
1908 St. Louis Browns Roster
Team Record: 83-69
Finished 4th in the AL
Attendance: 618,947, Avg. 8,942
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park III
Manager: Jimmy McAleer (83-69)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1908 St. Louis Browns Results
The St. Louis Browns of the American League ended the 1908 season with a record of 83 wins and 69 losses, finishing fourth in the AL.
The Browns scored 544 runs and surrendered 483 runs. Hobe Ferris drove in 74 runs. George Stone led batters with significant playing time by hitting .281. Rube Waddell topped the team with 19 wins, while Harry Howell and Jack Powell as well added 15 or more victories as well Harry Howell and Rube Waddell earned a 1.89 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Jimmy McAleer coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Bill Bailey | P | L | L | April 12, 1888 | 5'11" | 165 | Fort Smith, AR USA |
Bert Blue | C | R | R | December 9, 1877 | 6'3" | 200 | Bettsville, OH USA |
Dode Criss | RF | L | R | March 12, 1885 | 6'2" | 200 | Sherman, MS USA |
Bill Dinneen | P | L | R | April 5, 1876 | 6'1" | 190 | Syracuse, NY USA |
Hobe Ferris | 3B | R | R | December 7, 1874 | 5'8" | 162 | Trowbridge, Wiltshire United Kingdom |
Bill Grahame | P | L | July 22, 1883 | 6'0" | 0 | Owosso, MI USA | |
Roy Hartzell | RF | L | R | July 6, 1881 | 5'8" | 155 | Golden, CO USA |
Emmet Heidrick | CF | L | R | July 29, 1876 | 6'0" | 185 | Queenstown, PA USA |
Danny Hoffman | OF | L | L | March 2, 1880 | 5'9" | 175 | Canton, CT USA |
Harry Howell | P | R | R | November 14, 1876 | 5'9" | 0 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Charlie Jones | CF | R | R | June 2, 1876 | 6'1" | 165 | Butler, PA USA |
Tom Jones | 1B | R | R | June 21, 1874 | 6'1" | 195 | Honesdale, PA USA |
Barney Pelty | P | R | R | September 10, 1880 | 5'9" | 175 | Farmington, MO USA |
Jack Powell | P | R | R | July 9, 1874 | 5'11" | 195 | Bloomington, IL USA |
Al Schweitzer | RF | R | R | December 23, 1882 | 5'7" | 170 | Cleveland, OH USA |
Syd Smith | C | R | R | August 31, 1883 | 5'10" | 190 | Smithville, SC USA |
Tubby Spencer | C | R | R | January 26, 1884 | 5'10" | 215 | Oil City, PA USA |
Jim Stephens | C | R | R | December 10, 1883 | 5'6" | 157 | Salineville, OH USA |
George Stone | LF | L | L | September 3, 1876 | 5'9" | 175 | Lost Nation, IA USA |
Rube Waddell | P | R | L | October 13, 1876 | 6'1" | 196 | Bradford, PA USA |
Bobby Wallace | SS | R | R | November 4, 1873 | 5'8" | 170 | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
Jimmy Williams | 2B | R | R | December 20, 1876 | 5'9" | 175 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Joe Yeager | 2B | R | R | August 28, 1875 | 5'10" | 160 | Philadelphia, PA USA |