1908 St. Louis Browns season explained

St. Louis Browns
Season:	1908
League:	American League
Ballpark:	Sportsman's Park
City:	St. Louis, Missouri
Record:	83–69 (.546)
League Place:	4th
Owners:	Robert Hedges
Managers:	Jimmy McAleer

The 1908 St. Louis Browns season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Browns finishing 4th in the American League with a record of 83 wins and 69 losses.

Offseason

• October 5, 1907: Ollie Pickering was traded by the Browns to the Washington Senators for Charlie Jones.^[1]

Regular season

• In April 1908, the Browns played the St. Louis Cardinals in an exhibition game to raise money for former Cardinals owner Chris von der Ahe. The clubs raised $4,300.^[2]

Roster

1908 St. Louis Browns
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		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		91	286	60	.210	0	28
1B		155	549	135	.246	1	50
2B		148	539	127	.236	4	53
SS		137	487	123	.253	1	60
3B		148	555	150	.270	2	74
OF		115	422	112	.265	2	32
OF		148	588	165	.281	5	31
OF		99	363	91	.251	1	25

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
	74	263	61	.232	0	17
	64	182	53	.291	1	14
	47	150	30	.200	0	6
	26	93	20	.215	1	6
	64	82	28	.341	0	14
	27	76	14	.184	0	5
	11	24	9	.375	0	1
	10	15	5	.333	0	1

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
	41	324.1	18	18	1.89	117
	43	285.2	19	14	1.89	232
	33	256.0	16	13	2.11	85

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
	27	167.0	14	7	2.10	39
	20	122.0	7	4	1.99	36
	21	117.1	6	7	2.30	47
	22	106.2	3	5	3.04	42

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

References

• 1908 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference
• 1908 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jonesch03.shtml Charlie Jones page at Baseball Reference
2. Crazy '08: How a cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads and Magnates created the Greatest Year in Baseball History, p. 164, by Cait Murphy, Smithsonian Books, a Division of Harper Collins, 2007,