1908 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1908 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 49-105. They scored 372 runs and belted 17 home runs to go along with a .223 batting average. The offense was powered by Red Murray, who led the team with 7 home runs, 62 RBI, and 167 hits. Red Murray had a great year on the basepaths with 48 stolen bases.
The team allowed 622 runs and had a team ERA of 2.64. Bugs Raymond led the pitching staff with 15 wins and 145 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Byrne | 3B | 127 | 439 | 27 | 84 | 0 | 14 | 16 | .238 | .212 | .450 | .191 |
| Chappy Charles | 2B | 121 | 454 | 39 | 93 | 1 | 17 | 15 | .238 | .256 | .494 | .205 |
| Billy Gilbert | 2B | 89 | 276 | 12 | 59 | 0 | 10 | 6 | .274 | .239 | .513 | .214 |
| Ed Konetchy | 1B | 154 | 545 | 46 | 135 | 5 | 50 | 16 | .309 | .354 | .663 | .248 |
| Walter Morris | SS | 23 | 73 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .178 | .219 | .397 | .178 |
| Patsy O'Rourke | SS | 53 | 164 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 16 | 2 | .263 | .244 | .507 | .195 |
| Champ Osteen | SS | 29 | 112 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .204 | .232 | .436 | .196 |
| Tom Reilly | SS | 29 | 81 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .193 | .222 | .415 | .173 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Shad Barry | OF | 74 | 268 | 24 | 61 | 0 | 11 | 9 | .286 | .265 | .551 | .228 |
| Joe Delahanty | OF | 140 | 499 | 37 | 127 | 1 | 44 | 11 | .309 | .333 | .642 | .255 |
| Ralph McLaurin | OF | 8 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .227 | .454 | .227 |
| Wilbur Murdoch | OF | 27 | 62 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .292 | .306 | .598 | .258 |
| Red Murray | OF | 154 | 593 | 64 | 167 | 7 | 62 | 48 | .332 | .400 | .732 | .282 |
| Al Shaw | OF | 107 | 367 | 40 | 97 | 1 | 19 | 9 | .311 | .330 | .641 | .264 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jack Bliss | C | 44 | 136 | 9 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .267 | .265 | .532 | .213 |
| Art Hoelskoetter | C | 62 | 155 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .265 | .290 | .555 | .232 |
| Bill Ludwig | C | 66 | 187 | 15 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 3 | .246 | .214 | .460 | .182 |
| Doc Marshall | C | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .071 | .071 | .142 | .071 |
| Charlie Moran | C | 21 | 63 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .175 | .254 | .429 | .175 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4959 | 372 | 1105 | 17 | 301 | 150 | .263 | .283 | .546 | .223 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Orson Baldwin | 4 | 4 | 14.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 6.14 | 1.837 | |||
| Fred Beebe | 29 | 19 | 174.3 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 0 | 72 | 66 | 2.63 | 1.147 | |||
| Art Fromme | 20 | 14 | 116 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 0 | 62 | 50 | 2.72 | 1.310 | |||
| Fred Gaiser | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7.71 | 3.043 | |||
| Irv Higginbotham | 19 | 11 | 107 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 0 | 38 | 33 | 3.20 | 1.364 | |||
| Ed Karger | 22 | 15 | 141.3 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 0 | 34 | 50 | 3.06 | 1.401 | |||
| Johnny Lush | 38 | 32 | 250.7 | 11 | 18 | .379 | 1 | 93 | 57 | 2.12 | 1.109 | |||
| Stoney McGlynn | 16 | 6 | 75.7 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 3.45 | 1.229 | |||
| Bugs Raymond | 48 | 37 | 324.3 | 15 | 25 | .375 | 2 | 145 | 95 | 2.03 | 1.021 | |||
| Charlie Rhodes | 4 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3.00 | 1.061 | |||
| Slim Sallee | 25 | 12 | 128.7 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 0 | 39 | 36 | 3.15 | 1.399 | |||
| Team Totals | 226 | 154 | 1368 | 49 | 105 | .318 | 4 | 528 | 430 | 2.64 | 1.204 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ed Konetchy and Red Murray | 154 |
| At Bats | Red Murray | 593 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Red Murray | 642 |
| Batting Average | Red Murray | .282 |
| On-Base % | Red Murray | .332 |
| Slugging % | Red Murray | .400 |
| OPS | Red Murray | .732 |
| Runs | Red Murray | 64 |
| Hits | Red Murray | 167 |
| Total Bases | Red Murray | 237 |
| Doubles | Ed Konetchy and Red Murray | 19 |
| Triples | Red Murray | 15 |
| Home Runs | Red Murray | 7 |
| RBI | Red Murray | 62 |
| Walks | Ed Konetchy | 38 |
| Stolen Bases | Red Murray | 48 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ed Konetchy | 25 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bugs Raymond | 15 |
| Losses | Bugs Raymond | 25 |
| Saves | Bugs Raymond | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Johnny Lush | .379 |
| ERA | Bugs Raymond | 2.03 |
| WHIP | Bugs Raymond | 1.021 |
| Innings Pitched | Bugs Raymond | 324.3 |
| Games | Bugs Raymond | 48 |
| Games Started | Bugs Raymond | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Bugs Raymond | 145 |
| Complete Games | Johnny Lush and Bugs Raymond | 23 |
| Shutouts | Bugs Raymond | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Bugs Raymond | 1247 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bugs Raymond | 73 |
| Hits Allowed | Bugs Raymond | 236 |
| Walks Allowed | Bugs Raymond | 95 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Johnny Lush | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Bugs Raymond | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bugs Raymond | 14 |
