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4 unusual facts about 1928 in baseball


Candy Jim Taylor

A disciplinarian and a master strategist, as manager Taylor led the St. Louis Stars to their first championship in 1928.

Del Bissonette

The following season, Bissonette joined the Brooklyn Robins — the once and future Dodgers — of the National League and continued his lusty hitting, batting .320 with 25 home runs in 155 games.

George Loepp

George Herbert Loepp (September 11, 1901 – September 4, 1967) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a center fielder from 1928 to 1930 for the Boston Red Sox (1928) and Washington Senators (1930).

Slim Harriss

William Jennings Bryan Harriss (December 11, 1897 – September 19, 1963) was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball between the 1920 and 1928 seasons.



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