1928 Pittsburgh Pirates
LeagueNational League
BallparkForbes Field
CityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1]
OwnersBarney Dreyfuss
ManagersDonie Bush
Seasons

The 1928 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 47th season in franchise history. The team scored the most runs in the National League. However, they also allowed the third most and slipped down to fourth place in the standings.

Offseason

Regular season

During the season, Burleigh Grimes became the last pitcher to win at least 25 games in one season for the Pirates in the 20th century.[3]

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 9559 0.617 — 42–35 53–24
New York Giants 9361 0.604 2 51–26 42–35
Chicago Cubs 9163 0.591 4 52–25 39–38
Pittsburgh Pirates 8567 0.559 9 47–30 38–37
Cincinnati Reds 7874 0.513 16 44–33 34–41
Brooklyn Robins 7776 0.503 17½ 41–35 36–41
Boston Braves 50103 0.327 44½ 25–51 25–52
Philadelphia Phillies 43109 0.283 51 26–49 17–60

Record vs. opponents

1928 National League record

Sources:
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston —7–155–1710–126–1613–95–164–18
Brooklyn 15–7—10–1210–12–19–13–115–79–129–13
Chicago 17–512–10—13–914–813–911–1111–11
Cincinnati 12–1012–10–19–13—8–1413–712–1012–10
New York 16–613–9–18–1414–8—17–511–1114–8
Philadelphia 9–137–159–137–135–17—4–182–20
Pittsburgh 16–512–911–1110–1211–1118–4—7–15
St. Louis 18–413–911–1110–128–1420–215–7—

Game log

1928 Game Log: 85–67 (Home: 47–30; Away: 38–37)
April: 6–8 (Home: 2–2; Away: 4–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 11@ Cardinals7–14HainesKremer (0–1)—25,0000–1
2April 12@ Cardinals0–5AlexanderGrimes (0–1)——0–2
3April 14@ Reds0–5LucasMiljus (0–1)—2,5000–3
4April 15@ Reds3–2Dawson (1–0)LuqueHill (1)—1–3
5April 16@ Reds8–1Grimes (1–1)Rixey——2–3
6April 19Cardinals10–13LittlejohnMiljus (0–2)Sherdel30,0002–4
7April 20Cardinals2–6HainesGrimes (1–2)——2–5
8April 22@ Cubs2–3JonesMiljus (0–3)—50,0002–6
9April 23@ Cubs6–0Kremer (1–1)Malone——3–6
10April 24@ Cubs2–7BlakeDawson (1–1)——3–7
11April 25@ Cubs10–0Grimes (2–2)Root——4–7
12April 26Reds7–2Hill (1–0)Edwards——5–7
13April 29@ Reds2–3RixeyKremer (1–2)——5–8
14April 30Cubs8–7Miljus (1–3)Malone——6–8
May: 12–16 (Home: 11–10; Away: 1–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
15May 1Cubs4–1Hill (2–0)Bush——7–8
16May 2Cubs9–8 (10)Dawson (2–1)Nehf——8–8
17May 3Braves4–5 (11)BrandtKremer (1–3)——8–9
18May 4Braves13–3Grimes (3–2)Greenfield——9–9
19May 5Braves6–2Dawson (3–1)SmithMiljus (1)—10–9
20May 7Braves9–4Miljus (2–3)Robertson——11–9
21May 8Giants6–5Grimes (4–2)Henry——12–9
22May 9Giants0–6BarnesDawson (3–2)——12–10
23May 10Giants4–5FitzsimmonsKremer (1–4)——12–11
24May 12Robins5–4Hill (3–0)McWeeny—10,00013–11
25May 13@ Robins5–8ClarkGrimes (4–3)—22,00013–12
26May 14Robins6–7DoakBrame (0–1)Vance—13–13
27May 15Robins3–10McWeenyMiljus (2–4)——13–14
28May 18Phillies6–4Kremer (2–4)MillerGrimes (1)—14–14
29May 19Phillies3–1Hill (4–0)Benge——15–14
30May 20@ Reds2–3LucasGrimes (4–4)——15–15
31May 21@ Reds3–4RixeyDawson (3–3)——15–16
32May 21@ Reds6–3Fussell (1–0)May——16–16
33May 22@ Reds4–5MaysKremer (2–5)——16–17
34May 23@ Reds3–4 (10)LuqueHill (4–1)——16–18
35May 24Cubs6–2Grimes (5–4)Nehf——17–18
36May 25Cubs3–10RootFussell (1–1)——17–19
37May 26Cubs1–6MaloneKremer (2–6)——17–20
38May 27@ Cubs0–3BlakeHill (4–2)—35,00017–21
39May 29Cardinals1–7RhemGrimes (5–5)——17–22
40May 30Cardinals1–10SherdelMiljus (2–5)——17–23
41May 30Cardinals3–4JohnsonKremer (2–7)Haid—17–24
42May 31Cardinals3–2Hill (5–2)Haines——18–24
June: 13–11 (Home: 4–2; Away: 9–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
43June 1Cubs10–4Grimes (6–5)Blake——19–24
44June 2Cubs6–10WeinertDawson (3–4)Root—19–25
45June 3@ Robins9–7 (14)Grimes (7–5)Petty—25,00020–25
46June 7@ Braves8–6 (12)Burwell (1–0)Smith——21–25
47June 8@ Braves5–9BrandtKremer (2–8)——21–26
48June 9@ Braves6–2Grimes (8–5)Genewich——22–26
49June 9@ Braves6–3Miljus (3–5)Robertson——23–26
50June 11@ Phillies4–6RingHill (5–3)Sweetland—23–27
51June 12@ Phillies15–4Kremer (3–8)Miller——24–27
52June 13@ Phillies3–4SweetlandGrimes (8–6)——24–28
53June 14@ Giants4–3 (11)Miljus (4–5)Fitzsimmons——25–28
54June 15@ Giants1–9AldridgeHill (5–4)—9,00025–29
55June 16@ Giants0–4BentonKremer (3–9)——25–30
56June 17@ Giants6–0Grimes (9–6)Henry——26–30
57June 20Reds2–1Kremer (4–9)Rixey——27–30
58June 21Reds4–5AppletonFussell (1–2)——27–31
59June 22Reds11–1Grimes (10–6)Kolp——28–31
60June 23Reds6–5 (10)Miljus (5–5)Kolp——29–31
61June 24@ Cubs1–8NehfKremer (4–10)—15,00029–32
62June 26@ Cubs1–0Grimes (11–6)Blake——30–32
63June 26@ Cubs3–7BushMiljus (5–6)Malone—30–33
64June 28@ Cardinals3–4SherdelHill (5–5)——30–34
65June 29@ Cardinals4–9MitchellKremer (4–11)——30–35
66June 30@ Cardinals4–3Grimes (12–6)Alexander——31–35
July: 17–12 (Home: 11–6; Away: 6–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
67July 1@ Cardinals2–0Fussell (2–2)Haines——32–35
68July 1@ Cardinals6–8JohnsonMiljus (5–7)Haid—32–36
69July 3Reds7–9EdwardsGrimes (12–7)——32–37
70July 4Reds0–6RixeyDawson (3–5)——32–38
71July 4Reds3–11KolpGrimes (12–8)——32–39
72July 6Giants7–11FaulknerFussell (2–3)——32–40
73July 7Giants8–6Fussell (3–3)Benton——33–40
74July 7Giants5–2Brame (1–1)Fitzsimmons——34–40
75July 9Giants5–3Grimes (13–8)Faulkner——35–40
76July 10Phillies6–5Kremer (5–11)Ring——36–40
77July 11Phillies3–1 (6)Brame (2–1)BengeHill (2)—37–40
78July 14Braves10–0Grimes (14–8)Brandt——38–40
79July 16Braves8–3Kremer (6–11)Delaney——39–40
80July 17Braves7–6Hill (6–5)SmithFussell (1)—40–40
81July 18Braves16–3Grimes (15–8)Barnes——41–40
82July 19Robins0–3McWeenyFussell (3–4)——41–41
83July 20Robins7–8ElliottKremer (6–12)Clark4,00041–42
84July 21Robins7–3Hill (7–5)Ehrhardt——42–42
85July 21Robins10–2Meadows (1–0)Petty—15,00043–42
86July 22@ Robins0–5VanceGrimes (15–9)——43–43
87July 22@ Robins6–5Kremer (7–12)Clark—29,00044–43
88July 23@ Robins2–1Fussell (4–4)McWeeny——45–43
89July 24@ Giants3–6BentonDawson (3–6)——45–44
90July 25@ Giants5–6WalkerHill (7–6)Genewich—45–45
91July 26@ Giants7–5Grimes (16–9)Hubbell——46–45
92July 27@ Giants2–4FitzsimmonsFussell (4–5)——46–46
93July 30@ Braves2–1Kremer (8–12)Brandt——47–46
94July 30@ Braves6–5 (10)Grimes (17–9)Barnes——48–46
95July 31@ Braves5–11SmithMeadows (1–1)——48–47
August: 23–9 (Home: 15–8; Away: 8–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
96August 2@ Phillies18–4Grimes (18–9)MillerDawson (1)—49–47
97August 3@ Phillies14–6Fussell (5–5)SweetlandTauscher (1)—50–47
98August 4@ Phillies14–8Grimes (19–9)Benge——51–47
99August 4@ Phillies11–4Hill (8–6)RingDawson (2)—52–47
100August 7@ Robins4–3Grimes (20–9)McWeeny——53–47
101August 7@ Robins3–2 (12)Hill (9–6)Elliott—6,50054–47
102August 8@ Robins4–3Kremer (9–12)McWeeny—2,50055–47
103August 9Cardinals5–4Hill (10–6)HainesGrimes (2)—56–47
104August 10Cardinals1–2 (12)MitchellFussell (5–6)Sherdel—56–48
105August 11Reds0–1LucasGrimes (20–10)——56–49
106August 13Robins6–1Kremer (10–12)Doak——57–49
107August 14Robins4–2Hill (11–6)McWeeny——58–49
108August 15Robins5–6VanceFussell (5–7)Petty—58–50
109August 16Robins11–6Grimes (21–10)Doak——59–50
110August 17Phillies10–3Kremer (11–12)Willoughby——60–50
111August 17Phillies9–1Brame (3–1)Sweetland——61–50
112August 18Phillies9–0Hill (12–6)Benge——62–50
113August 18Phillies8–11RingFussell (5–8)Ferguson—62–51
114August 20Braves11–14SmithGrimes (21–11)Delaney—62–52
115August 21Braves6–2Kremer (12–12)Brandt——63–52
116August 22Braves10–3Brame (4–1)Greenfield——64–52
117August 23Giants3–6BentonHill (12–7)Scott35,00064–53
118August 23Giants13–3Fussell (6–8)Hubbell—30,00065–53
119August 24Giants16–5Grimes (22–11)Genewich——66–53
120August 25Giants7–1Kremer (13–12)Fitzsimmons——67–53
121August 26@ Reds3–4LucasBrame (4–2)——67–54
122August 27@ Reds9–4Fussell (7–8)Luque——68–54
123August 28Phillies9–2Hill (13–7)Sweetland——69–54
124August 28Phillies16–7Dawson (4–6)Benge——70–54
125August 29Phillies0–4 (7)WilloughbyBrame (4–3)——70–55
126August 31Cardinals6–5Kremer (14–12)AlexanderGrimes (3)—71–55
127August 31Cardinals2–6HainesFussell (7–9)——71–56
September: 14–11 (Home: 4–2; Away: 10–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
128September 1Cardinals1–4SherdelHill (13–8)——71–57
129September 2@ Cubs2–3MaloneGrimes (22–12)—32,00071–58
130September 3Cubs16–1Brame (5–3)Root——72–58
131September 3Cubs6–3Kremer (15–12)Carlson——73–58
132September 4Cubs8–9BlakeHill (13–9)——73–59
133September 6@ Cardinals3–4 (10)MitchellGrimes (22–13)—10,00073–60
134September 7@ Cardinals3–6HainesKremer (15–13)——73–61
135September 8@ Cardinals4–2Hill (14–9)Sherdel——74–61
136September 9@ Cardinals8–7Dawson (5–6)Reinhart——75–61
137September 10@ Cubs7–5Grimes (23–13)Nehf——76–61
138September 11@ Cubs3–9MaloneHill (14–10)——76–62
139September 14Reds4–1Grimes (24–13)Rixey——77–62
140September 15Reds6–1Hill (15–10)Ash——78–62
141September 16@ Giants1–0Fussell (8–9)Benton—50,00079–62
142September 17@ Giants2–9HubbellBrame (5–4)—3,00079–63
143September 18@ Giants2–3 (10)FitzsimmonsDawson (5–7)——79–64
144September 20@ Phillies6–4Hill (16–10)Willoughby——80–64
145September 21@ Phillies6–5Dawson (6–7)Sweetland——81–64
146September 22@ Phillies9–7Grimes (25–13)McGraw——82–64
147September 22@ Phillies5–3Brame (6–4)Caldwell——83–64
148September 24@ Braves3–1 (10)Dawson (7–7)Delaney——84–64
149September 24@ Braves2–4SmithBlankenship (0–1)——84–65
150September 25@ Braves13–8Brame (7–4)GreenfieldDawson (3)—85–65
151September 27@ Robins6–7 (10)PettyGrimes (25–14)——85–66
152September 27@ Robins1–8KoupalBlankenship (0–2)——85–67
Legend:        = Win        = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member

Opening Day lineup

Roster

1928 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

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
CCharlie Hargreaves7926074.285132
1BGeorge Grantham124440142.3231085
2BSparky Adams135539149.276038
SSGlenn Wright108407126.310866
3BPie Traynor144569192.3373124
OFLloyd Waner152659221.335561
OFPaul Waner152602223.370686
OFFred Brickell8120265.322341

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
Dick Bartell7223371.305136
Fred Brickell8120265.322341
Clyde Barnhart6119658.296430
Pete Scott6017755.311533
Rollie Hemsley5013336.271018
Earl Smith328521.247211
Johnny Gooch318019.23805
Eddie Mulligan274310.23301
Mack Hillis11369.25017
Joe Harris16239.39102
Cobe Jones121.50000
Bill Windle1111.00000
John O'Connell110.00000

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
Burleigh Grimes48330.225142.9997
Carmen Hill36237.016103.5373
Ray Kremer34219.015134.6461
Fred Fussell28159.2893.6143

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
Joe Dawson31128.2773.2936
Erv Brame2495.2745.0822
Johnny Miljus2169.2575.3026
Homer Blankenship521.2015.826
Bill Burwell420.2105.232
Lee Meadows410.0118.103

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
Walt Tauscher170014.917
Les Bartholomew60007.156
Glenn Spencer40001.592
Elmer Tutwiler20004.911

League leaders

George Grantham

  • #3 in NL in on-base percentage (.408)

Burleigh Grimes

  • MLB leader in wins (25)
  • #4 in NL in strikeouts (97)

Pie Traynor

  • #2 in NL in RBI (124)

Lloyd Waner

  • #3 in NL in runs scored (121)

Paul Waner

  • NL leader in runs scored (142)
  • #2 in NL in batting average (.370)
  • #2 in NL in on-base percentage (.446)

References

  1. ↑ From 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
  2. ↑ Mike Cvengros page at Baseball Reference
  3. ↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.98, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
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