The 1908 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Phillies finished fourth in the National League with a record of 83 wins and 71 losses.
Preseason The Phillies' 1908 spring training was held in Savannah, Georgia. The team stayed at the Hotel DeSoto and practiced and played exhibition games at Bolton Street Park.
In March 1908, entertainer George "Honey Boy" Evans spent two weeks with the Phillies at spring training, where he stayed and practiced with the team and socialized with the players. The Phillies named its team of younger players the "Honey Boys" in intrasquad games against the regulars in honor of Evans.
1908 Philadelphia City Series The Phillies played four games against the Philadelphia Athletics for the local championship in the pre-season city series. The Athletics defeated the Phillies 3 games to 1.
The Phillies record against the A's was 20–21 all time after the 1908 series.
Regular season On June 9, 1908, Philadelphia native Patsy O'Rourke returned to the city as a member of the St Louis Cardinals to play the Phillies at National League Park. It was reported that a large contingent of fans from O'Rourke's Port Richmond neighborhood came out to the game, cheered every time O'Rourke touched the ball, and when he came to bat in the second inning, presented him with a watch which included an acknowledgement from the local Commodore Barry amateur baseball team with whom he had played in 1907.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1908 Philadelphia Phillies 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 133 435 108 .248 0 41 1B 144 527 160 .304 3 71 2B 151 555 121 .218 0 27 SS 129 445 104 .234 2 49 3B 147 598 146 .244 0 32 OF 152 555 148 .267 2 44 OF 143 508 144 .283 2 57 OF 149 539 154 .286 2 48
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 60 160 29 .181 0 6 37 86 19 .221 0 7 14 48 7 .146 0 2 16 36 8 .222 0 1 6 24 4 .167 0 0 11 22 2 .091 0 2 6 16 4 .250 0 2 2 1 0 .000 0 0 1 0 0 ---- 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 48 359.2 23 17 1.53 114 33 263.1 16 15 2.60 85 27 208.1 14 10 2.51 50 22 147.1 7 7 1.95 52 6 43.2 4 1 1.24 22 3 26.0 2 1 2.77 4 3 26.0 2 1 0.00 16
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 25 157.2 7 10 1.83 58 28 154.0 8 9 2.92 72
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 3 0 0 0 2.57 3
References
1908 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference