1928 in baseball

The following are the baseball events of the year 1928 throughout the world.

Champions

Awards and honors

Statistical leaders

American League National League
AVG Goose Goslin WSH .379 Rogers Hornsby BSB .387
HR Babe Ruth NYY 54 Jim Bottomley SLC &
Hack Wilson CHC
31
RBI Babe Ruth NYY &
Lou Gehrig NYY
142 Jim Bottomley SLC 136
Wins Lefty Grove PHA &
George Pipgras NYY
24 Larry Benton NYG &
Burleigh Grimes PIT
25
ERA Garland Braxton WSH 2.51 Dazzy Vance BKN 2.09
Ks Lefty Grove PHA 183 Dazzy Vance BKN 200

Major league baseball final standings

American League final standings

American League
Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
New York Yankees 101 53 .656 --
Philadelphia Athletics 98 55 .641 2.5
St. Louis Browns 82 72 .532 19
Washington Senators 75 79 .487 26
Chicago White Sox 72 82 .468 29
Detroit Tigers 68 86 .442 33
Cleveland Indians 62 92 .403 39
Boston Red Sox 57 96 .373 43.5

National League final standings

National League
Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
St. Louis Cardinals 95 59 .617 --
New York Giants 93 61 .604 2
Chicago Cubs 91 63 .591 4
Pittsburgh Pirates 85 67 .559 9
Cincinnati Reds 78 74 .513 16
Brooklyn Robins 77 76 .503 17.5
Boston Braves 50 103 .327 44.5
Philadelphia Phillies 43 109 .283 51

Negro League Baseball final standings

Negro National League final standings

Negro National League (West)
Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
St. Louis Stars 68 25 .731
Kansas City Monarchs 49 31 .613
Detroit Stars 58 38 .604
Chicago American Giants 45 37 .549
Birmingham Black Barons 44 54 .449
Memphis Red Sox 30 52 .366
Cleveland Tigers 21 53 .284
Cuban Stars 14 44 .241

Eastern Colored League final standings

Eastern Colored League (East)
Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 32 23 .582
Hilldale 26 27 .491
Baltimore Black Sox 20 22 .476
New York Lincoln Giants 17 21 .447
Homestead Grays 8 5 .615
Brooklyn Royal Giants 3 6 .333
Newark Cuban Stars 1 3 .250

Events

Births

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Deaths

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

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