garland Buckeye | 9 | 35.0 | 1 | 5 | 6.69 | 6 |
| Willie Underhill | 11 | 28.0 | 1 | 2 | 4.50 | 16 |
| Clint Brown | 2 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.91 | 2 |
| Les Barnhart | 2 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.00 | 1 |
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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| Bill Bayne | 37 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5.13 | 39 |
| Mel Harder | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.61 | 15 |
| Jumbo Brown | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 12 |
| Hap Collard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 1 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| B | Terre Haute Tots | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Raymond Haley |
| D | Frederick Hustlers | Blue Ridge League | Joe Neptune and Henry Sherry |
Notes
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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