The 1908 New York Highlanders team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1908 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.
Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1908 New York Highlanders Opening Day starters list, a 1908 New York Highlanders salary list, a 1908 New York Highlanders uniform number breakdown and a 1908 New York Highlanders primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
n/a | Harry Billiard | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1883-11-11 |
n/a | Jack Chesbro | 5-09 | 180 | Right | Right | 1874-06-05 |
n/a | Slow Joe Doyle | 5-08 | 150 | Right | Right | 1881-09-15 |
n/a | Fred Glade | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1876-01-25 |
n/a | Bill Hogg | 6-00 | 200 | Right | Right | 1881-09-11 |
n/a | Joe Lake | 6-00 | 185 | Right | Right | 1881-01-06 |
n/a | Rube Manning | 6-00 | 180 | Right | Right | 1883-04-29 |
n/a | Doc Newton | 6-00 | 185 | Left | Left | 1877-10-26 |
n/a | Andy O'Connor | 6-00 | 160 | Right | Right | 1884-09-14 |
n/a | Al Orth | 6-00 | 200 | Right | Left | 1872-09-05 |
n/a | Hippo Vaughn | 6-04 | 215 | Left | Both | 1888-04-09 |
n/a | Jack Warhop | 5-09½ | 168 | Right | Right | 1884-07-04 |
n/a | Pete Wilson | 5-10½ | 150 | Left | Left | 1885-10-09 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
n/a | Walter Blair | 6-00 | 185 | Right | Right | 1883-10-13 |
n/a | Red Kleinow | 5-10 | 165 | Right | Right | 1877-07-20 |
n/a | Ed Sweeney | 6-01 | 200 | Right | Right | 1888-07-19 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
n/a | Neal Ball | 5-07 | 145 | Right | Right | 1881-04-22 |
n/a | Hal Chase | 6-00 | 175 | Left | Right | 1883-02-13 |
n/a | Wid Conroy | 5-09 | 158 | Right | Right | 1877-04-05 |
n/a | Mike Donovan | 5-08 | 155 | Right | Right | 1881-10-18 |
n/a | Kid Elberfeld | 5-07 | 158 | Right | Right | 1875-04-13 |
n/a | Earle Gardner | 5-11 | 160 | Right | Right | 1884-01-24 |
n/a | Frank LaPorte | 5-08 | 175 | Right | Right | 1880-02-06 |
n/a | George Moriarty | 6-00 | 185 | Right | Right | 1885-07-07 |
n/a | Harry Niles | 5-08 | 175 | Right | Right | 1880-09-10 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
n/a | Birdie Cree | 5-06 | 150 | Right | Right | 1882-10-23 |
n/a | Frank Delahanty | 5-09 | 160 | Right | Right | 1882-12-29 |
n/a | Charlie Hemphill | 5-09 | 160 | Left | Left | 1876-04-20 |
n/a | Willie Keeler | 5-05 | 140 | Left | Left | 1872-03-03 |
n/a | Irish McIlveen | 5-11½ | 180 | Left | Left | 1880-07-27 |
n/a | Jimmy O'Rourke | 5-07 | 150 | Right | Right | 1883-12-26 |
n/a | Jake Stahl | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Right | 1879-04-13 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1908 New York Highlanders Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1908 New York Highlanders played 154 games during the regular season, won 51 games, lost 103 games, and finished in eighth position. They played their home games at Hilltop Park (Park Factors: 101/104) where 305,500 fans witnessed their 1908 Highlanders finish the season with a .331 winning percentage.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1908 New York Highlanders Opening Day starters list, a 1908 New York Highlanders salary list, a 1908 New York Highlanders uniform number breakdown and a 1908 New York Highlanders primary starters list:
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Did you know that a 1908 New York Highlanders Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?