1928 New York Giants (MLB) season

1928 New York Giants
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (since 1911)
New York City (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Stoneham
Manager(s)	John McGraw
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The 1928 New York Giants season was the franchise's 46th season. The team finished in second place in the National League with an 93-61 record, 2 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.

Offseason

• January 10, 1928: Rogers Hornsby was traded by the Giants to the Boston Braves for Shanty Hogan and Jimmy Welsh.

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: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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	—

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	Shanty Hogan	131	411	137	.333	10	71
OF	Jimmy Welsh	124	476	146	.307	9	54

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

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
Vic Aldridge	22	119.1	4	7	4.83	33

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

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Buffalo Bisons	International League	Bill Clymer
A	Bridgeport Bears	Eastern League	William Whitman and Bob Emmerich

References

• 1928 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference