1908 Philadelphia Athletics

68-85 • .444 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1908 Philadelphia Athletics went 68-85 (.444) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 486 runs, allowed 562, and played home games at Columbia Park. Team leaders included Harry Davis (5 HR, 62 RBI) and Rube Vickers (18-19, 2.21 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

68 Wins
85 Losses
.444 Win %
6th Rank
486 R 562 RA
Diff -76

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⚡ Quick Stats

486 Runs Scored
562 Runs Allowed
-76 Run Diff
440K Attendance

📈 vs. 1908 AL Average

Batting Avg .223 7% below the 1908 league average (.238)
OBP .280 5% below the 1908 league average (.294)
SLG .291 4% below the 1908 league average (.303)
Team ERA 2.56 7% worse than the 1908 league average (2.39)
Runs Scored 486 9% below the 1908 league average (536 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCentennial Park
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 440,381
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Avg per Game 5,645

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1908

Batting Avg

1 Eddie Collins 0.273 2 Danny Murphy 0.265 3 Jack Coombs 0.255 4 Harry Davis 0.248 5 Topsy Hartsel 0.243

Home Runs

1 Harry Davis 5 2 Topsy Hartsel 4 3 Danny Murphy 4 4 Simon Nicholls 4 5 Eddie Collins 1

RBI

1 Danny Murphy 66 2 Harry Davis 62 3 Eddie Collins 40 4 Rube Oldring 39 5 Simon Nicholls 31
1908 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Simon Nicholls 150 550 58 119 17 3 4 31 35 47 14 0.216
Danny Murphy 142 525 51 139 28 7 4 66 32 37 16 0.265
Harry Davis 147 513 65 127 23 9 5 62 61 56 20 0.248
Topsy Hartsel 129 460 73 112 16 6 4 29 93 55 15 0.243
Rube Oldring 116 434 38 96 14 2 1 39 18 50 13 0.221
Jimmy Collins 115 433 34 94 14 3 0 30 20 23 5 0.217
Eddie Collins 102 330 39 90 18 7 1 40 16 30 8 0.273
Jack Coombs 78 220 24 56 9 5 1 23 9 34 6 0.255
Ossee Schrecongost 71 207 16 46 7 1 0 16 6 12 1 0.222
Doc Powers 62 172 8 31 6 1 0 7 5 35 1 0.180
Jack Barry 40 135 13 30 4 3 0 8 10 11 5 0.222
Socks Seybold 48 130 5 28 2 0 0 3 12 16 2 0.215
Syd Smith 46 128 8 26 8 0 1 10 4 10 0 0.203
Rube Vickers 53 106 4 17 3 0 0 4 10 23 0 0.160
Eddie Plank 36 89 4 16 4 0 0 4 2 11 1 0.180
Frank Manush 23 77 6 12 2 1 0 0 2 12 2 0.156
Jimmy Dygert 41 75 5 6 0 0 0 1 1 23 0 0.080
Herbie Moran 19 59 4 9 0 0 0 4 6 8 1 0.153
Scotty Barr 19 56 4 8 2 0 0 1 3 10 0 0.143
Charles Bender 20 50 5 11 1 0 0 2 10 13 1 0.220
Victor Schlitzer 24 46 1 9 0 0 0 1 1 16 0 0.196
Jack Lapp 13 35 4 5 0 1 0 1 5 8 0 0.143
Amos Strunk 12 34 4 8 1 0 0 0 4 9 0 0.235
Home Run Baker 9 31 5 9 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.290
Jack Fox 9 30 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 0.200
Shag Shaughnessy 8 29 2 9 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 0.310
Shoeless Joe Jackson 5 23 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0.130
Nick Carter 14 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.100
Bert Blue 6 18 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.167
Jack Flater 5 15 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 7 0 0.133
Al Kellogg 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.125
Harry Krause 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Ben Egan 2 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.167
Bert Maxwell 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Gus Salve 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Eddie Files 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Doc Martin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1908

ERA

1 Charles Bender 1.75 2 Jack Coombs 2.00 3 Jack Flater 2.06 4 Eddie Plank 2.17 5 Rube Vickers 2.21

Wins

1 Rube Vickers 18 2 Eddie Plank 14 3 Jimmy Dygert 11 4 Charles Bender 8 5 Jack Coombs 7

Strikeouts

1 Jimmy Dygert 164 2 Rube Vickers 156 3 Eddie Plank 135 4 Charles Bender 85 5 Jack Coombs 80
1908 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rube Vickers 18 19 2.21 53 34 1 317.0 264 78 71 156
Eddie Plank 14 16 2.17 34 28 1 244.2 202 59 46 135
Jimmy Dygert 11 15 2.87 41 28 1 238.2 184 76 97 164
Jack Coombs 7 5 2.00 26 18 0 153.0 130 34 64 80
Charles Bender 8 9 1.75 18 17 1 138.2 121 27 21 85
Victor Schlitzer 6 8 3.16 24 18 0 131.0 110 46 45 57
Nick Carter 2 5 2.97 14 4 0 60.2 58 20 17 17
Jack Flater 1 3 2.06 5 3 0 39.1 35 9 12 8
Harry Krause 1 1 2.57 4 2 0 21.0 20 6 4 10
Al Kellogg 0 2 5.82 3 3 0 17.0 20 11 9 8
Gus Salve 0 1 4.11 2 1 0 15.1 17 7 9 6
Bert Maxwell 0 0 11.08 4 0 0 13.0 23 16 9 7
Eddie Files 0 0 6.00 2 0 0 9.0 8 6 3 6
Doc Martin 0 1 13.50 1 1 0 2.0 2 3 3 2

👥 Roster (37)

Home Run Baker Scotty Barr Jack Barry Charles Bender Bert Blue Nick Carter Eddie Collins Jimmy Collins Jack Coombs Harry Davis Jimmy Dygert Ben Egan +25 more

37 players

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The 1908 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

The 1908 Philadelphia Athletics won 68 games and lost 85, ending up 6th in the AL. The Philadelphia Athletics scored 486 runs and allowed 562, a run differential of -76. The team batting average of .223 was 7% below the 1908 league mark of .238. The Philadelphia Athletics staff finished with a 2.56 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.39. Measured against the 536-run league average, the offense was 9% behind.

Columbia Park was home in 1908, drawing a total attendance of 440,381. The home run leader was Harry Davis, who hit 5. Danny Murphy led in RBI with 66. Rube Vickers was the top winner, with 18 victories. Jimmy Dygert struck out 164, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1908 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1908 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1908 Philadelphia Athletics finished 68-85 (.444 win pct).
Who led the 1908 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Harry Davis led the 1908 Philadelphia Athletics with 5 home runs.
What was the 1908 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1908 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 2.56.
Did the 1908 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1908 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1908 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1908 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Columbia Park.
Who led the 1908 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Harry Davis (5 HR, 62 RBI) and Rube Vickers (18-19, 2.21 ERA).
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