1908 Detroit Tigers Roster
American League (AL)
Team Record: 90-63
Finished 1st in the AL
Attendance: 432,838, Avg. 5,771
Ballpark: Bennett Park
Won League Championship Series
World Series - Lost to Chicago Cubs 4-1
Manager: Hughie Jennings (90-63)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1908 Detroit Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 90-63
Finished 1st in the AL
Attendance: 432,838, Avg. 5,771
Ballpark: Bennett Park
Won League Championship Series
World Series - Lost to Chicago Cubs 4-1
Manager: Hughie Jennings (90-63)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1908 Detroit Tigers Results
The Detroit Tigers of the American League ended the 1908 season with a record of 90 wins and 63 losses, finishing first in the AL.
The Tigers plated 647 runs, tops in the circuit. Detroit conceded 547 runs. Ty Cobb recorded 108 runs batted in and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .324. Ed Summers recorded 24 wins on the mound for the team, while Ed Willett, Bill Donovan and George Mullin each added 15 or more wins, too Ed Summers recorded a 1.64 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Hughie Jennings coached the team. The 1908 Detroit Tigers won the League Championship Series.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donie Bush | SS | B | R | October 8, 1887 | 5'6" | 140 | Indianapolis, IN USA |
| Ty Cobb | RF | L | R | December 18, 1886 | 6'1" | 175 | Narrows, GA USA |
| Bill Coughlin | 3B | R | R | July 12, 1878 | 5'9" | 140 | Scranton, PA USA |
| Sam Crawford | CF | L | L | April 18, 1880 | 6'0" | 190 | Wahoo, NE USA |
| Bill Donovan | P | B | R | October 13, 1876 | 5'11" | 190 | Lawrence, MA USA |
| Red Downs | 2B | R | R | August 23, 1883 | 5'11" | 155 | Neola, IA USA |
| Davy Jones | CF | L | R | June 30, 1880 | 5'10" | 165 | Cambria, WI USA |
| Red Killefer | 2B | R | R | April 13, 1885 | 5'9" | 175 | Bloomingdale, MI USA |
| Ed Killian | P | L | L | November 12, 1876 | 5'11" | 170 | Racine, WI USA |
| Herm Malloy | P | R | R | June 1, 1885 | 6'0" | 0 | Massillon, OH USA |
| Matty McIntyre | LF | L | L | June 12, 1880 | 5'11" | 175 | Stonington, CT USA |
| George Mullin | P | R | R | July 4, 1880 | 5'11" | 188 | Toledo, OH USA |
| Charley O'Leary | SS | R | R | October 15, 1875 | 5'7" | 165 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Fred Payne | C | R | R | September 2, 1880 | 5'10" | 162 | Camden, NY USA |
| Clay Perry | 3B | R | R | December 18, 1881 | 5'10" | 175 | Rice Lake, WI USA |
| Claude Rossman | 1B | L | L | June 17, 1881 | 6'0" | 188 | Philmont, NY USA |
| Germany Schaefer | IF | R | R | February 4, 1876 | 5'9" | 175 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Boss Schmidt | C | B | R | September 12, 1880 | 5'11" | 200 | London, AR USA |
| Ed Siever | P | L | L | April 2, 1875 | 5'11" | 190 | Goddard, KS USA |
| George Suggs | P | R | R | July 7, 1882 | 5'7" | 168 | Kinston, NC USA |
| Ed Summers | P | B | R | December 5, 1884 | 6'2" | 180 | Ladoga, IN USA |
| Ira Thomas | C | R | R | January 22, 1881 | 6'2" | 200 | Ballston Spa, NY USA |
| Ed Willett | P | R | R | March 7, 1884 | 6'0" | 183 | Norfolk, VA USA |
| George Winter | P | R | R | April 27, 1878 | 5'8" | 155 | New Providence, PA USA |
