1908 Brooklyn Superbas season

March 2026 November 2013 Brooklyn Superbas 1908 National League Washington Park Brooklyn, New York 53 101 y 7th Charles Ebbets, Henry Medicus Charles Ebbets Patsy Donovan 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 for the fewest doubles by a team in a season, with only 110, which still stands.Doubles Team Records http://www.baseball-almanac.com/rb_2b2.shtml Baseball-Almanac.com May 14, 2012 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 Brooklyn Superbas Record vs. opponents BRO Roster 1908 Brooklyn Superbas Roster Pitchers George Bell Pembroke Finlayson Jim Holmes Abe Kruger Harry McIntire Jim Pastorius Nap Rucker Kaiser Wilhelm Catchers Bill Bergen Joe Dunn Alex Farmer Lew Ritter Infielders Whitey Alperman Tim Jordan Phil Lewis Tommy McMillan Simmy Murch Harry Pattee Tommy Sheehan Outfielders Al Burch Tom Catterson John Hummel Harry Lumley Billy Maloney Manager Patsy Donovan 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 Bill Bergen 99 302 53 .175 0 15 1B Tim Jordan Tim Jordan (baseball) 148 515 127 .247 12 60 2B Harry Pattee 80 264 57 .216 0 9 3B Tommy Sheehan baseball 146 468 100 .214 0 29 SS Phil Lewis Phil Lewis (baseball) 118 415 91 .219 1 30 OF Al Burch 123 456 111 .243 2 18 OF Harry Lumley Harry Lumley (baseball) 127 440 95 .216 4 39 OF Billy Maloney 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 John Hummel 154 594 143 .241 4 41 Whitey Alperman 70 213 42 .197 1 15 Tommy McMillan baseball 43 147 35 .238 0 3 Lew Ritter 38 99 19 .192 0 2 Tom Catterson 19 68 13 .191 1 2 Joe Dunn Joe Dunn (baseball) 20 64 11 .172 0 5 Alex Farmer Alex Farmer (baseball) 12 30 5 .167 0 2 Simmy Murch 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 Nap Rucker 42 333.1 17 19 2.08 199 Kaiser Wilhelm Kaiser Wilhelm (baseball) 42 332.0 16 22 1.87 99 Harry McIntire 40 288.0 11 20 2.69 108 Jim Pastorius 28 213.2 4 20 2.44 54 George Bell George Bell (pitcher) 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 Abe Kruger 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 Jim Holmes baseball 13 1 4 0 3.38 10 Pembroke Finlayson 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 Category:Brooklyn Dodgers seasons Brooklyn Superbas season Brooklyn Superbas Category:1900s in Brooklyn Category:Park Slope