1908 St. Louis Browns

83-69 • .546 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1908 St. Louis Browns went 83-69 (.546) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 544 runs, allowed 483, and played home games at Sportsman's Park III. Team leaders included George Stone (5 HR, 31 RBI) and Rube Waddell (19-14, 1.89 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

83 Wins
69 Losses
.546 Win %
4th Rank
544 R 483 RA
Diff +61

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544 Runs Scored
483 Runs Allowed
+61 Run Diff
652K Attendance

📈 vs. 1908 AL Average

Batting Avg .244 2% above the 1908 league average (.238)
OBP .296 1% above the 1908 league average (.294)
SLG .310 2% above the 1908 league average (.303)
Team ERA 2.15 10% better than the 1908 league average (2.39)
Runs Scored 544 2% above the 1908 league average (536 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park III
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 652,797
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Avg per Game 8,369

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1908

Batting Avg

1 Dode Criss 0.341 2 Al Schweitzer 0.291 3 George Stone 0.281 4 Hobe Ferris 0.270 5 Roy Hartzell 0.265

Home Runs

1 George Stone 5 2 Jimmy Williams 4 3 Hobe Ferris 2 4 Roy Hartzell 2 5 Emmet Heidrick 1

RBI

1 Hobe Ferris 74 2 Bobby Wallace 60 3 Jimmy Williams 53 4 Tom Jones 50 5 Roy Hartzell 32
1908 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Stone 148 588 89 165 21 8 5 31 55 68 20 0.281
Hobe Ferris 148 555 54 150 26 7 2 74 14 72 6 0.270
Tom Jones 155 549 43 135 14 2 1 50 30 21 18 0.246
Jimmy Williams 148 539 63 127 20 7 4 53 55 71 7 0.236
Bobby Wallace 137 487 59 123 24 4 1 60 52 47 5 0.253
Roy Hartzell 115 422 41 112 5 6 2 32 19 38 24 0.265
Danny Hoffman 99 363 41 91 9 7 1 25 23 56 17 0.251
Tubby Spencer 91 286 19 60 6 1 0 28 17 24 1 0.210
Charlie Jones 74 263 37 61 11 2 0 17 14 39 14 0.232
Al Schweitzer 64 182 22 53 4 2 1 14 20 25 6 0.291
Jim Stephens 47 150 14 30 4 1 0 6 9 22 0 0.200
Harry Howell 41 120 10 22 7 0 1 9 4 33 0 0.183
Emmet Heidrick 26 93 8 20 2 2 1 6 1 18 3 0.215
Rube Waddell 43 91 4 10 4 0 1 8 8 35 0 0.110
Jack Powell 33 89 3 21 3 1 0 6 1 10 0 0.236
Dode Criss 64 82 15 28 6 0 0 14 9 5 1 0.341
Syd Smith 27 76 6 14 4 0 0 5 4 7 2 0.184
Bill Dinneen 27 59 4 12 1 0 0 1 2 12 0 0.203
Bill Grahame 21 42 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0.119
Barney Pelty 21 42 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0.119
Bill Bailey 22 34 3 3 0 0 0 4 2 13 0 0.088
Bert Blue 11 24 2 9 1 2 0 1 3 5 0 0.375
Joe Yeager 10 15 3 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0.333

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1908

ERA

1 Harry Howell 1.89 2 Rube Waddell 1.89 3 Barney Pelty 1.99 4 Bill Dinneen 2.10 5 Jack Powell 2.11

Wins

1 Rube Waddell 19 2 Harry Howell 18 3 Jack Powell 16 4 Bill Dinneen 14 5 Barney Pelty 7

Strikeouts

1 Rube Waddell 232 2 Harry Howell 117 3 Jack Powell 85 4 Bill Grahame 47 5 Bill Bailey 42
1908 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Harry Howell 18 18 1.89 41 32 1 324.1 279 68 70 117
Rube Waddell 19 14 1.89 43 36 3 285.2 223 60 90 232
Jack Powell 16 13 2.11 33 32 1 256.0 208 60 47 85
Bill Dinneen 14 7 2.10 27 16 0 167.0 133 39 53 39
Barney Pelty 7 4 1.99 20 13 0 122.0 104 27 32 36
Bill Grahame 6 7 2.30 21 13 0 117.1 104 30 32 47
Bill Bailey 3 5 3.04 22 12 0 106.2 85 36 50 42
Dode Criss 0 1 6.50 9 1 0 18.0 15 13 13 9

👥 Roster (23)

Bill Bailey Bert Blue Dode Criss Bill Dinneen Hobe Ferris Bill Grahame Roy Hartzell Emmet Heidrick Danny Hoffman Harry Howell Charlie Jones Tom Jones +11 more

23 players

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The 1908 St. Louis Browns in brief

The 1908 St. Louis Browns won 83 games and lost 69, ending up 4th in the AL. With 544 runs scored and 483 given up, the 1908 differential was +61. At the plate the St. Louis Browns hit .244, 2% better than the league's .238. The St. Louis Browns staff finished with a 2.15 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.39. Measured against the 536-run league average, the offense was 2% ahead.

Sportsman's Park III was home in 1908, drawing a total attendance of 652,797. The home run leader was George Stone, who hit 5. Hobe Ferris drove in a team-high 74 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Rube Waddell (19). The 1908 roster runs to 23 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1908 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1908 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1908 St. Louis Browns finished 83-69 (.546 win pct).
Who led the 1908 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
George Stone led the 1908 St. Louis Browns with 5 home runs.
What was the 1908 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1908 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 2.15.
Did the 1908 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1908 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1908 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1908 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park III.
Who led the 1908 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Stone (5 HR, 31 RBI) and Rube Waddell (19-14, 1.89 ERA).
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