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1928 International League season

sports season

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 2, 2026
Entity authorityQ131152376 ↗
Source-derived summary

The 1928 International League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 18 and September 23. Eight teams played a 168-game schedule, with the first place team winning the pennant.

The Rochester Red Wings won the International League pennant, finishing in first place with a .001 better winning percentage than the second place Buffalo Bisons.

Team changes

The Syracuse Stars moved to the New York-Pennsylvania League.

The Montreal Royals returned to the league following an 11-year hiatus.

The Rochester Tribe are renamed the Rochester Red Wings and are affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Teams

Map of teams

Regular season

Summary

The Rochester Red Wings won the pennant due to having a winning percentage of .001 higher than the Buffalo Bisons.

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