1908 Brooklyn Superbas season
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1908 Brooklyn Superbas season
| 1908 Brooklyn Superbas |
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| Owner(s) | Charles Ebbets, Henry Medicus | |
| Manager(s) | Patsy Donovan | |
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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 which still stands, for the fewest doubles by a team in a season, with only 110.[1]
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Offseason
- December 17, 1907: Tommy Sheehan was purchased by the Superbas from the Pittsburgh Pirates.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Chicago Cubs | 99 | 55 | -- | .643 |
| New York Giants | 98 | 56 | 1 | .636 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 98 | 56 | 1 | .636 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 83 | 71 | 16 | .539 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 81 | 26 | .474 |
| Boston Doves | 63 | 91 | 36 | .409 |
| Brooklyn Superbas | 53 | 101 | 46 | .344 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 49 | 105 | 50 | .318 |
Roster
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| 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 |
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| C | Bill Bergen | 99 | 302 | 53 | .175 | 0 | 15 |
| 1B | Tim Jordan | 148 | 515 | 127 | .247 | 12 | 60 |
| 2B | Harry Pattee | 80 | 264 | 57 | .216 | 0 | 9 |
| 3B | Tommy Sheehan | 146 | 468 | 100 | .214 | 0 | 29 |
| SS | Phil Lewis | ||||||
| OF | Al Burch | ||||||
| OF | Harry Lumley | ||||||
| OF | Billy Maloney |
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 |
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| John Hummel | ||||||
| Whitey Alperman | ||||||
| Tommy McMillan | ||||||
| Lew Ritter | ||||||
| Tom Catterson | ||||||
| Joe Dunn | 20 | 64 | 11 | .172 | 0 | 5 |
| Alex Farmer | ||||||
| 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 |
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| Kaiser Wilhelm | ||||||
| Harry McIntire | ||||||
| Nap Rucker | ||||||
| Jim Pastorius | ||||||
| George Bell | 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 |
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| Abe Kruger |
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 |
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| Jim Holmes | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3.38 | 10 |
| Pembroke Finlayson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135.00 | 0 |
Notes
- ^ "Doubles Team Records". Baseball-Almanac.com. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/rb_2b2.shtml. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ Tommy Sheehan page at Baseball Reference
References
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