1928 Boston Red Sox

57-96 • .373 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1928 Boston Red Sox went 57-96 (.373) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 589 runs, allowed 770, and played home games at Fenway Park I. Team leaders included Phil Todt (12 HR, 73 RBI) and Ed Morris (19-15, 3.53 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

57 Wins
96 Losses
.373 Win %
8th Rank
589 R 770 RA
Diff -181

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589 Runs Scored
770 Runs Allowed
-181 Run Diff
404K Attendance

📈 vs. 1928 AL Average

Batting Avg .264 6% below the 1928 league average (.280)
OBP .318 7% below the 1928 league average (.344)
SLG .361 9% below the 1928 league average (.397)
Team ERA 4.39 9% worse than the 1928 league average (4.04)
Runs Scored 589 20% below the 1928 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park I
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Home Games 74
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Total Attendance 404,970
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Avg per Game 5,472

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1928

Batting Avg

1 Red Ruffing 0.314 2 Buddy Myer 0.313 3 Ken Williams 0.303 4 Doug Taitt 0.299 5 Ira Flagstead 0.290

Home Runs

1 Phil Todt 12 2 Ken Williams 8 3 Bill Regan 7 4 Jack Rothrock 3 5 Doug Taitt 3

RBI

1 Bill Regan 75 2 Phil Todt 73 3 Ken Williams 67 4 Doug Taitt 61 5 Buddy Myer 44
1928 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Phil Todt 144 539 61 136 31 8 12 73 26 47 6 0.252
Buddy Myer 147 536 78 168 26 6 1 44 53 28 30 0.313
Bill Regan 138 511 53 135 30 6 7 75 21 40 9 0.264
Ira Flagstead 140 510 84 148 41 4 1 39 60 23 12 0.290
Doug Taitt 143 482 51 144 28 14 3 61 36 32 13 0.299
Ken Williams 133 462 59 140 25 1 8 67 37 15 4 0.303
Jack Rothrock 117 344 52 92 9 4 3 22 33 40 12 0.267
Wally Gerber 104 300 21 64 6 1 0 28 32 31 6 0.213
Billy Rogell 102 296 33 69 10 4 0 29 22 47 2 0.233
Fred Hofmann 78 199 14 45 8 1 0 16 11 25 0 0.226
Charlie Berry 80 177 18 46 7 3 1 19 21 19 1 0.260
Johnnie Heving 82 158 11 41 7 2 0 11 11 10 1 0.259
Red Ruffing 60 121 12 38 13 1 2 19 3 12 0 0.314
Ed Morris 47 91 8 14 1 2 0 9 3 30 0 0.154
Danny MacFayden 35 63 5 9 2 1 0 4 7 32 0 0.143
Jack Russell 35 62 5 13 3 1 0 5 1 14 0 0.210
George Loepp 15 51 6 9 3 1 0 3 5 12 0 0.176
Red Rollings 50 48 7 11 3 1 0 9 6 8 0 0.229
Slim Harriss 27 36 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0.139
Carl Sumner 16 29 6 8 1 1 0 3 5 6 0 0.276
Denny Williams 16 18 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.222
Merle Settlemire 33 17 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 7 0 0.176
Arlie Tarbert 6 17 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0.176
Casper Asbjornson 6 16 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.188
Pat Simmons 31 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.133
Herb Bradley 15 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.154
Marty Griffin 12 13 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.308
Hal Wiltse 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cliff Garrison 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Steve Slayton 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Freddie Moncewicz 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Wilson 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Frank Bennett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Hinson 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Shea 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1928

ERA

1 Ed Morris 3.53 2 Jack Russell 3.84 3 Red Ruffing 3.89 4 Pat Simmons 4.04 5 Slim Harriss 4.63

Wins

1 Ed Morris 19 2 Jack Russell 11 3 Red Ruffing 10 4 Danny MacFayden 9 5 Slim Harriss 8

Strikeouts

1 Red Ruffing 118 2 Ed Morris 104 3 Danny MacFayden 61 4 Slim Harriss 37 5 Jack Russell 27
1928 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Red Ruffing 10 25 3.89 42 34 2 289.1 303 125 96 118
Ed Morris 19 15 3.53 47 29 5 257.2 255 101 80 104
Jack Russell 11 14 3.84 32 26 0 201.1 233 86 41 27
Danny MacFayden 9 15 4.75 33 28 0 195.0 215 103 78 61
Slim Harriss 8 11 4.63 27 15 1 128.1 141 66 33 37
Merle Settlemire 0 6 5.47 30 9 0 82.1 116 50 34 12
Pat Simmons 0 2 4.04 31 3 1 69.0 69 31 38 16
Herb Bradley 0 3 7.23 15 5 0 47.1 64 38 16 14
Marty Griffin 0 3 5.02 11 3 0 37.2 42 21 17 9
Cliff Garrison 0 0 7.88 6 0 0 16.0 22 14 6 0
Hal Wiltse 0 2 9.00 2 2 0 12.0 16 12 1 5
Steve Slayton 0 0 3.86 3 0 0 7.0 6 3 3 2
John Wilson 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 5.0 6 5 6 1
Frank Bennett 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0
Jack Rothrock 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0
John Shea 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 2 1 0
Doug Taitt 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 3 2 1

👥 Roster (35)

Casper Asbjornson Frank Bennett Charlie Berry Herb Bradley Ira Flagstead Cliff Garrison Wally Gerber Marty Griffin Slim Harriss Johnnie Heving Paul Hinson Fred Hofmann +23 more

35 players

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The 1928 Boston Red Sox in brief

In 1928 the Boston Red Sox posted a 57-96 mark (.373) and finished 8th in the AL. Runs came in at 589 scored against 770 allowed (-181). Against a league average of .280, the 1928 Boston Red Sox batted .264. Pitchers allowed 4.39 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.04. The 589 runs scored compare with a league average of 734 per club, 20% fewer.

The home park, Fenway Park I, recorded 404,970 in attendance, about 5,472 a game. Phil Todt topped the Boston Red Sox with 12 home runs. The RBI leader was Bill Regan, with 75. Buddy Myer collected the most hits, 168. The pitching staff's wins leader was Ed Morris (19). Red Ruffing struck out 118, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1928 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1928 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1928 Boston Red Sox finished 57-96 (.373 win pct).
Who led the 1928 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Phil Todt led the 1928 Boston Red Sox with 12 home runs.
What was the 1928 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1928 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.39.
Did the 1928 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1928 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1928 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1928 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park I.
Who led the 1928 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Phil Todt (12 HR, 73 RBI) and Ed Morris (19-15, 3.53 ERA).
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