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.
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
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 Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
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 118 491 167 .340 4 68 2B 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 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 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 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 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 38 244.1 13 17 3.87 59 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 22 90.0 3 3 5.10 18 Johnny Cooney 24 89.2 3 7 4.32 18 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 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 19 0 2 0 6.75 8 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 4 0 0 0 5.40 0 Guy Morrison 1 0 0 0 12.00 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
Farm system
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
Notes
References 1928 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference