The 1928

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season was the 58th season of the franchise. The team finished seventh in the

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with a record of 50–103, 44½ games behind the

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. In the offseason,

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was traded to the Braves. It was the second trade in as many seasons for Hornsby, who had been traded to the

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

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title in 1928 with a .387 average, and led the league in

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(.498, a figure that only Hornsby himself topped among National Leaguers in the 20th century),

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(.632), and walks (107). The Braves played 9 consecutive doubleheaders between September 4 and September 15, totaling 18 games in just 12 days.

Offseason

* December 14, 1927: Frank Gibson was purchased from the Braves by the

. * January 10, 1928:

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were traded by the Braves to the

for

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* August 14, 1928:

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was purchased by the Braves from the

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Roster

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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

Notes

References

1928 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference
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