1928 MLB Debuts

Players who made their Major League debut during the selected season. Player must have appeared in a game as a hitter or a pitcher.

Batting and Pitching statistics for debuts are available since 1957.

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playerdebut dateboxscoreageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-lev
Grady Adkins1928-04-13boxscore30.295P5-11175RR1897-06-29Jacksonville,ARMLB1928-19291928-1929 premiumpremiumpremium
Casper Asbjornson1928-09-17boxscore19.095C6-1196RR1909-06-19Concord,MAMLB1928-19321928-1932 premiumpremiumpremium
Pelham Ballenger1928-05-07boxscore34.0983B5-11160RR1894-02-06Gilreath Mill,SCMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Les Barnhart1928-09-22boxscore23.217P6-0180RR1905-02-23Hoxie,KSMLB1928-19301928-1930 premiumpremiumpremium
Les Bartholomew1928-04-11boxscore25.014P5-11195RL1903-04-04Madison,WIMLB1928-19321928-1932 premiumpremiumpremium
Fred Bennett1928-04-13boxscore26.036OF5-9185RR1902-03-15Atkins,ARMLB1928-19311928-1931 premiumpremiumpremium
Larry Bettencourt1928-06-02boxscore22.259OF-3B5-11195RR1905-09-22Newark,CAMLB1928-19321928-1932 premiumpremiumpremium
Del Bissonette1928-04-11boxscore28.2241B5-11180LL1899-09-06Winthrop,MEMLB1928-19331928-1933 premiumpremiumpremium
George Blackerby1928-08-10boxscore24.272OF6-1176RR1903-11-18Luther,OKMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Ray Boggs1928-09-01boxscore23.269P6-0170LL1904-12-12Reamsville,KSMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Cecil Bolton1928-09-21boxscore24.2271B6-4195LR1904-02-13Booneville,MSMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Al Bool1928-09-29boxscore31.043C5-11180RR1897-08-24Lincoln,NEMLB1928-19311928-1931 premiumpremiumpremium
Harley Boss1928-07-19boxscore19.2471B6-0185LL1908-11-19Hodge,LAMLB1928-19331928-1933 premiumpremiumpremium
Erv Brame1928-04-14boxscore26.191P6-2190LR1901-10-12Big Rock,TNMLB1928-19321928-1932 premiumpremiumpremium
Ed Brandt1928-04-26boxscore23.074P6-1190LL1905-02-17Spokane,WAMLB1928-19381928-1938 premiumpremiumpremium
Otis Brannan1928-04-11boxscore29.0362B5-9160LR1899-03-13Greenbrier,ARMLB1928-19291928-1929 premiumpremiumpremium
Clint Brown1928-09-27boxscore25.088P6-1190LR1903-07-08Blackash,PAMLB1928-19421928-1942 premiumpremiumpremium
Bruce Caldwell1928-06-30boxscore22.148OF-1B6-0195RR1906-02-08Ashton,RIMLB1928-19321928-1932 premiumpremiumpremium
Earl Caldwell1928-09-08boxscore23.158P6-1178RR1905-04-09Sparks,TXMLB1928-19481928-1948 premiumpremiumpremium
Archie Campbell1928-04-21boxscore24.190P6-0180RR1903-10-20Maplewood,NJMLB1928-19301928-1930 premiumpremiumpremium
Tiny Chaplin1928-04-13boxscore22.280P6-1195RR1905-07-13Los Angeles,CAMLB1928-19361928-1936 premiumpremiumpremium
Bill Cissell1928-04-11boxscore24.1052B-SS5-11170RR1904-01-03Perryville,MOMLB1928-19381928-1938 premiumpremiumpremium
George Cox1928-04-12boxscore23.154P6-1170RR1904-11-15Sherman,TXMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Bill Cronin1928-07-04boxscore25.197C5-9167RR1902-12-26West Newton,MAMLB1928-19311928-1931 premiumpremiumpremium
Ed Crowley1928-06-21boxscore21.3253B6-1180RR1906-08-06Watkinsville,GAMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
playerdebut dateboxscoreageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-lev
Art Daney1928-05-25boxscore23.326P5-11165RR1904-07-09Talihina,OKMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Ike Danning1928-09-21boxscore23.250C5-10160RR1905-01-20Los Angeles,CAMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Virgil Davis1928-04-30boxscore23.137C6-1197RR1904-12-20Birmingham,ALMLB1928-19451928-1945 premiumpremiumpremium
Bill Dickey1928-08-15boxscore21.076C6-2185LR1907-06-06Bastrop,LAMLB1928-19461928-1946 premiumpremiumpremium
Red Dorman1928-08-21boxscore27.329OF5-11180RR1900-10-03Jacksonville,ILMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Dan Dugan1928-09-05boxscore21.201P6-2187LL1907-02-22Plainfield,NJMLB1928-19291928-1929 premiumpremiumpremium
George Earnshaw1928-06-03boxscore28.115P6-4210RR1900-02-15New York,NYMLB1928-19361928-1936 premiumpremiumpremium
Paul Easterling1928-04-11boxscore22.201OF5-11180RR1905-09-28Reidsville,GAMLB1928-19381928-1938 premiumpremiumpremium
Charlie Fitzberger1928-09-11boxscore24.217H6-2170LL1904-02-13Baltimore,MDMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Ray Foley1928-07-04boxscore22.017H5-11173LR1906-06-23Naugatuck,CTMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Chick Fullis1928-04-13boxscore27.052OF5-9170RR1901-02-27Girardville,PAMLB1928-19361928-1936 premiumpremiumpremium
Cliff Garrison1928-04-16boxscore21.252P6-0180RR1906-08-13Belmont,OKMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Wally Gilbert1928-08-18boxscore27.2493B6-0180RR1900-12-19Oscoda,MIMLB1928-19321928-1932 premiumpremiumpremium
Jonah Goldman1928-09-22boxscore22.030SS5-7170RR1906-08-29New York,NYMLB1928-19311928-1931 premiumpremiumpremium
John Goodell1928-04-19boxscore21.020P5-10165RL1907-04-05Muskogee,OKMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
June Greene1928-04-20boxscore28.306P6-3185LR1899-06-25Ramseur ,NCMLB1928-19291928-1929 premiumpremiumpremium
Marty Griffin1928-07-25boxscore26.333P6-2200RR1901-09-02San Francisco,CAMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Mel Harder1928-04-24boxscore18.196P6-1195RR1909-10-15Beemer,NEMLB1928-19471928-1947 premiumpremiumpremium
Luther Harvel1928-07-31boxscore22.310OF5-11180RR1905-09-30Cambria,ILMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Joe Hassler1928-05-26boxscore23.055SS6-0165RR1905-04-07Fort Smith,ARMLB1928-19301928-1930 premiumpremiumpremium
Rollie Hemsley1928-04-19boxscore20.305C5-10170RR1907-06-24Syracuse,OHMLB1928-19471928-1947 premiumpremiumpremium
Paul Hinson1928-04-19boxscore23.351H5-10150RR1904-05-09Vanleer,TNMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Ed Holley1928-05-24boxscore28.312P6-2195RR1899-07-23Benton,KYMLB1928-19341928-1934 premiumpremiumpremium
Carl Hubbell1928-07-26boxscore25.041P6-0170RL1903-06-22Carthage,MOMLB1928-19431928-1943 premiumpremiumpremium
Don Hurst1928-05-13boxscore22.2801B6-0215LL1905-08-12Maysville,KYMLB1928-19341928-1934 premiumpremiumpremium
playerdebut dateboxscoreageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-lev
Ray Jacobs1928-04-20boxscore26.115H6-0160RR1902-01-02Salt Lake City,UTMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Si Johnson1928-05-02boxscore21.215P6-0185RR1906-10-05Danway,ILMLB1928-19471928-1947 premiumpremiumpremium
Cobe Jones1928-09-27boxscore21.043SS5-7155BR1907-08-21Denver,COMLB1928-19291928-1929 premiumpremiumpremium
Eddie Kenna1928-06-02boxscore30.252C5-8150RR1897-09-30San Francisco,CAMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Chuck Klein1928-07-30boxscore23.302OF6-0185LR1904-10-07Indianapolis,INMLB1928-19441928-1944 premiumpremiumpremium
Ed Lennon1928-06-30boxscore30.324P5-11170RR1897-08-17Philadelphia,PAMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Rudy Leopold1928-07-04boxscore22.348P6-0160LL1905-07-27Grand Cane,LAMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Walt Lerian1928-04-16boxscore25.072C5-11170RR1903-02-10Baltimore,MDMLB1928-19291928-1929 premiumpremiumpremium
George Loepp1928-08-29boxscore26.359OF5-11170RR1901-09-11Detroit,MIMLB1928-19301928-1930 premiumpremiumpremium
Al Lopez1928-09-27boxscore20.043C5-11165RR1908-08-20Tampa,FLMLB1928-19471928-1947 premiumpremiumpremium
Harvey MacDonald1928-06-12boxscore30.032OF5-11170LL1898-05-18New York,NYMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Pat Malone1928-04-12boxscore25.206P6-0200LR1902-09-25Altoona,PAMLB1928-19371928-1937 premiumpremiumpremium
Gus Mancuso1928-04-30boxscore22.152C5-10185RR1905-12-05Galveston,TXMLB1928-19451928-1945 premiumpremiumpremium
Johnny Mann1928-04-18boxscore30.0803B5-11160RR1898-02-04Fontanet,INMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Pepper Martin1928-04-16boxscore24.053OF-3B5-8170RR1904-02-29Temple,OKMLB1928-19441928-1944 premiumpremiumpremium
John Milligan1928-08-11boxscore24.208P5-10172RL1904-01-22Schuylerville,NYMLB1928-19341928-1934 premiumpremiumpremium
Freddie Moncewicz1928-06-19boxscore24.298SS5-9175RR1903-09-01Brockton,MAMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Ed Montague1928-05-14boxscore22.300SS5-10165RR1905-07-24San Francisco,CAMLB1928-19321928-1932 premiumpremiumpremium
Jim Moore1928-09-21boxscore24.288P6-0165RR1903-12-14Prescott,ARMLB1928-19321928-1932 premiumpremiumpremium
Johnny Moore1928-09-15boxscore26.183OF5-11175LR1902-03-23Waterville,CTMLB1928-19451928-1945 premiumpremiumpremium
Ed Morgan1928-04-11boxscore23.3301B-OF6-0180RR1904-05-22Cairo,ILMLB1928-19341928-1934 premiumpremiumpremium
John O'Connell1928-08-16boxscore24.070C6-0170RR1904-06-13Verona,PAMLB1928-19291928-1929 premiumpremiumpremium
Ossie Orwoll1928-04-13boxscore27.154P6-0174LL1900-11-17Portland,ORMLB1928-19291928-1929 premiumpremiumpremium
Phil Page1928-09-18boxscore23.032P6-2175RL1905-08-23Springfield,MAMLB1928-19341928-1934 premiumpremiumpremium
Joe Price1928-09-05boxscore31.155OF6-2187RR1897-04-10Milligan College,TNMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
playerdebut dateboxscoreageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-lev
Harlan Pyle1928-09-21boxscore22.302P6-2180RR1905-11-29Burchard,NEMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Buck Redfern1928-04-11boxscore26.0112B-SS5-11165RR1902-04-07Asheville,NCMLB1928-19291928-1929 premiumpremiumpremium
Art Reinholz1928-09-27boxscore25.2503B5-11175RR1903-01-27Detroit,MIMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Ollie Sax1928-04-13boxscore23.1653B5-8164RR1904-11-05Branford,CTMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Merle Settlemire1928-04-13boxscore25.091P5-9156LL1903-01-19Santa Fe,OHMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
John Shea1928-06-30boxscore23.191P5-11171LL1904-12-27Everett,MAMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Al Shealy1928-04-13boxscore28.031P5-11175RR1900-03-20Chapin,SCMLB1928-19301928-1930 premiumpremiumpremium
Art Shires1928-08-20boxscore21.0131B6-1195LR1907-08-13Italy,TXMLB1928-19321928-1932 premiumpremiumpremium
Bill Shores1928-04-11boxscore23.326P6-0185RR1904-05-26Abilene,TXMLB1928-19361928-1936 premiumpremiumpremium
Pat Simmons1928-04-18boxscore19.145P5-11172RR1908-11-29Watervliet,NYMLB1928-19291928-1929 premiumpremiumpremium
Steve Slayton1928-07-21boxscore26.093P6-0163RR1902-04-26Barre,VTMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Vic Sorrell1928-04-22boxscore27.020P5-10180RR1901-04-09Morrisville,NCMLB1928-19371928-1937 premiumpremiumpremium
Glenn Spencer1928-04-11boxscore22.218P5-11155RR1905-09-11Corning,NYMLB1928-19331928-1933 premiumpremiumpremium
Al Spohrer1928-04-13boxscore25.138C5-11175RR1902-12-03Philadelphia,PAMLB1928-19351928-1935 premiumpremiumpremium
John Stone1928-08-31boxscore22.331OF6-1178LR1905-10-10Mulberry,TNMLB1928-19381928-1938 premiumpremiumpremium
Ed Strelecki1928-04-16boxscore23.012P6-0180RR1905-04-10Newark,NJMLB1928-19311928-1931 premiumpremiumpremium
Joe Stripp1928-07-02boxscore25.1563B6-0175RR1903-02-03Harrison,NJMLB1928-19381928-1938 premiumpremiumpremium
Charlie Sullivan1928-04-21boxscore24.340P6-1185LR1903-05-23Yadkin Valley,NCMLB1928-19311928-1931 premiumpremiumpremium
Carl Sumner1928-07-28boxscore19.308OF5-8170LL1908-09-28Cambridge,MAMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Karl Swanson1928-08-12boxscore27.2452B5-10155LR1900-12-17North Henderson,ILMLB1928-19291928-1929 premiumpremiumpremium
Bill Sweeney1928-04-13boxscore23.1111B5-11180RR1904-12-29Cleveland,OHMLB1928-19311928-1931 premiumpremiumpremium
Doug Taitt1928-04-10boxscore25.257OF6-0176LR1902-08-03Bay City,MIMLB1928-19321928-1932 premiumpremiumpremium
Walt Tauscher1928-04-19boxscore26.155P6-1186RR1901-11-22LaSalle,ILMLB1928-19311928-1931 premiumpremiumpremium
Clay Touchstone1928-09-04boxscore25.230P5-9175RR1903-01-24Moores,PAMLB1928-19451928-1945 premiumpremiumpremium
Elmer Tutwiler1928-08-20boxscore22.280P5-11158RR1905-11-19Carbon Hill,ALMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
playerdebut dateboxscoreageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-lev
Al Vancamp1928-09-11boxscore25.011OF-1B6-0175RR1903-09-07Moline,ILMLB1928-19321928-1932 premiumpremiumpremium
Marty Walker1928-09-30boxscore29.194P6-0170LL1899-03-27Philadelphia,PAMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Ed Walsh1928-07-04boxscore23.149P6-1180RR1905-02-11Meriden,CTMLB1928-19321928-1932 premiumpremiumpremium
Jim Weaver1928-08-27boxscore24.282P6-6230RR1903-11-25Obion County,TNMLB1928-19391928-1939 premiumpremiumpremium
Bob Weiland1928-09-30boxscore22.296P6-4215LL1905-12-14Chicago,ILMLB1928-19401928-1940 premiumpremiumpremium
Max West1928-09-18boxscore24.072OF5-11165RR1904-07-14Sunset,TXMLB1928-19291928-1929 premiumpremiumpremium
Pinky Whitney1928-04-11boxscore23.1053B5-10165RR1905-01-02San Antonio,TXMLB1928-19391928-1939 premiumpremiumpremium
Earl Williams1928-05-27boxscore25.127C6-0185RR1903-01-27Cumberland Gap,TNMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Al Williamson1928-04-27boxscore28.073P5-11160RR1900-02-20Buckville,ARMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Howie Williamson1928-07-07boxscore23.202H6-0170LL1904-12-23Little Rock,ARMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Roy Wilson1928-04-18boxscore31.224P6-0175LL1896-09-13Foster,IAMLB1928-19281928-1928 premiumpremiumpremium
Bill Windle1928-09-27boxscore23.2941B6-0170LL1904-12-13Galena,KSMLB1928-19291928-1929 premiumpremiumpremium
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