1908 New York Highlanders Roster
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 Results
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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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Neal Ball | SS | R | R | April 22, 1881 | 5'7" | 145 | Grand Haven, MI USA |
Harry Billiard | P | R | R | November 11, 1883 | 6'0" | 190 | Monroe, IN USA |
Walter Blair | C | R | R | October 13, 1883 | 6'0" | 185 | Landrus, PA USA |
Hal Chase | 1B | R | L | February 13, 1883 | 6'0" | 175 | Los Gatos, CA USA |
Jack Chesbro | P | R | R | June 5, 1874 | 5'9" | 180 | North Adams, MA USA |
Wid Conroy | 3B | R | R | April 5, 1877 | 5'9" | 158 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
Birdie Cree | CF | R | R | October 23, 1882 | 5'6" | 150 | Khedive, PA USA |
Frank Delahanty | LF | R | R | December 29, 1882 | 5'9" | 160 | Cleveland, OH USA |
Mike Donovan | 3B | R | R | October 18, 1881 | 5'8" | 155 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Slow Joe Doyle | P | R | R | September 15, 1881 | 5'8" | 150 | Clay Center, KS USA |
Kid Elberfeld | SS | R | R | April 13, 1875 | 5'7" | 158 | Pomeroy, OH USA |
Earle Gardner | 2B | R | R | January 24, 1884 | 5'11" | 160 | Sparta, IL USA |
Fred Glade | P | R | R | January 25, 1876 | 5'10" | 175 | Dubuque, IA USA |
Charlie Hemphill | CF | L | L | April 20, 1876 | 5'9" | 160 | Greenville, MI USA |
Bill Hogg | P | R | R | September 11, 1881 | 6'0" | 200 | Port Huron, MI USA |
Willie Keeler | RF | L | L | March 3, 1872 | 5'4" | 140 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Red Kleinow | C | R | R | July 20, 1877 | 5'10" | 165 | Milwaukee, WI USA |
Joe Lake | P | R | R | January 6, 1881 | 6'0" | 185 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Frank LaPorte | 2B | R | R | February 6, 1880 | 5'8" | 175 | Uhrichsville, OH USA |
Rube Manning | P | R | R | April 29, 1883 | 6'0" | 180 | Chambersburg, PA USA |
Irish McIlveen | RF | L | L | July 27, 1880 | 5'11" | 180 | Belfast, Belfast United Kingdom |
George Moriarty | 1B | R | R | July 7, 1885 | 6'0" | 185 | Chicago, IL USA |
Doc Newton | P | L | L | October 26, 1877 | 6'0" | 185 | Mount Carmel, IN USA |
Harry Niles | 2B | R | R | September 10, 1880 | 5'8" | 175 | Buchanan, MI USA |
Andy O'Connor | P | R | R | September 14, 1884 | 6'0" | 160 | Roxbury, MA USA |
Jimmy O'Rourke | IF | R | R | December 26, 1883 | 5'7" | 150 | Bridgeport, CT USA |
Al Orth | P | L | R | September 5, 1872 | 6'0" | 200 | Sedalia, MO USA |
Jake Stahl | LF | R | R | April 13, 1879 | 6'2" | 195 | Elkhart, IL USA |
Ed Sweeney | C | R | R | July 19, 1888 | 6'1" | 200 | Chicago, IL USA |
Hippo Vaughn | P | B | L | April 9, 1888 | 6'4" | 215 | Weatherford, TX USA |
Jack Warhop | P | R | R | July 4, 1884 | 5'9" | 168 | Hinton, WV USA |
Pete Wilson | P | L | October 9, 1884 | 5'10" | 150 | Springfield, MA USA |