1928 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1928 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 95-59. They scored 807 runs and belted 113 home runs to go along with a .281 batting average. The offense was powered by Jim Bottomley, who led the team with 31 home runs and 136 RBI. Taylor Douthit led the team with 191 hits for a .295 average.
The team allowed 634 runs and had a team ERA of 3.38. Bill Sherdel led the team with 21 wins. Jesse Haines led the team with 77 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Bottomley | 1B | 149 | 576 | 123 | 187 | 31 | 136 | 10 | .402 | .628 | 1.030 | .325 |
| Frankie Frisch | 2B | 141 | 547 | 107 | 164 | 10 | 86 | 29 | .374 | .441 | .815 | .300 |
| Andy High | 3B | 111 | 368 | 58 | 105 | 6 | 37 | 2 | .355 | .389 | .744 | .285 |
| Wattie Holm | 3B | 102 | 386 | 61 | 107 | 3 | 47 | 1 | .334 | .394 | .728 | .277 |
| Rabbit Maranville | SS | 112 | 366 | 40 | 88 | 1 | 34 | 3 | .310 | .342 | .652 | .240 |
| Tommy Thevenow | SS | 69 | 171 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .288 | .287 | .575 | .205 |
| Specs Toporcer | 1B | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ray Blades | OF | 51 | 85 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .393 | .376 | .769 | .235 |
| Taylor Douthit | OF | 154 | 648 | 111 | 191 | 3 | 43 | 11 | .384 | .372 | .756 | .295 |
| Chick Hafey | OF | 138 | 520 | 101 | 175 | 27 | 111 | 8 | .386 | .604 | .990 | .337 |
| George Harper | OF | 99 | 272 | 41 | 83 | 17 | 58 | 2 | .418 | .537 | .955 | .305 |
| Pepper Martin | OF | 39 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .308 | .708 | .308 |
| Ernie Orsatti | OF | 27 | 69 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .400 | .522 | .922 | .304 |
| Wally Roettger | OF | 68 | 261 | 27 | 89 | 6 | 44 | 2 | .372 | .506 | .878 | .341 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Spud Davis | C | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .200 | .533 | .200 |
| Gus Mancuso | C | 11 | 38 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .184 | .237 | .421 | .184 |
| Bob O'Farrell | C | 16 | 52 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .369 | .231 | .600 | .212 |
| Earl Smith | C | 24 | 58 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .286 | .259 | .545 | .224 |
| Jimmie Wilson | C | 120 | 411 | 45 | 106 | 2 | 50 | 9 | .333 | .345 | .678 | .258 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Howie Williamson | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .222 | .522 | .222 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5357 | 807 | 1505 | 113 | 749 | 82 | .343 | .425 | .767 | .281 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Pete Alexander | 34 | 31 | 243.7 | 16 | 9 | .640 | 2 | 59 | 37 | 3.36 | 1.227 | |||
| Fred Frankhouse | 21 | 10 | 84 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | 29 | 36 | 3.96 | 1.512 | |||
| Hal Haid | 27 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 2.30 | 1.064 | |||
| Jesse Haines | 33 | 28 | 240.3 | 20 | 8 | .714 | 0 | 77 | 72 | 3.18 | 1.290 | |||
| Syl Johnson | 34 | 6 | 120 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 3 | 66 | 33 | 3.90 | 1.250 | |||
| Tony Kaufmann | 4 | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9.64 | 2.553 | |||
| Carlisle Littlejohn | 12 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 3.66 | 1.563 | |||
| Clarence Mitchell | 19 | 18 | 150 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 0 | 31 | 38 | 3.30 | 1.247 | |||
| Art Reinhart | 23 | 9 | 75.3 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 2.87 | 1.421 | |||
| Flint Rhem | 28 | 22 | 169.7 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 3 | 47 | 71 | 4.14 | 1.591 | |||
| Bill Sherdel | 38 | 27 | 248.7 | 21 | 10 | .677 | 5 | 72 | 56 | 2.86 | 1.234 | |||
| Team Totals | 273 | 154 | 1415.4 | 95 | 59 | .617 | 21 | 422 | 399 | 3.38 | 1.320 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Taylor Douthit | 154 |
| At Bats | Taylor Douthit | 648 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Taylor Douthit | 752 |
| Batting Average | Chick Hafey | .337 |
| On-Base % | Jim Bottomley | .402 |
| Slugging % | Jim Bottomley | .628 |
| OPS | Jim Bottomley | 1.030 |
| Runs | Jim Bottomley | 123 |
| Hits | Taylor Douthit | 191 |
| Total Bases | Jim Bottomley | 362 |
| Doubles | Chick Hafey | 46 |
| Triples | Jim Bottomley | 20 |
| Home Runs | Jim Bottomley | 31 |
| RBI | Jim Bottomley | 136 |
| Walks | Taylor Douthit | 84 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Bottomley | 54 |
| Stolen Bases | Frankie Frisch | 29 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Chick Hafey | 22 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bill Sherdel | 21 |
| Losses | Bill Sherdel | 10 |
| Saves | Hal Haid and Bill Sherdel | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Jesse Haines | .714 |
| ERA | Bill Sherdel | 2.86 |
| WHIP | Pete Alexander | 1.227 |
| Innings Pitched | Bill Sherdel | 248.7 |
| Games | Bill Sherdel | 38 |
| Games Started | Pete Alexander | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Jesse Haines | 77 |
| Complete Games | Jesse Haines and Bill Sherdel | 20 |
| Shutouts | Pete Alexander, Jesse Haines, Clarence Mitchell, and Art Reinhart | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Bill Sherdel | 1041 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Pete Alexander | 91 |
| Hits Allowed | Pete Alexander | 262 |
| Walks Allowed | Jesse Haines | 72 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bill Sherdel | 17 |
| Wild Pitches | Pete Alexander, Fred Frankhouse, and Jesse Haines | 3 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jesse Haines | 6 |
