1908 Washington Senators season
The 1908 Washington Senators won 67 games, lost 85, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Joe Cantillon and played home games at National Park.
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| Owner(s) | Thomas C. Noyes |
| Manager(s) | Joe Cantillon |
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Offseason
- October 5, 1907: Charlie Jones was traded by the Senators to the St. Louis Browns for Ollie Pickering.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Detroit Tigers | 90 | 63 | 0.588 | — | 44–33 | 46–30 |
| Cleveland Naps | 90 | 64 | 0.584 | ½ | 51–26 | 39–38 |
| Chicago White Sox | 88 | 64 | 0.579 | 1½ | 51–25 | 37–39 |
| St. Louis Browns | 83 | 69 | 0.546 | 6½ | 46–31 | 37–38 |
| Boston Red Sox | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 15½ | 37–40 | 38–39 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 68 | 85 | 0.444 | 22 | 46–30 | 22–55 |
| Washington Senators | 67 | 85 | 0.441 | 22½ | 43–32 | 24–53 |
| New York Highlanders | 51 | 103 | 0.331 | 39½ | 30–47 | 21–56 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NY | PHI | STL | 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 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- May 31, 1908: Casey Patten was traded by the Senators to the Boston Red Sox for Jesse Tannehill.[2]
Roster
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Pitchers
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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 | Gabby Street | 131 | 394 | 81 | .206 | 1 | 32 |
| OF | Ollie Pickering | 113 | 373 | 84 | .225 | 2 | 30 |
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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| Jack Warner | 51 | 116 | 28 | .239 | 1 | 32 |
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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| Tom Hughes | 43 | 276.1 | 18 | 15 | 2.21 | 165 |
| Bill Burns | 23 | 164 | 6 | 11 | 1.70 | 55 |
| Jesse Tannehill | 10 | 71.2 | 2 | 4 | 3.77 | 14 |
| Casey Patten | 4 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 3.50 | 6 |
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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| Eli Cates | 19 | 113.2 | 4 | 8 | 2.53 | 33 |
| Cy Falkenberg | 17 | 82.2 | 6 | 2 | 1.96 | 34 |
References
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