The 1928

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

season was the 47th season in franchise history. The team scored the most runs in the

National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team s ...

. However, they also allowed the third most and slipped down to fourth place in the standings.

Offseason

* December 3, 1927:

Mike Cvengros Michael John Cvengros (December 1, 1900 – August 2, 1970) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of six seasons in the majors, between 1922 and 1929, for the New York Giants, Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Chicago ...

and Ike Danning were traded by the Pirates to the

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for Fred Fussell.

Regular season

During the season,

Burleigh Grimes Burleigh Arland Grimes (August 18, 1893 – December 6, 1985) was an American professional baseball player and manager, and the last pitcher officially permitted to throw the spitball. Grimes made the most of this advantage, as well as his unshav ...

became the last pitcher to win at least 25 games in one season for the Pirates in the 20th century.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.98, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY,

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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Cardinals Cardinal or The Cardinal may refer to: Animals * Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds **''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae **''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...

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Reds Reds may refer to: General * Red (political adjective), supporters of Communism or socialism * Reds (January Uprising), a faction of the Polish insurrectionists during the January Uprising in 1863 * USSR (or, to a lesser extent, China) during th ...

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Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. The Braves ...

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, , 6–2 , , Dawson (3–1) , , Smith , , Miljus (1) , , — , , 10–9 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 20 , , May 7 , ,

, , 9–4 , , Miljus (2–3) , , Robertson , , — , , — , , 11–9 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 21 , , May 8 , ,

Giants A giant is a being of human appearance, sometimes of prodigious size and strength, common in folklore. Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to: Mythology and religion *Giants (Greek mythology) *Jötunn, a Germanic term often translated as 'gi ...

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, , 4–5 , , Fitzsimmons , , Kremer (1–4) , , — , , — , , 12–11 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 24 , , May 12 , ,

Robins Robins may refer to: Places United States *Robins, Iowa, a small city * Robins, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Robins Township, Fall River County, South Dakota * Robins Island, of the coast of New York state *Robins Air Force Base, Georgia *R ...

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, , 5–8 , , Clark , , Grimes (4–3) , , — , , 22,000 , , 13–12 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 26 , , May 14 , ,

, , 6–7 , , Doak , , Brame (0–1) , , Vance , , — , , 13–13 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 27 , , May 15 , ,

, , 3–10 , , McWeeny , , Miljus (2–4) , , — , , — , , 13–14 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 28 , , May 18 , ,

Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citizen ...

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, , 4–6 , , Ring , , Hill (5–3) , , Sweetland , , — , , 23–27 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 51 , , June 12 , , @

, , 15–4 , , Kremer (3–8) , , Miller , , — , , — , , 24–27 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 52 , , June 13 , , @

, , 3–4 , , Sweetland , , Grimes (8–6) , , — , , — , , 24–28 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 53 , , June 14 , , @

, , 4–3 (11) , , Miljus (4–5) , , Fitzsimmons , , — , , — , , 25–28 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 54 , , June 15 , , @

, , 1–9 , , Aldridge , , Hill (5–4) , , — , , 9,000 , , 25–29 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 55 , , June 16 , , @

, , 0–4 , , Benton , , Kremer (3–9) , , — , , — , , 25–30 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 56 , , June 17 , , @

, , 6–0 , , Grimes (9–6) , , Henry , , — , , — , , 26–30 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 57 , , June 20 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Kremer (4–9) , , Rixey , , — , , — , , 27–30 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 58 , , June 21 , ,

, , 4–5 , , Appleton , , Fussell (1–2) , , — , , — , , 27–31 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 59 , , June 22 , ,

, , 11–1 , , Grimes (10–6) , , Kolp , , — , , — , , 28–31 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 60 , , June 23 , ,

, , 6–5 (10) , , Miljus (5–5) , , Kolp , , — , , — , , 29–31 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 61 , , June 24 , , @ Cubs , , 1–8 , , Nehf , , Kremer (4–10) , , — , , 15,000 , , 29–32 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 62 , , June 26 , , @ Cubs , , 1–0 , , Grimes (11–6) , , Blake , , — , , — , , 30–32 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 63 , , June 26 , , @ Cubs , , 3–7 , , Bush , , Miljus (5–6) , , Malone , , — , , 30–33 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 64 , , June 28 , , @

, , 3–4 , , Sherdel , , Hill (5–5) , , — , , — , , 30–34 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 65 , , June 29 , , @

, , 4–9 , , Mitchell , , Kremer (4–11) , , — , , — , , 30–35 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 66 , , June 30 , , @

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, , 2–0 , , Fussell (2–2) , , Haines , , — , , — , , 32–35 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 68 , , July 1 , , @

, , 6–8 , , Johnson , , Miljus (5–7) , , Haid , , — , , 32–36 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 69 , , July 3 , ,

, , 7–9 , , Edwards , , Grimes (12–7) , , — , , — , , 32–37 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 70 , , July 4 , ,

, , 0–6 , , Rixey , , Dawson (3–5) , , — , , — , , 32–38 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 71 , , July 4 , ,

, , 3–11 , , Kolp , , Grimes (12–8) , , — , , — , , 32–39 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 72 , , July 6 , ,

, , 7–11 , , Faulkner , , Fussell (2–3) , , — , , — , , 32–40 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 73 , , July 7 , ,

, , 8–6 , , Fussell (3–3) , , Benton , , — , , — , , 33–40 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 74 , , July 7 , ,

, , 5–2 , , Brame (1–1) , , Fitzsimmons , , — , , — , , 34–40 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 75 , , July 9 , ,

, , 5–3 , , Grimes (13–8) , , Faulkner , , — , , — , , 35–40 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 76 , , July 10 , ,

, , 6–5 , , Kremer (5–11) , , Ring , , — , , — , , 36–40 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 77 , , July 11 , ,

, , 3–1 (6) , , Brame (2–1) , , Benge , , Hill (2) , , — , , 37–40 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 78 , , July 14 , ,

, , 10–0 , , Grimes (14–8) , , Brandt , , — , , — , , 38–40 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 79 , , July 16 , ,

, , 8–3 , , Kremer (6–11) , , Delaney , , — , , — , , 39–40 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 80 , , July 17 , ,

, , 7–6 , , Hill (6–5) , , Smith , , Fussell (1) , , — , , 40–40 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 81 , , July 18 , ,

, , 16–3 , , Grimes (15–8) , , Barnes , , — , , — , , 41–40 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 82 , , July 19 , ,

, , 0–3 , , McWeeny , , Fussell (3–4) , , — , , — , , 41–41 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 83 , , July 20 , ,

, , 7–8 , , Elliott , , Kremer (6–12) , , Clark , , 4,000 , , 41–42 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 84 , , July 21 , ,

, , 7–3 , , Hill (7–5) , , Ehrhardt , , — , , — , , 42–42 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 85 , , July 21 , ,

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, , 1–2 (12) , , Mitchell , , Fussell (5–6) , , Sherdel , , — , , 56–48 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 105 , , August 11 , ,

, , 0–1 , , Lucas , , Grimes (20–10) , , — , , — , , 56–49 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 106 , , August 13 , ,

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, , 4–2 , , Hill (11–6) , , McWeeny , , — , , — , , 58–49 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 108 , , August 15 , ,

, , 5–6 , , Vance , , Fussell (5–7) , , Petty , , — , , 58–50 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 109 , , August 16 , ,

, , 11–6 , , Grimes (21–10) , , Doak , , — , , — , , 59–50 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 110 , , August 17 , ,

, , 10–3 , , Kremer (11–12) , , Willoughby , , — , , — , , 60–50 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 111 , , August 17 , ,

, , 9–1 , , Brame (3–1) , , Sweetland , , — , , — , , 61–50 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 112 , , August 18 , ,

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, , 8–11 , , Ring , , Fussell (5–8) , , Ferguson , , — , , 62–51 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 114 , , August 20 , ,

, , 11–14 , , Smith , , Grimes (21–11) , , Delaney , , — , , 62–52 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 115 , , August 21 , ,

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, , 10–3 , , Brame (4–1) , , Greenfield , , — , , — , , 64–52 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 117 , , August 23 , ,

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, , 16–7 , , Dawson (4–6) , , Benge , , — , , — , , 70–54 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 125 , , August 29 , ,

, , 0–4 (7) , , Willoughby , , Brame (4–3) , , — , , — , , 70–55 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 126 , , August 31 , ,

, , 6–5 , , Kremer (14–12) , , Alexander , , Grimes (3) , , — , , 71–55 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 127 , , August 31 , ,

, , 2–6 , , Haines , , Fussell (7–9) , , — , , — , , 71–56 , - , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 128 , , September 1 , ,

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, , 4–2 , , Hill (14–9) , , Sherdel , , — , , — , , 74–61 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 136 , , September 9 , , @

, , 8–7 , , Dawson (5–6) , , Reinhart , , — , , — , , 75–61 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 137 , , September 10 , , @ Cubs , , 7–5 , , Grimes (23–13) , , Nehf , , — , , — , , 76–61 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 138 , , September 11 , , @ Cubs , , 3–9 , , Malone , , Hill (14–10) , , — , , — , , 76–62 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 139 , , September 14 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Grimes (24–13) , , Rixey , , — , , — , , 77–62 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 140 , , September 15 , ,

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, , 2–9 , , Hubbell , , Brame (5–4) , , — , , 3,000 , , 79–63 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 143 , , September 18 , , @

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, , 6–5 , , Dawson (6–7) , , Sweetland , , — , , — , , 81–64 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 146 , , September 22 , , @

, , 9–7 , , Grimes (25–13) , , McGraw , , — , , — , , 82–64 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 147 , , September 22 , , @

, , 5–3 , , Brame (6–4) , , Caldwell , , — , , — , , 83–64 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 148 , , September 24 , , @

, , 3–1 (10) , , Dawson (7–7) , , Delaney , , — , , — , , 84–64 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 149 , , September 24 , , @

, , 2–4 , , Smith , , Blankenship (0–1) , , — , , — , , 84–65 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 150 , , September 25 , , @

, , 13–8 , , Brame (7–4) , , Greenfield , , Dawson (3) , , — , , 85–65 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 151 , , September 27 , , @

, , 6–7 (10) , , Petty , , Grimes (25–14) , , — , , — , , 85–66 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 152 , , September 27 , , @

, , 1–8 , , Koupal , , Blankenship (0–2) , , — , , — , , 85–67 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member''

Opening Day lineup

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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

League leaders

George Grantham George Grantham may refer to: * George Grantham (baseball) * George Grantham (musician) George Grantham (born January 20, 1947) is an American drummer and vocalist best known for his work with pioneering country rock band Poco. Grantham and p ...

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

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

Pie Traynor Harold Joseph "Pie" Traynor (November 11, 1898 – March 16, 1972) was an American third baseman, manager, scout and radio broadcaster in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played his entire career between 1920 and 1937 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. ...

* #2 in NL in RBI (124)

Lloyd Waner Lloyd James Waner (March 16, 1906 – July 22, 1982), nicknamed "Little Poison", was a Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder. His small stature at and 132 lb (68 kg)

* #3 in NL in runs scored (121)

Paul Waner Paul Glee Waner (April 16, 1903 – August 29, 1965), nicknamed "Big Poison", was an American professional baseball right fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four teams between 1926 and 1945, most notably playing his first 15 se ...

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

References

External links

1928 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference

1928 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
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