1908 Philadelphia Phillies season

The 1908 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Phillies finished fourth in the National League with a record of 83 wins and 71 losses.

Preseason

The Phillies' 1908 spring training was held in Savannah, Georgia. The team stayed at the Hotel DeSoto and practiced and played exhibition games at Bolton Street Park.
In March 1908, entertainer George "Honey Boy" Evans spent two weeks with the Phillies at spring training, where he stayed and practiced with the team and socialized with the players. The Phillies named its team of younger players the "Honey Boys" in intrasquad games against the regulars in honor of Evans.

1908 Philadelphia City Series

The Phillies played four games against the Philadelphia Athletics for the local championship in the pre-season city series. The Athletics defeated the Phillies 3 games to 1.
The Phillies record against the A's was 20–21 all time after the 1908 series.

Regular season

On June 9, 1908, Philadelphia native Patsy O'Rourke returned to the city as a member of the St Louis Cardinals to play the Phillies at National League Park. It was reported that a large contingent of fans from O'Rourke's Port Richmond neighborhood came out to the game, cheered every time O'Rourke touched the ball, and when he came to bat in the second inning, presented him with a watch which included an acknowledgement from the local Commodore Barry amateur baseball team with whom he had played in 1907.

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
C		133	435	108	.248	0	41
1B		144	527	160	.304	3	71
2B		151	555	121	.218	0	27
SS		129	445	104	.234	2	49
3B		147	598	146	.244	0	32
OF		152	555	148	.267	2	44
OF		143	508	144	.283	2	57
OF		149	539	154	.286	2	48

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
	60	160	29	.181	0	6
	37	86	19	.221	0	7
	14	48	7	.146	0	2
	16	36	8	.222	0	1
	6	24	4	.167	0	0
	11	22	2	.091	0	2
	6	16	4	.250	0	2
	2	1	0	.000	0	0
	1	0	0	----	0	0

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
	48	359.2	23	17	1.53	114
	33	263.1	16	15	2.60	85
	27	208.1	14	10	2.51	50
	22	147.1	7	7	1.95	52
	6	43.2	4	1	1.24	22
	3	26.0	2	1	2.77	4
	3	26.0	2	1	0.00	16

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
	25	157.2	7	10	1.83	58
	28	154.0	8	9	2.92	72

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
	3	0	0	0	2.57	3