TEAM NEWS
Sunday, 10/22/1928
Tuesday 1/31/1928 :
Bill Wagner retires ...
Marty Herrmann retires ...
Art Decatur retires ...
Benn Karr retires ...
Red Holt retires ...
Lou Gehrig gets a new one-year contract worth $6,350,000 through salary arbitration.
James Bell becomes a free agent.
Frank Withrow gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
Heinie Sand gets a new one-year contract worth $614,286 through salary arbitration.
Charlie Gehringer gets a new one-year contract worth $2,807,143 through salary arbitration.
Lu Blue gets a new one-year contract worth $1,120,000 through salary arbitration.
Beauty Mcgowan becomes a free agent.
Fred Thomas becomes a free agent.
Ray Blades gets a new one-year contract worth $2,257,143 through salary arbitration.
Jim Roberts gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
Frank Woodward gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
Clarence Fisher gets a new one-year contract worth $1,525,714 through salary arbitration.
George Ellison gets a new one-year contract worth $364,286 through salary arbitration.
Shovel Hodge becomes a free agent.
Ed Chaplin gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
Hal Kime gets a new one-year contract worth $1,280,000 through salary arbitration.
Roy Grimes gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
Dewey Metivier gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration.
Tuesday 4/4/1928 :
Ed Chaplin has 4 hits against Pittsburgh.
Lu Blue crushes 2 homers against Pittsburgh.
Lu Blue has 5 RBI against Pittsburgh.
Tuesday 4/18/1928 :
Lou Gehrig hits 2 homers against St. Louis (N).
Saturday 5/6/1928 :
Lou Gehrig hits 2 homers against Brooklyn.
Friday 5/12/1928 :
Charlie Gehringer sets a new single game NL-Record for Runs with 5!
Charlie Gehringer has 4 hits against New York (N).
Charlie Gehringer scores 5 runs against New York (N).
Lou Gehrig scores 4 runs against New York (N).
Tuesday 5/23/1928 :
Lou Gehrig extends his hitting streak to 16 games!
Lou Gehrig hits 2 homers against Cincinnati.
Wednesday 5/24/1928 :
Lou Gehrig extends his hitting streak to 17 games!
Wednesday 5/31/1928 :
Lou Gehrig crushes 2 homers against Chicago (N).
Tuesday 6/6/1928 :
Larry Bettencourt has 5 RBI against New York (N).
Wednesday 6/7/1928 :
Charlie Gehringer extends his hitting streak to 16 games!
Thursday 6/8/1928 :
Charlie Gehringer extends his hitting streak to 17 games!
Saturday 6/10/1928 :
Dave Harris sets a new single game NL-Record for Triples with 2!
Friday 6/16/1928 :
Lou Gehrig crushes 2 homers against St. Louis (N).
Saturday 6/17/1928 :
Lou Gehrig scores 4 runs against St. Louis (N).
Larry Bettencourt has 4 hits against St. Louis (N).
Heinie Sand has 4 hits against St. Louis (N).
Heinie Sand scores 4 runs against St. Louis (N).
Thursday 6/22/1928 :
Lou Gehrig hits 2 homers against Chicago (N).
Lou Gehrig has 7 RBI against Chicago (N).
Sunday 6/25/1928 :
Lou Gehrig scores 4 runs against Chicago (N).
Saturday 7/1/1928 :
Lou Gehrig hits a 452-foot homerun!!
Lou Gehrig hits 2 homers against Philadelphia (N).
Tuesday 7/4/1928 :
1B Lou Gehrig will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
Saturday 7/8/1928 :
Lou Gehrig has 4 hits against Cincinnati.
Sunday 7/9/1928 :
Lou Gehrig slams 2 homers against Cincinnati.
Lou Gehrig drives in 5 runs against Cincinnati.
Monday 7/10/1928 :
Lou Gehrig has 4 hits against Pittsburgh.
Wednesday 7/19/1928 :
Charlie Gehringer slams 2 homers against New York (N).
Friday 7/21/1928 :
Charlie Gehringer has 4 hits against Brooklyn.
Saturday 7/22/1928 :
Lawrence Terrell pitches a 4-hit shutout against Brooklyn!!
Tuesday 7/25/1928 :
Heinie Sand has 4 hits against Philadelphia (N).
Thursday 7/27/1928 :
Sam Gibson pitches a 5-hit shutout against Cincinnati!!
Monday 7/31/1928 :
Frank Withrow retires ...
Lou Gehrig crushes 2 homers against Chicago (N).
Lou Gehrig drives in 5 runs against Chicago (N).
Wednesday 8/2/1928 :
Ed Wells pitches a 2-hit shutout against St. Louis (N)!!
Thursday 8/3/1928 :
Lou Gehrig crushes 2 homers against St. Louis (N).
Tuesday 8/8/1928 :
Lou Gehrig slams 3 homers against Pittsburgh.
Friday 8/11/1928 :
Lou Gehrig has 5 hits against Chicago (N).
Lou Gehrig scores 4 runs against Chicago (N).
Bernardo Baro has 5 hits against Chicago (N).
Saturday 8/12/1928 :
Sam Gibson pitches a 2-hit shutout against Chicago (N)!!
Thursday 8/17/1928 :
Lou Gehrig has 4 hits against Philadelphia (N).
Lou Gehrig crushes 2 homers against Philadelphia (N).
Lou Gehrig scores 4 runs against Philadelphia (N).
Friday 8/18/1928 :
Lou Gehrig sets a new season NL-Record for Homeruns with 51!
Wednesday 8/23/1928 :
Lou Gehrig sets a new season NL-Record for Homeruns with 52!
Monday 8/28/1928 :
Charlie Gehringer has 5 RBI against St. Louis (N).
Ray Blades has 5 hits against St. Louis (N).
Ray Blades scores 4 runs against St. Louis (N).
Tuesday 8/29/1928 :
Charlie Gehringer has 4 hits against St. Louis (N).
Monday 9/4/1928 :
Charlie Gehringer was named Player of the Week!
He batted .455 in 22 AB, with 1 HR and 12 RBI.
Wednesday 9/6/1928 :
Lou Gehrig sets a new season Team-Record for Doubles with 48!
Friday 9/8/1928 :
Lou Gehrig hits a 473-foot homerun!!
Monday 9/11/1928 :
Lu Blue was named Player of the Week!
He batted .529 in 17 AB, with 3 HR and 8 RBI.
Saturday 9/16/1928 :
Lu Blue has 4 hits against Cincinnati.
Saturday 9/23/1928 :
Lu Blue sets a new season Team-Record for Triples with 14!
Lu Blue sets a new single game NL-Record for Triples with 2!
Monday 10/2/1928 :
Larry Bettencourt hits 2 homers against Philadelphia (N).
Larry Bettencourt drives in 5 runs against Philadelphia (N).
Sunday 10/22/1928 :
Lou Gehrig was named National League-Batter of the Year!
He batted .391 in 547 AB, with 62 homers and 162 RBI.

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