1928 Boston Braves season
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, slugging percentage, and walks.
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.
- January 10, 1928: Shanty Hogan and Jimmy Welsh were traded by the Braves to the New York Giants for Rogers Hornsby.
Regular season
Notable transactions
- August 14, 1928: Emilio Palmero was purchased by the Braves from the Toledo Mud Hens.
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 | 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 |