1928 Boston Braves

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1927 / 1929

50-103, Finished 7th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Jack Slattery (11-20) and Rogers Hornsby (39-83)
Scored 631 runs, Allowed 878 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 54-99

Ballparks: Braves Field · Attendance: 227,001 (7th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 94, Pitching - 97 · one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 100

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1927 / 1929 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Virgil Barnes	31	R	R	6' 0"	165	Mar 5, 1897	9	16	10	16	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.9	$
Les Bell	26	R	R	5' 11"	165	Dec 14, 1901	6	153	153	153	153	0	0	0	0	153	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	$
Ray Boggs	23	L	L	6' 0"	170	Dec 12, 1904	1st	4	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	$
Ed Brandt	23	L	L	6' 1"	190	Feb 17, 1905	1st	39	32	39	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.2	$
Eddie Brown	36	R	R	6' 3"	190	Jul 17, 1891	7	141	126	141	129	0	0	1	0	0	0	78	53	0	128	12	0	-1.8	$
Dick Burrus	30	L	L	5' 11"	175	Jan 29, 1898	6	65	32	65	32	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	0	0.0	$
Ben Cantwell	26	R	R	6' 1"	168	Apr 13, 1902	2	22	10	22	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.1	$
Earl Clark	20	R	R	5' 10"	160	Nov 6, 1907	2	28	27	28	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0	27	1	0	0.0	$
Bill Clarkson	29	R	R	5' 11"	160	Sep 27, 1898	2	19	1	19	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.9	$
Jimmy Cooney	33	R	R	5' 11"	160	Aug 24, 1894	7	18	14	18	14	0	0	0	4	0	11	0	0	0	0	4	0	-0.8	$
Johnny Cooney	27	R	L	5' 10"	165	Mar 18, 1901	8	33	9	33	29	24	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	1	0.5	$
Bill Cronin	25	R	R	5' 9"	167	Dec 26, 1902	1st	4	0	4	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	$
Art Delaney	31	R	R	5' 10"	178	Jan 5, 1897	2	39	22	39	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	$
Foster Edwards	24	R	R	6' 3"	175	Sep 1, 1903	4	21	3	21	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.9	$
Doc Farrell	26	R	R	5' 8"	160	Dec 26, 1901	4	134	129	134	133	0	0	0	1	0	132	0	0	0	0	1	0	-3.0	$8,500
Charlie Fitzberger	24	L	L	6' 1"	170	Feb 13, 1904	1st	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	-0.1	$
Howard Freigau	25	R	R	5' 10"	160	Aug 1, 1902	7	53	23	53	25	0	0	0	11	0	14	0	0	0	0	28	0	0.0	$
Doc Gautreau	26	R	R	5' 4"	129	Jul 26, 1901	4	23	0	23	4	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	17	2	0.1	$
Joe Genewich	31	R	R	6' 0"	174	Jan 15, 1897	7	13	11	13	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	$
Hal Goldsmith	29	R	R	6' 0"	174	Aug 18, 1898	3	4	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$
Kent Greenfield	25	R	R	6' 1"	180	Jul 1, 1902	5	32	20	32	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2.0	$
Dave Harris	27	R	R	5' 11"	170	Jul 14, 1900	2	7	4	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	6	1	0	-0.3	$
Bunny Hearn	24	L	L	5' 8"	160	Jan 13, 1904	3	7	0	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2	$
Bonnie Hollingsworth	32	R	R	5' 10"	170	Dec 26, 1895	4	7	2	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7	$
Rogers Hornsby HOF	32	R	R	5' 11"	175	Apr 27, 1896	14	140	140	140	140	0	0	0	140	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.5	$40,000
Dinny McNamara	22	L	R	5' 9"	165	Sep 16, 1905	2	9	1	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	1	5	0.0	$
Art Mills	25	R	R	5' 10"	155	Mar 2, 1903	2	4	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7	$
Eddie Moore	29	R	R	5' 7"	165	Jan 18, 1899	6	68	53	68	55	0	0	0	1	0	0	54	0	0	54	6	7	-0.4	$
Guy Morrison	32	R	R	5' 11"	185	Aug 29, 1895	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2	$
Heinie Mueller	28	L	L	5' 8"	158	Sep 16, 1899	9	42	41	42	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	37	0	41	1	0	-0.3	$
Emilio Palmero	33	L	L	5' 11"	157	Jun 13, 1895	5	3	1	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4	$
Lance Richbourg	30	L	R	5' 10"	160	Dec 18, 1897	4	148	148	148	148	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	148	148	0	0	3.6	$
Charlie Robertson	32	L	R	6' 0"	175	Jan 31, 1896	8	13	7	13	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6	$
George Sisler HOF	35	L	L	5' 11"	170	Mar 24, 1893	13	118	118	118	118	1	0	118	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.9	$
Bob Smith	33	R	R	5' 10"	175	Apr 22, 1895	6	39	26	39	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.2	$
Jack Smith	33	L	L	5' 8"	165	Jun 23, 1895	14	98	59	98	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	41	7	66	31	1	-0.2	$
Al Spohrer	25	R	R	5' 10"	175	Dec 3, 1902	1st	51	31	51	48	0	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	-0.7	$
Zack Taylor	29	R	R	5' 11"	180	Jul 27, 1898	9	125	121	125	124	0	124	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.6	$
Clay Touchstone	25	R	R	5' 9"	175	Jan 24, 1903	1st	5	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4	$
Luke Urban	30	R	R	5' 8"	168	Mar 22, 1898	2	15	1	15	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	-0.2	$
Johnny Wertz	30	R	R	5' 10"	180	Apr 20, 1898	3	10	2	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.1	$
Earl Williams	25	R	R	6' 0"	185	Jan 27, 1903	1st	3	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-0.1	$
	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

1927 / 1929 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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