The 1908 Washington Senators won 67 games, lost 85, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Joe Cantillon and played home games at National Park.
1908 Washington Senators | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | National Park | |
City | Washington, D.C. | |
Owners | Thomas C. Noyes | |
Managers | Joe Cantillon | |
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Offseason
- October 5, 1907: Charlie Jones was traded by the Senators to the St. Louis Browns for Ollie Pickering.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Detroit Tigers | 90 | 63 | 0.588 | — | 44–33 | 46–30 |
Cleveland Naps | 90 | 64 | 0.584 | ½ | 51–26 | 39–38 |
Chicago White Sox | 88 | 64 | 0.579 | 1½ | 51–25 | 37–39 |
St. Louis Browns | 83 | 69 | 0.546 | 6½ | 46–31 | 37–38 |
Boston Red Sox | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 15½ | 37–40 | 38–39 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 68 | 85 | 0.444 | 22 | 46–30 | 22–55 |
Washington Senators | 67 | 85 | 0.441 | 22½ | 43–32 | 24–53 |
New York Highlanders | 51 | 103 | 0.331 | 39½ | 30–47 | 21–56 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYH | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 6–16–1 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 15–7 | 11–11 | |||||
Chicago | 16–6–1 | — | 8–14–1 | 9–13 | 16–6 | 13–9 | 11–10 | 15–6–2 | |||||
Cleveland | 12–10 | 14–8–1 | — | 13–9 | 16–6 | 16–6–1 | 11–11–1 | 8–14 | |||||
Detroit | 11–11 | 13–9 | 9–13 | — | 15–7 | 14–8–1 | 12–10 | 16–5 | |||||
New York | 10–12 | 6–16 | 6–16 | 7–15 | — | 8–14–1 | 5–17 | 9–13 | |||||
Philadelphia | 12–10 | 9–13 | 6–16–1 | 8–14–1 | 14–8–1 | — | 8–13–1 | 11–11 | |||||
St. Louis | 7–15 | 10–11 | 11–11–1 | 10–12 | 17–5 | 13–8–1 | — | 15–7–1 | |||||
Washington | 11–11 | 6–15–2 | 14–8 | 5–16 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 7–15–1 | — |
Notable transactions
- May 31, 1908: Casey Patten was traded by the Senators to the Boston Red Sox for Jesse Tannehill.[2]
Roster
1908 Washington Senators | |||||||||
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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 |
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C | Gabby Street | 131 | 394 | 81 | .206 | 1 | 32 |
1B | Jerry Freeman | 154 | 531 | 134 | .252 | 1 | 45 |
2B | Jim Delahanty | 83 | 287 | 91 | .317 | 1 | 30 |
SS | George McBride | 155 | 518 | 120 | .232 | 0 | 34 |
3B | Bill Shipke | 111 | 341 | 71 | .208 | 0 | 20 |
OF | Ollie Pickering | 113 | 373 | 84 | .225 | 2 | 30 |
OF | Bob Ganley | 150 | 549 | 131 | .239 | 1 | 36 |
OF | Clyde Milan | 130 | 485 | 116 | .239 | 1 | 32 |
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 |
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Otis Clymer | 110 | 368 | 93 | .253 | 1 | 35 |
Bob Unglaub | 72 | 276 | 85 | .308 | 0 | 29 |
Dave Altizer | 67 | 205 | 46 | .224 | 0 | 18 |
Jack Warner | 51 | 116 | 28 | .239 | 1 | 32 |
Bob Edmundson | 26 | 80 | 15 | .188 | 0 | 2 |
Mike Kahoe | 17 | 27 | 5 | .185 | 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 |
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Tom Hughes | 43 | 276.1 | 18 | 15 | 2.21 | 165 |
Walter Johnson | 36 | 256.1 | 14 | 14 | 1.65 | 160 |
Charlie Smith | 26 | 183.0 | 9 | 13 | 2.41 | 83 |
Bill Burns | 23 | 164.0 | 6 | 11 | 1.70 | 55 |
Jesse Tannehill | 10 | 71.2 | 2 | 4 | 3.77 | 14 |
Roy Witherup | 6 | 48.1 | 2 | 4 | 2.98 | 31 |
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 |
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Burt Keeley | 28 | 169.0 | 6 | 11 | 2.98 | 68 |
Eli Cates | 19 | 113.2 | 4 | 8 | 2.53 | 33 |
Cy Falkenberg | 17 | 82.2 | 6 | 2 | 1.96 | 34 |
Casey Patten | 4 | 18.0 | 0 | 2 | 3.50 | 6 |
Hank Gehring | 3 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 14.40 | 0 |
Notes
References
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