1908 Philadelphia Phillies season

1908 Philadelphia Phillies
LeagueNational League
BallparkNational League Park
CityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
OwnersBill Shettsline
ManagersBilly 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

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

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 
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

Season standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
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

1908 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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

1908 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

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
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

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
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

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
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

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Lew Richie 25 157.2 7 10 1.83 58
Lew Moren 28 154.0 8 9 2.92 72

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
Buster Brown 3 0 0 0 2.57 3

References

  1. ^ "Roy Thomas Joins Those Phillies". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March 11, 1908. p. 10.
  2. ^ "Baseball Series to Begin Today". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 4, 1908. p. 13.
  3. ^ "Too Much Weather Again". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 5, 1908. p. 11.
  4. ^ "Athletics Land The First Game, Score 5-0". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 7, 1908. p. 10.
  5. ^ "Athletics Again Win From Phillies". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 8, 1908. p. 6.
  6. ^ "Rain Knocks Out Game". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 9, 1908. p. 10.
  7. ^ "Phillies Get One on Third Attempt". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 10, 1908. p. 10.
  8. ^ "Rain Again Jolts Local Ball Clubs". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 11, 1908. p. 10.
  9. ^ "Athletics Are City Champions". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 12, 1908. p. 14.