The Boston Braves

Atlanta Braves

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 season was a season in American baseball

Baseball

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. The team finished seventh in the National League

National League

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 with a record of 50-103, 44½ games behind the St. Louis Cardinals

1928 St. Louis Cardinals season

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In the offseason, Rogers Hornsby

Rogers Hornsby

Rogers Hornsby, Sr. , nicknamed "The Rajah", was an American baseball infielder, manager, and coach who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball . He played for the St. Louis Cardinals , New York Giants , Boston Braves , Chicago Cubs , and St. Louis Browns...

 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

San Francisco Giants

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 during the previous offseason. Hornsby managed to be the league's most productive hitter. He won his seventh batting

Batting average

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 title in 1928 with a .387 average, and led the league in on-base percentage (.498, a figure that only Hornsby himself topped among National Leaguers in the 20th century), slugging percentage (.632), and walks

Base on balls

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 (107).

Offseason

• December 14, 1927: Frank Gibson
  Frank Gibson
  Frank Gilbert Gibson was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played all or part of eight seasons in the majors for the Detroit Tigers and Boston Braves....
  
   was purchased from the Braves by the St. Louis Cardinals
  St. Louis Cardinals
  The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
  
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• January 10, 1928: Shanty Hogan
  Shanty Hogan
  James Francis "Shanty" Hogan was a Major League Baseball catcher from 1925 to 1937. Hogan was listed at 6'1", 240 pounds — an exceptionally large player, especially for his era. Due to this, there are many anecdotes relating to Hogan and food...
  
   and Jimmy Welsh
  Jimmy Welsh
  James Daniel Welsh , was a Major League Baseball player who played outfielder from -. He would play for the Boston Braves, and New York Giants.-External links:...
  
   were traded by the Braves to the New York Giants
  San Francisco Giants
  The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
  
   for Rogers Hornsby
  Rogers Hornsby
  Rogers Hornsby, Sr. , nicknamed "The Rajah", was an American baseball infielder, manager, and coach who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball . He played for the St. Louis Cardinals , New York Giants , Boston Braves , Chicago Cubs , and St. Louis Browns...
  
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Notable transactions

• August 14, 1928: Emilio Palmero
  Emilio Palmero
  Emilio Antonio Palmero was a Cuban Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of five seasons in the majors, spread out over a span of fourteen years from 1915 to 1928. He also pitched extensively in the minor leagues, winning 177 games over 17 minor league seasons between 1914 and 1931...
  
   was purchased by the Braves from the Toledo Mud Hens
  Toledo Mud Hens
  The Toledo Mud Hens are a minor league baseball team located in Toledo, Ohio. The Mud Hens play in the International League, and are affiliated with the major league baseball team the Detroit Tigers, based approximately 50 miles to the north of Toledo. The current team is one of several...
  
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Roster

1928 Boston Braves
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager

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

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