1928 Philadelphia Phillies season

1928 Philadelphia Phillies
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Baker Bowl (since 1887)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	William F. Baker
Manager(s)	Burt Shotton
Local television	none
Local radio	none
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The 1928 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Phillies finished eighth in the National League with a record of 43 wins and 109 losses.

Regular season

Season standings

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

Record vs. opponents

1928 National League Records 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

1928 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers Ed Baecht Ray Benge Earl Caldwell Alex Ferguson June Greene Ed Lennon Bob McGraw Russ Miller John Milligan Clarence Mitchell Hub Pruett Jimmy Ring Les Sweetland Marty Walker Augie Walsh Claude Willoughby		Catchers Spud Davis Walt Lerian Johnny Schulte Jimmie Wilson Infielders Bernie Friberg Don Hurst Bill Kelly Heinie Sand Fresco Thompson Pinky Whitney		Outfielders Bill Deitrick Art Jahn Chuck Klein Freddy Leach Harvey MacDonald Al Nixon Denny Sothern Cy Williams Russ Wrightstone		Manager Burt Shotton Coaches Fred Hunter

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

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
Kelly, BillBill Kelly	23	71	12	.169	0	5

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
Benge, RayRay Benge	40	201.2	8	18	4.55	68
Walker, MartyMarty Walker	1	0	0	1	∞	0

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

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
Baecht, EdEd Baecht	9	1	1	0	6.00	10

External links

• 1928 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference