1908 New York Highlanders

51-103 • .331 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1908 New York Highlanders went 51-103 (.331) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 460 runs, allowed 713, and played home games at Hilltop Park. Team leaders included Harry Niles (4 HR, 24 RBI) and Jack Chesbro (14-20, 2.93 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

51 Wins
103 Losses
.331 Win %
8th Rank
460 R 713 RA
Diff -253

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460 Runs Scored
713 Runs Allowed
-253 Run Diff
341K Attendance

📈 vs. 1908 AL Average

Batting Avg .235 1% below the 1908 league average (.238)
OBP .283 4% below the 1908 league average (.294)
SLG .291 4% below the 1908 league average (.303)
Team ERA 3.16 32% worse than the 1908 league average (2.39)
Runs Scored 460 14% below the 1908 league average (536 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHilltop Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 341,450
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Avg per Game 4,434

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1908

Batting Avg

1 Charlie Hemphill 0.297 2 Al Orth 0.290 3 Birdie Cree 0.269 4 Willie Keeler 0.263 5 Frank LaPorte 0.262

Home Runs

1 Harry Niles 4 2 Jake Stahl 2 3 Walter Blair 1 4 Hal Chase 1 5 Wid Conroy 1

RBI

1 Charlie Hemphill 44 2 Jake Stahl 42 3 Wid Conroy 39 4 Neal Ball 38 5 Hal Chase 36
1908 New York Highlanders — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Wid Conroy 141 531 44 126 22 3 1 39 14 54 23 0.237
Charlie Hemphill 142 505 62 150 12 9 0 44 59 43 42 0.297
Neal Ball 132 446 35 110 16 2 0 38 21 91 32 0.247
Hal Chase 106 405 50 104 11 3 1 36 15 34 27 0.257
Harry Niles 95 361 43 90 14 6 4 24 25 29 18 0.249
George Moriarty 101 348 25 82 12 1 0 27 11 48 22 0.236
Willie Keeler 91 323 38 85 3 1 1 14 31 10 14 0.263
Red Kleinow 96 279 16 47 3 2 1 13 22 31 5 0.168
Jake Stahl 75 274 34 70 18 5 2 42 11 43 17 0.255
Walter Blair 76 211 9 40 5 1 1 13 11 31 4 0.190
Irish McIlveen 44 169 17 36 3 3 0 8 14 14 6 0.213
Frank LaPorte 39 145 7 38 3 4 1 15 8 12 3 0.262
Frank Delahanty 37 125 12 32 1 2 0 10 10 13 9 0.256
Joe Lake 45 112 6 21 4 1 1 8 1 26 2 0.188
Jimmy O'Rourke 34 108 5 25 1 0 0 3 4 16 4 0.231
Jack Chesbro 45 102 8 18 2 1 0 6 0 23 0 0.176
Rube Manning 44 91 7 17 2 2 0 4 3 22 1 0.187
Ed Sweeney 32 82 4 12 2 0 0 2 5 14 0 0.146
Birdie Cree 21 78 5 21 0 2 0 4 7 12 1 0.269
Earle Gardner 20 75 7 16 2 0 0 4 1 6 0 0.213
Al Orth 38 69 4 20 1 2 0 4 2 7 0 0.290
Kid Elberfeld 19 56 11 11 3 0 0 5 6 3 1 0.196
Bill Hogg 24 43 1 4 0 0 0 3 1 15 0 0.093
Doc Newton 23 25 3 4 1 0 0 2 2 12 0 0.160
Mike Donovan 5 19 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.263
Jack Warhop 6 16 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0.062
Slow Joe Doyle 12 14 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.214
Pete Wilson 7 14 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.071
Fred Glade 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Harry Billiard 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.167
Andy O'Connor 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hippo Vaughn 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1908

ERA

1 Slow Joe Doyle 2.63 2 Jack Chesbro 2.93 3 Rube Manning 2.94 4 Doc Newton 2.95 5 Bill Hogg 3.01

Wins

1 Jack Chesbro 14 2 Rube Manning 13 3 Joe Lake 9 4 Bill Hogg 4 5 Doc Newton 4

Strikeouts

1 Jack Chesbro 124 2 Joe Lake 118 3 Rube Manning 113 4 Bill Hogg 72 5 Doc Newton 49
1908 New York Highlanders — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Chesbro 14 20 2.93 45 31 1 288.2 276 94 67 124
Joe Lake 9 22 3.17 38 27 0 269.1 252 95 77 118
Rube Manning 13 16 2.94 41 26 1 245.0 228 80 86 113
Bill Hogg 4 16 3.01 24 21 0 152.1 155 51 63 72
Al Orth 2 13 3.42 21 17 0 139.1 134 53 30 22
Doc Newton 4 5 2.95 23 13 1 88.1 78 29 41 49
Slow Joe Doyle 1 1 2.63 12 4 0 48.0 42 14 14 20
Pete Wilson 3 3 3.46 6 6 0 39.0 27 15 33 28
Jack Warhop 1 2 4.46 5 4 0 36.1 40 18 8 11
Fred Glade 0 4 4.22 5 5 0 32.0 30 15 14 11
Harry Billiard 0 0 2.65 6 0 0 17.0 15 5 14 10
Andy O'Connor 0 1 10.13 1 1 0 8.0 15 9 7 5
Hippo Vaughn 0 0 3.86 2 0 0 2.1 1 1 4 2
Hal Chase 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (32)

Neal Ball Harry Billiard Walter Blair Hal Chase Jack Chesbro Wid Conroy Birdie Cree Frank Delahanty Mike Donovan Slow Joe Doyle Kid Elberfeld Earle Gardner +20 more

32 players

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The 1908 New York Highlanders in brief

The 1908 New York Highlanders finished 51-103, a .331 winning percentage, placing 8th in the AL. With 460 runs scored and 713 given up, the 1908 differential was -253. The team batting average of .235 was 1% below the 1908 league mark of .238. The staff ERA of 3.16 was 32% worse than the league average of 2.39. The 1908 New York Highlanders scored 14% fewer runs than the average club (460 against 536).

Home games were played at Hilltop Park, where 341,450 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Harry Niles, who hit 4. Charlie Hemphill drove in a team-high 44 runs. Jack Chesbro was the top winner, with 14 victories. In all, the roster shows 32 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1908 New York Highlanders

What was the 1908 New York Highlanders record?
The 1908 New York Highlanders finished 51-103 (.331 win pct).
Who led the 1908 New York Highlanders in home runs?
Harry Niles led the 1908 New York Highlanders with 4 home runs.
What was the 1908 New York Highlanders team ERA?
The 1908 New York Highlanders posted a team ERA of 3.16.
Did the 1908 New York Highlanders win the World Series?
No. The 1908 New York Highlanders did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1908 New York Highlanders play?
The 1908 New York Highlanders played home games at Hilltop Park.
Who led the 1908 New York Highlanders in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Harry Niles (4 HR, 24 RBI) and Jack Chesbro (14-20, 2.93 ERA).
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