The 1928 Brooklyn Robins finished in 6th place, despite

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leading the league in strikeouts for a seventh straight season as well as posting a career best 2.09 ERA.

Offseason

* December 12, 1928:

Johnny Butler John Stephen Butler (March 20, 1893 in Fall River, Kansas – April 29, 1967 in Seal Beach, California), was a professional baseball player who played shortstop from 1926 to 1929. After his playing career ended, he was a coach for the Chicago ...

was purchased from the Robins by the Chicago Cubs.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* June 8, 1928:

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was traded by the Robins to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Joe Harris and

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. * June 23, 1928:

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was purchased from the Robins by the Boston Braves.Howard Freigau page at Baseball Reference
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Roster

Player stats

Batting

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''

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''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

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''

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

Del Bissonette Adelphia Louis Bissonette (September 6, 1899 – June 9, 1972) was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers (then known as the Brooklyn Robins) from ...

* #4 in NL in home runs (25) Watty Clark * #4 in NL in ERA (2.68)

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

Notes

References

Baseball-Reference season pageBaseball Almanac season pageRetrosheet

External links

1928 Brooklyn Robins uniformAcme Dodgers page
* Los Angeles Dodgers seasons Brooklyn Robins season

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