1908 Boston Red Sox

75-79 • .487 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1908 Boston Red Sox went 75-79 (.487) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 564 runs, allowed 513, and played home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds. Team leaders included Doc Gessler (3 HR, 63 RBI) and Cy Young (21-11, 1.26 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

75 Wins
79 Losses
.487 Win %
5th Rank
564 R 513 RA
Diff +51

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564 Runs Scored
513 Runs Allowed
+51 Run Diff
543K Attendance

📈 vs. 1908 AL Average

Batting Avg .245 3% above the 1908 league average (.238)
OBP .295 equal to the 1908 league average (.294)
SLG .311 3% above the 1908 league average (.303)
Team ERA 2.28 5% better than the 1908 league average (2.39)
Runs Scored 564 5% above the 1908 league average (536 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHuntington Avenue Grounds
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 543,686
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Avg per Game 7,060

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1908

Batting Avg

1 Doc Gessler 0.308 2 Amby McConnell 0.279 3 Bob Unglaub 0.263 4 Harry Lord 0.259 5 Gavvy Cravath 0.256

Home Runs

1 Doc Gessler 3 2 Harry Lord 2 3 Amby McConnell 2 4 Jack Thoney 2 5 Gavvy Cravath 1

RBI

1 Doc Gessler 63 2 Heinie Wagner 46 3 Amby McConnell 43 4 Harry Lord 37 5 Gavvy Cravath 34
1908 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Harry Lord 145 560 61 145 15 6 2 37 22 43 23 0.259
Heinie Wagner 153 526 62 130 11 5 1 46 27 43 20 0.247
Amby McConnell 140 502 77 140 10 6 2 43 38 47 31 0.279
Doc Gessler 128 435 55 134 13 14 3 63 51 47 19 0.308
Jack Thoney 109 416 58 106 5 9 2 30 13 62 16 0.255
Denny Sullivan 101 355 33 85 7 8 0 25 14 37 4 0.239
Gavvy Cravath 94 277 43 71 10 11 1 34 38 52 6 0.256
Bob Unglaub 72 266 23 70 11 3 1 25 7 28 6 0.263
Jake Stahl 78 262 29 64 9 11 0 23 20 37 13 0.244
Lou Criger 84 237 12 45 4 2 0 25 13 14 1 0.190
Frank LaPorte 62 156 14 37 1 3 0 15 12 8 3 0.237
Bill Carrigan 57 149 13 35 5 2 0 14 3 12 1 0.235
Tris Speaker 31 116 12 26 2 2 0 9 4 8 3 0.224
Cy Young 36 115 9 26 3 0 0 8 0 14 0 0.226
Pat Donahue 35 86 8 17 2 0 1 6 9 12 0 0.198
Eddie Cicotte 40 72 10 17 2 1 0 6 3 13 1 0.236
Fred Burchell 32 69 6 17 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 0.246
Jim McHale 21 67 9 15 2 2 0 7 4 13 4 0.224
Cy Morgan 30 63 4 8 1 0 0 6 1 23 0 0.127
George Winter 22 49 4 9 1 0 0 3 0 10 0 0.184
Ed McFarland 19 48 5 10 2 1 0 4 1 5 0 0.208
Jack Hoey 13 43 5 7 0 0 0 3 0 10 1 0.163
Elmer Steele 16 39 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 0.051
Harry Niles 18 33 4 8 0 0 1 3 6 2 3 0.242
Frank Arellanes 13 30 1 5 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 0.167
Tex Pruiett 13 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.062
Ralph Glaze 10 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.077
Walter Carlisle 3 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0.100
Larry Gardner 3 10 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.300
Jimmy Barrett 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.125
Smoky Joe Wood 6 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Doc McMahon 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.400
Harry Ostdiek 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
King Brady 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jesse Tannehill 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Deacon McGuire 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Casey Patten 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Charlie Hartman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jake Thielman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1908

ERA

1 Cy Young 1.26 2 Frank Arellanes 1.82 3 Elmer Steele 1.83 4 Tex Pruiett 1.99 5 Eddie Cicotte 2.43

Wins

1 Cy Young 21 2 Cy Morgan 14 3 Eddie Cicotte 11 4 Fred Burchell 10 5 Elmer Steele 5

Strikeouts

1 Cy Young 150 2 Cy Morgan 99 3 Eddie Cicotte 95 4 Fred Burchell 94 5 George Winter 55
1908 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Cy Young 21 11 1.26 36 33 2 299.0 230 42 37 150
Eddie Cicotte 11 12 2.43 39 24 2 207.1 198 56 59 95
Cy Morgan 14 13 2.46 30 26 1 205.0 166 56 90 99
Fred Burchell 10 8 2.96 31 19 0 179.2 161 59 65 94
George Winter 4 14 3.05 22 17 0 147.2 150 50 34 55
Elmer Steele 5 7 1.83 16 13 0 118.0 85 24 13 37
Frank Arellanes 4 3 1.82 11 8 0 79.0 60 16 18 33
Tex Pruiett 1 7 1.99 13 6 2 58.2 55 13 21 28
Ralph Glaze 2 2 3.38 10 3 0 34.2 43 13 5 13
Smoky Joe Wood 1 1 2.38 6 2 0 22.2 14 6 16 11
King Brady 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 9.0 8 0 0 3
Doc McMahon 1 0 3.00 1 1 0 9.0 14 3 0 3
Jesse Tannehill 0 0 3.60 1 1 0 5.0 4 2 3 2
Casey Patten 0 1 15.00 1 1 0 3.0 8 5 1 0
Charlie Hartman 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 2 1
Jake Thielman 0 0 40.50 1 0 0 0.2 3 3 0 0

👥 Roster (39)

Frank Arellanes Jimmy Barrett King Brady Fred Burchell Walter Carlisle Bill Carrigan Eddie Cicotte Gavvy Cravath Lou Criger Pat Donahue Larry Gardner Doc Gessler +27 more

39 players

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The 1908 Boston Red Sox in brief

The record for the 1908 Boston Red Sox reads 75 wins and 79 losses, good for 5th in the AL. With 564 runs scored and 513 given up, the 1908 differential was +51. Against a league average of .238, the 1908 Boston Red Sox batted .245. The staff ERA of 2.28 was 5% better than the league average of 2.39. Measured against the 536-run league average, the offense was 5% ahead.

Attendance at Huntington Avenue Grounds totaled 543,686 for the year. The home run leader was Doc Gessler, who hit 3. The hits leader was Harry Lord with 145. Cy Young led the pitchers with 21 wins. In all, the roster shows 39 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1907 season and the 1909 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1908 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1908 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1908 Boston Red Sox finished 75-79 (.487 win pct).
Who led the 1908 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Doc Gessler led the 1908 Boston Red Sox with 3 home runs.
What was the 1908 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1908 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 2.28.
Did the 1908 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1908 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1908 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1908 Boston Red Sox played home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds.
Who led the 1908 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Doc Gessler (3 HR, 63 RBI) and Cy Young (21-11, 1.26 ERA).
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