1928 Boston Braves season

1928 Boston Braves
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Braves Field (since 1915)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1871)
Results
Record	50–103 (.327)
League place	7th
Other information
Owner(s)	Emil Fuchs
Manager(s)	Jack Slattery, Rogers Hornsby
Local radio	WNAC (Fred Hoey)
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The 1928 Boston Braves season was a season in American baseball. The team finished seventh in the National League with a record of 50–103, 44½ games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.

In the offseason, Rogers Hornsby was traded to the Braves. It was the second trade in as many seasons for Hornsby, who had been traded to the New York Giants during the previous offseason. Hornsby managed to be the league's most productive hitter. He won his seventh batting title in 1928 with a .387 average, and led the league in on-base percentage (.498, a figure that only Hornsby himself topped among National Leaguers in the 20th century), slugging percentage (.632), and walks (107).

Offseason

• December 14, 1927: Frank Gibson was purchased from the Braves by the St. Louis Cardinals.^[1]
• January 10, 1928: Shanty Hogan and Jimmy Welsh were traded by the Braves to the New York Giants for Rogers Hornsby.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals	95	59	--	.617
New York Giants	93	61	2	.604
Chicago Cubs	91	63	4	.591
Pittsburgh Pirates	85	67	9	.559
Cincinnati Reds	78	74	16	.513
Brooklyn Robins	77	76	17.5	.503
Boston Braves	50	103	44.5	.327
Philadelphia Phillies	43	109	51	.283

Record vs. opponents

1928 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	7–15	5–17	10–12	6–16	13–9	5–16	4–18
Brooklyn	15–7	—	10–12	10–12–1	9–13–1	15–7	9–12	9–13
Chicago	17–5	12–10	—	13–9	14–8	13–9	11–11	11–11
Cincinnati	12–10	12–10–1	9–13	—	8–14	13–7	12–10	12–10
New York	16–6	13–9–1	8–14	14–8	—	17–5	11–11	14–8
Philadelphia	9–13	7–15	9–13	7–13	5–17	—	4–18	2–20
Pittsburgh	16–5	12–9	11–11	10–12	11–11	18–4	—	7–15
St. Louis	18–4	13–9	11–11	10–12	8–14	20–2	15–7	—

Notable transactions

• August 14, 1928: Emilio Palmero was purchased by the Braves from the Toledo Mud Hens.^[3]

Roster

1928 Boston Braves
Roster
Pitchers Virgil Barnes Ray Boggs Ed Brandt Ben Cantwell Bill Clarkson Johnny Cooney Art Delaney Foster Edwards Joe Genewich Hal Goldsmith Kent Greenfield Bunny Hearn Bonnie Hollingsworth Art Mills Guy Morrison Emilio Palmero Charlie Robertson Bob Smith Clay Touchstone Johnny Werts		Catchers Bill Cronin Al Spohrer Zack Taylor Luke Urban Earl Williams Infielders Les Bell Dick Burrus Jimmy Cooney Doc Farrell Howard Freigau Doc Gautreau Rogers Hornsby George Sisler		Outfielders Eddie Brown Earl Clark Dave Harris Dinny McNamara Eddie Moore Heinie Mueller Lance Richbourg Jack Smith Other batters Charlie Fitzberger		Manager Rogers Hornsby Jack Slattery

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
1B	Sisler, GeorgeGeorge Sisler	118	491	167	.340	4	68
2B	Hornsby, RogersRogers Hornsby	140	486	188	.387	21	94
OF	Smith, JackJack Smith	96	254	71	.280	1	32

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Mueller, HeinieHeinie Mueller	42	151	34	.225	0	19
Cooney, JimmyJimmy Cooney	18	51	7	.137	0	3
Williams, EarlEarl Williams	3	2	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Smith, BobBob Smith	38	244.1	13	17	3.87	59
Brandt, EdEd Brandt	38	225.1	9	21	5.07	84

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Cantwell, BenBen Cantwell	22	90	3	3	5.10	18
Barnes, VirgilVirgil Barnes	16	60.1	2	7	5.82	7
Palmero, EmilioEmilio Palmero	3	6.2	0	1	5.40	0

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Clarkson, BillBill Clarkson	19	0	2	0	6.75	8
Hearn, BunnyBunny Hearn	7	1	0	0	6.30	8
Boggs, RayRay Boggs	4	0	0	0	5.40	0
Sisler, GeorgeGeorge Sisler	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
A	Providence Grays	Eastern League	King Bader

^[4]

Notes

1. Frank Gibson page at Baseball Reference
2. Rogers Hornsby page at Baseball Reference
3. Emilio Palmero page at Baseball Reference
4. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References

• 1928 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference