1908 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1908 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 68-85. They scored 487 runs and belted 21 home runs to go along with a .223 batting average. Harry Davis provided the power for the team with 5 homers. The offense was powered by Danny Murphy, who led the team with 66 RBI and 139 hits.
The team allowed 563 runs and had a team ERA of 2.56. Rube Vickers was the winningest pitcher, with 18 games won. Jimmy Dygert led the team with 164 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Home Run Baker | 3B | 9 | 31 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .290 | .387 | .677 | .290 |
| Scotty Barr | 2B | 19 | 56 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .179 | .379 | .143 |
| Jack Barry | 2B | 40 | 135 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 5 | .291 | .296 | .587 | .222 |
| Eddie Collins | 2B | 102 | 330 | 39 | 90 | 1 | 40 | 8 | .312 | .379 | .691 | .273 |
| Jimmy Collins | 3B | 115 | 433 | 34 | 94 | 0 | 30 | 5 | .258 | .263 | .521 | .217 |
| Harry Davis | 1B | 147 | 513 | 65 | 127 | 5 | 62 | 20 | .332 | .357 | .689 | .248 |
| Frank Manush | 3B | 23 | 77 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .188 | .208 | .396 | .156 |
| Simon Nicholls | SS | 150 | 550 | 58 | 119 | 4 | 31 | 14 | .265 | .280 | .545 | .216 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jack Coombs | OF | 78 | 220 | 24 | 56 | 1 | 23 | 6 | .287 | .355 | .642 | .255 |
| Jack Fox | OF | 9 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Topsy Hartsel | OF | 129 | 460 | 73 | 112 | 4 | 29 | 15 | .371 | .330 | .701 | .243 |
| Shoeless Joe Jackson | OF | 5 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .130 | .130 | .260 | .130 |
| Herbie Moran | OF | 19 | 59 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .242 | .153 | .395 | .153 |
| Danny Murphy | OF | 142 | 525 | 51 | 139 | 4 | 66 | 16 | .309 | .368 | .677 | .265 |
| Rube Oldring | OF | 116 | 434 | 38 | 96 | 1 | 39 | 13 | .267 | .270 | .537 | .221 |
| Socks Seybold | OF | 48 | 130 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .287 | .231 | .518 | .215 |
| Shag Shaughnessy | OF | 8 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .355 | .310 | .665 | .310 |
| Amos Strunk | OF | 12 | 34 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .265 | .581 | .235 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bert Blue | C | 6 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .334 | .167 |
| Ben Egan | C | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .333 | .619 | .167 |
| Jack Lapp | C | 13 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .268 | .200 | .468 | .143 |
| Doc Powers | C | 62 | 172 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .217 | .227 | .444 | .180 |
| Ossee Schreckengost | C | 71 | 207 | 16 | 46 | 0 | 16 | 1 | .248 | .266 | .514 | .222 |
| Syd Smith | C | 46 | 128 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .233 | .289 | .522 | .203 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5065 | 487 | 1131 | 21 | 392 | 116 | .272 | .292 | .563 | .223 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Chief Bender | 18 | 17 | 138.7 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 1 | 85 | 21 | 1.75 | 1.024 | |||
| Nick Carter | 14 | 4 | 60.7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 2.97 | 1.236 | |||
| Jack Coombs | 26 | 18 | 153 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 0 | 80 | 64 | 2.00 | 1.268 | |||
| Jimmy Dygert | 41 | 28 | 238.7 | 11 | 15 | .423 | 1 | 164 | 97 | 2.87 | 1.177 | |||
| Eddie Files | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6.00 | 1.222 | |||
| Jack Flater | 5 | 3 | 39.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 2.06 | 1.196 | |||
| Al Kellogg | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 5.82 | 1.706 | |||
| Harry Krause | 4 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2.57 | 1.143 | |||
| Doc Martin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13.50 | 2.500 | |||
| Bert Maxwell | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 11.08 | 2.462 | |||
| Eddie Plank | 34 | 28 | 244.7 | 14 | 16 | .467 | 1 | 135 | 46 | 2.17 | 1.013 | |||
| Gus Salve | 2 | 1 | 15.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 4.11 | 1.699 | |||
| Biff Schlitzer | 24 | 18 | 131 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 0 | 57 | 45 | 3.16 | 1.183 | |||
| Rube Vickers | 53 | 34 | 317 | 18 | 19 | .486 | 1 | 156 | 71 | 2.21 | 1.057 | |||
| Team Totals | 231 | 157 | 1400.4 | 68 | 85 | .444 | 4 | 741 | 410 | 2.56 | 1.145 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Simon Nicholls | 150 |
| At Bats | Simon Nicholls | 550 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Simon Nicholls | 617 |
| Batting Average | Danny Murphy | .265 |
| On-Base % | Topsy Hartsel | .371 |
| Slugging % | Danny Murphy | .368 |
| OPS | Topsy Hartsel | .701 |
| Runs | Topsy Hartsel | 73 |
| Hits | Danny Murphy | 139 |
| Total Bases | Danny Murphy | 193 |
| Doubles | Danny Murphy | 28 |
| Triples | Harry Davis | 9 |
| Home Runs | Harry Davis | 5 |
| RBI | Danny Murphy | 66 |
| Walks | Topsy Hartsel | 93 |
| Stolen Bases | Harry Davis | 20 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Simon Nicholls | 31 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Rube Vickers | 18 |
| Losses | Rube Vickers | 19 |
| Saves | Chief Bender, Jimmy Dygert, Eddie Plank, and Rube Vickers | 1 |
| Won-Loss % | Rube Vickers | .486 |
| ERA | Eddie Plank | 2.17 |
| WHIP | Eddie Plank | 1.013 |
| Innings Pitched | Rube Vickers | 317 |
| Games | Rube Vickers | 53 |
| Games Started | Rube Vickers | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Jimmy Dygert | 164 |
| Complete Games | Eddie Plank and Rube Vickers | 21 |
| Shutouts | Rube Vickers | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Rube Vickers | 1276 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Rube Vickers | 78 |
| Hits Allowed | Rube Vickers | 264 |
| Walks Allowed | Jimmy Dygert | 97 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jimmy Dygert | 3 |
| Wild Pitches | Rube Vickers | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jimmy Dygert and Rube Vickers | 11 |
