1928 Philadelphia Athletics Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 98-55
Finished 2nd in the AL
Attendance: 689,756, Avg. 15,041
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Manager: Connie Mack (98-55)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1928 Philadelphia Athletics StatisticsTeam Record: 98-55
Finished 2nd in the AL
Attendance: 689,756, Avg. 15,041
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Manager: Connie Mack (98-55)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1928 Philadelphia Athletics Roster
The Philadelphia Athletics of the American League ended the 1928 season with a record of 98 wins and 55 losses, finishing second in the AL.
The Athletics yielded 615 runs, fewest in the league. Philadelphia tallied 829 runs. Joe Hauser paced the team with 16 home runs, and Al Simmons walloped 20 or more, too. Al Simmons drove in 107 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time with a .351 average. Lefty Grove recorded 24 wins on the mound for the squad, while Rube Walberg and Jack Quinn added 15 or more victories also Lefty Grove recorded a 2.58 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Connie Mack coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 829
Regular Season Runs Against: 615
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 11, 1928 | New York Yankees 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| April 13, 1928 | New York Yankees 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | L | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | ||
| April 16, 1928 | Washington Senators 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-3 | ||
| April 18, 1928 | Washington Senators 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-4 | ||
| April 20, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 0-4 | 1-0 | 1-4 | ||
| April 21, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 10 at New York Yankees 0 | W | 0-4 | 2-0 | 2-4 | ||
| April 24, 1928 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 11 | W | 1-4 | 2-0 | 3-4 | ||
| April 25, 1928 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 2-4 | 2-0 | 4-4 | ||
| April 26, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 10 at Washington Senators 0 | W | 2-4 | 3-0 | 5-4 | ||
| April 30, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 2-4 | 4-0 | 6-4 | ||
| May 1, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 2-4 | 5-0 | 7-4 | ||
| May 3, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 2-4 | 5-1 | 7-5 | ||
| May 4, 1928 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 10 | W | 3-4 | 5-1 | 8-5 | ||
| May 5, 1928 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 4-4 | 5-1 | 9-5 | ||
| May 7, 1928 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 10 | W | 5-4 | 5-1 | 10-5 | ||
| May 8, 1928 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 6-4 | 5-1 | 11-5 | ||
| May 10, 1928 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 11 | W | 7-4 | 5-1 | 12-5 | ||
| May 11, 1928 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 11 | W | 8-4 | 5-1 | 13-5 | ||
| May 12, 1928 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 8-5 | 5-1 | 13-6 | ||
| May 13, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 8-5 | 5-2 | 13-7 | ||
| May 14, 1928 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 9-5 | 5-2 | 14-7 | ||
| May 15, 1928 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 10-5 | 5-2 | 15-7 | ||
| May 16, 1928 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 15 | W | 11-5 | 5-2 | 16-7 | ||
| May 17, 1928 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 11-6 | 5-2 | 16-8 | ||
| May 19, 1928 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 12-6 | 5-2 | 17-8 | ||
| May 21, 1928 | Washington Senators 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 13-6 | 5-2 | 18-8 | ||
| May 21, 1928 | Washington Senators 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 14-6 | 5-2 | 19-8 | ||
| May 22, 1928 | Washington Senators 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 15-6 | 5-2 | 20-8 | ||
| May 23, 1928 | Washington Senators 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 16-6 | 5-2 | 21-8 | ||
| May 24, 1928 | New York Yankees 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | L | 16-7 | 5-2 | 21-9 | ||
| May 24, 1928 | New York Yankees 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 17-7 | 5-2 | 22-9 | ||
| May 25, 1928 | New York Yankees 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 17-8 | 5-2 | 22-10 | ||
| May 25, 1928 | New York Yankees 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 17-9 | 5-2 | 22-11 | ||
| May 26, 1928 | New York Yankees 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 17-10 | 5-2 | 22-12 | ||
| May 27, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 17-10 | 5-3 | 22-13 | ||
| May 28, 1928 | New York Yankees 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 17-11 | 5-3 | 22-14 | ||
| May 29, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 17-11 | 6-3 | 23-14 | ||
| May 30, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 17-11 | 7-3 | 24-14 | ||
| May 30, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 17-11 | 8-3 | 25-14 | ||
| June 1, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 17-11 | 9-3 | 26-14 | ||
| June 2, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Chicago White Sox 6 | L | 17-11 | 9-4 | 26-15 | ||
| June 3, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Chicago White Sox 3 | W | 17-11 | 10-4 | 27-15 | ||
| June 6, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at St. Louis Browns 5 | L | 17-11 | 10-5 | 27-16 | ||
| June 7, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at St. Louis Browns 4 | L | 17-11 | 10-6 | 27-17 | ||
| June 8, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 10 at St. Louis Browns 8 | W | 17-11 | 11-6 | 28-17 | ||
| June 9, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at St. Louis Browns 7 | L | 17-11 | 11-7 | 28-18 | ||
| June 10, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 9 | L | 17-11 | 11-8 | 28-19 | ||
| June 11, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 17-11 | 12-8 | 29-19 | ||
| June 12, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 17-11 | 13-8 | 30-19 | ||
| June 13, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 12 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 17-11 | 14-8 | 31-19 | ||
| June 14, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Cleveland Indians 8 | W | 17-11 | 15-8 | 32-19 | ||
| June 15, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 12 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 17-11 | 16-8 | 33-19 | ||
| June 16, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Cleveland Indians 9 | L | 17-11 | 16-9 | 33-20 | ||
| June 17, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Cleveland Indians 7 | W | 17-11 | 17-9 | 34-20 | ||
| June 20, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at New York Yankees 9 | L | 17-11 | 17-10 | 34-21 | ||
| June 20, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 10 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 17-11 | 18-10 | 35-21 | ||
| June 21, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 17-11 | 18-11 | 35-22 | ||
| June 23, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 17-11 | 19-11 | 36-22 | ||
| June 23, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Washington Senators 4 | W | 17-11 | 20-11 | 37-22 | ||
| June 24, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Washington Senators 6 | L | 17-11 | 20-12 | 37-23 | ||
| June 25, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Washington Senators 3 | L | 17-11 | 20-13 | 37-24 | ||
| June 25, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Washington Senators 7 | L | 17-11 | 20-14 | 37-25 | ||
| June 26, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 17-11 | 20-15 | 37-26 | ||
| June 27, 1928 | New York Yankees 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 17-12 | 20-15 | 37-27 | ||
| June 28, 1928 | New York Yankees 10 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 17-13 | 20-15 | 37-28 | ||
| June 29, 1928 | New York Yankees 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 18-13 | 20-15 | 38-28 | ||
| June 30, 1928 | Washington Senators 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 19-13 | 20-15 | 39-28 | ||
| July 1, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at New York Yankees 8 | L | 19-13 | 20-16 | 39-29 | ||
| July 1, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at New York Yankees 12 | L | 19-13 | 20-17 | 39-30 | ||
| July 2, 1928 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | W | 20-13 | 20-17 | 40-30 | ||
| July 2, 1928 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 20-14 | 20-17 | 40-31 | ||
| July 3, 1928 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 21-14 | 20-17 | 41-31 | ||
| July 4, 1928 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 22-14 | 20-17 | 42-31 | ||
| July 4, 1928 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 11 | W | 23-14 | 20-17 | 43-31 | ||
| July 5, 1928 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 24-14 | 20-17 | 44-31 | ||
| July 7, 1928 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 24-15 | 20-17 | 44-32 | ||
| July 7, 1928 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 25-15 | 20-17 | 45-32 | ||
| July 9, 1928 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 14 | W | 26-15 | 20-17 | 46-32 | ||
| July 11, 1928 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 10 | W | 27-15 | 20-17 | 47-32 | ||
| July 11, 1928 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 27-16 | 20-17 | 47-33 | ||
| July 12, 1928 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 27-17 | 20-17 | 47-34 | ||
| July 12, 1928 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 28-17 | 20-17 | 48-34 | ||
| July 16, 1928 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 29-17 | 20-17 | 49-34 | ||
| July 16, 1928 | Detroit Tigers 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 29-18 | 20-17 | 49-35 | ||
| July 17, 1928 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 30-18 | 20-17 | 50-35 | ||
| July 18, 1928 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 31-18 | 20-17 | 51-35 | ||
| July 19, 1928 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 32-18 | 20-17 | 52-35 | ||
| July 19, 1928 | St. Louis Browns 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 33-18 | 20-17 | 53-35 | ||
| July 20, 1928 | St. Louis Browns 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 34-18 | 20-17 | 54-35 | ||
| July 21, 1928 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 35-18 | 20-17 | 55-35 | ||
| July 21, 1928 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 36-18 | 20-17 | 56-35 | ||
| July 23, 1928 | Washington Senators 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 36-19 | 20-17 | 56-36 | ||
| July 25, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Chicago White Sox 7 | W | 36-19 | 21-17 | 57-36 | ||
| July 25, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 16 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 36-19 | 22-17 | 58-36 | ||
| July 26, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 36-19 | 23-17 | 59-36 | ||
| July 27, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 36-19 | 24-17 | 60-36 | ||
| July 28, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 13 at St. Louis Browns 4 | W | 36-19 | 25-17 | 61-36 | ||
| July 29, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at St. Louis Browns 3 | W | 36-19 | 26-17 | 62-36 | ||
| July 30, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at St. Louis Browns 4 | W | 36-19 | 27-17 | 63-36 | ||
| July 31, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at St. Louis Browns 4 | W | 36-19 | 28-17 | 64-36 | ||
| August 1, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 36-19 | 29-17 | 65-36 | ||
| August 2, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Cleveland Indians 0 | W | 36-19 | 30-17 | 66-36 | ||
| August 3, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Cleveland Indians 9 | L | 36-19 | 30-18 | 66-37 | ||
| August 4, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 36-19 | 31-18 | 67-37 | ||
| August 5, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 36-19 | 32-18 | 68-37 | ||
| August 6, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Detroit Tigers 8 | L | 36-19 | 32-19 | 68-38 | ||
| August 7, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 36-19 | 32-20 | 68-39 | ||
| August 9, 1928 | Washington Senators 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 37-19 | 32-20 | 69-39 | ||
| August 10, 1928 | Washington Senators 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 38-19 | 32-20 | 70-39 | ||
| August 11, 1928 | Washington Senators 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 39-19 | 32-20 | 71-39 | ||
| August 13, 1928 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 40-19 | 32-20 | 72-39 | ||
| August 14, 1928 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 40-20 | 32-20 | 72-40 | ||
| August 15, 1928 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 40-21 | 32-20 | 72-41 | ||
| August 16, 1928 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 18 | W | 41-21 | 32-20 | 73-41 | ||
| August 18, 1928 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 42-21 | 32-20 | 74-41 | ||
| August 18, 1928 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 42-22 | 32-20 | 74-42 | ||
| August 20, 1928 | St. Louis Browns 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 42-23 | 32-20 | 74-43 | ||
| August 21, 1928 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 12 | W | 43-23 | 32-20 | 75-43 | ||
| August 22, 1928 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 44-23 | 32-20 | 76-43 | ||
| August 23, 1928 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 45-23 | 32-20 | 77-43 | ||
| August 24, 1928 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 46-23 | 32-20 | 78-43 | ||
| August 25, 1928 | Chicago White Sox 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 46-24 | 32-20 | 78-44 | ||
| August 25, 1928 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 13 | W | 47-24 | 32-20 | 79-44 | ||
| August 28, 1928 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 48-24 | 32-20 | 80-44 | ||
| August 28, 1928 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 49-24 | 32-20 | 81-44 | ||
| August 29, 1928 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 50-24 | 32-20 | 82-44 | ||
| August 30, 1928 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 50-25 | 32-20 | 82-45 | ||
| August 31, 1928 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 51-25 | 32-20 | 83-45 | ||
| September 1, 1928 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 14 | W | 52-25 | 32-20 | 84-45 | ||
| September 3, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Washington Senators 6 | L | 52-25 | 32-21 | 84-46 | ||
| September 3, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Washington Senators 5 | L | 52-25 | 32-22 | 84-47 | ||
| September 4, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 52-25 | 33-22 | 85-47 | ||
| September 7, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 52-25 | 34-22 | 86-47 | ||
| September 7, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 0 | W | 52-25 | 35-22 | 87-47 | ||
| September 8, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 52-25 | 36-22 | 88-47 | ||
| September 8, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 52-25 | 37-22 | 89-47 | ||
| September 9, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at New York Yankees 7 | L | 52-25 | 37-23 | 89-48 | ||
| September 9, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 52-25 | 37-24 | 89-49 | ||
| September 11, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 52-25 | 37-25 | 89-50 | ||
| September 12, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 52-25 | 38-25 | 90-50 | ||
| September 15, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Cleveland Indians 0 | W | 52-25 | 39-25 | 91-50 | ||
| September 16, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 52-25 | 40-25 | 92-50 | ||
| September 18, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 52-25 | 40-26 | 92-51 | ||
| September 20, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 52-25 | 41-26 | 93-51 | ||
| September 21, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 9 | L | 52-25 | 41-27 | 93-52 | ||
| September 22, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 52-25 | 41-28 | 93-53 | ||
| September 23, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 11 at St. Louis Browns 7 | W | 52-25 | 42-28 | 94-53 | ||
| September 24, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at St. Louis Browns 6 | L | 52-25 | 42-29 | 94-54 | ||
| September 25, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at St. Louis Browns 5 | W | 52-25 | 43-29 | 95-54 | ||
| September 27, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Chicago White Sox 3 | W | 52-25 | 44-29 | 96-54 | ||
| September 28, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Chicago White Sox 5 | W | 52-25 | 45-29 | 97-54 | ||
| September 29, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 52-25 | 46-29 | 98-54 | ||
| September 30, 1928 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Chicago White Sox 1 | L | 52-25 | 46-30 | 98-55 |
