1908 Philadelphia Phillies
[edit] Summary
The 1908 Philadelphia Phillies finished with a record of 83-71. They scored 503 runs and belted 11 home runs to go along with a .244 batting average. The offense was powered by Kitty Bransfield, who led the team with 3 home runs, 71 RBI, and 160 hits. Sherry Magee had a great year on the basepaths with 40 stolen bases.
The team allowed 444 runs and had a team ERA of 2.10. George McQuillan led the pitching staff with 23 wins and 114 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Kitty Bransfield | 1B | 144 | 527 | 53 | 160 | 3 | 71 | 30 | .335 | .395 | .730 | .304 |
| Ernie Courtney | 3B | 60 | 160 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .260 | .200 | .460 | .181 |
| Mickey Doolan | SS | 129 | 445 | 29 | 104 | 2 | 49 | 5 | .267 | .321 | .588 | .234 |
| Eddie Grant | 3B | 147 | 598 | 69 | 146 | 0 | 32 | 27 | .289 | .293 | .582 | .244 |
| Otto Knabe | 2B | 151 | 555 | 63 | 121 | 0 | 27 | 27 | .290 | .294 | .584 | .218 |
| Dave Shean | SS | 14 | 48 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .180 | .188 | .368 | .146 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Wally Clement | OF | 16 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .222 | .306 | .528 | .222 |
| Pep Deininger | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Kid Gleason | OF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Charlie Johnson | OF | 6 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .375 | .708 | .250 |
| Sherry Magee | OF | 143 | 508 | 79 | 144 | 2 | 57 | 40 | .359 | .417 | .776 | .283 |
| Moose McCormick | OF | 11 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 | .091 | .258 | .091 |
| Fred Osborn | OF | 152 | 555 | 62 | 148 | 2 | 44 | 16 | .305 | .355 | .660 | .267 |
| Roy Thomas | OF | 6 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .167 | .398 | .167 |
| John Titus | OF | 149 | 539 | 75 | 154 | 2 | 48 | 27 | .365 | .360 | .725 | .286 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Red Dooin | C | 133 | 435 | 28 | 108 | 0 | 41 | 20 | .283 | .306 | .589 | .248 |
| Fred Jacklitsch | C | 37 | 86 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 3 | .337 | .256 | .593 | .221 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5012 | 503 | 1223 | 11 | 400 | 200 | .287 | .316 | .603 | .244 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Buster Brown | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2.57 | 2.000 | |||
| Frank Corridon | 27 | 24 | 208.3 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 1 | 50 | 48 | 2.51 | 1.085 | |||
| Harry Coveleski | 6 | 5 | 43.7 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 1.24 | 0.938 | |||
| Bill Foxen | 22 | 16 | 147.3 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 0 | 52 | 53 | 1.95 | 1.215 | |||
| Harry Hoch | 3 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 2.77 | 1.269 | |||
| George McQuillan | 48 | 42 | 359.7 | 23 | 17 | .575 | 2 | 114 | 91 | 1.53 | 0.984 | |||
| Earl Moore | 3 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 16 | 8 | .00 | 1.077 | |||
| Lew Moren | 28 | 16 | 154 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 0 | 72 | 49 | 2.92 | 1.266 | |||
| Lew Richie | 25 | 15 | 157.7 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 1 | 58 | 49 | 1.83 | 1.103 | |||
| Tully Sparks | 33 | 31 | 263.3 | 16 | 15 | .516 | 2 | 85 | 51 | 2.60 | 1.147 | |||
| Team Totals | 198 | 155 | 1393 | 83 | 71 | .539 | 6 | 476 | 379 | 2.10 | 1.110 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Fred Osborn | 152 |
| At Bats | Eddie Grant | 598 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Otto Knabe | 653 |
| Batting Average | Kitty Bransfield | .304 |
| On-Base % | John Titus | .365 |
| Slugging % | Sherry Magee | .417 |
| OPS | Sherry Magee | .776 |
| Runs | Sherry Magee | 79 |
| Hits | Kitty Bransfield | 160 |
| Total Bases | Sherry Magee | 212 |
| Doubles | Sherry Magee | 30 |
| Triples | Sherry Magee | 16 |
| Home Runs | Kitty Bransfield | 3 |
| RBI | Kitty Bransfield | 71 |
| Walks | John Titus | 53 |
| Stolen Bases | Sherry Magee | 40 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Otto Knabe | 42 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | George McQuillan | 23 |
| Losses | George McQuillan | 17 |
| Saves | George McQuillan and Tully Sparks | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Frank Corridon | .583 |
| ERA | George McQuillan | 1.53 |
| WHIP | George McQuillan | 0.984 |
| Innings Pitched | George McQuillan | 359.7 |
| Games | George McQuillan | 48 |
| Games Started | George McQuillan | 42 |
| Strikeouts | George McQuillan | 114 |
| Complete Games | George McQuillan | 32 |
| Shutouts | George McQuillan | 7 |
| Batters Faced | George McQuillan | 1409 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Tully Sparks | 76 |
| Hits Allowed | George McQuillan | 263 |
| Walks Allowed | George McQuillan | 91 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Tully Sparks | 3 |
| Wild Pitches | Bill Foxen | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bill Foxen and Tully Sparks | 8 |
