1928 Boston Braves season
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1928 Boston Braves season
| 1928 Boston Braves |
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| Owner(s) | Emil Fuchs | |
| Manager(s) | Jack Slattery, Rogers Hornsby | |
| Local radio | WNAC (Fred Hoey) |
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The 1928 Boston Braves season was a season in American baseball. 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).
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Offseason
- December 14, 1927: Frank Gibson was purchased from the Braves by the St. Louis Cardinals.[1]
- January 10, 1928: Shanty Hogan and Jimmy Welsh were traded by the Braves to the New York Giants for Rogers Hornsby.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 95 | 59 | -- | .617 |
| New York Giants | 93 | 61 | 2 | .604 |
| Chicago Cubs | 91 | 63 | 4 | .591 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 85 | 67 | 9 | .559 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 78 | 74 | 16 | .513 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 77 | 76 | 17.5 | .503 |
| Boston Braves | 50 | 103 | 44.5 | .327 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | 109 | 51 | .283 |
Notable transactions
- August 14, 1928: Emilio Palmero was purchased by the Braves from the Toledo Mud Hens.[3]
Roster
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Outfielders
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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 |
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| 1B | George Sisler | 118 | 491 | 167 | .340 | 4 | 68 |
| 2B | Rogers Hornsby | 140 | 486 | 188 | .387 | 21 | 94 |
| OF | Jack Smith | 96 | 254 | 71 | .280 | 1 | 32 |
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 |
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| Heinie Mueller | 42 | 151 | 34 | .225 | 0 | 19 |
| Jimmy Cooney | 18 | 51 | 7 | .137 | 0 | 3 |
| Earl Williams | 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 |
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| Bob Smith | 38 | 244.1 | 13 | 17 | 3.87 | 59 |
| Ed Brandt | 38 | 225.1 | 9 | 21 | 5.07 | 84 |
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 |
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| Ben Cantwell | 22 | 90 | 3 | 3 | 5.10 | 18 |
| Virgil Barnes | 16 | 60.1 | 2 | 7 | 5.82 | 7 |
| 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 |
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| Bill Clarkson | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.75 | 8 |
| Bunny Hearn | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | 8 |
| Ray Boggs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 0 |
| George Sisler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| A | Providence Grays | Eastern League | King Bader |
Notes
- ^ Frank Gibson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rogers Hornsby page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Emilio Palmero page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997
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