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1908 Detroit Tigers season
Major League Baseball season
Major League Baseball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Detroit Tigers |
| season | 1908 |
| misc | American League champions |
| league | American League |
| ballpark | Bennett Park |
| city | Detroit, Michigan |
| record | |
| league_place | 1st |
| owners | William H. Yawkey and Frank Navin |
| managers | Hughie Jennings |
|}}
The 1908 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team won the American League championship by means of a scheduling quirk, finishing just one-half game ahead of the Cleveland Naps. The two teams won the same number of games, but the Tigers completed and lost one fewer. They then lost to the Chicago Cubs in the 1908 World Series.
Regular season
The early part of the season was defined in part by Ty Cobb's contract dispute with the team. He claimed that the owners had too much power. Eventually Cobb settled for a $4,800 contract. After opening day, the Tigers averaged only 4,400 fans per game.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
| 1908 Detroit Tigers |
|---|
| **Roster** |
| **Pitchers** |
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 | 122 | 419 | 111 | .265 | 1 | 38 | |
| 1B | 138 | 524 | 154 | .294 | 2 | 71 | |
| 2B | 84 | 289 | 64 | .221 | 1 | 35 | |
| SS | 153 | 584 | 151 | .259 | 3 | 52 | |
| 3B | 119 | 405 | 87 | .215 | 0 | 23 | |
| OF | 152 | 591 | 184 | .311 | 7 | 80 | |
| OF | 151 | 569 | 168 | .295 | 0 | 28 | |
| OF | 150 | 581 | 188 | .324 | 4 | 108 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | 211 | 53 | .251 | 0 | 17 | |
| 56 | 121 | 25 | .207 | 0 | 10 | |
| 40 | 101 | 31 | .307 | 0 | 10 | |
| 28 | 75 | 16 | .213 | 0 | 11 | |
| 20 | 68 | 20 | .290 | 0 | 4 | |
| 20 | 45 | 3 | .067 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 301.0 | 24 | 12 | 1.64 | 103 | |
| 39 | 290.2 | 17 | 13 | 3.10 | 121 | |
| 29 | 242.2 | 18 | 7 | 2.08 | 141 | |
| 30 | 197.1 | 15 | 8 | 2.28 | 77 | |
| 27 | 180.2 | 12 | 9 | 2.99 | 47 | |
| 11 | 61.2 | 2 | 6 | 3.50 | 23 | |
| 7 | 56.1 | 1 | 5 | 1.60 | 25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 27.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.67 | 8 | |
| 3 | 17.0 | 0 | 2 | 3.71 | 8 |
1908 World Series
Main article: 1908 World Series
Game 1
October 10, 1908, at Bennett Park in Detroit, Michigan
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Chicago (NL)** | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | **10** | **14** | **2** |
| Detroit (AL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | **6** | **10** | **3** |
| **W**: Mordecai Brown (1–0) **L**: Ed Summers (0–1) |
Game 2
October 11, 1908, at West Side Park in Chicago, Illinois
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit (AL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | **1** | **4** | **1** |
| **Chicago (NL)** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | x | **6** | **7** | **0** |
| **W**: Orval Overall (1–0) **L**: Bill Donovan (0–1) | ||||||||||||
| **HR**: **CHC** – Joe Tinker (1) |
Game 3
October 12, 1908, at West Side Park in Chicago, Illinois
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Detroit (AL)** | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | **8** | **12** | **4** |
| Chicago (NL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **3** | **7** | **0** |
| **W**: George Mullin (1–0) **L**: Jack Pfiester (0–1) |
Game 4
October 13, 1908, at Bennett Park in Detroit, Michigan
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Chicago (NL)** | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | **3** | **10** | **0** |
| Detroit (AL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **0** | **4** | **1** |
| **W**: Mordecai Brown (2–0) **L**: Ed Summers (0–2) |
Game 5
October 14, 1908, at Bennett Park in Detroit, Michigan
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Chicago (NL)** | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **2** | **10** | **0** |
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **0** | **3** | **0** |
| **W**: Orval Overall (2–0) **L**: Bill Donovan (0–2) |
Notes
References
References
- Crazy '08: How a cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads and Magnates created the Greatest Year in Baseball History, p. 71, by Cait Murphy, Smithsonian Books, a Division of Harper Collins, 2007, {{ISBN. 978-0-06-088937-1
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