1928 Boston Red Sox season
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 with a record of 57 wins and 96 losses, games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the 1928 World Series.
Regular season
Notable transactions
- April 25, 1928: Hal Wiltse was traded by the Red Sox to the St. Louis Browns for Wally Gerber.
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 | 78 | 199 | 45 | .226 | 0 | 16 | |
| 1B | 144 | 539 | 136 | .252 | 12 | 73 | |
| 2B | 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 | 133 | 462 | 140 | .303 | 8 | 67 | |
| OF | 143 | 482 | 144 | .299 | 3 | 61 | |
| OF | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| John Shea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 |