Английская Википедия:1928 Philadelphia Athletics season
Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox baseball team season The 1928 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing second in the American League with a record of 98 wins and 55 losses. The team featured seven eventual Hall-of-Fame players: Ty Cobb, Mickey Cochrane, Eddie Collins, Jimmie Foxx, Lefty Grove, Al Simmons, and Tris Speaker.
Offseason
- February 5, 1928: Tris Speaker was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.[1]
Regular season
By this time, the nucleus of the 1929–31 dynasty was in place for the A's. The team featured three starters who were later elected into the Hall of Fame: catcher Mickey Cochrane and outfielders Al Simmons and Ty Cobb. Cochrane was voted league MVP. Simmons led the team with a .351 batting average and 107 RBI. Cobb, in his last major league season, hit .323 in 95 games. Jimmie Foxx, Tris Speaker, and Eddie Collins also saw playing time for the 1928 team.
The pitching staff, led by 24-game winner Lefty Grove, allowed the fewest runs in the AL.
The A's were in a hard fought pennant race with the New York Yankees this season. After trailing the Yankees by 13.5 games on July 1, the A's caught fire with a 25-8 record in July and a 19-9 record in August. In September, the A's won the first 6 out of 8 games and on the 8th pulled into first place by 1/2 game by sweeping the Red Sox at Fenway Park in a doubleheader. However, on the very next day, the A's were swept by the Yankees in a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium to fall back into second place. The A's kept close on the Yankees heels, but couldn't overtake New York.
Season standings
Шаблон:1928 American League standings
Record vs. opponents
Шаблон:1928 AL Record vs. opponents
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 | Шаблон:Sortname | 131 | 468 | 137 | .293 | 10 | 57 |
| 1B | Шаблон:Sortname | 95 | 300 | 78 | .260 | 16 | 59 |
| 2B | Шаблон:Sortname | 126 | 472 | 149 | .316 | 6 | 50 |
| 3B | Шаблон:Sortname | 88 | 314 | 97 | .309 | 4 | 58 |
| SS | Шаблон:Sortname | 132 | 425 | 112 | .264 | 0 | 49 |
| OF | Шаблон:Sortname | 139 | 510 | 168 | .329 | 8 | 85 |
| OF | Шаблон:Sortname | 119 | 464 | 163 | .351 | 15 | 107 |
| OF | Шаблон:Sortname | 95 | 353 | 114 | .323 | 1 | 40 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sortname | 118 | 400 | 131 | .328 | 13 | 79 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 91 | 332 | 93 | .280 | 6 | 39 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 85 | 242 | 67 | .277 | 5 | 30 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 64 | 191 | 51 | .267 | 3 | 30 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 64 | 170 | 52 | .306 | 0 | 22 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 48 | 74 | 19 | .257 | 0 | 7 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 28 | 34 | 9 | .265 | 0 | 3 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 36 | 33 | 10 | .303 | 0 | 7 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 19 | 29 | 5 | .172 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sortname | 39 | 261.2 | 24 | 8 | 2.58 | 183 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 38 | 235.2 | 17 | 12 | 3.55 | 112 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 31 | 211.1 | 18 | 7 | 2.90 | 43 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 26 | 158.1 | 7 | 7 | 3.81 | 117 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 23 | 139.1 | 9 | 8 | 3.62 | 34 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sortname | 43 | 173.2 | 13 | 5 | 3.06 | 37 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 27 | 106.0 | 6 | 5 | 4.58 | 53 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 3 | 14.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.21 | 5 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 2 | 8.2 | 0 | 1 | 2.08 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sortname | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5.09 | 15 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4.50 | 4 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 3 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
- Mickey Cochrane, AL Most Valuable Player
League top five finishers
- #4 in AL in on-base percentage (.435)
- AL leader in wins (24)
- AL leader in strikeouts (183)
- #3 in AL in ERA (2.58)[3]
- #4 in AL in home runs (16)
- #4 in AL in batting average (.351)
References
External links
- 1928 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 1928 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
Шаблон:1928 MLB season by team Шаблон:Oakland Athletics
- ↑ Tris Speaker page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.51, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, Шаблон:ISBN
