Major League Baseball team season
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 [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Record vs. opponents [ edit ] 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 —
Game log [ edit ] 1928 Game Log: 85–67 (Home: 47–30; Away: 38–37) April: 6–8 (Home: 2–2; Away: 4–6)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 11 @ Cardinals 7–14 Haines Kremer (0–1) — 25,000 0–1 2 April 12 @ Cardinals 0–5 Alexander Grimes (0–1) — — 0–2 3 April 14 @ Reds 0–5 Lucas Miljus (0–1) — 2,500 0–3 4 April 15 @ Reds 3–2 Dawson (1–0) Luque Hill (1) — 1–3 5 April 16 @ Reds 8–1 Grimes (1–1) Rixey — — 2–3 6 April 19 Cardinals 10–13 Littlejohn Miljus (0–2) Sherdel 30,000 2–4 7 April 20 Cardinals 2–6 Haines Grimes (1–2) — — 2–5 8 April 22 @ Cubs 2–3 Jones Miljus (0–3) — 50,000 2–6 9 April 23 @ Cubs 6–0 Kremer (1–1) Malone — — 3–6 10 April 24 @ Cubs 2–7 Blake Dawson (1–1) — — 3–7 11 April 25 @ Cubs 10–0 Grimes (2–2) Root — — 4–7 12 April 26 Reds 7–2 Hill (1–0) Edwards — — 5–7 13 April 29 @ Reds 2–3 Rixey Kremer (1–2) — — 5–8 14 April 30 Cubs 8–7 Miljus (1–3) Malone — — 6–8
May: 12–16 (Home: 11–10; Away: 1–6)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 15 May 1 Cubs 4–1 Hill (2–0) Bush — — 7–8 16 May 2 Cubs 9–8 (10) Dawson (2–1) Nehf — — 8–8 17 May 3 Braves 4–5 (11) Brandt Kremer (1–3) — — 8–9 18 May 4 Braves 13–3 Grimes (3–2) Greenfield — — 9–9 19 May 5 Braves 6–2 Dawson (3–1) Smith Miljus (1) — 10–9 20 May 7 Braves 9–4 Miljus (2–3) Robertson — — 11–9 21 May 8 Giants 6–5 Grimes (4–2) Henry — — 12–9 22 May 9 Giants 0–6 Barnes Dawson (3–2) — — 12–10 23 May 10 Giants 4–5 Fitzsimmons Kremer (1–4) — — 12–11 24 May 12 Robins 5–4 Hill (3–0) McWeeny — 10,000 13–11 25 May 13 @ Robins 5–8 Clark Grimes (4–3) — 22,000 13–12 26 May 14 Robins 6–7 Doak Brame (0–1) Vance — 13–13 27 May 15 Robins 3–10 McWeeny Miljus (2–4) — — 13–14 28 May 18 Phillies 6–4 Kremer (2–4) Miller Grimes (1) — 14–14 29 May 19 Phillies 3–1 Hill (4–0) Benge — — 15–14 30 May 20 @ Reds 2–3 Lucas Grimes (4–4) — — 15–15 31 May 21 @ Reds 3–4 Rixey Dawson (3–3) — — 15–16 32 May 21 @ Reds 6–3 Fussell (1–0) May — — 16–16 33 May 22 @ Reds 4–5 Mays Kremer (2–5) — — 16–17 34 May 23 @ Reds 3–4 (10) Luque Hill (4–1) — — 16–18 35 May 24 Cubs 6–2 Grimes (5–4) Nehf — — 17–18 36 May 25 Cubs 3–10 Root Fussell (1–1) — — 17–19 37 May 26 Cubs 1–6 Malone Kremer (2–6) — — 17–20 38 May 27 @ Cubs 0–3 Blake Hill (4–2) — 35,000 17–21 39 May 29 Cardinals 1–7 Rhem Grimes (5–5) — — 17–22 40 May 30 Cardinals 1–10 Sherdel Miljus (2–5) — — 17–23 41 May 30 Cardinals 3–4 Johnson Kremer (2–7) Haid — 17–24 42 May 31 Cardinals 3–2 Hill (5–2) Haines — — 18–24
June: 13–11 (Home: 4–2; Away: 9–9)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 43 June 1 Cubs 10–4 Grimes (6–5) Blake — — 19–24 44 June 2 Cubs 6–10 Weinert Dawson (3–4) Root — 19–25 45 June 3 @ Robins 9–7 (14) Grimes (7–5) Petty — 25,000 20–25 46 June 7 @ Braves 8–6 (12) Burwell (1–0) Smith — — 21–25 47 June 8 @ Braves 5–9 Brandt Kremer (2–8) — — 21–26 48 June 9 @ Braves 6–2 Grimes (8–5) Genewich — — 22–26 49 June 9 @ Braves 6–3 Miljus (3–5) Robertson — — 23–26 50 June 11 @ Phillies 4–6 Ring Hill (5–3) Sweetland — 23–27 51 June 12 @ Phillies 15–4 Kremer (3–8) Miller — — 24–27 52 June 13 @ Phillies 3–4 Sweetland Grimes (8–6) — — 24–28 53 June 14 @ Giants 4–3 (11) Miljus (4–5) Fitzsimmons — — 25–28 54 June 15 @ Giants 1–9 Aldridge Hill (5–4) — 9,000 25–29 55 June 16 @ Giants 0–4 Benton Kremer (3–9) — — 25–30 56 June 17 @ Giants 6–0 Grimes (9–6) Henry — — 26–30 57 June 20 Reds 2–1 Kremer (4–9) Rixey — — 27–30 58 June 21 Reds 4–5 Appleton Fussell (1–2) — — 27–31 59 June 22 Reds 11–1 Grimes (10–6) Kolp — — 28–31 60 June 23 Reds 6–5 (10) Miljus (5–5) Kolp — — 29–31 61 June 24 @ Cubs 1–8 Nehf Kremer (4–10) — 15,000 29–32 62 June 26 @ Cubs 1–0 Grimes (11–6) Blake — — 30–32 63 June 26 @ Cubs 3–7 Bush Miljus (5–6) Malone — 30–33 64 June 28 @ Cardinals 3–4 Sherdel Hill (5–5) — — 30–34 65 June 29 @ Cardinals 4–9 Mitchell Kremer (4–11) — — 30–35 66 June 30 @ Cardinals 4–3 Grimes (12–6) Alexander — — 31–35
July: 17–12 (Home: 11–6; Away: 6–6)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 67 July 1 @ Cardinals 2–0 Fussell (2–2) Haines — — 32–35 68 July 1 @ Cardinals 6–8 Johnson Miljus (5–7) Haid — 32–36 69 July 3 Reds 7–9 Edwards Grimes (12–7) — — 32–37 70 July 4 Reds 0–6 Rixey Dawson (3–5) — — 32–38 71 July 4 Reds 3–11 Kolp Grimes (12–8) — — 32–39 72 July 6 Giants 7–11 Faulkner Fussell (2–3) — — 32–40 73 July 7 Giants 8–6 Fussell (3–3) Benton — — 33–40 74 July 7 Giants 5–2 Brame (1–1) Fitzsimmons — — 34–40 75 July 9 Giants 5–3 Grimes (13–8) Faulkner — — 35–40 76 July 10 Phillies 6–5 Kremer (5–11) Ring — — 36–40 77 July 11 Phillies 3–1 (6) Brame (2–1) Benge Hill (2) — 37–40 78 July 14 Braves 10–0 Grimes (14–8) Brandt — — 38–40 79 July 16 Braves 8–3 Kremer (6–11) Delaney — — 39–40 80 July 17 Braves 7–6 Hill (6–5) Smith Fussell (1) — 40–40 81 July 18 Braves 16–3 Grimes (15–8) Barnes — — 41–40 82 July 19 Robins 0–3 McWeeny Fussell (3–4) — — 41–41 83 July 20 Robins 7–8 Elliott Kremer (6–12) Clark 4,000 41–42 84 July 21 Robins 7–3 Hill (7–5) Ehrhardt — — 42–42 85 July 21 Robins 10–2 Meadows (1–0) Petty — 15,000 43–42 86 July 22 @ Robins 0–5 Vance Grimes (15–9) — — 43–43 87 July 22 @ Robins 6–5 Kremer (7–12) Clark — 29,000 44–43 88 July 23 @ Robins 2–1 Fussell (4–4) McWeeny — — 45–43 89 July 24 @ Giants 3–6 Benton Dawson (3–6) — — 45–44 90 July 25 @ Giants 5–6 Walker Hill (7–6) Genewich — 45–45 91 July 26 @ Giants 7–5 Grimes (16–9) Hubbell — — 46–45 92 July 27 @ Giants 2–4 Fitzsimmons Fussell (4–5) — — 46–46 93 July 30 @ Braves 2–1 Kremer (8–12) Brandt — — 47–46 94 July 30 @ Braves 6–5 (10) Grimes (17–9) Barnes — — 48–46 95 July 31 @ Braves 5–11 Smith Meadows (1–1) — — 48–47
August: 23–9 (Home: 15–8; Away: 8–1)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 96 August 2 @ Phillies 18–4 Grimes (18–9) Miller Dawson (1) — 49–47 97 August 3 @ Phillies 14–6 Fussell (5–5) Sweetland Tauscher (1) — 50–47 98 August 4 @ Phillies 14–8 Grimes (19–9) Benge — — 51–47 99 August 4 @ Phillies 11–4 Hill (8–6) Ring Dawson (2) — 52–47 100 August 7 @ Robins 4–3 Grimes (20–9) McWeeny — — 53–47 101 August 7 @ Robins 3–2 (12) Hill (9–6) Elliott — 6,500 54–47 102 August 8 @ Robins 4–3 Kremer (9–12) McWeeny — 2,500 55–47 103 August 9 Cardinals 5–4 Hill (10–6) Haines Grimes (2) — 56–47 104 August 10 Cardinals 1–2 (12) Mitchell Fussell (5–6) Sherdel — 56–48 105 August 11 Reds 0–1 Lucas Grimes (20–10) — — 56–49 106 August 13 Robins 6–1 Kremer (10–12) Doak — — 57–49 107 August 14 Robins 4–2 Hill (11–6) McWeeny — — 58–49 108 August 15 Robins 5–6 Vance Fussell (5–7) Petty — 58–50 109 August 16 Robins 11–6 Grimes (21–10) Doak — — 59–50 110 August 17 Phillies 10–3 Kremer (11–12) Willoughby — — 60–50 111 August 17 Phillies 9–1 Brame (3–1) Sweetland — — 61–50 112 August 18 Phillies 9–0 Hill (12–6) Benge — — 62–50 113 August 18 Phillies 8–11 Ring Fussell (5–8) Ferguson — 62–51 114 August 20 Braves 11–14 Smith Grimes (21–11) Delaney — 62–52 115 August 21 Braves 6–2 Kremer (12–12) Brandt — — 63–52 116 August 22 Braves 10–3 Brame (4–1) Greenfield — — 64–52 117 August 23 Giants 3–6 Benton Hill (12–7) Scott 35,000 64–53 118 August 23 Giants 13–3 Fussell (6–8) Hubbell — 30,000 65–53 119 August 24 Giants 16–5 Grimes (22–11) Genewich — — 66–53 120 August 25 Giants 7–1 Kremer (13–12) Fitzsimmons — — 67–53 121 August 26 @ Reds 3–4 Lucas Brame (4–2) — — 67–54 122 August 27 @ Reds 9–4 Fussell (7–8) Luque — — 68–54 123 August 28 Phillies 9–2 Hill (13–7) Sweetland — — 69–54 124 August 28 Phillies 16–7 Dawson (4–6) Benge — — 70–54 125 August 29 Phillies 0–4 (7) Willoughby Brame (4–3) — — 70–55 126 August 31 Cardinals 6–5 Kremer (14–12) Alexander Grimes (3) — 71–55 127 August 31 Cardinals 2–6 Haines Fussell (7–9) — — 71–56
September: 14–11 (Home: 4–2; Away: 10–9)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 128 September 1 Cardinals 1–4 Sherdel Hill (13–8) — — 71–57 129 September 2 @ Cubs 2–3 Malone Grimes (22–12) — 32,000 71–58 130 September 3 Cubs 16–1 Brame (5–3) Root — — 72–58 131 September 3 Cubs 6–3 Kremer (15–12) Carlson — — 73–58 132 September 4 Cubs 8–9 Blake Hill (13–9) — — 73–59 133 September 6 @ Cardinals 3–4 (10) Mitchell Grimes (22–13) — 10,000 73–60 134 September 7 @ Cardinals 3–6 Haines Kremer (15–13) — — 73–61 135 September 8 @ Cardinals 4–2 Hill (14–9) Sherdel — — 74–61 136 September 9 @ Cardinals 8–7 Dawson (5–6) Reinhart — — 75–61 137 September 10 @ Cubs 7–5 Grimes (23–13) Nehf — — 76–61 138 September 11 @ Cubs 3–9 Malone Hill (14–10) — — 76–62 139 September 14 Reds 4–1 Grimes (24–13) Rixey — — 77–62 140 September 15 Reds 6–1 Hill (15–10) Ash — — 78–62 141 September 16 @ Giants 1–0 Fussell (8–9) Benton — 50,000 79–62 142 September 17 @ Giants 2–9 Hubbell Brame (5–4) — 3,000 79–63 143 September 18 @ Giants 2–3 (10) Fitzsimmons Dawson (5–7) — — 79–64 144 September 20 @ Phillies 6–4 Hill (16–10) Willoughby — — 80–64 145 September 21 @ Phillies 6–5 Dawson (6–7) Sweetland — — 81–64 146 September 22 @ Phillies 9–7 Grimes (25–13) McGraw — — 82–64 147 September 22 @ Phillies 5–3 Brame (6–4) Caldwell — — 83–64 148 September 24 @ Braves 3–1 (10) Dawson (7–7) Delaney — — 84–64 149 September 24 @ Braves 2–4 Smith Blankenship (0–1) — — 84–65 150 September 25 @ Braves 13–8 Brame (7–4) Greenfield Dawson (3) — 85–65 151 September 27 @ Robins 6–7 (10) Petty Grimes (25–14) — — 85–66 152 September 27 @ Robins 1–8 Koupal Blankenship (0–2) — — 85–67
Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Pirates team member
Opening Day lineup [ edit ] 1928 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers Catchers Infielders
Outfielders Manager
Player stats [ edit ] Batting [ edit ] Starters by position [ edit ] Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Other batters [ edit ] Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching [ edit ] Starting pitchers [ edit ] Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers [ edit ] Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers [ edit ] Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
League leaders [ edit ] 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
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 [ edit ] ^ From 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania , which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907. ^ Mike Cvengros page at Baseball Reference ^ 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 External links [ edit ]
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