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
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
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 |
1B | | 118 | 491 | 167 | .340 | 4 | 68 |
2B | | 140 | 486 | 188 | .387 | 21 | 94 |
OF | | 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 |
| 42 | 151 | 34 | .225 | 0 | 19 |
| 18 | 51 | 7 | .137 | 0 | 3 |
| 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 |
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 |
| 22 | 90 | 3 | 3 | 5.10 | 18 |
| 16 | 60.1 | 2 | 7 | 5.82 | 7 |
| 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 |
| 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.75 | 8 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | 8 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Farm system