1908 Cincinnati Reds season

1908 Cincinnati Reds
Ballpark	Palace of the Fans
City	Cincinnati, Ohio
Owners	Garry Herrmann
Managers	John Ganzel
Television	none
Radio	none
Seasons

The Cincinnati Reds' 1908 season consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League.

Regular season

Season standings

National League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	99	55	.643	—	47‍–‍30	52‍–‍25
New York Giants	98	56	.636	1	52‍–‍25	46‍–‍31
Pittsburgh Pirates	98	56	.636	1	42‍–‍35	56‍–‍21
Philadelphia Phillies	83	71	.539	16	43‍–‍34	40‍–‍37
Cincinnati Reds	73	81	.474	26	40‍–‍37	33‍–‍44
Boston Doves	63	91	.409	36	35‍–‍42	28‍–‍49
Brooklyn Superbas	53	101	.344	46	27‍–‍50	26‍–‍51
St. Louis Cardinals	49	105	.318	50	28‍–‍49	21‍–‍56

Notable transactions

• July 8, 1908: Bob Spade was claimed off waivers from the Reds by the New York Giants.
• July 10, 1908: Jake Weimer and Dave Brain were traded by the Reds to the New York Giants for Bob Spade and $5,000.

Roster

1908 Cincinnati Reds roster
Roster
Pitchers Bob Spade		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager John Ganzel

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Bob Spade	35	249.1	17	12	2.74	74

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

References

• 1908 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference