The 1908 Washington Senators won 67 games, lost 85, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Joe Cantillon and played home games at National Park.

Offseason October 5, 1907: Charlie Jones was traded by the Senators to the St. Louis Browns for Ollie Pickering.Charlie Jones page at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions May 31, 1908: Casey Patten was traded by the Senators to the Boston Red Sox for Jesse Tannehill.Case Patten page at Baseball Reference

Roster 1908 Washington Senators Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position 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 C 131 394 81 .206 1 32 1B Jerry Freeman 154 531 134 .252 1 45 2B Jim Delahanty 83 287 91 .317 1 30 SS George McBride 155 518 120 .232 0 34 3B Bill Shipke 111 341 71 .208 0 20 OF 113 373 84 .225 2 30 OF Bob Ganley 150 549 131 .239 1 36 OF Clyde Milan 130 485 116 .239 1 32

Other batters 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 Otis Clymer 110 368 93 .253 1 35 Bob Unglaub 72 276 85 .308 0 29 Dave Altizer 67 205 46 .224 0 18 51 116 28 .239 1 32 Bob Edmundson 26 80 15 .188 0 2 Mike Kahoe 17 27 5 .185 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 43 276.1 18 15 2.21 165 Walter Johnson 36 256.1 14 14 1.65 160 Charlie Smith 26 183.0 9 13 2.41 83 23 164.0 6 11 1.70 55 10 71.2 2 4 3.77 14 Roy Witherup 6 48.1 2 4 2.98 31

Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Burt Keeley 28 169.0 6 11 2.98 68 19 113.2 4 8 2.53 33 17 82.2 6 2 1.96 34 Casey Patten 4 18.0 0 2 3.50 6 Hank Gehring 3 5.0 0 1 14.40 0

Notes

References 1908 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference 1908 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com