1928 Boston Braves Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 50-103
Finished 7th in the NL
Attendance: 304,100, Avg. 6,082
Ballpark: Braves Field
Manager: Jack Slattery (11-20)
Manager: Rogers Hornsby (39-83)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1928 Boston Braves Statistics
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
Virgil BarnesPRRMarch 5, 18976'0"165Ontario, KS USA
Les Bell3BRRDecember 14, 19015'11"165Harrisburg, PA USA
Ray BoggsPLLDecember 12, 19046'0"170Reamsville, KS USA
Ed BrandtPLLFebruary 17, 19056'1"190Spokane, WA USA
Eddie BrownLFRRJuly 17, 18916'3"190Milligan, NE USA
Dick Burrus1BLLJanuary 29, 18985'11"175Hatteras, NC USA
Ben CantwellPRRApril 13, 19026'1"168Milan, TN USA
Earl ClarkCFRRNovember 6, 19075'10"160Washington, DC USA
Bill ClarksonPRRSeptember 27, 18985'11"160Portsmouth, VA USA
Jimmy CooneySSRRAugust 24, 18945'11"160Cranston, RI USA
Johnny CooneyPRLMarch 18, 19015'10"165Cranston, RI USA
Bill CroninCRRDecember 26, 19025'9"167West Newton, MA USA
Art DelaneyPRRJanuary 5, 18975'10"178Chicago, IL USA
Foster EdwardsPRRSeptember 1, 19036'3"175Holstein, IA USA
Doc FarrellSSRRDecember 26, 19015'8"160Johnson City, NY USA
Charlie FitzbergerPLLFebruary 13, 19046'1"170Baltimore, MD USA
Howard FreigauSSRRAugust 1, 19025'10"160Dayton, OH USA
Doc Gautreau2BRRJuly 26, 19015'4"129Cambridge, MA USA
Joe GenewichPRRJanuary 15, 18976'0"174Elmira, NY USA
Hal GoldsmithPRRAugust 18, 18986'0"174Peconic, NY USA
Kent GreenfieldPRRJuly 1, 19026'1"180Guthrie, KY USA
Dave HarrisLFRRJuly 14, 19005'11"170Summerfield, NC USA
Bunny HearnPLLJanuary 13, 19045'8"160Brooklyn, NY USA
Bonnie HollingsworthPRRDecember 26, 18955'10"170Jacksboro, TN USA
Rogers Hornsby2BRRApril 27, 18965'11"175Winters, TX USA
Dinny McNamaraRFLRSeptember 16, 19055'9"165Lexington, MA USA
Art MillsPRRMarch 2, 19035'10"155Utica, NY USA
Eddie MooreLFRRJanuary 18, 18995'7"165Barlow, KY USA
Guy MorrisonPRRAugust 29, 18955'11"185Hinton, WV USA
Heinie MuellerCFLLSeptember 16, 18995'8"158St. Louis, MO USA
Emilio PalmeroPLLJune 13, 18955'11"157Guanabacoa, La Cuba
Lance RichbourgRFLRDecember 18, 18975'10"160DeFuniak Springs, FL USA
Charlie RobertsonPLRJanuary 31, 18966'0"175Dexter, TX USA
George Sisler1BLLMarch 24, 18935'11"170Manchester, OH USA
Bob SmithPRRApril 22, 18955'10"175Rogersville, TN USA
Jack SmithCFLLJune 23, 18955'8"165Chicago, IL USA
Al SpohrerCRRDecember 3, 19025'10"175Philadelphia, PA USA
Zack TaylorCRRJuly 27, 18985'11"180Yulee, FL USA
Clay TouchstonePRRJanuary 24, 19035'9"175Moore Township, PA USA
Luke UrbanCRRMarch 22, 18875'8"168Fall River, MA USA
Johnny WertsPRRApril 20, 18985'10"180Pomaria, SC USA
Earl WilliamsCRRJanuary 27, 19036'0"185Cumberland Gap, TN USA