1908 Chicago Cubs Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 99-55
Finished 1st in the NL
Attendance: 665,325, Avg. 8,990
Ballpark: West Side Park II
Won World Series
World Series - Defeated Detroit Tigers 4-1
Manager: Frank Chance (99-55)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1908 Chicago Cubs StatisticsTeam Record: 99-55
Finished 1st in the NL
Attendance: 665,325, Avg. 8,990
Ballpark: West Side Park II
Won World Series
World Series - Defeated Detroit Tigers 4-1
Manager: Frank Chance (99-55)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1908 Chicago Cubs Results
The Chicago Cubs of the National League ended the 1908 season with a record of 99 wins and 55 losses, finishing first in the NL.
The Cubs scored 624 runs and allowed 461 runs. Joe Tinker drove in 68 runs. Johnny Evers led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .300 average. Mordecai Brown earned 29 wins on the mound for the team, while Orval Overall and Ed Reulbach added 15 or more victories as well Mordecai Brown registered a 1.47 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Frank Chance coached the team. The 1908 Chicago Cubs won the World Series.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mordecai Brown | P | B | R | October 19, 1876 | 5'10" | 175 | Nyesville, IN USA |
| Vin Campbell | P | L | R | January 30, 1888 | 6'0" | 185 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Frank Chance | 1B | R | R | September 9, 1876 | 6'0" | 190 | Fresno, CA USA |
| Andy Coakley | P | L | R | November 20, 1882 | 6'0" | 165 | Providence, RI USA |
| Blaine Durbin | CF | L | L | September 10, 1886 | 5'8" | 155 | Lamar, MO USA |
| Johnny Evers | 2B | L | R | July 21, 1881 | 5'9" | 125 | Troy, NY USA |
| Chick Fraser | P | R | R | August 26, 1873 | 5'10" | 188 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Jack Hayden | RF | L | L | October 21, 1880 | 5'9" | 170 | Bryn Mawr, PA USA |
| Solly Hofman | IF | R | R | October 29, 1882 | 6'0" | 160 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Del Howard | RF | L | R | December 24, 1877 | 6'0" | 180 | Kenney, IL USA |
| Johnny Kling | C | R | R | November 13, 1875 | 5'9" | 160 | Kansas City, MO USA |
| Rube Kroh | P | L | L | August 25, 1886 | 6'2" | 186 | Friendship, NY USA |
| Carl Lundgren | P | R | R | February 16, 1880 | 5'11" | 175 | Marengo, IL USA |
| Bill Mack | P | L | L | February 12, 1885 | 6'1" | 155 | Elmira, NY USA |
| Doc Marshall | C | R | R | September 22, 1875 | 6'0" | 185 | Butler, PA USA |
| Pat Moran | C | R | R | February 7, 1876 | 5'10" | 180 | Fitchburg, MA USA |
| Orval Overall | P | B | R | February 2, 1881 | 6'2" | 214 | Farmersville, CA USA |
| Jack Pfiester | P | R | L | May 24, 1878 | 5'11" | 180 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
| Ed Reulbach | P | R | R | December 1, 1882 | 6'1" | 190 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Frank Schulte | RF | L | R | September 17, 1882 | 5'11" | 170 | Cochecton, NY USA |
| Jimmy Sheckard | LF | L | R | November 23, 1878 | 5'9" | 175 | Upper Chanceford, PA USA |
| Jimmy Slagle | CF | L | R | July 11, 1873 | 5'7" | 144 | Worthville, PA USA |
| Carl Spongberg | P | R | R | May 21, 1884 | 6'2" | 208 | Idaho Falls, ID USA |
| Harry Steinfeldt | 3B | R | R | September 29, 1875 | 5'9" | 180 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Joe Tinker | SS | R | R | July 27, 1880 | 5'9" | 175 | Muscotah, KS USA |
| Heinie Zimmerman | 2B | R | R | February 9, 1887 | 5'11" | 176 | New York, NY USA |
