1928 Philadelphia Athletics Roster

The 1928 Philadelphia Athletics team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1928 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1928 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1928 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1928 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1928 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"I never saw a man who juggled his (Casey Stengel) lineup so much and who played so many hunches so successfully." - Connie Mack

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1928 Philadelphia Athletics



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Complete Roster  
 

n/a Joe Bush 5-09 173 Right Right 1892-11-27
n/a Art Daney 5-11 165 Right Right 1904-07-09
n/a George Earnshaw 6-04 210 Right Right 1900-02-15
n/a Howard Ehmke 6-03 190 Right Right 1894-04-24
n/a Lefty Grove 6-03 190 Left Left 1900-03-06
n/a Jing Johnson 5-09 172 Right Right 1894-10-09
n/a Ike Powers 6-00½ 188 Right Right 1906-03-13
n/a Jack Quinn 6-00 196 Right Right 1883-07-01
n/a Eddie Rommel 6-02 197 Right Right 1897-09-13
n/a Bill Shores 6-00 185 Right Right 1904-05-26
n/a Rube Walberg 6-01½ 190 Left Left 1896-07-27
n/a Carroll Yerkes 5-11 180 Left Right 1903-06-13
n/a Mickey Cochrane 5-10½ 180 Right Left 1903-04-06
n/a Cy Perkins 5-10½ 158 Right Right 1896-02-27
n/a Max Bishop 5-08½ 165 Right Left 1899-09-05
n/a Joe Boley 5-11 170 Right Right 1896-07-19
n/a Eddie Collins 5-09 175 Right Left 1887-05-02
n/a Jimmy Dykes 5-09 185 Right Right 1896-11-10
n/a Jimmie Foxx 6-00 195 Right Right 1907-10-22
n/a Sammy Hale 5-08½ 160 Right Right 1896-09-10
n/a Joe Hassler 6-00 165 Right Right 1905-04-07
n/a Joe Hauser 5-10½ 175 Left Left 1899-01-12
n/a Ossie Orwoll 6-00 174 Left Left 1900-11-17
n/a Ty Cobb 6-01 175 Right Left 1886-12-18
n/a Walt French 5-07½ 155 Right Left 1899-07-12
n/a Mule Haas 6-01 175 Right Left 1903-10-15
n/a Bing Miller 6-00 185 Right Right 1894-08-30
n/a Al Simmons 5-11 190 Right Right 1902-05-22
n/a Tris Speaker 5-11½ 193 Left Left 1888-04-04


The 1928 Philadelphia Athletics played 153 games during the regular season, won 98 games, lost 55 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Shibe Park (Park Factors: 103/99) where 689,756 fans witnessed their 1928 Athletics finish the season with a .641 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1928 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1928 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1928 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1928 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list:

1928 Philadelphia Athletics
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1928 Philadelphia Athletics
Most Games by Position

C Mickey Cochrane (130)
1B Joe Hauser (88)
2B Max Bishop (125)
3B Sammy Hale (79)
SS Joe Boley (132)
LF Al Simmons (114)
CF Mule Haas (69)
RF Ty Cobb (85)
  
SP George Earnshaw
SP Howard Ehmke
SP Jack Quinn
SP Rube Walberg
  
RP Ossie Orwoll
CL Lefty Grove


1928 Philadelphia Athletics
Salaries

Ty Cobb $35,000.00
Eddie Collins $15,000.00
Al Simmons $15,000.00
Tris Speaker $15,000.00
Mickey Cochrane $10,000.00
Lefty Grove $9,000.00
Sammy Hale $8,000.00
Max Bishop $7,500.00
Walt French $7,500.00
Cy Perkins $7,500.00
Jimmie Foxx $5,000.00


1928 Philadelphia Athletics
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1928 Philadelphia Athletics Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?

     

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