1908 New York Highlanders Game-by-Game Results
Team Record: 51-103
Finished 8th in the AL
Attendance: 305,500, Avg. 4,493
Ballpark: Hilltop Park
Manager: Clark Griffith (24-32)
Manager: Kid Elberfeld (27-71)
Location: New York, New York
1908 New York Highlanders Roster
The New York Highlanders of the American League ended the 1908 season with a record of 51 wins and 103 losses, finishing eighth in the AL.
The Highlanders scored 460 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 713 runs, most in the circuit. Charlie Hemphill accounted for 44 RBI and topped hitters with significant playing time with a .297 average. Jack Chesbro led the team with 14 wins and a team-best 2.93 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Clark Griffith and Kid Elberfeld coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 451
Regular Season Runs Against: 705
Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
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April 14, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at New York Highlanders 1 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
April 16, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at New York Highlanders 2 | W | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||
April 17, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at New York Highlanders 2 | L | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | ||
April 18, 1908 | Washington Senators 5 at New York Highlanders 6 | W | 3-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | ||
April 20, 1908 | Washington Senators 3 at New York Highlanders 4 | W | 4-1 | 0-0 | 4-1 | ||
April 21, 1908 | Washington Senators 13 at New York Highlanders 16 | W | 5-1 | 0-0 | 5-1 | ||
April 22, 1908 | New York Highlanders 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 5-1 | 0-1 | 5-2 | ||
April 23, 1908 | New York Highlanders 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 5-1 | 1-1 | 6-2 | ||
April 24, 1908 | New York Highlanders 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 5-1 | 1-2 | 6-3 | ||
April 25, 1908 | New York Highlanders 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | L | 5-1 | 1-3 | 6-4 | ||
April 27, 1908 | Boston Red Sox 0 at New York Highlanders 1 | W | 6-1 | 1-3 | 7-4 | ||
April 28, 1908 | Boston Red Sox 4 at New York Highlanders 7 | W | 7-1 | 1-3 | 8-4 | ||
April 29, 1908 | Boston Red Sox 5 at New York Highlanders 1 | L | 7-2 | 1-3 | 8-5 | ||
May 1, 1908 | New York Highlanders 9 at Washington Senators 4 | W | 7-2 | 2-3 | 9-5 | ||
May 2, 1908 | New York Highlanders 3 at Washington Senators 6 | L | 7-2 | 2-4 | 9-6 | ||
May 4, 1908 | New York Highlanders 11 at Washington Senators 5 | W | 7-2 | 3-4 | 10-6 | ||
May 6, 1908 | New York Highlanders 0 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 7-2 | 3-5 | 10-7 | ||
May 8, 1908 | New York Highlanders 3 at Boston Red Sox 0 | W | 7-2 | 4-5 | 11-7 | ||
May 9, 1908 | New York Highlanders 2 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 7-2 | 5-5 | 12-7 | ||
May 11, 1908 | New York Highlanders 3 at Boston Red Sox 0 | W | 7-2 | 6-5 | 13-7 | ||
May 12, 1908 | Cleveland Naps 2 at New York Highlanders 0 | L | 7-3 | 6-5 | 13-8 | ||
May 13, 1908 | Cleveland Naps 2 at New York Highlanders 7 | W | 8-3 | 6-5 | 14-8 | ||
May 14, 1908 | Cleveland Naps 1 at New York Highlanders 3 | W | 9-3 | 6-5 | 15-8 | ||
May 16, 1908 | Detroit Tigers 6 at New York Highlanders 7 | W | 10-3 | 6-5 | 16-8 | ||
May 18, 1908 | Detroit Tigers 11 at New York Highlanders 6 | L | 10-4 | 6-5 | 16-9 | ||
May 19, 1908 | Detroit Tigers 1 at New York Highlanders 6 | W | 11-4 | 6-5 | 17-9 | ||
May 21, 1908 | Chicago White Sox 9 at New York Highlanders 2 | L | 11-5 | 6-5 | 17-10 | ||
May 23, 1908 | Chicago White Sox 0 at New York Highlanders 4 | W | 12-5 | 6-5 | 18-10 | ||
May 25, 1908 | Chicago White Sox 9 at New York Highlanders 3 | L | 12-6 | 6-5 | 18-11 | ||
May 26, 1908 | St. Louis Browns 5 at New York Highlanders 3 | L | 12-7 | 6-5 | 18-12 | ||
May 27, 1908 | St. Louis Browns 7 at New York Highlanders 2 | L | 12-8 | 6-5 | 18-13 | ||
May 28, 1908 | St. Louis Browns 4 at New York Highlanders 3 | L | 12-9 | 6-5 | 18-14 | ||
May 29, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at New York Highlanders 6 | W | 13-9 | 6-5 | 19-14 | ||
May 29, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at New York Highlanders 0 | L | 13-10 | 6-5 | 19-15 | ||
June 1, 1908 | Boston Red Sox 0 at New York Highlanders 2 | W | 14-10 | 6-5 | 20-15 | ||
June 2, 1908 | Boston Red Sox 7 at New York Highlanders 0 | L | 14-11 | 6-5 | 20-16 | ||
June 2, 1908 | Boston Red Sox 6 at New York Highlanders 5 | L | 14-12 | 6-5 | 20-17 | ||
June 3, 1908 | Boston Red Sox 6 at New York Highlanders 1 | L | 14-13 | 6-5 | 20-18 | ||
June 4, 1908 | New York Highlanders 1 at Cleveland Naps 10 | L | 14-13 | 6-6 | 20-19 | ||
June 5, 1908 | New York Highlanders 4 at Cleveland Naps 6 | L | 14-13 | 6-7 | 20-20 | ||
June 6, 1908 | New York Highlanders 6 at Cleveland Naps 2 | W | 14-13 | 7-7 | 21-20 | ||
June 8, 1908 | New York Highlanders 6 at Cleveland Naps 1 | W | 14-13 | 8-7 | 22-20 | ||
June 9, 1908 | New York Highlanders 5 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 14-13 | 9-7 | 23-20 | ||
June 10, 1908 | New York Highlanders 6 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 14-13 | 9-8 | 23-21 | ||
June 11, 1908 | New York Highlanders 1 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 14-13 | 9-9 | 23-22 | ||
June 12, 1908 | New York Highlanders 2 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 14-13 | 9-10 | 23-23 | ||
June 13, 1908 | New York Highlanders 1 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 14-13 | 9-11 | 23-24 | ||
June 14, 1908 | New York Highlanders 4 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 14-13 | 9-12 | 23-25 | ||
June 15, 1908 | New York Highlanders 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 14-13 | 9-13 | 23-26 | ||
June 16, 1908 | New York Highlanders 2 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 14-13 | 9-14 | 23-27 | ||
June 17, 1908 | New York Highlanders 5 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 14-13 | 10-14 | 24-27 | ||
June 18, 1908 | New York Highlanders 6 at St. Louis Browns 12 | L | 14-13 | 10-15 | 24-28 | ||
June 19, 1908 | New York Highlanders 0 at St. Louis Browns 4 | L | 14-13 | 10-16 | 24-29 | ||
June 20, 1908 | New York Highlanders 2 at St. Louis Browns 4 | L | 14-13 | 10-17 | 24-30 | ||
June 21, 1908 | New York Highlanders 1 at St. Louis Browns 5 | L | 14-13 | 10-18 | 24-31 | ||
June 23, 1908 | New York Highlanders 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | L | 14-13 | 10-19 | 24-32 | ||
June 25, 1908 | New York Highlanders 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 14-13 | 10-20 | 24-33 | ||
June 25, 1908 | New York Highlanders 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 14-13 | 11-20 | 25-33 | ||
June 26, 1908 | New York Highlanders 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 14-13 | 11-21 | 25-34 | ||
June 27, 1908 | Boston Red Sox 6 at New York Highlanders 7 | W | 15-13 | 11-21 | 26-34 | ||
June 29, 1908 | Boston Red Sox 4 at New York Highlanders 1 | L | 15-14 | 11-21 | 26-35 | ||
June 30, 1908 | Boston Red Sox 8 at New York Highlanders 0 | L | 15-15 | 11-21 | 26-36 | ||
July 1, 1908 | Boston Red Sox 4 at New York Highlanders 3 | L | 15-16 | 11-21 | 26-37 | ||
July 2, 1908 | New York Highlanders 3 at Washington Senators 5 | L | 15-16 | 11-22 | 26-38 | ||
July 2, 1908 | New York Highlanders 3 at Washington Senators 4 | L | 15-16 | 11-23 | 26-39 | ||
July 3, 1908 | New York Highlanders 4 at Washington Senators 7 | L | 15-16 | 11-24 | 26-40 | ||
July 4, 1908 | New York Highlanders 5 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 15-16 | 12-24 | 27-40 | ||
July 4, 1908 | New York Highlanders 2 at Washington Senators 6 | L | 15-16 | 12-25 | 27-41 | ||
July 6, 1908 | New York Highlanders 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 15-16 | 12-26 | 27-42 | ||
July 7, 1908 | Detroit Tigers 11 at New York Highlanders 4 | L | 15-17 | 12-26 | 27-43 | ||
July 7, 1908 | Detroit Tigers 8 at New York Highlanders 3 | L | 15-18 | 12-26 | 27-44 | ||
July 8, 1908 | Detroit Tigers 6 at New York Highlanders 3 | L | 15-19 | 12-26 | 27-45 | ||
July 9, 1908 | Detroit Tigers 10 at New York Highlanders 8 | L | 15-20 | 12-26 | 27-46 | ||
July 10, 1908 | Detroit Tigers 8 at New York Highlanders 2 | L | 15-21 | 12-26 | 27-47 | ||
July 11, 1908 | Cleveland Naps 2 at New York Highlanders 3 | W | 16-21 | 12-26 | 28-47 | ||
July 13, 1908 | Cleveland Naps 3 at New York Highlanders 0 | L | 16-22 | 12-26 | 28-48 | ||
July 15, 1908 | Cleveland Naps 16 at New York Highlanders 1 | L | 16-23 | 12-26 | 28-49 | ||
July 15, 1908 | Cleveland Naps 3 at New York Highlanders 2 | L | 16-24 | 12-26 | 28-50 | ||
July 16, 1908 | St. Louis Browns 1 at New York Highlanders 10 | W | 17-24 | 12-26 | 29-50 | ||
July 17, 1908 | St. Louis Browns 3 at New York Highlanders 5 | W | 18-24 | 12-26 | 30-50 | ||
July 18, 1908 | St. Louis Browns 7 at New York Highlanders 1 | L | 18-25 | 12-26 | 30-51 | ||
July 20, 1908 | St. Louis Browns 8 at New York Highlanders 3 | L | 18-26 | 12-26 | 30-52 | ||
July 21, 1908 | Chicago White Sox 3 at New York Highlanders 6 | W | 19-26 | 12-26 | 31-52 | ||
July 21, 1908 | Chicago White Sox 6 at New York Highlanders 3 | L | 19-27 | 12-26 | 31-53 | ||
July 23, 1908 | Chicago White Sox 6 at New York Highlanders 2 | L | 19-28 | 12-26 | 31-54 | ||
July 23, 1908 | Chicago White Sox 6 at New York Highlanders 3 | L | 19-29 | 12-26 | 31-55 | ||
July 25, 1908 | New York Highlanders 3 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 19-29 | 12-27 | 31-56 | ||
July 26, 1908 | New York Highlanders 2 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 19-29 | 12-28 | 31-57 | ||
July 27, 1908 | New York Highlanders 2 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 19-29 | 12-29 | 31-58 | ||
July 30, 1908 | New York Highlanders 2 at Cleveland Naps 3 | L | 19-29 | 12-30 | 31-59 | ||
July 31, 1908 | New York Highlanders 3 at Cleveland Naps 16 | L | 19-29 | 12-31 | 31-60 | ||
August 1, 1908 | New York Highlanders 3 at Cleveland Naps 4 | L | 19-29 | 12-32 | 31-61 | ||
August 3, 1908 | New York Highlanders 0 at Cleveland Naps 2 | L | 19-29 | 12-33 | 31-62 | ||
August 5, 1908 | New York Highlanders 1 at St. Louis Browns 6 | L | 19-29 | 12-34 | 31-63 | ||
August 5, 1908 | New York Highlanders 2 at St. Louis Browns 5 | L | 19-29 | 12-35 | 31-64 | ||
August 6, 1908 | New York Highlanders 1 at St. Louis Browns 3 | L | 19-29 | 12-36 | 31-65 | ||
August 8, 1908 | New York Highlanders 4 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 19-29 | 13-36 | 32-65 | ||
August 9, 1908 | New York Highlanders 3 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 19-29 | 13-37 | 32-66 | ||
August 10, 1908 | New York Highlanders 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 19-29 | 13-38 | 32-67 | ||
August 11, 1908 | New York Highlanders 1 at Chicago White Sox 6 | L | 19-29 | 13-39 | 32-68 | ||
August 14, 1908 | Cleveland Naps 4 at New York Highlanders 2 | L | 19-30 | 13-39 | 32-69 | ||
August 15, 1908 | Cleveland Naps 5 at New York Highlanders 4 | L | 19-31 | 13-39 | 32-70 | ||
August 17, 1908 | Cleveland Naps 5 at New York Highlanders 1 | L | 19-32 | 13-39 | 32-71 | ||
August 18, 1908 | Detroit Tigers 7 at New York Highlanders 3 | L | 19-33 | 13-39 | 32-72 | ||
August 19, 1908 | Detroit Tigers 0 at New York Highlanders 8 | W | 20-33 | 13-39 | 33-72 | ||
August 20, 1908 | Detroit Tigers 3 at New York Highlanders 4 | W | 21-33 | 13-39 | 34-72 | ||
August 21, 1908 | St. Louis Browns 4 at New York Highlanders 3 | L | 21-34 | 13-39 | 34-73 | ||
August 24, 1908 | St. Louis Browns 4 at New York Highlanders 6 | W | 22-34 | 13-39 | 35-73 | ||
August 24, 1908 | St. Louis Browns 4 at New York Highlanders 2 | L | 22-35 | 13-39 | 35-74 | ||
August 25, 1908 | St. Louis Browns 1 at New York Highlanders 3 | W | 23-35 | 13-39 | 36-74 | ||
August 28, 1908 | Chicago White Sox 2 at New York Highlanders 1 | L | 23-36 | 13-39 | 36-75 | ||
August 28, 1908 | Chicago White Sox 0 at New York Highlanders 1 | W | 24-36 | 13-39 | 37-75 | ||
August 29, 1908 | Chicago White Sox 6 at New York Highlanders 2 | L | 24-37 | 13-39 | 37-76 | ||
August 29, 1908 | Chicago White Sox 1 at New York Highlanders 0 | L | 24-38 | 13-39 | 37-77 | ||
August 31, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at New York Highlanders 1 | L | 24-39 | 13-39 | 37-78 | ||
August 31, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at New York Highlanders 0 | L | 24-40 | 13-39 | 37-79 | ||
September 1, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at New York Highlanders 0 | L | 24-41 | 13-39 | 37-80 | ||
September 1, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at New York Highlanders 4 | W | 25-41 | 13-39 | 38-80 | ||
September 2, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at New York Highlanders 2 | L | 25-42 | 13-39 | 38-81 | ||
September 3, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at New York Highlanders 2 | W | 26-42 | 13-39 | 39-81 | ||
September 4, 1908 | Washington Senators 3 at New York Highlanders 0 | L | 26-43 | 13-39 | 39-82 | ||
September 5, 1908 | Washington Senators 6 at New York Highlanders 0 | L | 26-44 | 13-39 | 39-83 | ||
September 7, 1908 | Washington Senators 4 at New York Highlanders 0 | L | 26-45 | 13-39 | 39-84 | ||
September 7, 1908 | Washington Senators 9 at New York Highlanders 3 | L | 26-46 | 13-39 | 39-85 | ||
September 8, 1908 | New York Highlanders 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 26-46 | 13-40 | 39-86 | ||
September 9, 1908 | New York Highlanders 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 26-46 | 14-40 | 40-86 | ||
September 11, 1908 | New York Highlanders 1 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 26-46 | 14-41 | 40-87 | ||
September 11, 1908 | New York Highlanders 4 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 26-46 | 15-41 | 41-87 | ||
September 12, 1908 | New York Highlanders 1 at Boston Red Sox 0 | W | 26-46 | 16-41 | 42-87 | ||
September 14, 1908 | New York Highlanders 1 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 26-46 | 16-42 | 42-88 | ||
September 15, 1908 | New York Highlanders 1 at Boston Red Sox 0 | W | 26-46 | 17-42 | 43-88 | ||
September 17, 1908 | New York Highlanders 4 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 26-46 | 17-43 | 43-89 | ||
September 18, 1908 | New York Highlanders 5 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 26-46 | 18-43 | 44-89 | ||
September 19, 1908 | New York Highlanders 6 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 26-46 | 19-43 | 45-89 | ||
September 20, 1908 | New York Highlanders 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 26-46 | 19-44 | 45-90 | ||
September 21, 1908 | New York Highlanders 3 at Cleveland Naps 5 | L | 26-46 | 19-45 | 45-91 | ||
September 22, 1908 | New York Highlanders 0 at Cleveland Naps 7 | L | 26-46 | 19-46 | 45-92 | ||
September 23, 1908 | New York Highlanders 3 at Cleveland Naps 9 | L | 26-46 | 19-47 | 45-93 | ||
September 24, 1908 | New York Highlanders 1 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 26-46 | 20-47 | 46-93 | ||
September 26, 1908 | New York Highlanders 0 at Chicago White Sox 12 | L | 26-46 | 20-48 | 46-94 | ||
September 28, 1908 | New York Highlanders 1 at St. Louis Browns 12 | L | 26-46 | 20-49 | 46-95 | ||
September 28, 1908 | New York Highlanders 3 at St. Louis Browns 2 | W | 26-46 | 21-49 | 47-95 | ||
September 29, 1908 | New York Highlanders 1 at St. Louis Browns 2 | L | 26-46 | 21-50 | 47-96 | ||
September 29, 1908 | New York Highlanders 0 at St. Louis Browns 6 | L | 26-46 | 21-51 | 47-97 | ||
October 1, 1908 | Washington Senators 1 at New York Highlanders 2 | W | 27-46 | 21-51 | 48-97 | ||
October 2, 1908 | Washington Senators 12 at New York Highlanders 2 | L | 27-47 | 21-51 | 48-98 | ||
October 3, 1908 | Washington Senators 1 at New York Highlanders 2 | W | 28-47 | 21-51 | 49-98 | ||
October 3, 1908 | Washington Senators 2 at New York Highlanders 3 | W | 29-47 | 21-51 | 50-98 | ||
October 5, 1908 | New York Highlanders 0 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 29-47 | 21-52 | 50-99 | ||
October 6, 1908 | New York Highlanders 3 at Boston Red Sox 11 | L | 29-47 | 21-53 | 50-100 | ||
October 7, 1908 | New York Highlanders 4 at Washington Senators 9 | L | 29-47 | 21-54 | 50-101 | ||
October 7, 1908 | New York Highlanders 0 at Washington Senators 1 | L | 29-47 | 21-55 | 50-102 | ||
October 8, 1908 | New York Highlanders 5 at Washington Senators 7 | L | 29-47 | 21-56 | 50-103 |