| 1908 New York Highlanders | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Hilltop Park |
| City | New York,New York |
| Record | 51–103 (.331) |
| League place | 8th |
| Owners | William Devery andFrank Farrell |
| Managers | Clark Griffith,Kid Elberfeld |
The 1908New York Highlanders season finished with the team in eighth place in theAmerican League with a record of 51–103. Their home games were played atHilltop Park.
The Highlanders finished in last place, 17 games out of seventh. It was the second-worst season in club history.[1] Startingfirst basemanHal Chase left the team in September under allegations that he was throwing games. AfterClark Griffith's departure, the Highlanders lost 70 of their last 98 games under new managerKid Elberfeld.[2]
On June 30,Cy Young of theBoston Red Sox threw ano-hitter against the Highlanders. In the game, Young had 3 hits and 4 RBI's.[3] By now the alternate and equally unofficial nickname "Yankees" was being used frequently to refer to the Highlanders.The New York Times article about Young's no-hitter at "the American League Park" (Hilltop Park's formal name), referred to the club exclusively as "Yankees" throughout the article. Other newspapers continued to use the two nicknames interchangeably.
On September 4, 5 and 7, 1908,Walter Johnson of theWashington Senators shut out the Highlanders in three consecutive games.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 90 | 63 | .588 | — | 44–33 | 46–30 |
| Cleveland Naps | 90 | 64 | .584 | ½ | 51–26 | 39–38 |
| Chicago White Sox | 88 | 64 | .579 | 1½ | 51–25 | 37–39 |
| St. Louis Browns | 83 | 69 | .546 | 6½ | 46–31 | 37–38 |
| Boston Red Sox | 75 | 79 | .487 | 15½ | 37–40 | 38–39 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 68 | 85 | .444 | 22 | 46–30 | 22–55 |
| Washington Senators | 67 | 85 | .441 | 22½ | 43–32 | 24–53 |
| New York Highlanders | 51 | 103 | .331 | 39½ | 30–47 | 21–56 |
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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 | — | |||||
| 1908 New York Highlanders | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 Kleinow | 96 | 279 | 47 | .168 | 1 | 13 |
| 1B | Hal Chase | 106 | 405 | 104 | .257 | 1 | 36 |
| 2B | Harry Niles | 95 | 361 | 90 | .249 | 4 | 24 |
| SS | Neal Ball | 132 | 446 | 110 | .247 | 0 | 38 |
| 3B | Wid Conroy | 141 | 531 | 126 | .237 | 1 | 39 |
| OF | Willie Keeler | 91 | 323 | 85 | .263 | 1 | 14 |
| OF | Jake Stahl | 75 | 274 | 70 | .255 | 2 | 42 |
| OF | Charlie Hemphill | 142 | 505 | 150 | .297 | 0 | 44 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Moriarty | 101 | 348 | 82 | .236 | 0 | 27 |
| Walter Blair | 76 | 211 | 40 | .190 | 1 | 13 |
| Irish McIlveen | 44 | 169 | 36 | .213 | 0 | 8 |
| Frank LaPorte | 39 | 145 | 38 | .262 | 1 | 15 |
| Frank Delahanty | 37 | 125 | 32 | .256 | 0 | 10 |
| Jimmy O'Rourke | 34 | 108 | 25 | .231 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Sweeney | 32 | 82 | 12 | .146 | 0 | 2 |
| Birdie Cree | 21 | 78 | 21 | .269 | 0 | 4 |
| Earle Gardner | 20 | 75 | 16 | .213 | 0 | 4 |
| Kid Elberfeld | 19 | 56 | 11 | .196 | 0 | 5 |
| Mike Donovan | 5 | 19 | 5 | .263 | 0 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Chesbro | 45 | 288.2 | 14 | 20 | 2.93 | 124 |
| Joe Lake | 38 | 269.1 | 9 | 22 | 3.17 | 118 |
| Rube Manning | 41 | 245.0 | 13 | 16 | 2.94 | 113 |
| Bill Hogg | 24 | 152.1 | 4 | 16 | 3.01 | 72 |
| Al Orth | 21 | 139.1 | 2 | 13 | 3.42 | 22 |
| Pete Wilson | 6 | 39.0 | 3 | 3 | 3.46 | 28 |
| Jack Warhop | 5 | 36.1 | 1 | 2 | 4.46 | 11 |
| Fred Glade | 5 | 32.0 | 0 | 4 | 4.22 | 11 |
| Andy O'Connor | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 10.13 | 5 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doc Newton | 23 | 88.1 | 4 | 5 | 2.95 | 49 |
| Slow Joe Doyle | 12 | 48.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.63 | 20 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Billiard | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.65 | 70 |
| Hippo Vaughn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 2 |
| Hal Chase | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
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