1928 Detroit Tigers Roster by Baseball Almanac

1928 Detroit Tigers Roster

The 1928 Detroit Tigers 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 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1928 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1928 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1928 Detroit Tigers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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Josh Billings

5-11

180

Right

1907-09-27

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Ownie Carroll

5-10½

165

Right

1902-11-11

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Sam Gibson

6-02

198

Right

Left

1899-08-05

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Ken Holloway

6-00

185

Right

1897-08-08

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Phil Page

6-02

175

Left

Right

1905-08-23

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George Smith

6-01

175

Right

1901-10-27

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Vic Sorrell

5-10

180

Right

1901-04-09

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Lil Stoner

5-09½

180

Right

1899-02-28

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Charlie Sullivan

6-01

185

Right

Left

1903-05-23

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Elam Vangilder

6-01

192

Right

1896-04-23

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Earl Whitehill

5-09½

174

Left

1899-02-07

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Pinky Hargrave

5-08½

180

Right

Both

1896-01-31

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Merv Shea

5-11

175

Right

1900-09-05

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Larry Woodall

5-09

165

Right

1894-07-26

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Chick Galloway

5-08

160

Right

1896-08-04

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Charlie Gehringer

5-11

180

Right

Left

1903-05-11

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Marty McManus

5-10½

160

Right

1900-03-14

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Johnny Neun

5-10½

175

Left

Both

1900-10-28

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Bill Sweeney

5-11

180

Right

1904-12-29

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Jackie Tavener

5-05

138

Right

Left

1897-12-27

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Jack Warner

5-09½

165

Right

1903-08-29

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Paul Easterling

5-11

180

Right

1905-09-28

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Bob Fothergill

5-10½

230

Right

1897-08-16

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Harry Heilmann

6-01

195

Right

1894-08-03

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Harry Rice

5-09

185

Right

Left

1901-11-22

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John Stone

6-01

178

Right

Left

1905-10-10

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Al Wingo

5-11

180

Right

Left

1898-05-06

The 1928 Detroit Tigers played 154 games during the regular season, won 68 games, lost 86 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Navin Field (Park Factors: 102/102) where 474,323 fans witnessed their 1928 Tigers finish the season with a .442 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 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 1928 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 1928 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 1928 Detroit Tigers primary starters list:

1928 Detroit Tigers
Opening Day Starters

No Opening Day Information Available
1928 Detroit Tigers
Most Games by Position
C Pinky Hargrave (88)
1B Bill Sweeney (75)
2B Charlie Gehringer (154)
3B Marty McManus (92)
SS Jackie Tavener (131)
LF Bob Fothergill (70)
CF Harry Rice (129)
RF Harry Heilmann (125)

SP Josh Billings
SP Ownie Carroll
SP Sam Gibson
SP Vic Sorrell
SP Earl Whitehill

RP George Smith
CL Elam Vangilder

1928 Detroit Tigers
Salaries
No Salary Data Available

1928 Detroit Tigers
Uniform Numbers
Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1928 Detroit Tigers 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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