# 1908 Chicago White Sox season

The 1908 season was the eighth in Chicago White Sox history and its eighth as a major league team. Owner Charles Comiskey optioned land in the summer of 1908 for what would become Comiskey Park. Despite ace pitcher Ed Walsh going an incredible 40–15 in 1908, the Sox could only muster a third-place finish in the American League standings, behind Detroit and Cleveland, ultimately finishing 88–64. The White Sox hit only three home runs for the entire season, the lowest total for a major league team in the modern era (since 1901).

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteAmerican League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Detroit Tigers | 90 | 63 | .588 | — | 44‍–‍33 | 46‍–‍30 |
| Cleveland Naps | 90 | 64 | .584 | ½ | 51‍–‍26 | 39‍–‍38 |
| Chicago White Sox | 88 | 64 | .579 | 1½ | 51‍–‍25 | 37‍–‍39 |
| St. Louis Browns | 83 | 69 | .546 | 6½ | 46‍–‍31 | 37‍–‍38 |
| Boston Red Sox | 75 | 79 | .487 | 15½ | 37‍–‍40 | 38‍–‍39 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 68 | 85 | .444 | 22 | 46‍–‍30 | 22‍–‍55 |
| Washington Senators | 67 | 85 | .441 | 22½ | 43‍–‍32 | 24‍–‍53 |
| New York Highlanders | 51 | 103 | .331 | 39½ | 30‍–‍47 | 21‍–‍56 |

### Record vs. opponents

1908 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYH | PHA | SLB | WSH |
| Boston | — | 6–16–1 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 15–7 | 11–11 |
| Chicago | 16–6–1 | — | 8–14–1 | 9–13 | 16–6 | 13–9 | 11–10 | 15–6–2 |
| Cleveland | 12–10 | 14–8–1 | — | 13–9 | 16–6 | 16–6–1 | 11–11–1 | 8–14 |
| Detroit | 11–11 | 13–9 | 9–13 | — | 15–7 | 14–8–1 | 12–10 | 16–5 |
| New York | 10–12 | 6–16 | 6–16 | 7–15 | — | 8–14–1 | 5–17 | 9–13 |
| Philadelphia | 12–10 | 9–13 | 6–16–1 | 8–14–1 | 14–8–1 | — | 8–13–1 | 11–11 |
| St. Louis | 7–15 | 10–11 | 11–11–1 | 10–12 | 17–5 | 13–8–1 | — | 15–7–1 |
| Washington | 11–11 | 6–15–2 | 14–8 | 5–16 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 7–15–1 | — |

### Roster
## 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 | Billy Sullivan | 137 | 430 | 82 | .191 | 0 | 29 |
| 1B | Jiggs Donahue | 93 | 304 | 62 | .204 | 0 | 22 |
| 2B | George Davis | 128 | 419 | 91 | .217 | 0 | 26 |
| SS | Freddy Parent | 119 | 391 | 81 | .207 | 0 | 35 |
| 3B | Lee Tannehill | 141 | 482 | 104 | .216 | 0 | 35 |
| OF | Ed Hahn | 122 | 447 | 112 | .251 | 0 | 21 |
| OF | Patsy Dougherty | 138 | 482 | 134 | .278 | 0 | 45 |
| OF | Fielder Jones | 149 | 529 | 134 | .253 | 1 | 50 |

#### 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 Anderson | 123 | 355 | 93 | .262 | 0 | 47 |
| Frank Isbell | 84 | 320 | 79 | .247 | 1 | 49 |
| Jake Atz | 83 | 206 | 40 | .194 | 0 | 27 |
| Billy Purtell | 26 | 69 | 9 | .130 | 0 | 3 |
| Al Shaw | 32 | 49 | 4 | .082 | 0 | 2 |
| Art Weaver | 15 | 35 | 7 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Ossee Schreckengost | 6 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 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 |
| Ed Walsh | 66 | 464.0 | 40 | 15 | 1.42 | 269 |
| Frank Smith | 41 | 297.2 | 16 | 17 | 2.03 | 129 |
| Doc White | 41 | 296.0 | 18 | 13 | 2.55 | 126 |
| Lou Fiene | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 3 |

#### 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 |
| Frank Owen | 25 | 140.0 | 6 | 7 | 3.41 | 48 |
| Nick Altrock | 23 | 136.0 | 5 | 7 | 2.71 | 21 |
| Moxie Manuel | 18 | 60.1 | 3 | 4 | 3.28 | 25 |
| Andy Nelson | 2 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 1 |

#### 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 |
| Fred Olmstead | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |