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
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- April 25, 1928: Hal Wiltse was traded by the Red Sox to the St. Louis Browns for Wally Gerber.
Roster
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 |