# 1928 St. Louis Cardinals season

The 1928 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 47th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 37th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 95–59 during the season and finished first in the National League. In the World Series, they were swept by the New York Yankees.

## Offseason

* December 14, 1927: Frank Gibson was purchased by the Cardinals from the Boston Braves.

## Regular season

First baseman Jim Bottomley won the MVP Award this year, batting .325, with 31 home runs and 136 RBIs.

### 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 | Jimmie Wilson | 120 | 411 | 106 | .258 | 2 | 50 |
| 1B | Jim Bottomley | 149 | 576 | 187 | .325 | 31 | 136 |
| 2B | Frankie Frisch | 141 | 547 | 164 | .300 | 10 | 86 |
| SS | Rabbit Maranville | 112 | 366 | 88 | .240 | 1 | 34 |
| 3B | Wattie Holm | 102 | 386 | 107 | .277 | 3 | 47 |
| OF | George Harper | 99 | 272 | 83 | .305 | 17 | 58 |
| OF | Chick Hafey | 138 | 520 | 175 | .337 | 27 | 111 |
| OF | Taylor Douthit | 154 | 648 | 191 | .295 | 3 | 43 |

#### 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 |
| Andy High | 111 | 368 | 105 | .285 | 6 | 37 |
| Wally Roettger | 68 | 261 | 89 | .341 | 6 | 44 |
| Tommy Thevenow | 69 | 171 | 35 | .205 | 0 | 13 |
| Ray Blades | 51 | 85 | 20 | .235 | 1 | 19 |
| Ernie Orsatti | 27 | 69 | 21 | .304 | 3 | 15 |
| Earl Smith | 24 | 58 | 13 | .224 | 0 | 7 |
| Bob O'Farrell | 16 | 52 | 11 | .212 | 0 | 4 |
| Gus Mancuso | 40 | 38 | 7 | .184 | 0 | 3 |
| Specs Toporcer | 8 | 14 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Pepper Martin | 39 | 13 | 4 | .308 | 0 | 0 |
| Howie Williamson | 10 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 0 |
| Spud Davis | 2 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 1 |

### 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 |
| Bill Sherdel | 38 | 248.2 | 21 | 10 | 2.86 | 72 |
| Pete Alexander | 34 | 243.2 | 16 | 9 | 3.36 | 59 |
| Jesse Haines | 33 | 240.1 | 20 | 8 | 3.18 | 77 |
| Flint Rhem | 28 | 169.2 | 11 | 8 | 4.14 | 47 |

#### 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 |
| Clarence Mitchell | 19 | 150.0 | 8 | 9 | 3.30 | 31 |
| Syl Johnson | 34 | 120.0 | 8 | 4 | 3.90 | 66 |
| Fred Frankhouse | 21 | 84.0 | 3 | 2 | 3.96 | 29 |
| Art Reinhart | 23 | 75.1 | 4 | 6 | 2.87 | 12 |
| Tony Kaufmann | 4 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 9.64 | 2 |

#### 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 |
| Hal Haid | 27 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.30 | 21 |
| Carlisle Littlejohn | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.66 | 6 |

## 1928 World Series

| Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | Record (NYY-STL) | Attendance |
| 1 | October 4 | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | New York Yankees | 4 | 1–0 | 61,425 |
| 2 | October 5 | St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | New York Yankees | 9 | 2–0 | 60,714 |
| 3 | October 7 | New York Yankees | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 3–0 | 39,602 |
| 4 | October 9 | New York Yankees | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 4–0 | 37,331 |
| New York Yankees win 4–0 ||||||||

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AA | Rochester Red Wings | International League | Billy Southworth |
| A | Houston Buffaloes | Texas League | Frank Snyder |
| B | Danville Veterans | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Joe Schultz, Sr. |
| C | Topeka Jayhawks | Western Association | Eddie Dyer |
| D | Laurel Cardinals | Cotton States League | John Ganzel and Bobby Schang |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester, Houston