1908 Chicago White Sox

88-64 • .579 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1908 Chicago White Sox went 88-64 (.579) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 537 runs, allowed 470, and played home games at South Side Park II. Team leaders included Fielder Jones (1 HR, 50 RBI) and Ed Walsh (40-15, 1.42 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

88 Wins
64 Losses
.579 Win %
3rd Rank
537 R 470 RA
Diff +67

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537 Runs Scored
470 Runs Allowed
+67 Run Diff
658K Attendance

📈 vs. 1908 AL Average

Batting Avg .224 6% below the 1908 league average (.238)
OBP .297 1% above the 1908 league average (.294)
SLG .271 11% below the 1908 league average (.303)
Team ERA 2.22 7% better than the 1908 league average (2.39)
Runs Scored 537 equal to the 1908 league average (536 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSouth Side Park II
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 658,310
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Avg per Game 8,439

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1908

Batting Avg

1 Patsy Dougherty 0.278 2 John Anderson 0.262 3 Fielder Jones 0.253 4 Ed Hahn 0.251 5 Frank Isbell 0.247

Home Runs

1 Frank Isbell 1 2 Fielder Jones 1 3 Ed Walsh 1

RBI

1 Fielder Jones 50 2 Frank Isbell 49 3 John Anderson 47 4 Patsy Dougherty 45 5 Freddy Parent 35
1908 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Fielder Jones 149 529 92 134 11 7 1 50 86 41 26 0.253
Patsy Dougherty 138 482 68 134 11 6 0 45 58 51 47 0.278
Lee Tannehill 141 482 44 104 15 3 0 35 25 38 6 0.216
Ed Hahn 122 447 58 112 12 8 0 21 39 21 11 0.251
Billy Sullivan 137 430 40 82 8 4 0 29 22 62 15 0.191
George Davis 128 419 41 91 14 1 0 26 41 46 22 0.217
Freddy Parent 119 391 28 81 7 5 0 35 50 61 9 0.207
John Anderson 123 355 36 93 17 1 0 47 30 33 21 0.262
Frank Isbell 84 320 31 79 15 3 1 49 19 40 18 0.247
Jiggs Donahue 93 304 22 62 8 2 0 22 25 30 14 0.204
Jake Atz 83 206 24 40 3 0 0 27 31 21 9 0.194
Ed Walsh 66 157 10 27 7 1 1 10 7 38 2 0.172
Doc White 51 109 12 25 1 0 0 10 12 7 4 0.229
Frank Smith 43 106 15 20 7 0 0 10 5 36 1 0.189
Billy Purtell 26 69 3 9 2 0 0 3 2 8 2 0.130
Frank Owen 25 50 3 9 3 0 0 4 3 15 1 0.180
Nick Altrock 23 49 6 10 2 0 0 3 0 8 1 0.204
Al Shaw 32 49 0 4 1 0 0 2 2 10 0 0.082
Art Weaver 15 35 1 7 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.200
Moxie Manuel 18 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.062
Ossee Schrecongost 6 16 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.188
Lou Fiene 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andy Nelson 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Fred Olmstead 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1908

ERA

1 Ed Walsh 1.42 2 Frank Smith 2.03 3 Doc White 2.55 4 Nick Altrock 2.71 5 Moxie Manuel 3.28

Wins

1 Ed Walsh 40 2 Doc White 18 3 Frank Smith 16 4 Frank Owen 6 5 Nick Altrock 5

Strikeouts

1 Ed Walsh 269 2 Frank Smith 129 3 Doc White 126 4 Frank Owen 48 5 Moxie Manuel 25
1908 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ed Walsh 40 15 1.42 66 49 6 464.0 343 73 56 269
Frank Smith 16 17 2.03 41 35 1 297.2 213 67 73 129
Doc White 18 13 2.55 41 37 0 296.0 262 84 69 126
Frank Owen 6 7 3.41 25 14 0 140.0 142 53 37 48
Nick Altrock 5 7 2.71 23 13 2 136.0 127 41 18 21
Moxie Manuel 3 4 3.28 18 6 1 60.1 52 22 25 25
Lou Fiene 0 1 4.00 1 1 0 9.0 9 4 1 3
Andy Nelson 0 0 2.00 2 1 0 9.0 11 2 4 1
Fred Olmstead 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 2.0 6 3 1 1

👥 Roster (24)

Nick Altrock John Anderson Jake Atz George Davis Jiggs Donahue Patsy Dougherty Lou Fiene Ed Hahn Frank Isbell Fielder Jones Moxie Manuel Andy Nelson +12 more

24 players

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The 1908 Chicago White Sox in brief

The record for the 1908 Chicago White Sox reads 88 wins and 64 losses, good for 3rd in the AL. The run column shows 537 for and 470 against. At the plate the Chicago White Sox hit .224, 6% worse than the league's .238. The staff ERA of 2.22 was 7% better than the league average of 2.39.

Home games were played at South Side Park II, where 658,310 fans came through the gates. Fielder Jones led the club in home runs with 1. The pitching staff's wins leader was Ed Walsh (40). The 1908 roster runs to 24 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1907 season and the 1909 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1908 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1908 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1908 Chicago White Sox finished 88-64 (.579 win pct).
Who led the 1908 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Frank Isbell led the 1908 Chicago White Sox with 1 home runs.
What was the 1908 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1908 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 2.22.
Did the 1908 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1908 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1908 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1908 Chicago White Sox played home games at South Side Park II.
Who led the 1908 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Fielder Jones (1 HR, 50 RBI) and Ed Walsh (40-15, 1.42 ERA).
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