The 1908 Brooklyn Superbas suffered through another poor season, finishing in seventh place. After the season, manager Patsy Donovan was fired. The club set a Major League record which, , still stands, for the fewest doubles by a team in a season, with only 110. The Superbas hit only .213 as a team, second lowest in the modern era after the 1910 Chicago White Sox. No regulars hit .250, Tim Jordan led the team with a .247 batting average.
Offseason December 17, 1907: Tommy Sheehan was purchased by the Superbas from the Pittsburgh Pirates.Tommy Sheehan page at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1908 Brooklyn Superbas 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 99 302 53 .175 0 15 1B 148 515 127 .247 12 60 2B 80 264 57 .216 0 9 3B 146 468 100 .214 0 29 SS 118 415 91 .219 1 30 OF 123 456 111 .243 2 18 OF 127 440 95 .216 4 39 OF 113 359 70 .195 3 17
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 154 594 143 .241 4 41 70 213 42 .197 1 15 43 147 35 .238 0 3 38 99 19 .192 0 2 19 68 13 .191 1 2 20 64 11 .172 0 5 12 30 5 .167 0 2 6 11 2 .182 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 42 333.1 17 19 2.08 199 42 332.0 16 22 1.87 99 40 288.0 11 20 2.69 108 28 213.2 4 20 2.44 54 29 155.1 4 15 3.59 63
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 2 6.1 0 1 4.26 2
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 13 1 4 0 3.38 10 1 0 0 0 135.00 0
Notes
References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page
External links 1908 Brooklyn Superbas uniform Brooklyn Dodgers reference site Retrosheet