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The 1928 Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...

season involved the Red Sox finishing 8th in the American League

American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...

with a record of 57 wins and 96 losses.

Opening Day lineup

Jack Rothrock Jack Rothrock John Huston Rothrock was a utility player in Major League Baseball who played for four different teams between the and seasons. Listed at 5'11", 165 lb., Rothrock was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed. He was born in Long Beach, California.Rothrock was a line drive hitter and...	SS
Phil Todt Phil Todt Philip Julius Todt [Hook] was a first baseman in Major League Baseball between the and seasons. Listed at 6' 0", 175 lb., Todt batted and threw left-handed...	1B
Ira Flagstead Ira Flagstead Ira James "Pete" Flagstead was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played thirteen seasons in the American and National League with the Detroit Tigers , Boston Red Sox , Washington Senators , and Pittsburgh Pirates .In 1218 career games, Flagstead batted .290 with a .407 on base percentage,...	CF
Ken Williams Ken Williams (baseball) Kenneth Roy Williams was an American professional baseball player. He played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball from to . Williams began his major league career with the Cincinnati Reds before spending the majority of his playing days with the St...	LF
Buddy Myer Buddy Myer Charles Solomon "Buddy" Myer was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball from 1925 to 1941.An excellent hitter, he batted .300 or better in eight full seasons, and retired with a career average of .303. He walked more than twice as many times as he struck out...	3B
Bill Regan Bill Regan William Wright Regan was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates...	2B
Doug Taitt Doug Taitt Douglas John Taitt [Poco] was a right fielder in Major League Baseball and a player/manager in the Minor leagues. Listed at 6' 0", 176 lb., Taitt batted left-handed and threw right-handed....	RF
Fred Hofmann Fred Hofmann Fred Hofmann , nicknamed "Bootnose," was a catcher , coach and scout in Major League Baseball, as well a player and manager in the Minor Leagues. Listed at , , Hofmann batted and threw right-handed. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri.Hofmann began his baseball career as a grade school catcher in...	C
Danny MacFayden Danny MacFayden Daniel Knowles MacFayden was an American starting and relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. From through , he played for the Boston Red Sox , New York Yankees , Cincinnati Reds , Boston Braves , Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Senators...	P

Notable transactions

April 25, 1928: Hal Wiltse
Hal Wiltse
Harold James Wiltse [Whitey] was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Boston Red Sox , St. Louis Browns and Philadelphia Phillies . Listed at 5' 9", 168 lb., Wiltse batted and threw left-handed...

was traded by the Red Sox to the St. Louis Browns
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...

for Wally Gerber
Wally Gerber
Walter Gerber was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates , St. Louis Browns and Boston Red Sox , primarily as a shortstop...

.

Roster

1928 Boston Red Sox
Roster
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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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	78	199	45	.226	0	16
1B	144	539	136	.252	12	73
2B	138	511	135	.264	7	75
OF	133	462	140	.303	8	67
OF	143	482	144	.299	3	61
OF	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
	117	344	92	.267	3	22

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

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
	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

G	ERA	SO
2	9.00	1
1	0.00	0
1	0.00	0
1	27.00	1

Farm system

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1928 Boston Red Sox
Roster
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