1928 St. Louis Browns season

1928 St. Louis Browns
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Sportsman's Park (since 1902)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1902)
Results
Record	82–72 (.532)
League place	3rd
Other information
Owner(s)	Phil Ball
Manager(s)	Dan Howley
Local radio	KMOX WIL (AM) KWK
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The 1928 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 3rd in the American League with a record of 82 wins and 72 losses.

Offseason

• December 2, 1927: Harry Rice, Chick Galloway and Elam Vangilder were traded by the Browns to the Detroit Tigers for Heinie Manush and Lu Blue.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	101	53	.656	--
Philadelphia Athletics	98	55	.641	2½
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	43½

Record vs. opponents

1928 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	10–12	9–13	7–15	6–16	3–18	9–13	13–9–1
Chicago	12–10	—	12–10–1	13–9	9–13	6–16	10–12	10–12
Cleveland	13–9	10–12–1	—	10–12	6–16	6–16	7–15	10–12
Detroit	15–7	9–13	12–10	—	7–15	8–14	9–13	8–14
New York	16–6	13–9	16–6	15–7	—	16–6	12–10	13–9
Philadelphia	18–3	16–6	16–6	14–8	6–16	—	16–6	12–10
St. Louis	13–9	12–10	15–7	13–9	10–12	6–16	—	13–9
Washington	9–13–1	12–10	12–10	14–8	9–13	10–12	9–13	—

Notable transactions

• April 25, 1928: Wally Gerber was traded by the Browns to the Boston Red Sox for Hal Wiltse.^[2]

Roster

1928 St. Louis Browns
Roster
Pitchers Boom-Boom Beck George Blaeholder Dick Coffman Alvin Crowder Sam Gray Ernie Nevers Jack Ogden Lefty Stewart Ed Strelecki Hal Wiltse Jim Wright		Catchers Ike Danning Clyde Manion Steve O'Neill Wally Schang Infielders Larry Bettencourt Lu Blue Otis Brannan Wally Gerber Red Kress Ski Melillo Billy Mullen Frank O'Rourke Ollie Sax Guy Sturdy		Outfielders Fred Bennett Heinie Manush Beauty McGowan Earl McNeely Fred Schulte Frank Wilson		Manager Dan Howley

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
1B	Blue, LuLu Blue	154	549	154	.281	14	80
OF	Manush, HeinieHeinie Manush	154	638	241	.378	13	108

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
Gerber, WallyWally Gerber	6	18	5	.278	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
Gray, SamSam Gray	35	262.2	20	12	3.19	102
Blaeholder, GeorgeGeorge Blaeholder	38	214.1	10	15	4.37	87

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
Coffman, DickDick Coffman	29	85.2	4	5	6.09	25
Beck, Boom-BoomBoom-Boom Beck	16	49	2	3	4.41	17

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
Wiltse, HalHal Wiltse	26	2	5	0	5.25	23

Notes

1. Harry Rice page at Baseball Reference
2. Wally Gerber page at Baseball Reference

References

• 1928 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference
• 1928 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com