1928 Boston Red Sox season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Boston Red Sox 1928 American League Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts 57–96 (.373) 8th J. A. Robert Quinn Bill Carrigan WNAC (Fred Hoey) bos BOS The 1928 Boston Red Sox season was the 28th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished last in the eight-team American League (AL) with a record of 57 wins and 96 losses, 43 1 2 games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the 1928 World Series. Regular season Season standings Boston Red Sox Record vs. opponents BOS Opening Day lineup thumb |180px|All Star Buddy Myer Jack Rothrock SSPhil Todt 1BIra Flagstead CFKen Williams LFBuddy Myer 3BBill Regan 2BDoug Taitt RFFred Hofmann C Danny MacFayden P Notable transactions April 25, 1928: Hal Wiltse was traded by the Red Sox to the St. Louis Browns for Wally Gerber.Wally Gerber page at Baseball Reference Roster 1928 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers Frank Bennett Herb Bradley Cliff Garrison Marty Griffin Slim Harriss Danny MacFayden Ed Morris Red Ruffing Jack Russell Merle Settlemire John Shea Pat Simmons Steve Slayton John Wilson Hal Wiltse Catchers Bob Asbjornson Charlie Berry Johnnie Heving Fred Hofmann Infielders Wally Gerber Freddie Moncewicz Buddy Myer Bill Regan Billy Rogell Red Rollings Phil Todt Outfielders Ira Flagstead George Loepp Jack Rothrock Carl Sumner Doug Taitt Arlie Tarbert Denny Williams Ken Williams Other batters Paul Hinson Manager Bill Carrigan Coaches Bob Coleman Heinie Wagner 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 C Fred Hofmann 78 199 45 .226 0 16 1B Phil Todt 144 539 136 .252 12 73 2B Bill Regan Bill Regan (baseball) 138 511 135 .264 7 75 SS Wally Gerber 104 300 64 .213 0 28 3B Buddy Myer 147 536 168 .313 1 44 OF Ken Williams Ken Williams (baseball) 133 462 140 .303 8 67 OF Doug Taitt 143 482 144 .299 3 61 OF Ira Flagstead 140 510 148 .290 1 39 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 Jack Rothrock 117 344 92 .267 3 22 Billy Rogell 102 296 69 .233 0 29 Charlie Berry 80 177 46 .260 1 19 Johnnie Heving 82 158 41 .259 0 11 George Loepp 15 51 9 .176 0 3 Red Rollings 50 48 11 .229 0 9 Carl Sumner 16 29 8 .276 0 3 Denny Williams 16 18 4 .222 0 1 Arlie Tarbert 6 17 3 .176 0 2 Bob Asbjornson 6 16 3 .188 0 1 Freddie Moncewicz 3 1 0 .000 0 0 Paul Hinson 3 0 0 ---- 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 Red Ruffing 42 289.1 10 25 3.89 118 Ed Morris 47 257.2 19 15 3.53 104 Jack Russell 32 201.1 11 14 3.84 27 Danny MacFayden 33 195.0 9 15 4.75 61 Hal Wiltse 2 12.0 0 2 9.00 5 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 Slim Harriss 27 128.1 8 11 4.63 37 Merle Settlemire 30 82.1 0 6 5.47 12 Herb Bradley 15 47.1 0 3 7.23 14 Marty Griffin 11 37.2 0 3 5.02 9 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 Pat Simmons 31 0 2 1 4.04 16 Cliff Garrison 6 0 0 0 7.88 0 Steve Slayton 3 0 0 0 3.86 2 John Wilson John Wilson (1920s pitcher) 2 0 0 0 9.00 1 Jack Rothrock 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Frank Bennett Frank Bennett (baseball) 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 John Shea 1 0 0 0 18.00 0 Doug Taitt 1 0 0 0 27.00 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball B Salem Witches New England League Stuffy McInnis Source:Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References External links 1928 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference 1928 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com Category:Boston Red Sox seasons Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox Category:1920s in Boston