1908 Boston Red Sox season
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| Owner(s) | John I. Taylor | |
| Manager(s) | Deacon McGuire and Fred Lake | |
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The 1908 Boston Red Sox season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Red Sox finishing 5th in the American League with a record of 75 wins and 79 losses.
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Regular season [edit]
- July 1, 1908: Cy Young threw a no-hitter against the New York Yankees. In the game, Young had 3 hits and 4 RBI’s.[1]
Season standings [edit]
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Detroit Tigers | 90 | 63 | .588 | -- |
| Cleveland Naps | 90 | 64 | .584 | ½ |
| Chicago White Sox | 88 | 64 | .579 | 1½ |
| St. Louis Browns | 83 | 69 | .546 | 6½ |
| Boston Red Sox | 75 | 79 | .487 | 15½ |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 68 | 85 | .444 | 22 |
| Washington Senators | 67 | 85 | .441 | 22½ |
| New York Highlanders | 51 | 103 | .331 | 39½ |
Opening Day lineup [edit]
| Jack Thoney | LF |
| Harry Lord | 3B |
| Jim McHale | CF |
| Doc Gessler | RF |
| Frank LaPorte | 2B |
| Bob Unglaub | 1B |
| Heinie Wagner | SS |
| Lou Criger | C |
| Cy Young | P |
Notable transactions [edit]
- May 31, 1908: Jesse Tannehill was traded by the Red Sox to the Washington Senators for Casey Patten.[2]
Roster [edit]
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Player stats [edit]
Batting [edit]
Starters by position [edit]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| 3B | Harry Lord | 145 | 560 | 145 | .259 | 2 | 37 |
| OF | Jack Thoney | 109 | 416 | 106 | .255 | 2 | 30 |
| OF | Denny Sullivan | 101 | 355 | 85 | .239 | 0 | 25 |
| OF | Doc Gessler | 128 | 435 | 134 | .308 | 3 | 63 |
Other batters [edit]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Deacon McGuire | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching [edit]
Starting pitchers [edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Cy Young | 36 | 299 | 21 | 11 | 1.26 | 150 |
| Cy Morgan | 30 | 205 | 14 | 13 | 2.46 | 99 |
| Elmer Steele | 16 | 118 | 5 | 7 | 1.83 | 37 |
| Frank Arellanes | 11 | 79 | 4 | 3 | 1.82 | 33 |
| King Brady | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 3 |
| Casey Patten | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15.00 | 0 |
Other pitchers [edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers [edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Notes [edit]
- ^ Crazy ’08: How a cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads and Magnates created the Greatest Year in Baseball History, p. 98, by Cait Murphy, Smithsonian Books, a Division of Harper Collins, 2007, ISBN 978-0-06-088937-1
- ^ Case Patten page at Baseball Reference
References [edit]
- 1908 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1908 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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