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1928 New York Yankees

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Contents

  • 1 Summary
  • 2 Game Log
  • 3 Roster and Statistics
  • 4 Batting Leaders
  • 5 Pitching Leaders


[edit] Summary

The 1928 New York Yankees finished with a record of 101-53. They scored 894 runs and belted 133 home runs to go along with a .295 batting average. Babe Ruth led the team in home runs with 54. Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth were tied for the team lead in RBI with 142. Lou Gehrig led the team with 210 hits for a .374 average.

The team allowed 685 runs and had a team ERA of 3.74. George Pipgras led the pitching staff with 24 wins and 139 strikeouts.

[edit] Game Log

1928 Game Log
April
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May
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June
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[edit] Roster and Statistics

Player Name Pos G AB R H HR RBI SB OBP SLG OPS AVG
Infielders
George Burns 1B 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 .500
Joe Dugan 3B 94 312 33 86 6 34 1 .317 .381 .698 .276
Leo Durocher 2B 102 296 46 80 0 31 1 .327 .338 .665 .270
Mike Gazella 3B 32 56 11 13 0 2 2 .317 .232 .549 .232
Lou Gehrig 1B 154 562 139 210 27 142 4 .467 .648 1.115 .374
Mark Koenig SS 132 533 89 170 4 63 3 .360 .415 .775 .319
Tony Lazzeri 2B 116 404 62 134 10 82 15 .397 .535 .932 .332
Gene Robertson 3B 83 251 29 73 1 36 2 .328 .339 .667 .291
Outfielders
Earle Combs OF 149 626 118 194 7 56 10 .387 .463 .850 .310
Cedric Durst OF 74 135 18 34 2 10 1 .289 .326 .615 .252
Bob Meusel OF 131 518 77 154 11 113 6 .349 .467 .816 .297
Ben Paschal OF 65 79 12 25 1 15 1 .379 .456 .835 .316
Babe Ruth OF 154 536 163 173 54 142 4 .463 .709 1.172 .323
Catchers
Benny Bengough C 58 161 12 43 0 9 0 .302 .298 .600 .267
Pat Collins C 70 136 18 30 6 14 0 .380 .390 .770 .221
Bill Dickey C 10 15 1 3 0 2 0 .200 .400 .600 .200
Johnny Grabowski C 75 202 21 48 1 21 0 .274 .297 .571 .238
Team Totals - - 5337 894 1576 133 817 50 .356 .450 .806 .295


Player Name G GS IP W L Win % SV SO BB ERA WHIP
Pitchers
Archie Campbell 13 1 24 0 1 .000 2 9 11 5.25 1.708
Stan Coveleski 12 8 58 5 1 .833 0 5 20 5.74 1.586
Fred Heimach 13 9 68 2 3 .400 0 25 16 3.31 1.206
Waite Hoyt 42 31 273 23 7 .767 8 67 60 3.36 1.242
Hank Johnson 31 22 199 14 9 .609 0 110 104 4.30 1.467
Wilcy Moore 35 2 60.3 4 4 .500 2 18 31 4.18 1.692
Herb Pennock 28 24 211 17 6 .739 3 53 40 2.56 1.209
George Pipgras 46 38 300.7 24 13 .649 3 139 103 3.38 1.387
Rosy Ryan 3 0 6 0 0 .000 0 5 1 16.50 3.000
Al Shealy 23 12 96 8 6 .571 2 39 42 5.06 1.729
Urban Shocker 1 0 2 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .00 1.500
Myles Thomas 12 1 31.7 1 0 1.000 0 10 9 3.41 1.325
Tom Zachary 7 6 45.7 3 3 .500 1 7 15 3.94 1.510
Team Totals 266 154 1375.4 101 53 .656 21 487 452 3.74 1.395

[edit] Batting Leaders

Category
Games Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth 154
At Bats Earle Combs 626
Plate Appearances (approx.) Earle Combs 709
Batting Average Lou Gehrig .374
On-Base % Lou Gehrig .467
Slugging % Babe Ruth .709
OPS Babe Ruth 1.172
Runs Babe Ruth 163
Hits Lou Gehrig 210
Total Bases Babe Ruth 380
Doubles Lou Gehrig 47
Triples Earle Combs 21
Home Runs Babe Ruth 54
RBI Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth 142
Walks Babe Ruth 137
Strikeouts Babe Ruth 87
Stolen Bases Tony Lazzeri 15
Caught Stealing Lou Gehrig 11
Sacrifice Hits Bob Meusel 18

[edit] Pitching Leaders

Category
Wins George Pipgras 24
Losses George Pipgras 13
Saves Waite Hoyt 8
Won-Loss % Waite Hoyt .767
ERA Herb Pennock 2.56
WHIP Herb Pennock 1.209
Innings Pitched George Pipgras 300.7
Games George Pipgras 46
Games Started George Pipgras 38
Strikeouts George Pipgras 139
Complete Games George Pipgras 22
Shutouts Herb Pennock 5
Batters Faced George Pipgras 1352
Earned Runs Allowed George Pipgras 113
Hits Allowed George Pipgras 314
Walks Allowed Hank Johnson 104
Home Runs Allowed Waite Hoyt and Hank Johnson 16
Wild Pitches George Pipgras 5
Hit Batsmen Hank Johnson 12

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