| 1908 Chicago White Sox | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | South Side Park | |||
| City | Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Owners | Charles Comiskey | |||
| Managers | Fielder Jones | |||
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The 1908 season was the eighth in Chicago White Sox history and its eighth as a major league team. Owner Charles Comiskey optioned land in the summer of 1908 for what would become Comiskey Park.[1] Despite ace pitcher Ed Walsh going an incredible 40–15 in 1908,[2] the Sox could only muster a third-place finish in the American League standings, behind Detroit and Cleveland, ultimately finishing 88–64. The White Sox hit only three home runs for the entire season, the lowest total for a major league team in the modern era (since 1901).
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Detroit Tigers | 90 | 63 | .588 | — | 44–33 | 46–30 |
| Cleveland Naps | 90 | 64 | .584 | ½ | 51–26 | 39–38 |
| Chicago White Sox | 88 | 64 | .579 | 1½ | 51–25 | 37–39 |
| St. Louis Browns | 83 | 69 | .546 | 6½ | 46–31 | 37–38 |
| Boston Red Sox | 75 | 79 | .487 | 15½ | 37–40 | 38–39 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 68 | 85 | .444 | 22 | 46–30 | 22–55 |
| Washington Senators | 67 | 85 | .441 | 22½ | 43–32 | 24–53 |
| New York Highlanders | 51 | 103 | .331 | 39½ | 30–47 | 21–56 |
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYH | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 6–16–1 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 15–7 | 11–11 | |||||
| Chicago | 16–6–1 | — | 8–14–1 | 9–13 | 16–6 | 13–9 | 11–10 | 15–6–2 | |||||
| Cleveland | 12–10 | 14–8–1 | — | 13–9 | 16–6 | 16–6–1 | 11–11–1 | 8–14 | |||||
| Detroit | 11–11 | 13–9 | 9–13 | — | 15–7 | 14–8–1 | 12–10 | 16–5 | |||||
| New York | 10–12 | 6–16 | 6–16 | 7–15 | — | 8–14–1 | 5–17 | 9–13 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 12–10 | 9–13 | 6–16–1 | 8–14–1 | 14–8–1 | — | 8–13–1 | 11–11 | |||||
| St. Louis | 7–15 | 10–11 | 11–11–1 | 10–12 | 17–5 | 13–8–1 | — | 15–7–1 | |||||
| Washington | 11–11 | 6–15–2 | 14–8 | 5–16 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 7–15–1 | — | |||||
| 1908 Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Billy Sullivan | 137 | 430 | 82 | .191 | 0 | 29 |
| 1B | Jiggs Donahue | 93 | 304 | 62 | .204 | 0 | 22 |
| 2B | George Davis | 128 | 419 | 91 | .217 | 0 | 26 |
| SS | Freddy Parent | 119 | 391 | 81 | .207 | 0 | 35 |
| 3B | Lee Tannehill | 141 | 482 | 104 | .216 | 0 | 35 |
| OF | Ed Hahn | 122 | 447 | 112 | .251 | 0 | 21 |
| OF | Patsy Dougherty | 138 | 482 | 134 | .278 | 0 | 45 |
| OF | Fielder Jones | 149 | 529 | 134 | .253 | 1 | 50 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| John Anderson | 123 | 355 | 93 | .262 | 0 | 47 |
| Frank Isbell | 84 | 320 | 79 | .247 | 1 | 49 |
| Jake Atz | 83 | 206 | 40 | .194 | 0 | 27 |
| Billy Purtell | 26 | 69 | 9 | .130 | 0 | 3 |
| Al Shaw | 32 | 49 | 4 | .082 | 0 | 2 |
| Art Weaver | 15 | 35 | 7 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Ossee Schreckengost | 6 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Ed Walsh | 66 | 464.0 | 40 | 15 | 1.42 | 269 |
| Frank Smith | 41 | 297.2 | 16 | 17 | 2.03 | 129 |
| Doc White | 41 | 296.0 | 18 | 13 | 2.55 | 126 |
| Lou Fiene | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Frank Owen | 25 | 140.0 | 6 | 7 | 3.41 | 48 |
| Nick Altrock | 23 | 136.0 | 5 | 7 | 2.71 | 21 |
| Moxie Manuel | 18 | 60.1 | 3 | 4 | 3.28 | 25 |
| Andy Nelson | 2 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Fred Olmstead | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |
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