1928 Philadelphia Phillies
[edit] Summary
The 1928 Philadelphia Phillies finished with a record of 43-109. They scored 660 runs and belted 85 home runs to go along with a .267 batting average. Don Hurst led the team in home runs with 19. Pinky Whitney knocked in 103 runs. Fresco Thompson led the team with 182 hits for a .287 average.
The team allowed 948 runs and had a team ERA of 5.51. Ray Benge was the winningest pitcher, with 8 games won. Jimmy Ring led the team with 72 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bernie Friberg | SS | 52 | 94 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .292 | .266 | .558 | .202 |
| Don Hurst | 1B | 107 | 396 | 73 | 113 | 19 | 64 | 3 | .391 | .508 | .899 | .285 |
| Bill Kelly | 1B | 23 | 71 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .244 | .211 | .455 | .169 |
| Heinie Sand | SS | 141 | 426 | 38 | 90 | 0 | 38 | 1 | .310 | .277 | .587 | .211 |
| Fresco Thompson | 2B | 152 | 634 | 99 | 182 | 3 | 50 | 19 | .332 | .390 | .722 | .287 |
| Pinky Whitney | 3B | 151 | 585 | 73 | 176 | 10 | 103 | 3 | .342 | .426 | .768 | .301 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bill Deitrick | OF | 52 | 100 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .322 | .260 | .582 | .200 |
| Art Jahn | OF | 36 | 94 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .270 | .266 | .536 | .223 |
| Chuck Klein | OF | 64 | 253 | 41 | 91 | 11 | 34 | 0 | .396 | .577 | .973 | .360 |
| Freddy Leach | OF | 145 | 588 | 83 | 179 | 13 | 96 | 4 | .342 | .469 | .811 | .304 |
| Harvey MacDonald | OF | 13 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .250 | .583 | .250 |
| Al Nixon | OF | 25 | 64 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .300 | .266 | .566 | .234 |
| Denny Sothern | OF | 141 | 579 | 82 | 165 | 5 | 38 | 17 | .327 | .375 | .702 | .285 |
| Cy Williams | OF | 99 | 238 | 31 | 61 | 12 | 37 | 0 | .400 | .445 | .845 | .256 |
| Russ Wrightstone | OF | 33 | 91 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .321 | .319 | .640 | .209 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Spud Davis | C | 67 | 163 | 16 | 46 | 3 | 18 | 0 | .343 | .350 | .693 | .282 |
| Walt Lerian | C | 96 | 239 | 28 | 65 | 2 | 25 | 1 | .385 | .381 | .766 | .272 |
| Johnny Schulte | C | 65 | 113 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .336 | .407 | .743 | .248 |
| Jimmie Wilson | C | 21 | 70 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 3 | .380 | .386 | .766 | .300 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5234 | 660 | 1396 | 85 | 606 | 53 | .324 | .382 | .707 | .267 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ed Baecht | 9 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 6.00 | 1.917 | |||
| Ray Benge | 40 | 28 | 201.7 | 8 | 18 | .308 | 1 | 68 | 88 | 4.55 | 1.522 | |||
| Earl Caldwell | 5 | 5 | 34.7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 5.71 | 1.816 | |||
| Alex Ferguson | 34 | 19 | 134.7 | 5 | 10 | .333 | 2 | 51 | 52 | 5.55 | 1.633 | |||
| June Greene | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2.500 | |||
| Ed Lennon | 5 | 0 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 8.76 | 2.358 | |||
| Bob McGraw | 39 | 3 | 132 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 1 | 28 | 56 | 4.64 | 1.561 | |||
| Russ Miller | 33 | 12 | 108 | 0 | 12 | .000 | 1 | 19 | 34 | 5.42 | 1.583 | |||
| John Milligan | 13 | 7 | 68 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 22 | 32 | 4.37 | 1.485 | |||
| Clarence Mitchell | 3 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.53 | 2.632 | |||
| Hub Pruett | 13 | 9 | 71.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 35 | 49 | 4.54 | 1.781 | |||
| Jimmy Ring | 35 | 25 | 173 | 4 | 17 | .190 | 1 | 72 | 103 | 6.40 | 1.832 | |||
| Leo Sweetland | 37 | 18 | 135.3 | 3 | 15 | .167 | 2 | 23 | 97 | 6.58 | 1.922 | |||
| Marty Walker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Augie Walsh | 38 | 11 | 122.3 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 2 | 38 | 40 | 6.18 | 1.635 | |||
| Claude Willoughby | 35 | 13 | 130.7 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 1 | 26 | 83 | 5.30 | 2.012 | |||
| Team Totals | 341 | 152 | 1355.7 | 43 | 109 | .283 | 11 | 404 | 675 | 5.51 | 1.722 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Fresco Thompson | 152 |
| At Bats | Fresco Thompson | 634 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Fresco Thompson | 700 |
| Batting Average | Freddy Leach | .304 |
| On-Base % | Freddy Leach and Pinky Whitney | .342 |
| Slugging % | Freddy Leach | .469 |
| OPS | Freddy Leach | .811 |
| Runs | Fresco Thompson | 99 |
| Hits | Fresco Thompson | 182 |
| Total Bases | Freddy Leach | 276 |
| Doubles | Freddy Leach | 36 |
| Triples | Freddy Leach and Fresco Thompson | 11 |
| Home Runs | Don Hurst | 19 |
| RBI | Pinky Whitney | 103 |
| Walks | Don Hurst | 68 |
| Strikeouts | Denny Sothern | 53 |
| Stolen Bases | Fresco Thompson | 19 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Fresco Thompson | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ray Benge | 8 |
| Losses | Ray Benge | 18 |
| Saves | Alex Ferguson, Leo Sweetland, and Augie Walsh | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob McGraw | .467 |
| ERA | Ray Benge | 4.55 |
| WHIP | Ray Benge | 1.522 |
| Innings Pitched | Ray Benge | 201.7 |
| Games | Ray Benge | 40 |
| Games Started | Ray Benge | 28 |
| Strikeouts | Jimmy Ring | 72 |
| Complete Games | Ray Benge | 12 |
| Shutouts | Ray Benge, Earl Caldwell, Alex Ferguson, and Claude Willoughby | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Ray Benge | 896 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jimmy Ring | 123 |
| Hits Allowed | Ray Benge | 219 |
| Walks Allowed | Jimmy Ring | 103 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ray Benge and Leo Sweetland | 15 |
| Wild Pitches | Jimmy Ring and Leo Sweetland | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Leo Sweetland | 15 |
