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1928 National League  Previous Year / Next Year Expanded Standings Team W L WL% GB St.Louis STL 95 59 .617 -- NewYorkG NYG 93 61 .604 2.0 ChicagoC CHC 91 63 .591 4.0 Pittsbgh PIT 85 67 .559 9.0 Cincnnti CIN 78 74 .513 16.0 Brooklyn BRO 77 76 .503 17.5 BostonBr BSN 50 103 .327 44.5 Phildlpa PHI 43 109 .283 51.0 Race Charts from BaseballRace.com: NL Postseason World Series (4-0):   New York Yankees over St. Louis Cardinals BR Bullpen: Find or enter more info for this league (what's this?)

1928 AL | NL League Yearly Summary - Expanded Standings: AL | NL - Expanded Leaderboards: AL | ML | NL -
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League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    G    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS  OPS+hmR/G rdR/G
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+-----+-----+
 PIT  5.51   837  152  5371  1659  246 100   52  435   352  .309  .361  .421   64      106  6.22  4.77
 STL  5.24   807  154  5357  1505  292  70  113  568   438  .281  .350  .425   82      108  4.77  5.71
 NYG  5.21   807  155  5459  1600  276  59  118  444   376  .293  .346  .430   62      111  5.34  5.08
 CHC  4.64   714  154  5260  1460  251  64   92  508   517  .278  .341  .402   83      104  4.35  4.92
 PHI  4.34   660  152  5234  1396  257  47   85  503   510  .267  .331  .382   53       88  4.80  3.90
 BRO  4.29   665  155  5243  1393  229  70   66  557   510  .266  .336  .374   81       94  4.29  4.29
 CIN  4.24   648  153  5184  1449  229  67   32  386   330  .280  .329  .368   83       89  4.15  4.32
 BSN  4.12   631  153  5228  1439  241  41   52  447   377  .275  .332  .367   60       95  4.07  4.18
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+-----+-----+
 Tot  4.70  5769 1228 42336 11901 2021 518  610 3848  3410  .281  .344  .397  568   --

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA    G   ERA    IP    H    H/G    BB  BB/G  HR    SO   CG  cgSHO tmSHO  SV ERA+hmR/G rdR/G
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+-----+-----+
 BRO  4.13   640  155  3.25  1396  1378   8.9   468  3.0   59   551   75    16     0  15 122  3.84  4.41
 STL  4.13   636  154  3.38  1415  1470   9.5   399  2.6   86   422   83     4     0  21 118  4.36  3.90
 CHC  3.99   615  154  3.40  1380  1383   9.0   508  3.3   56   531   75    12     0  14 114  3.43  4.56
 NYG  4.21   653  155  3.67  1394  1454   9.4   405  2.6   77   399   79     7     0  16 106  4.09  4.33
 CIN  4.48   686  153  3.94  1371  1516   9.9   410  2.7   58   355   68    11     0  11 100  4.08  4.91
 PIT  4.63   704  152  3.95  1354  1422   9.4   446  2.9   66   385   82     8     0  11 103  4.62  4.64
 BSN  5.74   878  153  4.83  1360  1596  10.4   524  3.4  100   343   54     1     0   6  81  5.89  5.58
 PHI  6.30   957  152  5.56  1352  1660  10.9   675  4.4  108   404   42     4     0  11  80  6.95  5.66
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+-----+-----+
 TOT  4.70  5769 1228  3.99 11022 11879   9.7  3835  3.1  610  3390  558          63 105

League Miscellaneous Stats    Glossary

 Tm    E   DP  Fldg% DefEff Attendance  Att/G    pW-pL  hmW-L rdW-L BPF PPF AgeB AgeP HOF  AS aAS Managers 
+---+----+----+-----+------+-----------+-------+-------+-----+-----+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+------------------------
 STL  152  134  .974   .708    761,574   9,891   94-60  42-35 53-24 102 100 28.7 32.1   6   0   6 McKechnie
 NYG  178  175  .972   .702    916,191  11,899   92-62  51-26 42-35 101  98 25.9 28.7   6   0   8 McGraw
 CHC  156  176  .975   .700  1,143,740  14,854   87-67  52-25 39-38  99  97 28.7 28.6   3   0   4 McCarthy
 PIT  201  123  .967   .699    495,070   6,429   88-64  47-30 38-37 104 102 27.4 32.1   4   0   8 Bush
 CIN  162  194  .974   .690    490,490   6,288   72-80  44-33 34-41  98  99 29.5 32.3   2   0   0 Hendricks
 BRO  217  113  .965   .700    664,863   8,635   79-74  41-35 36-41  99 100 31.0 31.5   4   0   1 Robinson
 BSN  193  141  .969   .683    227,001   2,987   54-99  25-51 25-52  95  98 29.8 28.5   2   0   0 Slattery and Hornsby
 PHI  179  171  .971   .667    182,168   2,429   51-101 26-49 17-60 107 110 27.3 28.0   1   0   3 Shotton
+---+----+----+-----+------+-----------+-------+-------+-----+-----+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+------------------------

League Awards
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Batting stats are BA/OBP/SLG.
Pitching stats are W-L ERA.

Award-Winners Complete Voting Results Most Valuable Player Jim Bottomley STL .325/.402/.628

League Leaderboards    Expanded Leaderboard (MLB Leaders) - Glossary
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Batting Average Hornsby-BSN .387 Waner-PIT .370 Lindstrom-NYG .358 Sisler-BSN .340 Herman-BRO .340	On-base % Hornsby-BSN .498 Waner-PIT .446 Grantham-PIT .408 Harper-TOT .407 Stephenson-CHC .407	Slugging % Hornsby-BSN .632 Bottomley-STL .628 Hafey-STL .604 Wilson-CHC .588 Waner-PIT .547	OPS Hornsby-BSN 1.130 Bottomley-STL 1.030 Wilson-CHC .992 Waner-PIT .992 Hafey-STL .990
Games Bissonette-BRO 155 Douthit-STL 154 Bell-BSN 153 Critz-CIN 153 Lindstrom-NYG 153	At Bats Waner-PIT 659 Douthit-STL 648 Lindstrom-NYG 646 Critz-CIN 641 Thompson-PHI 634	Plate Appearances (approx.) Douthit-STL 752 Waner-PIT 720 Thompson-PHI 700 Critz-CIN 698 Waner-PIT 697	Runs Waner-PIT 142 Bottomley-STL 123 Waner-PIT 121 Douthit-STL 111 Frisch-STL 107
Hits Lindstrom-NYG 231 Waner-PIT 223 Waner-PIT 221 Richbourg-BSN 206 Traynor-PIT 192	Total Bases Bottomley-STL 362 Lindstrom-NYG 330 Waner-PIT 329 Bissonette-BRO 319 Hafey-STL 314	Doubles Waner-PIT 50 Hafey-STL 46 Bottomley-STL 42 Hornsby-BSN 42 Lindstrom-NYG 39	Triples Bottomley-STL 20 Waner-PIT 19 Waner-PIT 14 Bissonette-BRO 13 Bressler-BRO 13
Home Runs Bottomley-STL 31 Wilson-CHC 31 Hafey-STL 27 Bissonette-BRO 25 Hornsby-BSN 21	RBI Bottomley-STL 136 Traynor-PIT 124 Wilson-CHC 120 Hafey-STL 111 Lindstrom-NYG 107	Bases on Balls Hornsby-BSN 107 Douthit-STL 84 Bressler-BRO 80 Waner-PIT 77 Wilson-CHC 77	Strikeouts Wilson-CHC 94 Bissonette-BRO 75 Cuyler-CHC 61 Beck-CHC 58 Bottomley-STL 54
Stolen Bases Cuyler-CHC 37 Frisch-STL 29 Thompson-PHI 19 Walker-CIN 19 Carey-BRO 18 Critz-CIN 18	Singles Waner-PIT 180 Lindstrom-NYG 169 Richbourg-BSN 166 Critz-CIN 153 Douthit-STL 150	Adjusted OPS+ Hornsby-BSN 200 Bottomley-STL 163 Wilson-CHC 158 Waner-PIT 154 Hafey-STL 153	Runs Created Hornsby-BSN 153 Waner-PIT 145 Bottomley-STL 144 Lindstrom-NYG 126 Bissonette-BRO 125
Adjusted Batting Runs Hornsby-BSN 79 Bottomley-STL 51 Waner-PIT 51 Wilson-CHC 44 Hafey-STL 38	Batting Wins Hornsby-BSN 7.4 Bottomley-STL 4.9 Waner-PIT 4.9 Wilson-CHC 4.2 Hafey-STL 3.7	Extra-Base Hits Bottomley-STL 93 Hafey-STL 79 Waner-PIT 75 Wilson-CHC 72 Hornsby-BSN 70	Times on Base Waner-PIT 305 Hornsby-BSN 296 Douthit-STL 285 Richbourg-BSN 270 Waner-PIT 265
Offensive Win% Hornsby-BSN .855 Waner-PIT .790 Bottomley-STL .777 Hafey-STL .753 Wilson-CHC .746	Hit By Pitch Douthit-STL 10 Hogan-NYG 8 Welsh-NYG 8 Cuyler-CHC 7 Bartell-PIT 6 Dressen-CIN 6	Sac. Hits Traynor-PIT 42 Maguire-CHC 37 Jackson-NYG 33 Grimm-CHC 28 Bell-BSN 25 Hornsby-BSN 25 Walker-CIN 25	Power/Speed Number Cuyler-CHC 23.3 Bottomley-STL 15.1 Frisch-STL 14.9 Lindstrom-NYG 14.5 Hendrick-BRO 13.0
At Bats per Strikeout Traynor-PIT 56.9 Waner-PIT 50.7 O'Doul-NYG 44.3 Waner-PIT 37.6 High-STL 36.8	At Bats per Home Run Wilson-CHC 16.8 Harper-TOT 17.3 Bottomley-STL 18.6 Hafey-STL 19.3 Hurst-PHI 20.8	Outs Thompson-PHI 475 Critz-CIN 471 Douthit-STL 467 Waner-PIT 455 Bell-BSN 452	ERA Vance-BRO 2.09 Blake-CHC 2.47 Nehf-CHC 2.65 Clark-BRO 2.68 Benton-NYG 2.73
Wins Benton-NYG 25 Grimes-PIT 25 Vance-BRO 22 Sherdel-STL 21 Fitzsimmons-NYG 20 Haines-STL 20	Won-Loss % Benton-NYG .735 Bush-CHC .714 Haines-STL .714 Fitzsimmons-NYG .690 Vance-BRO .688	BB + H per IP (WHIP) Vance-BRO 1.063 Grimes-PIT 1.173 Benton-NYG 1.192 Root-CHC 1.211 Alexander-STL 1.227	Hits Allowed/9IP Vance-BRO 7.26 Blake-CHC 7.82 Malone-CHC 7.83 McWeeny-BRO 8.04 Root-CHC 8.13
Bases on Balls/9IP Alexander-STL 1.37 Sherdel-STL 2.03 Benton-NYG 2.06 Rixey-CIN 2.07 Grimes-PIT 2.10	Strikeouts/9IP Vance-BRO 6.42 Malone-CHC 5.57 Root-CHC 4.63 Clark-BRO 3.93 Ring-PHI 3.75	Games Grimes-PIT 48 Kolp-CIN 44 Rixey-CIN 43 Benton-NYG 42 Bush-CHC 42 Malone-CHC 42 McWeeny-BRO 42	Saves Haid-STL 5 Sherdel-STL 5 Benton-NYG 4 Carlson-CHC 4 Clark-BRO 3 Dawson-PIT 3 Doak-BRO 3 Genewich-TOT 3 Grimes-PIT 3 Johnson-STL 3 Jones-CHC 3 Kolp-CIN 3 Rhem-STL 3
Innings Grimes-PIT 330.7 Benton-NYG 310.3 Rixey-CIN 291.3 Vance-BRO 280.3 Fitzsimmons-NYG 261.3	Strikeouts Vance-BRO 200 Malone-CHC 155 Root-CHC 122 Grimes-PIT 97 Benton-NYG 90	Games Started Grimes-PIT 37 Rixey-CIN 37 Benton-NYG 35 Fitzsimmons-NYG 32 McWeeny-BRO 32 Vance-BRO 32	Comp. Games Benton-NYG 28 Grimes-PIT 28 Vance-BRO 24 Haines-STL 20 Sherdel-STL 20
Shutouts Blake-CHC 4 Grimes-PIT 4 Lucas-CIN 4 McWeeny-BRO 4 Vance-BRO 4	Home Runs Allow. Genewich-TOT 24 Brandt-BSN 22 Petty-BRO 18 Sherdel-STL 17 Hill-PIT 16	Bases On Balls Allow. McWeeny-BRO 114 Brandt-BSN 109 Ring-PHI 103 Blake-CHC 101 Malone-CHC 99	Hits Allowed Rixey-CIN 317 Grimes-PIT 311 Benton-NYG 299 Smith-BSN 274 Fitzsimmons-NYG 264 Petty-BRO 264
SO to Walk Vance-BRO 2.78 Clark-BRO 1.70 Root-CHC 1.67 Alexander-STL 1.59 Malone-CHC 1.57	Losses Brandt-BSN 21 Benge-PHI 18 Rixey-CIN 18 Root-CHC 18 Delaney-BSN 17 Ring-PHI 17 Smith-BSN 17	Earned Runs Allow. Brandt-BSN 127 Ring-PHI 123 Kremer-PIT 113 Rixey-CIN 111 Grimes-PIT 110	Wild Pitches Malone-CHC 10 Benton-NYG 6 Fitzsimmons-NYG 6 Fussell-PIT 5 Greenfield-BSN 5 Kremer-PIT 5 Ring-PHI 5 Sweetland-PHI 5
Hit Batsmen Sweetland-PHI 15 Grimes-PIT 9 Brandt-BSN 7 Jones-CHC 7 Root-CHC 7 Vance-BRO 7	Batters Faced Grimes-PIT 1377 Benton-NYG 1263 Rixey-CIN 1219 Vance-BRO 1126 Fitzsimmons-NYG 1084	Games Finished McGraw-PHI 20 Appleton-CIN 18 Dawson-PIT 17 Faulkner-NYG 17 Walsh-PHI 17	Adjusted ERA+ Vance-BRO 191 Blake-CHC 156 Clark-BRO 148 Nehf-CHC 146 Benton-NYG 143
Oldest Player Nixon-PHI 1886-04-11 (42) Alexander-STL 1887-02-26 (41) Williams-PHI 1887-12-21 (40) Carey-BRO 1890-01-11 (38) Luque-CIN 1890-08-04 (37)	Youngest Player Ott-NYG 1909-03-02 (19) Lopez-BRO 1908-08-20 (19) Bartell-PIT 1907-11-22 (20) Clark-BSN 1907-11-06 (20) Jones-PIT 1907-08-21 (20)

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