1928 Boston Red Sox season
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Owner(s) | J.A. Robert Quinn |
Manager(s) | Bill Carrigan |
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WNAC (Fred Hoey) |
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The 1928 Boston Red Sox season was the 28th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished last in the eight-team American League (AL) with a record of 57 wins and 96 losses.
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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New York Yankees | 101 | 53 | .656 | -- |
Philadelphia Athletics | 98 | 55 | .641 | 2½ |
St. Louis Browns | 82 | 72 | .532 | 19 |
Washington Senators | 75 | 79 | .487 | 26 |
Chicago White Sox | 72 | 82 | .468 | 29 |
Detroit Tigers | 68 | 86 | .442 | 33 |
Cleveland Indians | 62 | 92 | .403 | 39 |
Boston Red Sox | 57 | 96 | .373 | 43½ |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 10–12 | 9–13 | 7–15 | 6–16 | 3–18 | 9–13 | 13–9–1 | |||||
Chicago | 12–10 | — | 12–10–1 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 6–16 | 10–12 | 10–12 | |||||
Cleveland | 13–9 | 10–12–1 | — | 10–12 | 6–16 | 6–16 | 7–15 | 10–12 | |||||
Detroit | 15–7 | 9–13 | 12–10 | — | 7–15 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 8–14 | |||||
New York | 16–6 | 13–9 | 16–6 | 15–7 | — | 16–6 | 12–10 | 13–9 | |||||
Philadelphia | 18–3 | 16–6 | 16–6 | 14–8 | 6–16 | — | 16–6 | 12–10 | |||||
St. Louis | 13–9 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 6–16 | — | 13–9 | |||||
Washington | 9–13–1 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 10–12 | 9–13 | — |
Opening Day lineup
Jack Rothrock | SS |
Phil Todt | 1B |
Ira Flagstead | CF |
Ken Williams | LF |
Buddy Myer | 3B |
Bill Regan | 2B |
Doug Taitt | RF |
Fred Hofmann | C |
Danny MacFayden | P |
Notable transactions
- April 25, 1928: Hal Wiltse was traded by the Red Sox to the St. Louis Browns for Wally Gerber.[1]
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
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 |
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C | Hofmann, FredFred Hofmann | 78 | 199 | 45 | .226 | 0 | 16 |
1B | Todt, PhilPhil Todt | 144 | 539 | 136 | .252 | 12 | 73 |
2B | Regan, BillBill Regan | 138 | 511 | 135 | .264 | 7 | 75 |
OF | Williams, KenKen Williams | 133 | 462 | 140 | .303 | 8 | 67 |
OF | Taitt, DougDoug Taitt | 143 | 482 | 144 | .299 | 3 | 61 |
OF | Flagstead, IraIra Flagstead | 140 | 510 | 148 | .290 | 1 | 39 |
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 |
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Rothrock, JackJack Rothrock | 117 | 344 | 92 | .267 | 3 | 22 |
Pitching
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 |
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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 |
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Bradley, HerbHerb Bradley | 15 | 47.1 | 0 | 3 | 7.23 | 14 |
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 |
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Wilson, JohnJohn Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
Rothrock, JackJack Rothrock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Bennett, FrankFrank Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Taitt, DougDoug Taitt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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B | Salem Witches | New England League | Stuffy McInnis |
Notes
- ↑ Wally Gerber page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
- 1928 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1928 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com