1928 New York Yankees season


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

Player stats

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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C7520248.238121
1B154562210.37427142
2B116404134.3321082
3B9431286.276634
SS132533170.319463
OF154536173.32354142
OF149626194.310756
OF131518154.29711113

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
10229680.270031
8325173.291136
5816143.26709
7013630.221614
7413534.252210
657925.316115
325613.23202
10153.20002
442.50000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
46300.224133.38139
31299.01494.30110
42273.02373.3667
28211.01762.5653
745.2333.947

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
PlayerGIPWLERASO
2396.0865.0639
1368.0233.3125
1258.0515.745

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
354424.1818
130125.259
121003.4110
300016.505
10000.000

1928 World Series

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