1928 Boston Braves season

March 2026 November 2013 Boston Braves 1928 National League Braves Field Boston, Massachusetts 50–103 (.327) 7th Emil Fuchs Jack Slattery, Rogers Hornsby WNAC(Fred Hoey) The 1928 Boston Braves season was the 58th season of the franchise. 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). The Braves played 9 consecutive doubleheaders between September 4 and September 15, totaling 18 games in just 12 days.Karpinski David Another Episode of How the Game Has Changed http://www.baseballroundtable.com/another-episode-of-how-the-game-has-changed/ baseballroundtable.com 24 September 2017 Offseason December 14, 1927: Frank Gibson was purchased from the Braves by the St. Louis Cardinals.Frank Gibson page at Baseball Reference January 10, 1928: Shanty Hogan and Jimmy Welsh were traded by the Braves to the New York Giants for Rogers Hornsby.Rogers Hornsby page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents BSN Notable transactions August 14, 1928: Emilio Palmero was purchased by the Braves from the Toledo Mud Hens.Emilio Palmero page at Baseball Reference 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 = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 Zack Taylor 125 399 100 .251 2 30 1B George Sisler 118 491 167 .340 4 68 2B Rogers Hornsby 140 486 188 .387 21 94 SS Doc Farrell 134 483 104 .215 3 43 3B Les Bell 153 591 164 .277 10 91 OF Jack Smith Jack Smith (outfielder) 96 254 71 .280 1 32 OF Eddie Brown 142 523 140 .268 2 59 OF Lance Richbourg 148 612 206 .337 2 52 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 Eddie Moore 68 215 51 .237 2 18 Heinie Mueller Heinie Mueller (outfielder) 42 151 34 .225 0 19 Dick Burrus 64 137 37 .270 3 13 Al Spohrer 51 124 27 .218 0 9 Earl Clark 28 112 34 .304 0 10 Howard Freigau 52 109 28 .257 1 17 Jimmy Cooney Jimmy Cooney (1920s shortstop) 18 51 7 .137 0 3 Johnny Cooney 33 41 7 .171 0 2 Doc Gautreau 23 18 5 .278 0 1 Dave Harris 7 17 2 .118 0 0 Luke Urban 15 17 3 .176 0 2 Charlie Fitzberger 7 7 2 .286 0 0 Dinny McNamara 9 4 1 .250 0 0 Bill Cronin 3 2 0 .000 0 0 Earl Williams Earl Williams (1920s catcher) 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 Bob Smith Bob Smith (pitcher, born 1895) 38 244.1 13 17 3.87 59 Ed Brandt 38 225.1 9 21 5.07 84 Joe Genewich 13 80.2 3 7 4.13 15 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 Art Delaney 39 192.1 9 17 3.79 45 Kent Greenfield 32 143.2 3 11 5.32 30 Ben Cantwell 22 90.0 3 3 5.10 18 Johnny Cooney 24 89.2 3 7 4.32 18 Virgil Barnes 16 60.1 2 7 5.82 7 Charlie Robertson 13 59.1 2 5 5.31 17 Bonnie Hollingsworth 7 22.1 0 2 5.24 10 Johnny Werts 10 18.1 0 2 10.31 5 Emilio 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 Foster Edwards 21 2 1 0 5.66 17 Bill Clarkson 19 0 2 0 6.75 8 Bunny Hearn Bunny Hearn (1920s pitcher) 7 1 0 0 6.30 8 Clay Touchstone 5 0 0 0 4.50 1 Hal Goldsmith 4 0 0 0 3.24 1 Art Mills 4 0 0 0 12.91 0 Ray Boggs 4 0 0 0 5.40 0 Guy Morrison 1 0 0 0 12.00 0 George Sisler 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball A Providence Grays Eastern League King BaderJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 Notes 2 References 1928 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference Category:Boston Braves seasons Boston Braves Boston Braves Category:1920s in Boston