From BR Bullpen
The 1908 season of the American League was the eighth season of the league.
[edit] Season summary
[edit] Standings
- Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT
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| 1 | Detroit Tigers | 154 | 90 | 63 | 1 | .584 | -.- | 647 (4.20) | 547 (3.55) | 0.263 | 0.307 | 0.347 | 2.40 | 0.953
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| 2 | Cleveland Naps | 157 | 90 | 64 | 3 | .573 | 0.5 | 568 (3.62) | 457 (2.91) | 0.239 | 0.290 | 0.309 | 2.02 | 0.962
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| 3 | Chicago White Sox | 156 | 88 | 64 | 4 | .564 | 1.5 | 537 (3.44) | 470 (3.01) | 0.224 | 0.290 | 0.271 | 2.22 | 0.966
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| 4 | St. Louis Browns | 155 | 83 | 69 | 3 | .535 | 6.5 | 544 (3.51) | 483 (3.12) | 0.245 | 0.292 | 0.310 | 2.15 | 0.964
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| 5 | Boston Red Sox | 155 | 75 | 79 | 1 | .484 | 15.5 | 564 (3.64) | 513 (3.31) | 0.245 | 0.286 | 0.312 | 2.28 | 0.954
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| 6 | Philadelphia Athletics | 157 | 68 | 85 | 4 | .433 | 22.0 | 486 (3.10) | 562 (3.58) | 0.223 | 0.276 | 0.292 | 2.56 | 0.957
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| 7 | Washington Senators | 155 | 67 | 85 | 3 | .432 | 22.5 | 479 (3.09) | 539 (3.48) | 0.235 | 0.287 | 0.296 | 2.34 | 0.958
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| 8 | New York Highlanders | 155 | 51 | 103 | 1 | .329 | 39.5 | 459 (2.96) | 713 (4.60) | 0.236 | 0.277 | 0.292 | 3.16 | 0.947
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[edit] League leaders
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
[edit] Batting
[edit] Pitching
[edit] Postseason
In the World Series, the American League champion Detroit Tigers were defeated by the National League's Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 1.
[edit] Notable events
[edit] Further reading
- Cait Murphy: The Crazy '08: How a cast of cranks, rogues, boneheads and magnates created the greatest year in baseball history, Smithsonian Books, Washington, DC, 2007.
