The 1908 season was the eighth in Chicago White Sox history and its eighth as a major league team. Owner Charles Comiskey optioned land in the summer of 1908 for what would become Comiskey Park.Crazy '08: How a cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads and Magnates created the Greatest Year in Baseball History, p. 105, by Cait Murphy, Smithsonian Books, a Division of Harper Collins, 2007, Despite ace pitcher Ed Walsh going an incredible 40–15 in 1908, the Sox could only muster a third-place finish in the American League standings, behind Detroit and Cleveland, ultimately finishing 88–64. The White Sox hit only three home runs for the entire season, the lowest total for a major league team in the modern era (since 1901).
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1908 Chicago White Sox 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 137 430 82 .191 0 29 1B 93 304 62 .204 0 22 2B 128 419 91 .217 0 26 SS 119 391 81 .207 0 35 3B 141 482 104 .216 0 35 OF 122 447 112 .251 0 21 OF 138 482 134 .278 0 45 OF 149 529 134 .253 1 50
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 123 355 93 .262 0 47 84 320 79 .247 1 49 83 206 40 .194 0 27 26 69 9 .130 0 3 32 49 4 .082 0 2 15 35 7 .200 0 1 6 16 3 .188 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 66 464.0 40 15 1.42 269 41 297.2 16 17 2.03 129 41 296.0 18 13 2.55 126 1 9.0 0 1 4.00 3
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 25 140.0 6 7 3.41 48 23 136.0 5 7 2.71 21 18 60.1 3 4 3.28 25 2 9.0 0 0 2.00 1
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 1 0 0 0 13.50 1
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References 1908 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference