1908 Philadelphia Phillies season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Philadelphia Phillies 1908 National League National League Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 83 71 y 4th Bill Shettsline Billy Murray 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. March 11, 1908 Roy Thomas Joins Those Phillies Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10 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. AL Philadelphia Athletics (3) vs. NL Philadelphia Phillies (1) No Game - Cold April 3, 1908 Philadelphia Ball Park April 4, 1908 Baseball Series to Begin Today Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 13 No Game - Cold April 4, 1908 Columbia Park April 5, 1908 Too Much Weather Again Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 11 Philadelphia Athletics – 5, Philadelphia Phillies – 0 April 6, 1908 Philadelphia Ball Park 1:45 9,108 April 7, 1908 Athletics Land The First Game, Score 5-0 Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10 Philadelphia Phillies – 6, Philadelphia Athletics – 7 April 7, 1908 Columbia Park 1:47 April 8, 1908 Athletics Again Win From Phillies Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 6 No Game - Rain April 8, 1908 Philadelphia Ball Park April 9, 1908 Rain Knocks Out Game Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10 Philadelphia Phillies – 2, Philadelphia Athletics – 0 April 9, 1908 Columbia Park 1:42 5,246 April 10, 1908 Phillies Get One on Third Attempt Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10 No Game - Rain April 10, 1908 Philadelphia Ball Park April 11, 1908 Rain Again Jolts Local Ball Clubs Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10 Philadelphia Athletics – 5, Philadelphia Phillies – 0 April 11, 1908 Philadelphia Ball Park 1:45 10,953 April 12, 1908 Athletics Are City Champions Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 14 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. June 10, 1908 Phillies Send Beebe to Woods Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 6 Season standings Philadelphia Phillies Record vs. opponents PHI Roster 1908 Philadelphia Phillies Roster Pitchers Buster Brown Frank Corridon Harry Coveleski Bill Foxen Harry Hoch George McQuillan Earl Moore Lew Moren Lew Richie Tully Sparks Catchers Red Dooin Fred Jacklitsch Infielders Kitty Bransfield Ernie Courtney Mickey Doolan Kid Gleason Eddie Grant Otto Knabe Dave Shean Outfielders Wally Clement Pep Deininger Charlie Johnson Sherry Magee Moose McCormick Fred Osborn Roy Thomas John Titus Manager Billy Murray 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 Red Dooin 133 435 108 .248 0 41 1B Kitty Bransfield 144 527 160 .304 3 71 2B Otto Knabe 151 555 121 .218 0 27 SS Mickey Doolin 129 445 104 .234 2 49 3B Eddie Grant Eddie Grant (baseball) 147 598 146 .244 0 32 OF Fred Osborn 152 555 148 .267 2 44 OF Sherry Magee 143 508 144 .283 2 57 OF John Titus John Titus (baseball) 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 Ernie Courtney 60 160 29 .181 0 6 Fred Jacklitsch 37 86 19 .221 0 7 Dave Shean 14 48 7 .146 0 2 Wally Clement 16 36 8 .222 0 1 Roy Thomas Roy Thomas (outfielder) 6 24 4 .167 0 0 Moose McCormick 11 22 2 .091 0 2 Charlie Johnson Charlie Johnson (baseball) 6 16 4 .250 0 2 Kid Gleason 2 1 0 .000 0 0 Pep Deininger 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 George McQuillan 48 359.2 23 17 1.53 114 Tully Sparks 33 263.1 16 15 2.60 85 Frank Corridon 27 208.1 14 10 2.51 50 Bill Foxen 22 147.1 7 7 1.95 52 Harry Coveleski 6 43.2 4 1 1.24 22 Harry Hoch 3 26.0 2 1 2.77 4 Earl Moore 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 Lew Richie 25 157.2 7 10 1.83 58 Lew Moren 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 Buster Brown Buster Brown (baseball) 3 0 0 0 2.57 3 References 1908 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference Category:Philadelphia Phillies seasons Philadelphia Phillies season Philly Category:1900s in Philadelphia