1908 Cleveland Naps

90-64 • .584 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1908 Cleveland Naps went 90-64 (.584) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 569 runs, allowed 459, and played home games at League Park I. Team leaders included Bill Hinchman (6 HR, 59 RBI) and Addie Joss (24-11, 1.16 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

90 Wins
64 Losses
.584 Win %
2nd Rank
569 R 459 RA
Diff +110

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569 Runs Scored
459 Runs Allowed
+110 Run Diff
418K Attendance

📈 vs. 1908 AL Average

Batting Avg .239 equal to the 1908 league average (.238)
OBP .296 1% above the 1908 league average (.294)
SLG .309 2% above the 1908 league average (.303)
Team ERA 2.02 16% better than the 1908 league average (2.39)
Runs Scored 569 6% above the 1908 league average (536 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park I
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 418,206
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Avg per Game 5,361

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1908

Batting Avg

1 George Stovall 0.292 2 Nap Lajoie 0.289 3 Wilbur Good 0.279 4 Bill Bradley 0.243 5 Josh Clarke 0.242

Home Runs

1 Bill Hinchman 6 2 Joe Birmingham 2 3 Charlie Hickman 2 4 Nap Lajoie 2 5 George Stovall 2

RBI

1 Nap Lajoie 74 2 Bill Hinchman 59 3 Bill Bradley 46 4 George Stovall 45 5 Joe Birmingham 38
1908 Cleveland Naps — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Nap Lajoie 157 581 77 168 32 6 2 74 47 20 15 0.289
Bill Bradley 148 548 70 133 24 7 1 46 29 61 18 0.243
George Stovall 138 534 71 156 29 6 2 45 17 45 14 0.292
Josh Clarke 131 492 70 119 8 4 1 21 76 84 37 0.242
Bill Hinchman 137 464 55 107 23 8 6 59 38 68 9 0.231
Joe Birmingham 122 413 32 88 10 1 2 38 19 63 15 0.213
George Perring 89 310 23 67 8 5 0 19 16 39 8 0.216
Jay Clarke 97 290 34 70 8 6 1 27 30 38 6 0.241
Harry Bemis 91 277 23 62 9 1 0 33 7 46 14 0.224
Terry Turner 60 201 21 48 11 1 0 19 15 21 18 0.239
Charlie Hickman 65 197 16 46 6 1 2 16 9 12 2 0.234
Wilbur Good 46 154 23 43 1 3 1 14 13 33 7 0.279
Addie Joss 42 97 6 15 3 2 0 10 13 45 3 0.155
Bob Rhoads 37 90 6 20 2 2 0 4 6 33 2 0.222
Dave Altizer 29 89 11 19 1 2 0 5 7 4 7 0.213
Glenn Liebhardt 38 80 4 14 4 1 0 5 2 25 0 0.175
Heinie Berger 29 74 3 8 3 0 0 5 0 30 0 0.108
Charlie Chech 27 48 5 5 1 0 0 0 8 17 0 0.104
Elmer Flick 9 35 4 8 1 1 0 2 3 3 0 0.229
George Nill 11 23 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.217
Jake Thielman 13 23 4 8 2 1 0 7 5 2 1 0.348
Cy Falkenberg 8 17 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.118
Grover Land 8 16 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.188
Otto Hess 9 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Jack Ryan 8 11 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 6 0 0.091
Bill Lattimore 4 9 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.444
Ed Foster 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Denny Sullivan 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Homer Davidson 9 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Deacon McGuire 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.250
Walter Clarkson 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1.000
Harry Bay 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Graney 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1908

ERA

1 Addie Joss 1.16 2 Charlie Chech 1.74 3 Bob Rhoads 1.77 4 Heinie Berger 2.12 5 Glenn Liebhardt 2.20

Wins

1 Addie Joss 24 2 Bob Rhoads 18 3 Glenn Liebhardt 15 4 Heinie Berger 13 5 Charlie Chech 11

Strikeouts

1 Glenn Liebhardt 146 2 Addie Joss 130 3 Heinie Berger 101 4 Bob Rhoads 62 5 Charlie Chech 51
1908 Cleveland Naps — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Addie Joss 24 11 1.16 42 35 2 325.0 232 42 30 130
Bob Rhoads 18 12 1.77 37 30 0 270.0 229 53 73 62
Glenn Liebhardt 15 16 2.20 38 26 0 262.0 222 64 81 146
Heinie Berger 13 8 2.12 29 24 0 199.1 152 47 66 101
Charlie Chech 11 7 1.74 27 20 0 165.2 136 32 34 51
Jake Thielman 4 3 3.65 11 8 0 61.2 59 25 9 15
Cy Falkenberg 2 4 3.88 8 7 0 46.1 52 20 10 17
Jack Ryan 1 1 2.27 8 1 1 35.2 27 9 2 7
Bill Lattimore 1 2 4.50 4 4 0 24.0 24 12 7 5
Ed Foster 1 0 2.14 6 1 2 21.0 16 5 12 11
Otto Hess 0 0 5.14 4 0 0 7.0 11 4 1 2
Walter Clarkson 0 0 10.80 2 1 0 3.1 6 4 2 1
Jack Graney 0 0 5.40 2 0 0 3.1 6 2 1 0

👥 Roster (33)

Dave Altizer Harry Bay Harry Bemis Heinie Berger Joe Birmingham Bill Bradley Charlie Chech Jay Clarke Josh Clarke Walter Clarkson Homer Davidson Cy Falkenberg +21 more

33 players

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The 1908 Cleveland Naps in brief

The 1908 Cleveland Naps won 90 games and lost 64, ending up 2nd in the AL. The run column shows 569 for and 459 against. The staff ERA of 2.02 was 16% better than the league average of 2.39. League clubs averaged 536 runs that year, so the Cleveland Naps scored 6% more. The home park, League Park I, recorded 418,206 in attendance, about 5,361 a game.

The home run leader was Bill Hinchman, who hit 6. Nap Lajoie led in RBI with 74. Addie Joss was the top winner, with 24 victories. The strikeout leader was Glenn Liebhardt with 146. In all, the roster shows 33 players. The 1907 season and the 1909 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1908 Cleveland Naps

What was the 1908 Cleveland Naps record?
The 1908 Cleveland Naps finished 90-64 (.584 win pct).
Who led the 1908 Cleveland Naps in home runs?
Bill Hinchman led the 1908 Cleveland Naps with 6 home runs.
What was the 1908 Cleveland Naps team ERA?
The 1908 Cleveland Naps posted a team ERA of 2.02.
Did the 1908 Cleveland Naps win the World Series?
No. The 1908 Cleveland Naps did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1908 Cleveland Naps play?
The 1908 Cleveland Naps played home games at League Park I.
Who led the 1908 Cleveland Naps in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bill Hinchman (6 HR, 59 RBI) and Addie Joss (24-11, 1.16 ERA).
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