1908 Philadelphia Athletics Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 68-85
Finished 6th in the AL
Attendance: 455,062, Avg. 6,116
Ballpark: Columbia Park
Manager: Connie Mack (68-85)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1908 Philadelphia Athletics StatisticsTeam Record: 68-85
Finished 6th in the AL
Attendance: 455,062, Avg. 6,116
Ballpark: Columbia Park
Manager: Connie Mack (68-85)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1908 Philadelphia Athletics Roster
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.
Click on column headings to sort.
Regular Season Runs For: 471
Regular Season Runs Against: 546
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 14, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at New York Highlanders 1 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| April 16, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at New York Highlanders 2 | L | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
| April 17, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at New York Highlanders 2 | W | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | ||
| April 18, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | ||
| April 20, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 8 | L | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2-3 | ||
| April 20, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2-4 | ||
| April 21, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 0 | W | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3-4 | ||
| April 22, 1908 | New York Highlanders 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 1-0 | 3-4 | 4-4 | ||
| April 23, 1908 | New York Highlanders 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 1-1 | 3-4 | 4-5 | ||
| April 24, 1908 | New York Highlanders 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 2-1 | 3-4 | 5-5 | ||
| April 25, 1908 | New York Highlanders 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | W | 3-1 | 3-4 | 6-5 | ||
| April 27, 1908 | Washington Senators 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 4-1 | 3-4 | 7-5 | ||
| April 28, 1908 | Washington Senators 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 4-2 | 3-4 | 7-6 | ||
| April 29, 1908 | Washington Senators 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 5-2 | 3-4 | 8-6 | ||
| April 30, 1908 | Washington Senators 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 5-3 | 3-4 | 8-7 | ||
| May 1, 1908 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 6-3 | 3-4 | 9-7 | ||
| May 2, 1908 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 7-3 | 3-4 | 10-7 | ||
| May 4, 1908 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 8-3 | 3-4 | 11-7 | ||
| May 5, 1908 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 9-3 | 3-4 | 12-7 | ||
| May 8, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Washington Senators 3 | L | 9-3 | 3-5 | 12-8 | ||
| May 9, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Washington Senators 6 | L | 9-3 | 3-6 | 12-9 | ||
| May 11, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 9-3 | 4-6 | 13-9 | ||
| May 12, 1908 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 10-3 | 4-6 | 14-9 | ||
| May 13, 1908 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 10-4 | 4-6 | 14-10 | ||
| May 14, 1908 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 11-4 | 4-6 | 15-10 | ||
| May 16, 1908 | St. Louis Browns 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 12-4 | 4-6 | 16-10 | ||
| May 18, 1908 | St. Louis Browns 10 at Philadelphia Athletics 12 | W | 13-4 | 4-6 | 17-10 | ||
| May 19, 1908 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 13-5 | 4-6 | 17-11 | ||
| May 20, 1908 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 13-6 | 4-6 | 17-12 | ||
| May 21, 1908 | Cleveland Naps 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 14-6 | 4-6 | 18-12 | ||
| May 22, 1908 | Cleveland Naps 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 14-7 | 4-6 | 18-13 | ||
| May 23, 1908 | Cleveland Naps 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 14-8 | 4-6 | 18-14 | ||
| May 25, 1908 | Cleveland Naps 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 14-9 | 4-6 | 18-15 | ||
| May 26, 1908 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 14-10 | 4-6 | 18-16 | ||
| May 27, 1908 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 15-10 | 4-6 | 19-16 | ||
| May 28, 1908 | Detroit Tigers 10 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 15-11 | 4-6 | 19-17 | ||
| May 29, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at New York Highlanders 6 | L | 15-11 | 4-7 | 19-18 | ||
| May 29, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at New York Highlanders 0 | W | 15-11 | 5-7 | 20-18 | ||
| June 1, 1908 | Washington Senators 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 16-11 | 5-7 | 21-18 | ||
| June 2, 1908 | Washington Senators 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 16-12 | 5-7 | 21-19 | ||
| June 3, 1908 | Washington Senators 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 11 | W | 17-12 | 5-7 | 22-19 | ||
| June 6, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at St. Louis Browns 0 | W | 17-12 | 6-7 | 23-19 | ||
| June 7, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at St. Louis Browns 1 | L | 17-12 | 6-8 | 23-20 | ||
| June 8, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at St. Louis Browns 10 | L | 17-12 | 6-9 | 23-21 | ||
| June 9, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Chicago White Sox 10 | L | 17-12 | 6-10 | 23-22 | ||
| June 10, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 17-12 | 6-11 | 23-23 | ||
| June 11, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Chicago White Sox 7 | L | 17-12 | 6-12 | 23-24 | ||
| June 12, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 17-12 | 6-13 | 23-25 | ||
| June 13, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 17-12 | 6-14 | 23-26 | ||
| June 14, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 17-12 | 7-14 | 24-26 | ||
| June 16, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 17-12 | 7-15 | 24-27 | ||
| June 17, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 17-12 | 7-16 | 24-28 | ||
| June 18, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Cleveland Naps 3 | L | 17-12 | 7-17 | 24-29 | ||
| June 20, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Cleveland Naps 4 | L | 17-12 | 7-18 | 24-30 | ||
| June 22, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Cleveland Naps 2 | W | 17-12 | 8-18 | 25-30 | ||
| June 23, 1908 | New York Highlanders 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | W | 18-12 | 8-18 | 26-30 | ||
| June 25, 1908 | New York Highlanders 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 18-13 | 8-18 | 26-31 | ||
| June 25, 1908 | New York Highlanders 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 19-13 | 8-18 | 27-31 | ||
| June 26, 1908 | New York Highlanders 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 20-13 | 8-18 | 28-31 | ||
| June 27, 1908 | Washington Senators 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 21-13 | 8-18 | 29-31 | ||
| June 29, 1908 | Washington Senators 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 22-13 | 8-18 | 30-31 | ||
| June 30, 1908 | Washington Senators 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 23-13 | 8-18 | 31-31 | ||
| July 1, 1908 | Washington Senators 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 24-13 | 8-18 | 32-31 | ||
| July 2, 1908 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 25-13 | 8-18 | 33-31 | ||
| July 4, 1908 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 26-13 | 8-18 | 34-31 | ||
| July 4, 1908 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 26-14 | 8-18 | 34-32 | ||
| July 6, 1908 | New York Highlanders 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 27-14 | 8-18 | 35-32 | ||
| July 7, 1908 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 27-15 | 8-18 | 35-33 | ||
| July 8, 1908 | St. Louis Browns 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 28-15 | 8-18 | 36-33 | ||
| July 9, 1908 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 28-16 | 8-18 | 36-34 | ||
| July 10, 1908 | St. Louis Browns 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 28-17 | 8-18 | 36-35 | ||
| July 11, 1908 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | L | 28-18 | 8-18 | 36-36 | ||
| July 13, 1908 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 29-18 | 8-18 | 37-36 | ||
| July 13, 1908 | Chicago White Sox 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 29-19 | 8-18 | 37-37 | ||
| July 15, 1908 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 29-20 | 8-18 | 37-38 | ||
| July 15, 1908 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 30-20 | 8-18 | 38-38 | ||
| July 16, 1908 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 31-20 | 8-18 | 39-38 | ||
| July 17, 1908 | Detroit Tigers 21 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 31-21 | 8-18 | 39-39 | ||
| July 18, 1908 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 11 | W | 32-21 | 8-18 | 40-39 | ||
| July 20, 1908 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 32-22 | 8-18 | 40-40 | ||
| July 21, 1908 | Cleveland Naps 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 33-22 | 8-18 | 41-40 | ||
| July 22, 1908 | Cleveland Naps 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | L | 33-23 | 8-18 | 41-41 | ||
| July 23, 1908 | Cleveland Naps 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 34-23 | 8-18 | 42-41 | ||
| July 25, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Chicago White Sox 12 | L | 34-23 | 8-19 | 42-42 | ||
| July 26, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 34-23 | 8-20 | 42-43 | ||
| July 27, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 34-23 | 9-20 | 43-43 | ||
| July 28, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 34-23 | 10-20 | 44-43 | ||
| July 29, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at St. Louis Browns 5 | L | 34-23 | 10-21 | 44-44 | ||
| July 30, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at St. Louis Browns 5 | L | 34-23 | 10-22 | 44-45 | ||
| July 31, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at St. Louis Browns 4 | L | 34-23 | 10-23 | 44-46 | ||
| August 1, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at St. Louis Browns 3 | W | 34-23 | 11-23 | 45-46 | ||
| August 2, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at St. Louis Browns 6 | L | 34-23 | 11-24 | 45-47 | ||
| August 4, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 34-23 | 11-25 | 45-48 | ||
| August 5, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 34-23 | 11-26 | 45-49 | ||
| August 7, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 0 | W | 34-23 | 12-26 | 46-49 | ||
| August 8, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Cleveland Naps 5 | L | 34-23 | 12-27 | 46-50 | ||
| August 10, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Cleveland Naps 2 | L | 34-23 | 12-28 | 46-51 | ||
| August 11, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Cleveland Naps 6 | L | 34-23 | 12-29 | 46-52 | ||
| August 11, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Cleveland Naps 1 | W | 34-23 | 13-29 | 47-52 | ||
| August 12, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Cleveland Naps 4 | L | 34-23 | 13-30 | 47-53 | ||
| August 14, 1908 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 35-23 | 13-30 | 48-53 | ||
| August 15, 1908 | St. Louis Browns 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 36-23 | 13-30 | 49-53 | ||
| August 18, 1908 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 37-23 | 13-30 | 50-53 | ||
| August 19, 1908 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 38-23 | 13-30 | 51-53 | ||
| August 20, 1908 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 39-23 | 13-30 | 52-53 | ||
| August 21, 1908 | Cleveland Naps 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 40-23 | 13-30 | 53-53 | ||
| August 22, 1908 | Cleveland Naps 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 40-24 | 13-30 | 53-54 | ||
| August 24, 1908 | Cleveland Naps 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 40-25 | 13-30 | 53-55 | ||
| August 25, 1908 | Cleveland Naps 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 40-26 | 13-30 | 53-56 | ||
| August 28, 1908 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 11 | W | 41-26 | 13-30 | 54-56 | ||
| August 28, 1908 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 41-27 | 13-30 | 54-57 | ||
| August 29, 1908 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 42-27 | 13-30 | 55-57 | ||
| August 29, 1908 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 43-27 | 13-30 | 56-57 | ||
| August 31, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at New York Highlanders 1 | W | 43-27 | 14-30 | 57-57 | ||
| August 31, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at New York Highlanders 0 | W | 43-27 | 15-30 | 58-57 | ||
| September 1, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at New York Highlanders 4 | L | 43-27 | 15-31 | 58-58 | ||
| September 1, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at New York Highlanders 0 | W | 43-27 | 16-31 | 59-58 | ||
| September 2, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at New York Highlanders 2 | W | 43-27 | 17-31 | 60-58 | ||
| September 3, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at New York Highlanders 2 | L | 43-27 | 17-32 | 60-59 | ||
| September 4, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 10 | L | 43-27 | 17-33 | 60-60 | ||
| September 4, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 7 | L | 43-27 | 17-34 | 60-61 | ||
| September 5, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 43-27 | 18-34 | 61-61 | ||
| September 7, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 43-27 | 18-35 | 61-62 | ||
| September 7, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 43-27 | 18-36 | 61-63 | ||
| September 8, 1908 | New York Highlanders 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 44-27 | 18-36 | 62-63 | ||
| September 9, 1908 | New York Highlanders 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | L | 44-28 | 18-36 | 62-64 | ||
| September 11, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Washington Senators 2 | L | 44-28 | 18-37 | 62-65 | ||
| September 11, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 7 at Washington Senators 0 | W | 44-28 | 19-37 | 63-65 | ||
| September 12, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Washington Senators 5 | L | 44-28 | 19-38 | 63-66 | ||
| September 14, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Washington Senators 2 | L | 44-28 | 19-39 | 63-67 | ||
| September 14, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Washington Senators 0 | W | 44-28 | 20-39 | 64-67 | ||
| September 15, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Washington Senators 6 | L | 44-28 | 20-40 | 64-68 | ||
| September 18, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at St. Louis Browns 5 | L | 44-28 | 20-41 | 64-69 | ||
| September 18, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at St. Louis Browns 2 | L | 44-28 | 20-42 | 64-70 | ||
| September 19, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at St. Louis Browns 0 | W | 44-28 | 21-42 | 65-70 | ||
| September 20, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Chicago White Sox 1 | L | 44-28 | 21-43 | 65-71 | ||
| September 21, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 44-28 | 21-44 | 65-72 | ||
| September 23, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 44-28 | 21-45 | 65-73 | ||
| September 25, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 44-28 | 21-46 | 65-74 | ||
| September 25, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 44-28 | 21-47 | 65-75 | ||
| September 26, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 44-28 | 21-48 | 65-76 | ||
| September 27, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 44-28 | 21-49 | 65-77 | ||
| September 29, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Cleveland Naps 9 | L | 44-28 | 21-50 | 65-78 | ||
| September 29, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Cleveland Naps 5 | L | 44-28 | 21-51 | 65-79 | ||
| September 30, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Cleveland Naps 6 | L | 44-28 | 21-52 | 65-80 | ||
| October 1, 1908 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | W | 45-28 | 21-52 | 66-80 | ||
| October 2, 1908 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | L | 45-29 | 21-52 | 66-81 | ||
| October 3, 1908 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | L | 45-30 | 21-52 | 66-82 | ||
| October 3, 1908 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | W | 46-30 | 21-52 | 67-82 | ||
| October 5, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Washington Senators 3 | L | 46-30 | 21-53 | 67-83 | ||
| October 6, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Washington Senators 3 | L | 46-30 | 21-54 | 67-84 | ||
| October 7, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 10 | L | 46-30 | 21-55 | 67-85 | ||
| October 7, 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 46-30 | 22-55 | 68-85 |
