1908 Philadelphia Athletics Roster

The 1908 Philadelphia Athletics 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 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1908 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1908 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1908 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1908 Philadelphia Athletics



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n/a Chief Bender 6-02 185 Right Right 1884-05-05
n/a Nick Carter 5-08 140 Right Left 1879-05-19
n/a Jimmy Dygert 5-10 158 Right Right 1884-07-05
n/a Eddie Files Unknown Unknown Right Right 1883-05-19
n/a Jack Flater 5-10 175 Right Right 1883-09-22
n/a Al Kellogg 6-03 208 Left Unknown 1886-09-09
n/a Harry Krause 5-10 165 Left Both 1888-07-12
n/a Doc Martin 5-11 165 Right Right 1887-09-23
n/a Bert Maxwell 6-00 180 Right Both 1886-10-17
n/a Eddie Plank 5-11½ 175 Left Left 1875-08-31
n/a Gus Salve 6-00 190 Left Left 1885-12-29
n/a Biff Schlitzer 5-11 175 Right Right 1884-12-04
n/a Rube Vickers 6-02 225 Right Left 1878-05-17
n/a Bert Blue 6-03 200 Right Right 1877-12-09
n/a Ben Egan 6-00 195 Right Right 1883-11-20
n/a Jack Lapp 5-08 160 Right Left 1884-09-10
n/a Doc Powers Unknown Unknown Right Right 1870-09-22
n/a Ossee Schreckengost 5-10 180 Right Right 1875-04-11
n/a Syd Smith 5-10 190 Right Right 1883-08-31
n/a Frank Baker 5-11 173 Right Left 1886-03-13
n/a Scotty Barr 6-00 175 Right Right 1886-10-06
n/a Jack Barry 5-09 158 Right Right 1887-04-26
n/a Eddie Collins 5-09 175 Right Left 1887-05-02
n/a Jimmy Collins 5-09 178 Right Right 1870-01-16
n/a Harry Davis 5-10 180 Right Right 1873-07-19
n/a Frank Manush 5-10½ 175 Right Right 1883-09-18
n/a Simon Nicholls 5-11½ 165 Right Left 1882-07-18
n/a Jack Coombs 6-00 185 Right Both 1882-11-18
n/a Jack Fox 5-10 185 Right Right 1885-05-21
n/a Topsy Hartsel 5-05 155 Left Left 1874-06-26
n/a Joe Jackson 6-01 200 Right Left 1889-07-16
n/a Herbie Moran 5-05 150 Right Left 1884-02-16
n/a Danny Murphy 5-09 175 Right Right 1876-08-11
n/a Rube Oldring 5-10 186 Right Right 1884-05-30
n/a Socks Seybold 5-11 175 Right Right 1870-11-23
n/a Shag Shaughnessy 6-01½ 185 Right Right 1883-04-08
n/a Amos Strunk 5-11½ 175 Left Left 1889-01-22
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The 1908 Philadelphia Athletics played 153 games during the regular season, won 68 games, lost 85 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Columbia Park (Park Factors: 107/107) where 455,062 fans witnessed their 1908 Athletics finish the season with a .444 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 Philadelphia Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1908 Philadelphia Athletics salary list, a 1908 Philadelphia Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1908 Philadelphia Athletics primary starters list:

1908 Philadelphia Athletics
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1908 Philadelphia Athletics
Most Games by Position

C Ossee Schreckengost (65)
1B Harry Davis (147)
2B Danny Murphy (56)
3B Jimmy Collins (115)
SS Simon Nicholls (120)
LF Topsy Hartsel (129)
CF Rube Oldring (95)
RF Danny Murphy (70)
  
SP Chief Bender
SP Jack Coombs
SP Jimmy Dygert
SP Eddie Plank
SP Biff Schlitzer
  
CL Rube Vickers


1908 Philadelphia Athletics
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1908 Philadelphia Athletics
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1908 Philadelphia Athletics 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)?
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