1908 St. Louis Cardinals season
St. Louis, Missouri | ||
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Record | 49–105 (.318) | |
League place | 8th | |
Owners | Frank Robison and Stanley Robison | |
Managers | John McCloskey | |
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The 1908
Regular season
Season summary
The Cardinals ranked last in three categories in the National League: runs scored (only 372), runs allowed (624), and errors committed (349).[2] The team was shut out a record 33 times. Three lineup regulars batted below .200. Only three players drove in more than 20 runs, and the team lost more than 100 games for the second and last time in franchise history. The Cards set a club record with 105 losses and a league record for most defeats in a month when they went 7–27 in September (Brooklyn went 6–27 that same month[3]).
One team member, Bugs Raymond, ranked among the league leaders in fewest hits per nine innings, resulting in a 2.03 ERA. However, the Cardinals were shut out 11 times on days Raymond took the hill, leading to his league-high 25 losses. His 15 wins accounted for almost a third of the team's wins. Of note, he gave up fewer hits per game than Christy Mathewson, and threw five shutouts.[4]
In April 1908, the Cardinals played the St. Louis Browns in an exhibition game to raise money for former Cardinals owner Chris von der Ahe. The clubs raised $4,300.[5]
Season standings
National League | W
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L
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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
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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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
1908 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager |
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 | Bill Ludwig | 66 | 187 | 34 | .182 | 0 | 4 |
1B | Ed Konetchy | 154 | 545 | 135 | .248 | 5 | 50 |
2B | Billy Gilbert | 89 | 276 | 59 | .214 | 0 | 10 |
SS | Patsy O'Rourke | 53 | 164 | 32 | .195 | 0 | 16 |
3B | Bobby Byrne | 127 | 439 | 84 | .191 | 0 | 14 |
OF | Red Murray | 154 | 593 | 167 | .282 | 7 | 62 |
OF | Al Shaw | 107 | 367 | 97 | .264 | 1 | 19 |
OF | Joe Delahanty | 140 | 499 | 127 | .255 | 1 | 44 |
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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Chappy Charles | 121 | 454 | 93 | .205 | 1 | 17 |
Shad Barry | 74 | 268 | 61 | .228 | 0 | 11 |
Art Hoelskoetter | 62 | 155 | 36 | .232 | 0 | 6 |
Jack Bliss | 44 | 136 | 29 | .213 | 1 | 5 |
Champ Osteen | 29 | 112 | 22 | .196 | 0 | 11 |
Tom Reilly | 29 | 81 | 14 | .173 | 1 | 3 |
Walter Morris | 23 | 73 | 13 | .178 | 0 | 2 |
Charlie Moran |
21 | 63 | 11 | .175 | 0 | 2 |
Wilbur Murdoch | 27 | 62 | 16 | .258 | 0 | 5 |
Ralph McLaurin | 8 | 22 | 5 | .227 | 0 | 0 |
Doc Marshall | 6 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 1 |
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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Bugs Raymond | 48 | 324.1 | 15 | 25 | 2.03 | 145 |
Johnny Lush | 38 | 250.2 | 11 | 18 | 2.12 | 93 |
Art Fromme | 20 | 116.0 | 5 | 13 | 2.72 | 62 |
Charlie Rhodes | 4 | 33.0 | 1 | 2 | 3.00 | 15 |
Orson Baldwin | 4 | 14.2 | 1 | 3 | 6.14 | 5 |
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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Fred Beebe | 29 | 174.1 | 5 | 13 | 2.63 | 72 |
Ed Karger | 22 | 141.1 | 4 | 9 | 3.06 | 34 |
Slim Sallee | 25 | 128.2 | 3 | 8 | 3.15 | 39 |
Irv Higginbotham | 19 | 107.0 | 3 | 8 | 3.20 | 38 |
Stoney McGlynn | 16 | 75.2 | 1 | 6 | 3.45 | 23 |
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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Fred Gaiser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 2 |
References
- ^ "Single Season Bases on Balls Records". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-06-088937-1
- ^ 1908 Brooklyn Superbas at Baseball Reference
- ^ Crazy '08, p. 166
- ^ Crazy '08, p. 164