1908_Brooklyn_Superbas_season
1908 Brooklyn Superbas season
Major League Baseball team season
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] 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.
1908 Brooklyn Superbas | |
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League | National League |
Ballpark | Washington Park |
City | Brooklyn, New York |
Owners | Charles Ebbets, Henry Medicus |
President | Charles Ebbets |
Managers | Patsy Donovan |
- December 17, 1907: Tommy Sheehan was purchased by the Superbas from the Pittsburgh Pirates.[2]
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago Cubs | 99 | 55 | 0.643 | — | 47–30 | 52–25 |
New York Giants | 98 | 56 | 0.636 | 1 | 52–25 | 46–31 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 98 | 56 | 0.636 | 1 | 42–35 | 56–21 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 83 | 71 | 0.539 | 16 | 43–34 | 40–37 |
Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 81 | 0.474 | 26 | 40–37 | 33–44 |
Boston Doves | 63 | 91 | 0.409 | 36 | 35–42 | 28–49 |
Brooklyn Superbas | 53 | 101 | 0.344 | 46 | 27–50 | 26–51 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 49 | 105 | 0.318 | 50 | 28–49 | 21–56 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BKN | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | SLC | |||||
Boston | — | 12–10 | 6–16–2 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 14–8 | |||||
Brooklyn | 10–12 | — | 4–18 | 6–16 | 6–16 | 5–17 | 9–13 | 13–9 | |||||
Chicago | 16–6–2 | 18–4 | — | 16–6 | 11–11–1 | 9–13–1 | 10–12 | 19–3 | |||||
Cincinnati | 14–8 | 16–6 | 6–16 | — | 8–14–1 | 10–12 | 8–14 | 11–11 | |||||
New York | 16–6 | 16–6 | 11–11–1 | 14–8–1 | — | 16–6 | 11–11–1 | 14–8 | |||||
Philadelphia | 12–10 | 17–5 | 13–9–1 | 12–10 | 6–16 | — | 9–13 | 14–8 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 15–7 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 11–11–1 | 13–9 | — | 20–2 | |||||
St. Louis | 8–14 | 9–13 | 3–19 | 11–11 | 8–14 | 8–14 | 2–20 | — |
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager |
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 | 118 | 415 | 91 | .219 | 1 | 30 |
OF | Al Burch | 123 | 456 | 111 | .243 | 2 | 18 |
OF | Harry Lumley | 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 |
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John Hummel | 154 | 594 | 143 | .241 | 4 | 41 |
Whitey Alperman | 70 | 213 | 42 | .197 | 1 | 15 |
Tommy McMillan | 43 | 147 | 35 | .238 | 0 | 3 |
Lew Ritter | 38 | 99 | 19 | .192 | 0 | 2 |
Tom Catterson | 19 | 68 | 13 | .191 | 1 | 2 |
Joe Dunn | 20 | 64 | 11 | .172 | 0 | 5 |
Alex Farmer | 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 |
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Nap Rucker | 42 | 333.1 | 17 | 19 | 2.08 | 199 |
Kaiser Wilhelm | 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 | 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
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 |
- "Doubles Team Records". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
- 1908 Brooklyn Superbas uniform
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