1908 Pittsburgh Pirates

98-56 • .636 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1908 Pittsburgh Pirates went 98-56 (.636) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 585 runs, allowed 468, and played home games at Exposition Park. Team leaders included Honus Wagner (10 HR, 109 RBI) and Nick Maddox (23-8, 2.28 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

98 Wins
56 Losses
.636 Win %
2nd Rank
585 R 468 RA
Diff +117

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585 Runs Scored
468 Runs Allowed
+117 Run Diff
420K Attendance

📈 vs. 1908 NL Average

Batting Avg .247 3% above the 1908 league average (.238)
OBP .309 3% above the 1908 league average (.299)
SLG .331 8% above the 1908 league average (.306)
Team ERA 2.12 10% better than the 1908 league average (2.35)
Runs Scored 585 13% above the 1908 league average (517 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumExposition Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 420,147
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Avg per Game 5,456

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1908

Batting Avg

1 Honus Wagner 0.354 2 Nick Maddox 0.266 3 Fred Clarke 0.265 4 Tommy Leach 0.259 5 Roy Thomas 0.256

Home Runs

1 Honus Wagner 10 2 Tommy Leach 5 3 Owen Wilson 3 4 Fred Clarke 2 5 George Gibson 2

RBI

1 Honus Wagner 109 2 Ed Abbaticchio 61 3 Fred Clarke 53 4 George Gibson 45 5 Owen Wilson 43
1908 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tommy Leach 152 583 93 151 24 16 5 41 54 40 24 0.259
Honus Wagner 151 568 100 201 39 19 10 109 54 22 53 0.354
Fred Clarke 151 551 83 146 18 15 2 53 65 23 24 0.265
Owen Wilson 144 529 47 120 8 7 3 43 22 66 12 0.227
Ed Abbaticchio 146 500 43 125 16 7 1 61 58 49 22 0.250
George Gibson 143 486 37 111 19 4 2 45 19 32 4 0.228
Roy Thomas 102 386 52 99 11 10 1 24 49 35 11 0.256
Alan Storke 64 202 20 51 5 3 1 12 9 9 4 0.252
Harry Swacina 53 176 7 38 6 1 0 13 5 11 4 0.216
Jim Kane 55 145 16 35 3 3 0 22 12 16 5 0.241
Spike Shannon 32 127 10 25 0 2 0 12 9 11 5 0.197
Danny Moeller 36 109 14 21 3 1 0 9 9 25 4 0.193
Vic Willis 41 103 9 17 1 0 0 1 3 8 0 0.165
Nick Maddox 36 94 9 25 3 3 0 8 5 13 0 0.266
Warren Gill 27 76 10 17 0 1 0 14 11 6 3 0.224
Lefty Leifield 34 75 6 17 1 1 0 2 4 14 2 0.227
Howie Camnitz 38 72 4 6 0 0 0 3 7 23 0 0.083
Beals Becker 20 65 4 10 0 1 0 0 2 5 2 0.154
Ed Phelps 34 64 3 15 2 2 0 11 2 8 0 0.234
Sam Leever 38 61 5 9 0 1 0 3 4 8 1 0.148
Charlie Starr 20 59 8 11 2 0 0 8 13 10 6 0.186
Irv Young 16 30 2 6 0 1 0 0 2 8 0 0.200
Paddy O'Connor 12 16 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.188
Harley Young 8 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.083
Chick Brandom 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Tom McCarthy 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Deacon Phillippe 5 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Bob Vail 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.333
Hunky Shaw 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Sullivan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Homer Hillebrand 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cecil Neighbors 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1908

ERA

1 Howie Camnitz 1.56 2 Irv Young 2.01 3 Vic Willis 2.07 4 Sam Leever 2.10 5 Lefty Leifield 2.10

Wins

1 Nick Maddox 23 2 Vic Willis 23 3 Howie Camnitz 16 4 Sam Leever 15 5 Lefty Leifield 15

Strikeouts

1 Howie Camnitz 118 2 Vic Willis 97 3 Lefty Leifield 87 4 Nick Maddox 70 5 Irv Young 31
1908 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Vic Willis 23 11 2.07 41 38 0 304.2 239 70 69 97
Nick Maddox 23 8 2.28 36 32 1 260.2 209 66 90 70
Howie Camnitz 16 9 1.56 38 26 2 236.2 182 41 69 118
Lefty Leifield 15 14 2.10 34 26 2 218.2 168 51 86 87
Sam Leever 15 7 2.10 38 20 2 192.2 179 45 41 28
Irv Young 4 3 2.01 16 7 1 89.2 73 20 21 31
Harley Young 0 2 2.23 8 3 0 48.1 40 12 10 17
Chick Brandom 1 0 0.53 3 1 1 17.0 13 1 4 8
Bob Vail 1 2 6.00 4 1 0 15.0 15 10 7 9
Deacon Phillippe 0 0 11.25 5 0 0 12.0 20 15 3 1
Tom McCarthy 0 0 0.00 2 1 0 6.0 3 0 6 1
Homer Hillebrand 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1

👥 Roster (32)

Ed Abbaticchio Beals Becker Chick Brandom Howie Camnitz Fred Clarke George Gibson Warren Gill Homer Hillebrand Jim Kane Tommy Leach Sam Leever Lefty Leifield +20 more

32 players

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The 1908 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The record for the 1908 Pittsburgh Pirates reads 98 wins and 56 losses, good for 2nd in the NL. The run column shows 585 for and 468 against. Against a league average of .238, the 1908 Pittsburgh Pirates batted .247. The staff ERA of 2.12 was 10% better than the league average of 2.35. The 585 runs scored compare with a league average of 517 per club, 13% more.

The home park, Exposition Park, recorded 420,147 in attendance, about 5,456 a game. For power, Honus Wagner led the way with 10 homers. On the mound, Nick Maddox won 23 games to lead the staff. Howie Camnitz struck out 118, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 32 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1908 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1908 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1908 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 98-56 (.636 win pct).
Who led the 1908 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Honus Wagner led the 1908 Pittsburgh Pirates with 10 home runs.
What was the 1908 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1908 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 2.12.
Did the 1908 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1908 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1908 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1908 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Exposition Park.
Who led the 1908 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Honus Wagner (10 HR, 109 RBI) and Nick Maddox (23-8, 2.28 ERA).
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