The 1908 St. Louis Browns season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Browns finishing 4th in the American League with a record of 83 wins and 69 losses.
Offseason October 5, 1907: Ollie Pickering was traded by the Browns to the Washington Senators for Charlie Jones.Charlie Jones page at Baseball Reference
Regular season In April 1908, the Browns played the St. Louis Cardinals in an exhibition game to raise money for former Cardinals owner Chris von der Ahe. The clubs raised $4,300.Crazy '08: How a cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads and Magnates created the Greatest Year in Baseball History, p. 164, by Cait Murphy, Smithsonian Books, a Division of Harper Collins, 2007,
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1908 St. Louis Browns 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 91 286 60 .210 0 28 1B 155 549 135 .246 1 50 2B 148 539 127 .236 4 53 SS 137 487 123 .253 1 60 3B 148 555 150 .270 2 74 OF 115 422 112 .265 2 32 OF 148 588 165 .281 5 31 OF 99 363 91 .251 1 25
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 74 263 61 .232 0 17 64 182 53 .291 1 14 47 150 30 .200 0 6 26 93 20 .215 1 6 64 82 28 .341 0 14 27 76 14 .184 0 5 11 24 9 .375 0 1 10 15 5 .333 0 1
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 41 324.1 18 18 1.89 117 43 285.2 19 14 1.89 232 33 256.0 16 13 2.11 85
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 27 167.0 14 7 2.10 39 20 122.0 7 4 1.99 36 21 117.1 6 7 2.30 47 22 106.2 3 5 3.04 42
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 9 0 1 0 6.50 9
Notes
References 1908 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference 1908 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com