1928 Boston Braves

50-103 • .327 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1928 Boston Braves went 50-103 (.327) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 631 runs, allowed 878, and played home games at Braves Field. Team leaders included Rogers Hornsby (21 HR, 94 RBI) and Bob Smith (13-17, 3.87 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

50 Wins
103 Losses
.327 Win %
7th Rank
631 R 878 RA
Diff -247

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631 Runs Scored
878 Runs Allowed
-247 Run Diff
304K Attendance

📈 vs. 1928 NL Average

Batting Avg .275 2% below the 1928 league average (.281)
OBP .335 3% below the 1928 league average (.344)
SLG .366 7% below the 1928 league average (.396)
Team ERA 4.83 21% worse than the 1928 league average (3.99)
Runs Scored 631 12% below the 1928 league average (721 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBraves Field
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 304,100
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Avg per Game 4,001

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1928

Batting Avg

1 Rogers Hornsby 0.387 2 George Sisler 0.340 3 Lance Richbourg 0.337 4 Earl Clark 0.304 5 Jack Smith 0.280

Home Runs

1 Rogers Hornsby 21 2 Les Bell 10 3 George Sisler 4 4 Dick Burrus 3 5 Doc Farrell 3

RBI

1 Rogers Hornsby 94 2 Les Bell 91 3 George Sisler 68 4 Eddie Brown 59 5 Lance Richbourg 52
1928 Boston Braves — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lance Richbourg 148 612 105 206 26 12 2 52 62 39 11 0.337
Les Bell 153 591 58 164 36 7 10 91 40 45 1 0.277
Eddie Brown 142 523 45 140 28 2 2 59 24 22 6 0.268
George Sisler 118 491 71 167 26 4 4 68 30 15 11 0.340
Rogers Hornsby 140 486 99 188 42 7 21 94 107 41 5 0.387
Doc Farrell 134 483 36 104 14 2 3 43 26 26 3 0.215
Zack Taylor 125 399 36 100 15 1 2 30 33 29 2 0.251
Jack Smith 96 254 30 71 9 2 1 32 21 14 6 0.280
Eddie Moore 68 215 27 51 9 0 2 18 19 12 7 0.237
Heinie Mueller 42 151 25 34 3 1 0 19 17 9 1 0.225
Dick Burrus 64 137 15 37 6 0 3 13 19 8 1 0.270
Al Spohrer 51 124 15 27 3 0 0 9 5 11 1 0.218
Earl Clark 28 112 18 34 9 1 0 10 4 8 0 0.304
Howard Freigau 52 109 11 28 8 1 1 17 9 14 1 0.257
Bob Smith 39 92 11 23 2 0 1 8 1 6 2 0.250
Ed Brandt 39 70 5 17 4 0 0 3 9 12 0 0.243
Art Delaney 39 63 4 9 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0.143
Jimmy Cooney 18 51 2 7 0 0 0 3 2 5 1 0.137
Johnny Cooney 33 41 2 7 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 0.171
Kent Greenfield 32 38 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.053
Ben Cantwell 22 29 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.172
Joe Genewich 13 26 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.038
Doc Gautreau 23 18 3 5 0 1 0 1 4 3 1 0.278
Virgil Barnes 16 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.059
Dave Harris 7 17 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.118
Charlie Robertson 13 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0.000
Luke Urban 15 17 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.176
Foster Edwards 21 11 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0.091
Charlie Fitzberger 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.286
Bonnie Hollingsworth 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Dinny McNamara 9 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Bill Clarkson 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Johnny Werts 10 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Bill Cronin 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Hal Goldsmith 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Clay Touchstone 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Earl Williams 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bunny Hearn 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Art Mills 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Emilio Palmero 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Boggs 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Guy Morrison 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1928

ERA

1 Art Delaney 3.79 2 Bob Smith 3.87 3 Joe Genewich 4.13 4 Johnny Cooney 4.32 5 Ed Brandt 5.07

Wins

1 Bob Smith 13 2 Ed Brandt 9 3 Art Delaney 9 4 Ben Cantwell 3 5 Johnny Cooney 3

Strikeouts

1 Ed Brandt 84 2 Bob Smith 59 3 Art Delaney 45 4 Kent Greenfield 30 5 Ben Cantwell 18
1928 Boston Braves — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Smith 13 17 3.87 38 25 2 244.1 274 105 74 59
Ed Brandt 9 21 5.07 38 31 0 225.1 234 127 109 84
Art Delaney 9 17 3.79 39 22 2 192.1 197 81 56 45
Kent Greenfield 3 11 5.32 32 23 0 143.2 173 85 60 30
Ben Cantwell 3 3 5.10 22 9 0 90.0 112 51 36 18
Johnny Cooney 3 7 4.32 24 6 1 89.2 106 43 31 18
Joe Genewich 3 7 4.13 13 11 0 80.2 88 37 18 15
Virgil Barnes 2 7 5.82 16 10 0 60.1 86 39 26 7
Charlie Robertson 2 5 5.31 13 7 1 59.1 73 35 16 17
Foster Edwards 2 1 5.66 21 3 0 49.1 67 31 23 17
Bill Clarkson 0 2 6.75 19 1 0 34.2 53 26 22 8
Bonnie Hollingsworth 0 2 5.24 7 2 0 22.1 30 13 13 10
Johnny Werts 0 2 10.31 10 2 0 18.1 31 21 8 5
Bunny Hearn 1 0 6.30 7 0 0 10.0 6 7 8 8
Hal Goldsmith 0 0 3.24 4 0 0 8.1 14 3 1 1
Clay Touchstone 0 0 4.50 5 0 0 8.0 15 4 2 1
Art Mills 0 0 12.91 4 0 0 7.2 17 11 8 0
Emilio Palmero 0 1 5.40 3 1 0 6.2 14 4 2 0
Ray Boggs 0 0 5.40 4 0 0 5.0 2 3 7 0
Guy Morrison 0 0 12.00 1 0 0 3.0 4 4 3 0
George Sisler 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0

👥 Roster (42)

Virgil Barnes Les Bell Ray Boggs Ed Brandt Eddie Brown Dick Burrus Ben Cantwell Earl Clark Bill Clarkson Jimmy Cooney Johnny Cooney Bill Cronin +30 more

42 players

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The 1928 Boston Braves in brief

In 1928 the Boston Braves posted a 50-103 mark (.327) and finished 7th in the NL. The run column shows 631 for and 878 against. Against a league average of .281, the 1928 Boston Braves batted .275. The Boston Braves staff finished with a 4.83 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.99. The 1928 Boston Braves scored 12% fewer runs than the average club (631 against 721).

Home games were played at Braves Field, where 304,100 fans came through the gates. Rogers Hornsby led the club in home runs with 21. Lance Richbourg collected the most hits, 206. Bob Smith led the pitchers with 13 wins. Ed Brandt struck out 84, the most on the club. The 1928 roster runs to 42 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1928 Boston Braves

What was the 1928 Boston Braves record?
The 1928 Boston Braves finished 50-103 (.327 win pct).
Who led the 1928 Boston Braves in home runs?
Rogers Hornsby led the 1928 Boston Braves with 21 home runs.
What was the 1928 Boston Braves team ERA?
The 1928 Boston Braves posted a team ERA of 4.83.
Did the 1928 Boston Braves win the World Series?
No. The 1928 Boston Braves did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1928 Boston Braves play?
The 1928 Boston Braves played home games at Braves Field.
Who led the 1928 Boston Braves in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Rogers Hornsby (21 HR, 94 RBI) and Bob Smith (13-17, 3.87 ERA).
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