1908 Philadelphia Athletics Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 68-85
Finished 6th in the AL
Attendance: 440,381, Avg. 6,116
Ballpark: Columbia Park
Manager: Connie Mack (68-85)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1908 Philadelphia Athletics Statistics
1908 Philadelphia Athletics Results

The Philadelphia Athletics of the American League ended the 1908 season with a record of 68 wins and 85 losses, finishing sixth in the AL.

The Athletics plated 486 runs and allowed 562 runs. Danny Murphy drove in 66 runs and topped all regular batters with a .265 average. Rube Vickers led the team with 18 wins, while Charles Bender registered a 1.75 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Connie Mack coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Home Run Baker3BLRMarch 13, 18865'11"173Trappe, MD USA
Scotty Barr2BRROctober 6, 18866'0"175Bristol, TN USA
Jack Barry2BRRApril 26, 18875'9"158Meriden, CT USA
Charles BenderPRRMay 5, 18846'2"185Crow Wing County, MN USA
Bert BlueCRRDecember 9, 18776'3"200Bettsville, OH USA
Nick CarterPLRMay 19, 18795'8"140Oatlands, VA USA
Eddie Collins2BLRMay 2, 18875'9"175Millerton, NY USA
Jimmy Collins3BRRJanuary 16, 18705'9"178Niagara Falls, NY USA
Jack CoombsOFBRNovember 18, 18826'0"185Le Grand, IA USA
Harry Davis1BRRJuly 18, 18735'10"180Philadelphia, PA USA
Jimmy DygertPRRJuly 5, 18845'10"158Utica, NY USA
Ben EganCRRNovember 20, 18836'0"195Augusta, NY USA
Eddie FilesPRRMay 19, 18830'0"0Portland, ME USA
Jack FlaterPRRSeptember 22, 18835'10"175Sandymount, MD USA
Jack FoxRFRRJuly 26, 18805'10"185Colchester, VT USA
Topsy HartselLFLLJune 26, 18745'5"155Polk, OH USA
Shoeless Joe JacksonCFLRJuly 16, 18876'1"200Pickens County, SC USA
Al KelloggPLSeptember 9, 18866'3"208Providence, RI USA
Harry KrausePBLJuly 12, 18885'10"165San Francisco, CA USA
Jack LappCLRSeptember 10, 18845'8"160Frazer, PA USA
Frank Manush3BRRSeptember 18, 18835'10"175Tuscumbia, AL USA
Doc MartinPRRSeptember 23, 18875'11"165Roxbury, MA USA
Bert MaxwellPBROctober 17, 18866'0"180Texarkana, AR USA
Herbie MoranCFLRFebruary 16, 18845'5"150Costello, PA USA
Danny MurphyRFRRAugust 11, 18765'9"175Philadelphia, PA USA
Simon NichollsSSLRJuly 18, 18825'11"165Germantown, MD USA
Rube OldringCFRRMay 30, 18845'10"186New York, NY USA
Eddie PlankPLLAugust 31, 18755'11"175Gettysburg, PA USA
Doc PowersCRRSeptember 22, 18705'8"160Pittsfield, MA USA
Gus SalvePLLDecember 29, 18856'0"190Boston, MA USA
Victor SchlitzerPRRDecember 4, 18845'11"175Rochester, NY USA
Ossee SchrecongostCRRApril 11, 18755'10"180New Bethlehem, PA USA
Socks SeyboldRFRRNovember 23, 18705'11"175Washingtonville, OH USA
Shag ShaughnessyCFRRApril 8, 18836'1"185Amboy, IL USA
Syd SmithCRRAugust 31, 18835'10"190Smithville, SC USA
Amos StrunkCFLLJanuary 22, 18895'11"175Philadelphia, PA USA
Rube VickersPLRMay 17, 18796'2"225Hillsdale, MI USA



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