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

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)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1April 3, 1908No Game - ColdPhiladelphia Ball Park--[2] 
2April 4, 1908No Game - ColdColumbia Park--[3] 
3April 6, 1908Philadelphia Athletics – 5, Philadelphia Phillies – 0Philadelphia Ball Park1:459,108[4] 
4April 7, 1908Philadelphia Phillies – 6, Philadelphia Athletics – 7Columbia Park1:47-[5] 
5April 8, 1908No Game - RainPhiladelphia Ball Park--[6] 
6April 9, 1908Philadelphia Phillies – 2, Philadelphia Athletics – 0Columbia Park1:425,246[7] 
7April 10, 1908No Game - RainPhiladelphia Ball Park--[8] 
8April 11, 1908Philadelphia Athletics – 5, Philadelphia Phillies – 0Philadelphia Ball Park1:4510,953[9]

The Phillies record against the A's was 20–21 all time after the 1908 series.

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 9955 0.643 — 47–30 52–25
New York Giants 9856 0.636 1 52–25 46–31
Pittsburgh Pirates 9856 0.636 1 42–35 56–21
Philadelphia Phillies 8371 0.539 16 43–34 40–37
Cincinnati Reds 7381 0.474 26 40–37 33–44
Boston Doves 6391 0.409 36 35–42 28–49
Brooklyn Superbas 53101 0.344 46 27–50 26–51
St. Louis Cardinals 49105 0.318 50 28–49 21–56

Record vs. opponents

1908 National League record

Sources:
Team BOS BKN CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT SLC
Boston —12–106–16–28–146–1610–127–1514–8
Brooklyn 10–12—4–186–166–165–179–1313–9
Chicago 16–6–218–4—16–611–11–19–13–110–1219–3
Cincinnati 14–816–66–16—8–14–110–128–1411–11
New York 16–616–611–11–114–8–1—16–611–11–114–8
Philadelphia 12–1017–513–9–112–106–16—9–1314–8
Pittsburgh 15–713–912–1014–811–11–113–9—20–2
St. Louis 8–149–133–1911–118–148–142–20—

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
CRed Dooin133435108.248041
1BKitty Bransfield144527160.304371
2BOtto Knabe151555121.218027
SSMickey Doolin129445104.234249
3BEddie Grant147598146.244032
OFFred Osborn152555148.267244
OFSherry Magee143508144.283257
OFJohn Titus149539154.286248

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 Courtney6016029.18106
Fred Jacklitsch378619.22107
Dave Shean14487.14602
Wally Clement16368.22201
Roy Thomas6244.16700
Moose McCormick11222.09102
Charlie Johnson6164.25002
Kid Gleason210.00000
Pep Deininger100----00

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 McQuillan48359.223171.53114
Tully Sparks33263.116152.6085
Frank Corridon27208.114102.5150
Bill Foxen22147.1771.9552
Harry Coveleski643.2411.2422
Harry Hoch326.0212.774
Earl Moore326.0210.0016

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 Richie25157.27101.8358
Lew Moren28154.0892.9272

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 Brown30002.573

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.
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