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1928 in the Negro Leagues
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| << 1927 1929 >> |
1928 in the Negro Leagues
Contents |
[edit] Standings
- BOLD indicates League Champion
[edit] Negro National League
- Source: The Negro Leagues Book by Dick Clark and Larry Lester
| Team | 1st Half | W | L | WPCT | 2nd Half | W | L | WPCT | Overall | W | L | WPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Stars | 1. | 32 | 8 | .800 | 1. | 34 | 18 | .654 | 1. | 66 | 26 | .717 |
| Kansas City Monarchs | 3. | 24 | 15 | .615 | 3. | 26 | 16 | .619 | 2. | 50 | 31 | .617 |
| Detroit Stars | 2. | 29 | 13 | .690 | 4. | 25 | 24 | .510 | 3. | 54 | 37 | .593 |
| Chicago American Giants | 4. | 24 | 20 | .545 | 2. | 30 | 17 | .638 | 4. | 54 | 37 | .593 |
| Birmingham Black Barons | 5. | 19 | 28 | .404 | 5. | 25 | 26 | .490 | 5. | 44 | 54 | .449 |
| Memphis Red Sox | 6. | 16 | 25 | .390 | 6. | 14 | 23 | .378 | 6. | 30 | 48 | .385 |
| Cleveland Tigers | 7. | 19 | 53 | .264 | ||||||||
| Cuban Stars | 8. | 12 | 37 | .245 |
[edit] Eastern Colored League
| Team | W | L | WPCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homestead Grays | 8 | 5 | .615 |
| Atlantic City Bacharach Giants | 32 | 23 | .582 |
| Hilldale | 26 | 27 | .491 |
| Baltimore Black Sox | 20 | 22 | .476 |
| NYC Lincoln Giants | 17 | 21 | .447 |
| Cuban Stars | 1 | 3 | .250 |
The Eastern Colored League folded in mid-season. No champion was declared
[edit] Independent Teams
- Source: Teams list from The Negro Leagues Book by Dick Clark and Larry Lester; records are from The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, John Holway
- Brooklyn Cuban Giants
- Brooklyn Royal Giants: 4 - 8 (0.333)
- Chicago Giants: 1 - 1 (0.5)
- Colored All-Stars: 1 - 2 (0.333)
- Eastern All-Stars: 1 - 1 (0.5)
- Evansville Giants: 0 - 1 (0)
- Ewing's All-Stars: 0 - 3 (0)
- Harrisburg Giants: 0 - 4 (0)
- Havana Red Sox: 0 - 9 (0)
- Nashville Elite Giants: 0 - 6 (0)
- Pennsylvania Red Caps of NY
- Philadelphia Colored Giants of NY
- Philadelphia Quaker City Giants: 0 - 4 (0)
- Philadelphia Tigers: 2 - 7 (0.222)
- Pittsburgh Crawfords
- St. Louis Giants: 2 - 11 (0.154)
[edit] Leading Players
[edit] Batters
[edit] Pitchers
[edit] Postseason
Despite having a lower researched won-lost record than St. Louis, Chicago was declared second-half champions of the NNL. St. Louis beat the American Giants five games to four in the championship playoff.
| Negro League Seasons
Early Era
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