# 1928 Chicago Cubs season

The 1928 Chicago Cubs season was the 57th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 53rd in the National League and the 13th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished third in the National League with a record of 91–63. Future Hall of Famer Gabby Hartnett hit .302, with 14 home runs in 388 at-bats. He led the league with 103 assists.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 95 | 59 | .617 | — | 42‍–‍35 | 53‍–‍24 |
| New York Giants | 93 | 61 | .604 | 2 | 51‍–‍26 | 42‍–‍35 |
| Chicago Cubs | 91 | 63 | .591 | 4 | 52‍–‍25 | 39‍–‍38 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 85 | 67 | .559 | 9 | 47‍–‍30 | 38‍–‍37 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 74 | .513 | 16 | 44‍–‍33 | 34‍–‍41 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 77 | 76 | .503 | 17½ | 41‍–‍35 | 36‍–‍41 |
| Boston Braves | 50 | 103 | .327 | 44½ | 25‍–‍51 | 25‍–‍52 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | 109 | .283 | 51 | 26‍–‍49 | 17‍–‍60 |

### Record vs. opponents

1928 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL |
| Boston | — | 7–15 | 5–17 | 10–12 | 6–16 | 13–9 | 5–16 | 4–18 |
| Brooklyn | 15–7 | — | 10–12 | 10–12–1 | 9–13–1 | 15–7 | 9–12 | 9–13 |
| Chicago | 17–5 | 12–10 | — | 13–9 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 11–11 |
| Cincinnati | 12–10 | 12–10–1 | 9–13 | — | 8–14 | 13–7 | 12–10 | 12–10 |
| New York | 16–6 | 13–9–1 | 8–14 | 14–8 | — | 17–5 | 11–11 | 14–8 |
| Philadelphia | 9–13 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 7–13 | 5–17 | — | 4–18 | 2–20 |
| Pittsburgh | 16–5 | 12–9 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 18–4 | — | 7–15 |
| St. Louis | 18–4 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 20–2 | 15–7 | — |

### Roster
## 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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Gabby Hartnett | 120 | 388 | 117 | .302 | 14 | 57 |
| 1B | Charlie Grimm | 147 | 547 | 161 | .294 | 5 | 62 |
| 2B | Freddie Maguire | 140 | 574 | 160 | .279 | 1 | 41 |
| SS | Woody English | 116 | 475 | 142 | .299 | 2 | 34 |
| 3B | Clyde Beck | 131 | 483 | 124 | .257 | 3 | 52 |
| OF | Riggs Stephenson | 137 | 512 | 166 | .324 | 8 | 90 |
| OF | Kiki Cuyler | 133 | 499 | 142 | .285 | 17 | 79 |
| OF | Hack Wilson | 145 | 520 | 163 | .313 | 31 | 120 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Johnny Butler | 62 | 174 | 47 | .270 | 0 | 16 |
| Mike González | 49 | 158 | 43 | .272 | 1 | 21 |
| Earl Webb | 62 | 140 | 35 | .250 | 3 | 23 |
| Cliff Heathcote | 67 | 137 | 39 | .285 | 3 | 18 |
| Norm McMillan | 49 | 123 | 27 | .220 | 1 | 12 |
| Joe Kelly | 32 | 52 | 11 | .212 | 1 | 7 |
| Johnny Moore | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Jacobs | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Elmer Yoter | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Sheriff Blake | 34 | 240.2 | 17 | 11 | 2.47 | 78 |
| Charlie Root | 40 | 237.0 | 14 | 18 | 3.57 | 122 |
| Art Nehf | 31 | 176.2 | 13 | 7 | 2.65 | 40 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Pat Malone | 42 | 250.2 | 18 | 13 | 2.84 | 155 |
| Guy Bush | 42 | 204.1 | 15 | 6 | 3.83 | 61 |
| Percy Jones | 39 | 154.0 | 10 | 6 | 4.03 | 41 |
| Hal Carlson | 20 | 56.1 | 3 | 2 | 5.91 | 11 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Ed Holley | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.77 | 10 |
| Lefty Weinert | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.29 | 8 |
| Johnny Welch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.75 | 2 |
| Ben Tincup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 3 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AA | Reading Keystones | International League | Harry Hinchman |
| AA | Los Angeles Angels | Pacific Coast League | Marty Krug |