1908 National League
Code:
Team W L % GB
St. Louis Cardinals 90 64 .584 -
Chicago Cubs 83 71 .539 7
Pittsburgh Pirates 83 71 .539 7
Cincinnati Reds 82 72 .532 8
Boston Doves 74 80 .481 16
New York Giants 70 84 .455 20
Philadelphia Phillies 70 84 .455 20
Brooklyn Superbas 64 90 .416 26
League AVG: .246
League ERA: 2.77
St. Louis Cardinals
The Cardinals followed up their first pennant in St. Louis with another one this season. In September the race with Chicago was tight. The Cubs tied St. Louis for first early in the final month thanks to a 1-5 stretch the Cardinals struggled through. After that, St. Louis went on a 10-1 run and the Cubs never got closer than 3-games out again.
Lineup:
C Art Hoelskoetter - .169, 28 RBI (R)
1B Ed Konetchy - .251, 47 RBI
2B Bill Keister - .280, 52 RBI, 32 SB
3B Bobby Wallace - .278, 72 RBI
SS John McGraw - .296, 42 RBI, 21 SB
LF Mike Donlin - .315, 69 RBI, 29 SB
CF Homer Smoot - .258, 57 RBI
RF Emmet Heidrick - .344, 36 RBI, 44 SB
Key Bench:
SS Lee DeMontreville - .246, 23 RBI
3B Bobby Byrne - .287, 27 RBI
LF George Barclay - .294, 15 RBI
Pitchers:
Joe Corbett - 19-18, 3.27
Mordecai Brown - 15-18, 2.46
Ed Karger - 23-9, 1.53
Irv Higginbotham - 16-10, 2.59 (R)
Chicago Cubs
Lineup:
C Frank Chance - .238, 52 RBI, 30 SB
1B Bill Everitt - .344, 41 RBI, 30 SB
2B Johnny Evers - .257, 34 RBI, 37 SB
3B Bill Bradley - .254, 58 RBI
SS Joe Tinker - .255, 51 RBI
LF Zaza Harvey - .291, 52 RBI
CF Danny Green - .310, 31 RBI
RF Frank Schulte - .267, 62 RBI
Key Bench:
C Johnny Kling - .244, 31 RBI
CF Harry McChesney - .223, 26 RBI
3B George Moriarty - .231, 14 RBI
Pitchers:
Ed Reulbach - 19-20, 2.82
Carl Lundgren - 20-15, 2.61
Tom Hughes - 24-16, 2.73
Fred Glade - 10-4, 3.50
Pittsburgh Pirates
Lineup:
C Ed Phelps - .251, 44 RBI
1B Del Howard - .272, 59 RBI
2B Jimmy Williams - .248, 51 RBI
3B Jesse Hoffmeister - .249, 40 RBI
SS Honus Wagner - .257, 49 RBI, 46 SB
LF Ginger Beaumont - .259, 32 RBI
CF Solly Hofman - .231, 42 RBI
RF Otis Clymer - .281, 68 RBI, 24 SB
Key Bench:
2B Otto Knabe - .223, 15 RBI
1B Kitty Bransfield - .300, 14 RBI
Pitchers:
Jack Pfiester - 23-12, 1.78
Howie Camnitz - 15-19, 2.29
Cy Falkenberg - 16-17, 2.91
Lefty Leifield - 16-13, 2.36
Cincinnati Reds
Lineup:
C Larry McLean - .281, 80 RBI
1B Kip Selbach - .234, 49 RBI, 20 SB
2B Miller Huggins - .254, 38 RBI, 20 SB
3B Hans Lobert - .249, 64 RBI, 45 SB
SS Al Bridwell - .241, 51 RBI
LF Topsy Hartsel - .271, 30 RBI, 33 SB
CF Jimmy Barrett - .308, 25 RBI, 27 SB
RF Sam Crawford - .275, 90 RBI
Key Bench:
LF Mike Mitchell - .268, 10 RBI
CF Dode Paskert - .248, 17 RBI
Pitchers:
Orval Overall - 22-16, 2.59
Charley Hall - 15-20, 2.74
Bob Ewing - 20-11, 2.70
Carl Druhot - 10-10, 1.95
Boston Doves
Lineup:
C Tom Needham - .176, 46 RBI
1B Fred Tenney - .313, 37 RBI
2B Bill Sweeney - .225, 48 RBI, 31 SB (R)
3B Ed Gremminger - .256, 30 RBI
SS Ed Abbaticchio - .246, 40 RBI, 23 SB
LF Jim Delahanty - .243, 60 RBI
CF Johnny Bates - .290, 37 RBI, 29 SB
RF Chick Stahl - .300, 39 RBI
Key Bench:
1B Charlie Hickman - .247, 18 RBI
RF Charlie Frisbee - .233, 15 RBI
Pitchers:
Irv Young - 17-19, 1.75
Jake Boultes - 20-15, 2.58
Sam Frock - 20-18, 3.08
Vic Willis - 8-8, 3.37
New York Giants
Lineup:
C Pat Crisham - .313, 77 RBI
1B Tom McCreery - .306, 56 RBI, 32 SB
2B Larry Doyle - .312, 76 RBI, 37 SB (R)
3B Art Devlin - .243, 40 RBI, 73 SB
SS Joe Bean - .149, 39 RBI
LF Moose McCormick - .283, 79 RBI
CF Curt Bernard - .284, 27 RBI
RF Jack Hendricks - .261, 57 RBI
Pitchers:
Hooks Wiltes - 20-17, 2.74
Red Ames - 19-17, 2.05
Doc Crandall - 14-24, 3.38 (R)
Christy Mathewson - 7-11, 3.23
Philadelphia Phillies
Lineup:
C Fred Jacklitsch - .233, 34 RBI
1B Sherry Magee - .244, 73 RBI
2B Nap Lajoie - .303, 71 RBI
3B Nixey Callahan - .271, 46 RBI
SS Mickey Doolan - .222, 58 RBI
LF George Browne - .261, 39 RBI
CF Elmer Flick - .236 ,62 RBI
RF John Titus - .287, 40 RBI
Key Bench:
C Frank Roth - .234, 18 RBI
Pitchers:
Doc White - 15-22, 2.96
Tully Sparks - 17-17, 2.53
George McQuillan - 19-15, 2.71 (R)
Fred Burchell - 8-8, 3.20
Brooklyn Superbas
Lineup:
C Lew Ritter - .173, 41 RBI
1B Doc Gessler - .288, 60 RBI, 27 SB
2B Erve Beck - .267, 51 RBI
3B Dutch Jordan - .188, 27 RBI
SS Phil Lewis - .210, 38 RBI
LF Jimmy Sheckard - .262, 36 RBI, 23 SB
CF Fielder Jones - .264, 28 RBI, 33 SB
RF Harry Lumley - .243, 49 RBI
Top Bench:
SS Tommy McMillan - .243, 14 RBI
2B Whitey Alperman - .233, 14 RBI
Pitchers:
Nap Rucker - 16-20, 2.51
Doc McJames - 14-22, 3.33
Harry McIntire - 18-15, 2.73
Harry Howell - 5-15, 3.32
Batting AVG
.315, Mike Donlin, STL
.313 Pat Crisham, NYG
.312 Larry Doyle, NYG
.306 Tom McCreery, NYG
.303 Nap Lajoie, PHI
HOMERUNS
9 Solly Hofman, PIT
9 Elmer Flick, PHI
9 Frank Chance, PIT
8 Mike Donlin, STL
RBI
90 Sam Crawford, CIN
80 Larry McLean, CIN
79 Moose McCormick, NYG
77 Pat Crisham, NYG
76 Larry Doyle, NYG
OPS
.768 Mike Donlin, STL
.742 Larry Doyle, NYG
.725 Nap Lajoie, PHI
.722 Tom McCreery, NYG
.715 Sam Crawford, CIN
STEALS
73 Art Devlin, NYG (73-16, 82.02%)
46 Honus Wagner, PIT (46-10, 82.14%)
45 Hans Lobert, CIN (45-18, 71.43%)
44 Emmet Heidrick, STL (44-25, 63.77%)
ERA
1.53 Ed Karger, STL
1.75 Irv Young, BSN
1.78 Jack Pfiester, PIT
1.95 Carl Druhot, CIN
2.05 Red Ames, NYG
WINS
24 Tom Hughes, CHC
23 Jack Pfiester, PIT
23 Ed Karger, STL
22 Orval Overall, CIN
STRIKEOUTS
206 Jack Pfiester, PIT
203 Ed Reulbach, CHC
190 Charley Hall, CIN
189 Nap Rucker, BRO
189 Tom Hughes, CHC
187 Hooks Wiltse, NYG
POY: Jack Pfiester, PIT, 30, 23-12, 1.78 ERA, 59 BB, 206 K, .215 OAVG, 0.95 WHIP
BOY: LF Mike Donlin, STL, 30, .315, 69 RBI, 29 SB, .768 OPS
ROY: 2B Larry Doyle, NYG, 22, .312, 76 RBI, 37 SB, .742 OPS
Gold Gloves:
Pitcher: Christy Mathewson, NYG
Catcher: Tom Needham, BSN
First Base: Ed Konetchy, STL
Second Base: Nap Lajoie, PHI
Third Base: Nixey Callahan, PHI
Shortstop: Mickey Doolan, PHI
Leftfield: Topsy Hartsel, CIN
Centerfield: Solly Hofman, PIT
Rightfield: Frank Schulte, CHC