1928 Brooklyn Robins season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Brooklyn Robins
Los Angeles Dodgers
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finished in 6th place, despite pitcher

Pitcher

In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

Dazzy Vance

Charles Arthur "Dazzy" Vance was a star Major League Baseball starting pitcher during the 1920s.-Biography:...

leading the league in strikeout

Strikeout

In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters....

s for a seventh straight season as well as posting a career best 2.09 ERA.

Offseason

December 12, 1928: Johnny Butler
Johnny Butler
John Stephen Butler , is a former professional baseball player who played shortstop from 1926-1929....

was purchased from the Robins by the Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs
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Notable transactions

June 8, 1928: Charlie Hargreaves
Charlie Hargreaves
Charles Russell Hargreaves , is a former professional baseball player who played catcher from 1923-1930.-External links:...

was traded by the Robins to the Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
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for Joe Harris and Johnny Gooch
Johnny Gooch
John Beverley Gooch was catcher who played in Major League Baseball between and through . Gooch was a switch-hitter with a hysterical name...

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June 23, 1928: Howard Freigau
Howard Freigau
Howard Earl Freigau , is a former professional baseball player who played third base from 1922-1928. He attended college at Ohio Wesleyan University. He died from drowning in 1932....

was purchased from the Robins by the Boston Braves
Atlanta Braves
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Roster

1928 Brooklyn Robins
Roster
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Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Pos	G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
C	82	258	19	65	.252	0	23	3
1B	155	587	90	188	.320	25	106	5
2B	103	339	51	93	.274	2	44	10
3B	126	425	83	135	.318	11	59	16
SS
OF
OF
OF

Other batters

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

G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB



39	153	26	31	.203	0	3	2


55	89	8	21	.236	1	8	0

20	61	3	12	.197	0	5	1


7	21	4	6	.286	0	1	0

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games

G	GS	CG	IP	W	L	ERA	BB	SO
38	32	24	280.1	22	10	2.09	72	200

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games

G	GS	CG	IP	W	L	ERA	BB	SO

40	19	10	194.2	12	9	2.68	50	85
28	12	4	99.1	3	8	3.26	35	12

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	BB	SO
	28	54	1	3	2	4.67	27	12

League top five finishers

Del Bissonette
Del Bissonette
Adelphia Louis Bissonette was an American first baseman, manager and coach in Major League Baseball.Born in Winthrop, Maine, Bissonette attended Westbrook Seminary, the University of New Hampshire and Georgetown University before signing a professional baseball contract with Valleyfield-Cap de la...

#4 in NL in home runs (25)

Watty Clark
Watty Clark
William Watson Clark born in St. Joseph, Louisiana was a Pitcher for the Cleveland Indians , Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers and New York Giants ....

#4 in NL in ERA (2.68)

Dazzy Vance
Dazzy Vance
Charles Arthur "Dazzy" Vance was a star Major League Baseball starting pitcher during the 1920s.-Biography:...

MLB leader in ERA (2.09)
MLB leader in strikeouts (200)
#3 in NL in wins (22)

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1928 Brooklyn Robins
Roster
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