1908 Philadelphia Phillies | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | National League Park | |
City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
Owners | Bill Shettsline | |
Managers | Billy Murray | |
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The 1908 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Phillies finished fourth in the National League with a record of 83 wins and 71 losses.
Preseason[edit]
The Phillies' 1908 spring training was held in Savannah, Georgia. The team stayed at the Hotel DeSoto and practiced and played exhibition games at Bolton Street Park.
In March 1908, entertainer George "Honey Boy" Evans spent two weeks with the Phillies at spring training, where he stayed and practiced with the team and socialized with the players. The Phillies named its team of younger players the "Honey Boys" in intrasquad games against the regulars in honor of Evans.[1]
1908 Philadelphia City Series[edit]
The Phillies played four games against the Philadelphia Athletics for the local championship in the pre-season city series. The Athletics defeated the Phillies 3 games to 1.
AL Philadelphia Athletics (3) vs. NL Philadelphia Phillies (1)
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | April 3, 1908 | No Game - Cold | Philadelphia Ball Park | - | -[2] |
2 | April 4, 1908 | No Game - Cold | Columbia Park | - | -[3] |
3 | April 6, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics – 5, Philadelphia Phillies – 0 | Philadelphia Ball Park | 1:45 | 9,108[4] |
4 | April 7, 1908 | Philadelphia Phillies – 6, Philadelphia Athletics – 7 | Columbia Park | 1:47 | -[5] |
5 | April 8, 1908 | No Game - Rain | Philadelphia Ball Park | - | -[6] |
6 | April 9, 1908 | Philadelphia Phillies – 2, Philadelphia Athletics – 0 | Columbia Park | 1:42 | 5,246[7] |
7 | April 10, 1908 | No Game - Rain | Philadelphia Ball Park | - | -[8] |
8 | April 11, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics – 5, Philadelphia Phillies – 0 | Philadelphia Ball Park | 1:45 | 10,953[9] |
The Phillies record against the A's was 20–21 all time after the 1908 series.
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago Cubs | 99 | 55 | .643 | — | 47–30 | 52–25 |
New York Giants | 98 | 56 | .636 | 1 | 52–25 | 46–31 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 98 | 56 | .636 | 1 | 42–35 | 56–21 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 83 | 71 | .539 | 16 | 43–34 | 40–37 |
Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 81 | .474 | 26 | 40–37 | 33–44 |
Boston Doves | 63 | 91 | .409 | 36 | 35–42 | 28–49 |
Brooklyn Superbas | 53 | 101 | .344 | 46 | 27–50 | 26–51 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 49 | 105 | .318 | 50 | 28–49 | 21–56 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | BKN | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | SLC | |||||
Boston | — | 12–10 | 6–16–2 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 14–8 | |||||
Brooklyn | 10–12 | — | 4–18 | 6–16 | 6–16 | 5–17 | 9–13 | 13–9 | |||||
Chicago | 16–6–2 | 18–4 | — | 16–6 | 11–11–1 | 9–13–1 | 10–12 | 19–3 | |||||
Cincinnati | 14–8 | 16–6 | 6–16 | — | 8–14–1 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 11–11 | |||||
New York | 16–6 | 16–6 | 11–11–1 | 14–8–1 | — | 16–6 | 11–11–1 | 14–8 | |||||
Philadelphia | 12–10 | 17–5 | 13–9–1 | 12–10 | 6–16 | — | 9–13 | 14–8 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 15–7 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 11–11–1 | 13–9 | — | 20–2 | |||||
St. Louis | 8–14 | 9–13 | 3–19 | 11–11 | 8–14 | 8–14 | 2–20 | — |
Roster[edit]
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager |
Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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 | Red Dooin | 133 | 435 | 108 | .248 | 0 | 41 |
1B | Kitty Bransfield | 144 | 527 | 160 | .304 | 3 | 71 |
2B | Otto Knabe | 151 | 555 | 121 | .218 | 0 | 27 |
SS | Mickey Doolin | 129 | 445 | 104 | .234 | 2 | 49 |
3B | Eddie Grant | 147 | 598 | 146 | .244 | 0 | 32 |
OF | Fred Osborn | 152 | 555 | 148 | .267 | 2 | 44 |
OF | Sherry Magee | 143 | 508 | 144 | .283 | 2 | 57 |
OF | John Titus | 149 | 539 | 154 | .286 | 2 | 48 |
Other batters[edit]
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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Ernie Courtney | 60 | 160 | 29 | .181 | 0 | 6 |
Fred Jacklitsch | 37 | 86 | 19 | .221 | 0 | 7 |
Dave Shean | 14 | 48 | 7 | .146 | 0 | 2 |
Wally Clement | 16 | 36 | 8 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
Roy Thomas | 6 | 24 | 4 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
Moose McCormick | 11 | 22 | 2 | .091 | 0 | 2 |
Charlie Johnson | 6 | 16 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
Kid Gleason | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pep Deininger | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
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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George McQuillan | 48 | 359.2 | 23 | 17 | 1.53 | 114 |
Tully Sparks | 33 | 263.1 | 16 | 15 | 2.60 | 85 |
Frank Corridon | 27 | 208.1 | 14 | 10 | 2.51 | 50 |
Bill Foxen | 22 | 147.1 | 7 | 7 | 1.95 | 52 |
Harry Coveleski | 6 | 43.2 | 4 | 1 | 1.24 | 22 |
Harry Hoch | 3 | 26.0 | 2 | 1 | 2.77 | 4 |
Earl Moore | 3 | 26.0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 | 16 |
Other pitchers[edit]
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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Lew Richie | 25 | 157.2 | 7 | 10 | 1.83 | 58 |
Lew Moren | 28 | 154.0 | 8 | 9 | 2.92 | 72 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
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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Buster Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 3 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Roy Thomas Joins Those Phillies". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March 11, 1908. p. 10.
- ^ "Baseball Series to Begin Today". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 4, 1908. p. 13.
- ^ "Too Much Weather Again". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 5, 1908. p. 11.
- ^ "Athletics Land The First Game, Score 5-0". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 7, 1908. p. 10.
- ^ "Athletics Again Win From Phillies". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 8, 1908. p. 6.
- ^ "Rain Knocks Out Game". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 9, 1908. p. 10.
- ^ "Phillies Get One on Third Attempt". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 10, 1908. p. 10.
- ^ "Rain Again Jolts Local Ball Clubs". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 11, 1908. p. 10.
- ^ "Athletics Are City Champions". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 12, 1908. p. 14.