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1908 St. Louis Cardinals Season
The 1908 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 27th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 17th season in the National League. The Cardinals had a 49–105 win–loss record during the season and finished 8th (last) in the National League. The season's attendance of 185,377, an average of less than 2,500 a game, which remains the lowest peacetime attendance level since 1901. The Cardinals set a Major League record which stills stands for the fewest base on balls by a team in a season, with 282. Additionally, they hold the MLB record for fewest runs scored in a season with 372, averaging only 2.42 runs per contest. Regular season Season summary The Cardinals ranked last in three categories in the National League: runs scored (only 372), runs allowed (624), and errors committed (349). The team was shut out a record 33 times. Three lineup regulars batted below .200. Only three players drove in more than 20 runs, and the team lost more than 100 games for the second and la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robison Field
Robison Field is the best-known of several names given to a former Major League Baseball park in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the home of the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League from April 27, 1893 until June 6, 1920. History Today's Cardinals of the National League began in 1882, as the St. Louis Browns of the then-major American Association. They won four championships during the Association's ten-year existence of 1882 through 1891. During that decade, the team was playing their home games at Sportsman's Park, at the corner of Grand and Dodier. In 1892, four of the Association clubs were absorbed into the National League, and the Association folded. Sportsman's Park remained the home of the Browns during their first NL season. Although the Browns had been the most successful of the Association clubs, they fell on hard times for some years after the merger. For 1893, owner Chris von der Ahe moved his team a few blocks to the northwest and opened a "New" Sportsman's Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Gaiser
Frederick Jacob Gaiser (August 31, 1885 – October 9, 1918) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals hav ... in 1908."Fred Gaiser Statistics and History" baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 6, 2011. References External links 1885 births 1918 deaths[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chappy Charles
Raymond "Chappy" Charles (March 25, 1881 – August 4, 1959) was an infielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of ...."Chappy Charles Statistics and History" baseball-reference.com. Accessed October 7, 2011. References External links * 1881 births 1959 deaths[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Byrne (baseball)
Robert Matthew Byrne (December 31, 1884 – December 31, 1964) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. From through , he played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1907–1909), Pittsburgh Pirates (1909–1913), Philadelphia Phillies (1913–1917) and Chicago White Sox (1917). Byrne batted and threw right-handed. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Baseball The speedy Byrne was a defensive stalwart with excellent range. He started his major league career with the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1907 season. Acquired by the Pittsburgh Pirates in late August 1909, he contributed for his new club down the stretch, including allowing Tommy Leach to stay in center field. Used mainly in the leadoff spot, Byrne made just two errors while hitting .256 with eight stolen bases. Byrne enjoyed his most productive season in , when he posted career-numbers in batting average (.296), RBI (52), runs (101), stolen bases (36), slugging percentage (.417), and led the National League with 178 hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Moran
Charles Barthell Moran (February 22, 1878 – June 14, 1949), nicknamed "Uncle Charley", was an American sportsman who gained renown as both a catcher and umpire in Major League Baseball and as a collegiate and professional American football coach. Early life Moran was born in Nashville, Tennessee to an Irish Protestant family. He played football for the University of Tennessee in 1897, but left after one year to go to Bethel College, where he coached football as well as playing the sport. Moran coached the University of Nashville football team in 1900 and 1901. The 1901 team was one of the South's greatest. Baseball Moran played minor league baseball in 1902 for teams in Little Rock, Chattanooga and Dallas. In 1903, Moran pitched for the National League's St. Louis Cardinals, who finished in last place, but he appeared in only three games (plus another as a shortstop) before injuring his arm. He posted a 5.25 earned run average in his brief tenure of 24 innings, being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doc Marshall (catcher)
William Riddle Marshall (September 22, 1875 in Butler, Pennsylvania – December 11, 1959 in Clinton, Illinois), was a professional baseball player who played catcher for several National League clubs from 1904 to 1909. He briefly managed the Chicago Whales during the inaugural Federal League season. Marshall began his professional career relatively late in life, at the age of 27 in 1903, with the Des Moines Undertakers of the Western League (1900–1958), Western League, after working as a schoolteacher. He made it to the major leagues in 1904, and bounced around the National League during his first season. He made his debut on April 15, 1904 (the second game of the season) for the Philadelphia Phillies. He stayed on their roster for two months, and then played one game in July for the New York Giants. He then played eleven games for the Boston Beaneaters in August before finishing up the season with the Giants. The Giants won the National League pennant that season but no World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Ludwig (baseball)
William Lawrence Ludwig (May 27, 1882 – September 5, 1947) was a catcher in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), .... He played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1908. He also played in the minor leagues for 11 seasons from 1903 through 1914."Bill Ludwig Statistics and History" baseball-reference.com. Retrieved September 4, 2011. References External links 1882 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Hoelskoetter
Arthur William Hoelskoetter (September 30, 1882 – August 3, 1954) was a baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1905 to 1908. Hoelskoetter was a utility player and a jack of all trades. Hoelskoetter is the only major league baseball player to have played at least 15 games as pitcher, catcher, first baseman, second baseman, third baseman, shortstop and outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to cat .... External links Final resting place 1882 births 1954 deaths Baseball players from St. Louis Major League Baseball catchers Major League Baseball second basemen Major League Baseball third basemen St. Louis Cardinals players Denver Grizzlies (baseball) players Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players Burials at Calvary Cemetery (St. Louis) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Bliss
John Joseph Albert Bliss (January 9, 1882 – October 23, 1968) was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1908 until 1912, for the St. Louis Cardinals, primarily as a catcher Catcher is a Baseball positions, position in baseball and softball. When a Batter (baseball), batter takes their at bat, turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home plate, home) Umpire (baseball), umpire, and recei .... He spent most of his career as a reserve, but was the Cardinals' primary catcher in 1911. Sources Major League Baseball catchers St. Louis Cardinals players Oakland Reliance players Oakland (minor league baseball) players Oakland Oaks (baseball) players Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players Sacramento Sacts players Venice Tigers players Baseball players from Washington (state) 1882 births 1968 deaths Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Sportspeople from Vancouver, W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slim Sallee
Harry Franklin Sallee (February 3, 1885 – March 23, 1950) was a professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher over parts of fourteen seasons (1908–1921) with the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants and Cincinnati Reds. For his career, he compiled a 174–143 record in 476 appearances, with a 2.56 earned run average and 836 strikeouts. In Cardinals' franchise history, Sallee ranks 3rd all-time in earned run average (2.67), 7th in innings pitched (1905.1), 8th in games started (215) and wins (106, tied with Adam Wainwright), and 7th in losses (107). Sallee pitched in two World Series, both against the Chicago White Sox, and was a member of the victorious Reds in the infamous " Black Sox" 1919 World Series. He produced the best season of his career for the 1919 Reds, going 21–7 with a 2.06 earned run average. He lost a World Series to the White Sox as a member of the 1917 Giants, starting Game 1 and losing 2-1 to Sox ace Eddie Cicotte in Chicago, driving in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Rhodes
Charles Anderson Rhodes (April 7, 1885 – October 26, 1918) was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1906 to 1909. Rhodes played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of .... External links 1885 births 1918 deaths St. Louis Cardinals players Cincinnati Reds players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Kansas Parsons Preachers players Trenton Tigers players Omaha Rourkes players Little Rock Travelers players Chattanooga Lookouts players Fort Worth Panthers players Austin Senators players Galveston Pirates players San Antonio Bronchos players People from Caney, Kansas {{US-baseball-pitcher-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stoney McGlynn
Ulysses Simpson Grant "Stoney" McGlynn (May 26, 1872 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania – August 26, 1941 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin), was a professional baseball player who played pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ... in the Major Leagues from 1906 to 1908. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals. External links HH Bregstone postcardat vintageball.com 1872 births 1941 deaths St. Louis Cardinals players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Pennsylvania Harrisburg (minor league baseball) players York Penn Parks players Steubenville Stubs players Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players Salt Lake City Skyscrapers players Las Cruces Farmers players El Paso Mackmen players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1870s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
