
1928 Boston Braves Roster
Team Record: 50-103
Finished 7th in the NL
Attendance: 227,001, Avg. 6,082
Ballpark: Braves Field
Manager: Jack Slattery (11-20)
Manager: Rogers Hornsby (39-83)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1928 Boston Braves Results
The Boston Braves of the National League ended the 1928 season with a record of 50 wins and 103 losses, finishing seventh in the NL.
The Braves scored 631 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 878 runs. Rogers Hornsby led Boston with 21 home runs and accounted for 94 RBI, while leading batters with significant playing time with a .387 average. Bob Smith topped the squad with 13 wins, and Art Delaney recorded a 3.79 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Jack Slattery and Rogers Hornsby coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Virgil Barnes | P | R | R | March 5, 1897 | 6'0" | 165 | Ontario, KS USA |
Les Bell | 3B | R | R | December 14, 1901 | 5'11" | 165 | Harrisburg, PA USA |
Ray Boggs | P | L | L | December 12, 1904 | 6'0" | 170 | Reamsville, KS USA |
Ed Brandt | P | L | L | February 17, 1905 | 6'1" | 190 | Spokane, WA USA |
Eddie Brown | LF | R | R | July 17, 1891 | 6'3" | 190 | Milligan, NE USA |
Dick Burrus | 1B | L | L | January 29, 1898 | 5'11" | 175 | Hatteras, NC USA |
Ben Cantwell | P | R | R | April 13, 1902 | 6'1" | 168 | Milan, TN USA |
Earl Clark | CF | R | R | November 6, 1907 | 5'10" | 160 | Washington, DC USA |
Bill Clarkson | P | R | R | September 27, 1898 | 5'11" | 160 | Portsmouth, VA USA |
Jimmy Cooney | SS | R | R | August 24, 1894 | 5'11" | 160 | Cranston, RI USA |
Johnny Cooney | P | R | L | March 18, 1901 | 5'10" | 165 | Cranston, RI USA |
Bill Cronin | C | R | R | December 26, 1902 | 5'9" | 167 | West Newton, MA USA |
Art Delaney | P | R | R | January 5, 1897 | 5'10" | 178 | Chicago, IL USA |
Foster Edwards | P | R | R | September 1, 1903 | 6'3" | 175 | Holstein, IA USA |
Doc Farrell | SS | R | R | December 26, 1901 | 5'8" | 160 | Johnson City, NY USA |
Charlie Fitzberger | P | L | L | February 13, 1904 | 6'1" | 170 | Baltimore, MD USA |
Howard Freigau | SS | R | R | August 1, 1902 | 5'10" | 160 | Dayton, OH USA |
Doc Gautreau | 2B | R | R | July 26, 1901 | 5'4" | 129 | Cambridge, MA USA |
Joe Genewich | P | R | R | January 15, 1897 | 6'0" | 174 | Elmira, NY USA |
Hal Goldsmith | P | R | R | August 18, 1898 | 6'0" | 174 | Peconic, NY USA |
Kent Greenfield | P | R | R | July 1, 1902 | 6'1" | 180 | Guthrie, KY USA |
Dave Harris | LF | R | R | July 14, 1900 | 5'11" | 170 | Summerfield, NC USA |
Bunny Hearn | P | L | L | January 13, 1904 | 5'8" | 160 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Bonnie Hollingsworth | P | R | R | December 26, 1895 | 5'10" | 170 | Jacksboro, TN USA |
Rogers Hornsby | 2B | R | R | April 27, 1896 | 5'11" | 175 | Winters, TX USA |
Dinny McNamara | RF | L | R | September 16, 1905 | 5'9" | 165 | Lexington, MA USA |
Art Mills | P | R | R | March 2, 1903 | 5'10" | 155 | Utica, NY USA |
Eddie Moore | LF | R | R | January 18, 1899 | 5'7" | 165 | Barlow, KY USA |
Guy Morrison | P | R | R | August 29, 1895 | 5'11" | 185 | Hinton, WV USA |
Heinie Mueller | CF | L | L | September 16, 1899 | 5'8" | 158 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Emilio Palmero | P | L | L | June 13, 1895 | 5'11" | 157 | Guanabacoa, La Habana Cuba |
Lance Richbourg | RF | L | R | December 18, 1897 | 5'10" | 160 | DeFuniak Springs, FL USA |
Charlie Robertson | P | L | R | January 31, 1896 | 6'0" | 175 | Dexter, TX USA |
George Sisler | 1B | L | L | March 24, 1893 | 5'11" | 170 | Manchester, OH USA |
Bob Smith | P | R | R | April 22, 1895 | 5'10" | 175 | Rogersville, TN USA |
Jack Smith | CF | L | L | June 23, 1895 | 5'8" | 165 | Chicago, IL USA |
Al Spohrer | C | R | R | December 3, 1902 | 5'10" | 175 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
Zack Taylor | C | R | R | July 27, 1898 | 5'11" | 180 | Yulee, FL USA |
Clay Touchstone | P | R | R | January 24, 1903 | 5'9" | 175 | Moore Township, PA USA |
Luke Urban | C | R | R | March 22, 1887 | 5'8" | 168 | Fall River, MA USA |
Johnny Werts | P | R | R | April 20, 1898 | 5'10" | 180 | Pomaria, SC USA |
Earl Williams | C | R | R | January 27, 1903 | 6'0" | 185 | Cumberland Gap, TN USA |