# 1908 Philadelphia Phillies season

The 1908 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Phillies finished fourth in the National League with a record of 83 wins and 71 losses.

## Preseason

The Phillies' 1908 spring training was held in Savannah, Georgia. The team stayed at the Hotel DeSoto and practiced and played exhibition games at Bolton Street Park.
In March 1908, entertainer George "Honey Boy" Evans spent two weeks with the Phillies at spring training, where he stayed and practiced with the team and socialized with the players. The Phillies named its team of younger players the "Honey Boys" in intrasquad games against the regulars in honor of Evans.

### 1908 Philadelphia City Series

The Phillies played four games against the Philadelphia Athletics for the local championship in the pre-season city series. The Athletics defeated the Phillies 3 games to 1.
AL Philadelphia Athletics (3) vs. NL Philadelphia Phillies (1)
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | April 3, 1908 | No Game - Cold | Philadelphia Ball Park | - | - |
| 2 | April 4, 1908 | No Game - Cold | Columbia Park | - | - |
| 3 | April 6, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics – 5, Philadelphia Phillies – 0 | Philadelphia Ball Park | 1:45 | 9,108 |
| 4 | April 7, 1908 | Philadelphia Phillies – 6, Philadelphia Athletics – 7 | Columbia Park | 1:47 | - |
| 5 | April 8, 1908 | No Game - Rain | Philadelphia Ball Park | - | - |
| 6 | April 9, 1908 | Philadelphia Phillies – 2, Philadelphia Athletics – 0 | Columbia Park | 1:42 | 5,246 |
| 7 | April 10, 1908 | No Game - Rain | Philadelphia Ball Park | - | - |
| 8 | April 11, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics – 5, Philadelphia Phillies – 0 | Philadelphia Ball Park | 1:45 | 10,953 |
The Phillies record against the A's was 20–21 all time after the 1908 series.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Chicago Cubs | 99 | 55 | .643 | — | 47‍–‍30 | 52‍–‍25 |
| New York Giants | 98 | 56 | .636 | 1 | 52‍–‍25 | 46‍–‍31 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 98 | 56 | .636 | 1 | 42‍–‍35 | 56‍–‍21 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 83 | 71 | .539 | 16 | 43‍–‍34 | 40‍–‍37 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 81 | .474 | 26 | 40‍–‍37 | 33‍–‍44 |
| Boston Doves | 63 | 91 | .409 | 36 | 35‍–‍42 | 28‍–‍49 |
| Brooklyn Superbas | 53 | 101 | .344 | 46 | 27‍–‍50 | 26‍–‍51 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 49 | 105 | .318 | 50 | 28‍–‍49 | 21‍–‍56 |

### Record vs. opponents

1908 National League recordvte Sources: :
| 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
## 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 | Red Dooin | 133 | 435 | 108 | .248 | 0 | 41 |
| 1B | Kitty Bransfield | 144 | 527 | 160 | .304 | 3 | 71 |
| 2B | Otto Knabe | 151 | 555 | 121 | .218 | 0 | 27 |
| SS | Mickey Doolin | 129 | 445 | 104 | .234 | 2 | 49 |
| 3B | Eddie Grant | 147 | 598 | 146 | .244 | 0 | 32 |
| OF | Fred Osborn | 152 | 555 | 148 | .267 | 2 | 44 |
| OF | Sherry Magee | 143 | 508 | 144 | .283 | 2 | 57 |
| OF | John Titus | 149 | 539 | 154 | .286 | 2 | 48 |

#### 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 |
| Ernie Courtney | 60 | 160 | 29 | .181 | 0 | 6 |
| Fred Jacklitsch | 37 | 86 | 19 | .221 | 0 | 7 |
| Dave Shean | 14 | 48 | 7 | .146 | 0 | 2 |
| Wally Clement | 16 | 36 | 8 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
| Roy Thomas | 6 | 24 | 4 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Moose McCormick | 11 | 22 | 2 | .091 | 0 | 2 |
| Charlie Johnson | 6 | 16 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
| Kid Gleason | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Pep Deininger | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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 |
| George McQuillan | 48 | 359.2 | 23 | 17 | 1.53 | 114 |
| Tully Sparks | 33 | 263.1 | 16 | 15 | 2.60 | 85 |
| Frank Corridon | 27 | 208.1 | 14 | 10 | 2.51 | 50 |
| Bill Foxen | 22 | 147.1 | 7 | 7 | 1.95 | 52 |
| Harry Coveleski | 6 | 43.2 | 4 | 1 | 1.24 | 22 |
| Harry Hoch | 3 | 26.0 | 2 | 1 | 2.77 | 4 |
| Earl Moore | 3 | 26.0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 | 16 |

#### 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 |
| Lew Richie | 25 | 157.2 | 7 | 10 | 1.83 | 58 |
| Lew Moren | 28 | 154.0 | 8 | 9 | 2.92 | 72 |

#### 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 |
| Buster Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 3 |