1908 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1908 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 98-56. They scored 585 runs and belted 25 home runs to go along with a .247 batting average. The offense was powered by Honus Wagner, who led the team with 10 home runs, 109 RBI, and 201 hits. Honus Wagner had a great year on the basepaths with 53 stolen bases.
The team allowed 470 runs and had a team ERA of 2.12. Nick Maddox and Vic Willis were tied for the team lead in wins with 23. Howie Camnitz led the team with 118 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ed Abbaticchio | 2B | 146 | 500 | 43 | 125 | 1 | 61 | 22 | .336 | .316 | .652 | .250 |
| Warren Gill | 1B | 27 | 76 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 3 | .366 | .250 | .616 | .224 |
| Jim Kane | 1B | 55 | 145 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 22 | 5 | .299 | .303 | .602 | .241 |
| Tommy Leach | 3B | 152 | 583 | 93 | 151 | 5 | 41 | 24 | .324 | .381 | .705 | .259 |
| Charlie Starr | 2B | 20 | 59 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 6 | .342 | .220 | .562 | .186 |
| Alan Storke | 1B | 64 | 202 | 20 | 51 | 1 | 12 | 4 | .284 | .322 | .606 | .252 |
| Harry Swacina | 1B | 53 | 176 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 13 | 4 | .238 | .261 | .499 | .216 |
| Honus Wagner | SS | 151 | 568 | 100 | 201 | 10 | 109 | 53 | .415 | .542 | .957 | .354 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Beals Becker | OF | 20 | 65 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .191 | .185 | .376 | .154 |
| Fred Clarke | OF | 151 | 551 | 83 | 146 | 2 | 53 | 24 | .349 | .363 | .712 | .265 |
| Danny Moeller | OF | 36 | 109 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 4 | .254 | .239 | .493 | .193 |
| Cy Neighbors | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Spike Shannon | OF | 32 | 127 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 5 | .250 | .228 | .478 | .197 |
| Roy Thomas | OF | 102 | 386 | 52 | 99 | 1 | 24 | 11 | .348 | .345 | .693 | .256 |
| Chief Wilson | OF | 144 | 529 | 47 | 120 | 3 | 43 | 12 | .260 | .285 | .545 | .227 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| George Gibson | C | 143 | 486 | 37 | 111 | 2 | 45 | 4 | .260 | .296 | .556 | .228 |
| Paddy O'Connor | C | 12 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .188 | .188 | .376 | .188 |
| Ed Phelps | C | 34 | 64 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .269 | .328 | .597 | .234 |
| John Sullivan | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Hunky Shaw | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5109 | 585 | 1263 | 25 | 496 | 186 | .299 | .332 | .631 | .247 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Chick Brandom | 3 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 8 | 4 | .53 | 1.000 | |||
| Howie Camnitz | 38 | 26 | 236.7 | 16 | 9 | .640 | 2 | 118 | 69 | 1.56 | 1.060 | |||
| Homer Hillebrand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Sam Leever | 38 | 20 | 192.7 | 15 | 7 | .682 | 2 | 28 | 41 | 2.10 | 1.142 | |||
| Lefty Leifield | 34 | 26 | 218.7 | 15 | 14 | .517 | 2 | 87 | 86 | 2.10 | 1.161 | |||
| Nick Maddox | 36 | 32 | 260.7 | 23 | 8 | .742 | 1 | 70 | 90 | 2.28 | 1.147 | |||
| Tom McCarthy | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .00 | 1.500 | |||
| Deacon Phillippe | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11.25 | 1.917 | |||
| Bob Vail | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 6.00 | 1.467 | |||
| Vic Willis | 41 | 38 | 304.7 | 23 | 11 | .676 | 0 | 97 | 69 | 2.07 | 1.011 | |||
| Harley Young | 8 | 3 | 48.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 2.23 | 1.035 | |||
| Irv Young | 16 | 7 | 89.7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1 | 31 | 21 | 2.01 | 1.048 | |||
| Team Totals | 226 | 155 | 1402.5 | 98 | 56 | .636 | 9 | 468 | 406 | 2.12 | 1.104 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Tommy Leach | 152 |
| At Bats | Tommy Leach | 583 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Tommy Leach | 666 |
| Batting Average | Honus Wagner | .354 |
| On-Base % | Honus Wagner | .415 |
| Slugging % | Honus Wagner | .542 |
| OPS | Honus Wagner | .957 |
| Runs | Honus Wagner | 100 |
| Hits | Honus Wagner | 201 |
| Total Bases | Honus Wagner | 308 |
| Doubles | Honus Wagner | 39 |
| Triples | Honus Wagner | 19 |
| Home Runs | Honus Wagner | 10 |
| RBI | Honus Wagner | 109 |
| Walks | Fred Clarke | 65 |
| Stolen Bases | Honus Wagner | 53 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Tommy Leach | 27 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Nick Maddox and Vic Willis | 23 |
| Losses | Lefty Leifield | 14 |
| Saves | Howie Camnitz, Sam Leever, and Lefty Leifield | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Nick Maddox | .742 |
| ERA | Howie Camnitz | 1.56 |
| WHIP | Vic Willis | 1.011 |
| Innings Pitched | Vic Willis | 304.7 |
| Games | Vic Willis | 41 |
| Games Started | Vic Willis | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Howie Camnitz | 118 |
| Complete Games | Vic Willis | 25 |
| Shutouts | Vic Willis | 7 |
| Batters Faced | Vic Willis | 1197 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Vic Willis | 70 |
| Hits Allowed | Vic Willis | 239 |
| Walks Allowed | Nick Maddox | 90 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Howie Camnitz | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Nick Maddox and Vic Willis | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Lefty Leifield | 12 |
