| 1908 Philadelphia Athletics | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Columbia Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| Record | 68–85 (.444) |
| League place | 6th |
| Owners | Benjamin Shibe,Tom Shibe,John Shibe,Connie Mack,Sam Jones,Frank Hough |
| Managers | Connie Mack |
The1908Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing sixth in theAmerican League with a record of 68 wins and 85 losses.
The Athletics played four games against thePhiladelphia Phillies for the local championship in the pre-seasoncity series. The Athletics defeated the Phillies 3 games to 1.
AL Philadelphia Athletics (3) vs. NLPhiladelphia Phillies (1)
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 3, 1908 | No Game - Cold | Philadelphia Ball Park | - | -[1] |
| 2 | April 4, 1908 | No Game - Cold | Columbia Park | - | -[2] |
| 3 | April 6, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics – 5, Philadelphia Phillies – 0 | Philadelphia Ball Park | 1:45 | 9,108[3] |
| 4 | April 7, 1908 | Philadelphia Phillies – 6,Philadelphia Athletics – 7 | Columbia Park | 1:47 | -[4] |
| 5 | April 8, 1908 | No Game - Rain | Philadelphia Ball Park | - | -[5] |
| 6 | April 9, 1908 | Philadelphia Phillies – 2, Philadelphia Athletics – 0 | Columbia Park | 1:42 | 5,246[6] |
| 7 | April 10, 1908 | No Game - Rain | Philadelphia Ball Park | - | -[7] |
| 8 | April 11, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics – 5, Philadelphia Phillies – 0 | Philadelphia Ball Park | 1:45 | 10,953[8] |
The A's record against the Phillies was 21–20 all time after the 1908 series.
Shoeless Joe Jackson made his major league debut with the Athletics at Columbia Park on August 25, 1908 in a 3-2 loss toCleveland playing centerfield and batting fourth. Jackson had hit .346 in 1908 for the Class-D Carolina AssociationGreenville Spinners and his appearance was anticipated by the press and fans. Jackson came to bat with one out in the first withTopsy Hartsel on third andEddie Collins on first to face Cleveland'sHeinie Berger. "The youngster was given a kindly welcome by the fans and he acknowledged it by singling pastBradley, scoring Hartsel." Jackson would finish 1 for 4 in the game.[9]
| 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 Philadelphia Athletics | |||||||||
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| 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 | Ossee Schreckengost | 71 | 207 | 46 | .222 | 0 | 16 |
| 1B | Harry Davis | 147 | 513 | 127 | .248 | 5 | 62 |
| 2B | Eddie Collins | 102 | 330 | 90 | .273 | 1 | 40 |
| SS | Simon Nicholls | 150 | 550 | 119 | .216 | 4 | 31 |
| 3B | Jimmy Collins | 115 | 433 | 94 | .217 | 0 | 30 |
| OF | Topsy Hartsel | 129 | 460 | 112 | .243 | 4 | 29 |
| OF | Rube Oldring | 116 | 434 | 96 | .221 | 1 | 39 |
| OF | Danny Murphy | 142 | 525 | 139 | .265 | 4 | 66 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Coombs | 78 | 220 | 56 | .255 | 1 | 23 |
| Doc Powers | 62 | 172 | 31 | .180 | 0 | 7 |
| Jack Barry | 40 | 135 | 30 | .222 | 0 | 8 |
| Socks Seybold | 48 | 130 | 28 | .215 | 0 | 3 |
| Syd Smith | 46 | 128 | 26 | .203 | 1 | 10 |
| Frank Manush | 23 | 77 | 12 | .156 | 0 | 0 |
| Herbie Moran | 19 | 59 | 9 | .153 | 0 | 4 |
| Scotty Barr | 19 | 56 | 8 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Lapp | 13 | 35 | 5 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
| Amos Strunk | 12 | 34 | 8 | .235 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Baker | 9 | 31 | 9 | .290 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Fox | 9 | 30 | 6 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Shag Shaughnessy | 8 | 29 | 9 | .310 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Jackson | 5 | 23 | 3 | .130 | 0 | 3 |
| Bert Blue | 6 | 18 | 3 | .167 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Egan | 2 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Vickers | 53 | 317.0 | 18 | 19 | 2.21 | 156 |
| Eddie Plank | 34 | 244.2 | 14 | 16 | 2.17 | 135 |
| Jimmy Dygert | 41 | 238.2 | 11 | 15 | 2.87 | 164 |
| Jack Coombs | 26 | 153.0 | 7 | 5 | 2.00 | 80 |
| Chief Bender | 18 | 138.2 | 8 | 9 | 1.75 | 85 |
| Biff Schlitzer | 24 | 131.0 | 6 | 8 | 3.16 | 57 |
| Al Kellogg | 3 | 17.0 | 0 | 2 | 5.82 | 8 |
| Doc Martin | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Carter | 14 | 60.2 | 2 | 5 | 2.97 | 17 |
| Jack Flater | 5 | 39.1 | 1 | 3 | 2.06 | 8 |
| Harry Krause | 4 | 21.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.57 | 10 |
| Gus Salve | 2 | 15.1 | 0 | 1 | 4.11 | 6 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Maxwell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.08 | 7 |
| Eddie Files | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 6 |
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