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12 unusual facts about 1908 in baseball


1908 Chicago White Sox season

The 1908 season was the ninth in Chicago White Sox history and its eighth as a major league team.

Charlie Hartman

Charles Otto Hartman (August 10, 1888 – October 22, 1960) was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly in the American League during the 1908 season.

Doc McMahon

Henry John McMahon (December 19, 1886 – December 11, 1929) was a right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1908 season.

Dode Criss

Dode Criss (March 12, 1885 – September 8, 1955) was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher and pinch hitter who played his entire career from 1908 to 1911 with the St. Louis Browns of the American League.

Ed Summers

He began his playing career in the American Association before joining the Tigers in the American League in 1908.

Fred Lake

He was hired as manager of the Boston Red Sox in 1908, though he was replaced after the 1909 season despite leading the Sox to a third-place finish.

Harry Ostdiek

Henry Girard Ostdiek (April 12, 1881 – May 6, 1956) was a reserve catcher in Major League baseball who played for the Cleveland Naps (1904) and Boston Red Sox (1908) during his major league career.

Jack Hoey

John Bernard Hoey (November 10, 1881 – November 14, 1947) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1906 through 1908 for the Boston Americans/Red Sox.

Jake Thielman

John Peter Thielman (May 20, 1879 – January 28, 1928) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1905 through 1908 for the St. Louis Cardinals (1905–1906), Cleveland Naps (1907–1908) and Boston Red Sox (1908).

Jake Volz

Jacob Phillip "Silent Jake" Volz (April 4, 1878 – August 11, 1962) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between 1901 and 1908 for the Boston Americans (1901), Boston Beaneaters (1905) and Cincinnati Reds (1908).

Jim McHale

James Bernard McHale J.B. (December 17, 1875 – June 17, 1959) was a reserve center fielder in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1908 season.

Tex Pruiett

Charles Leroy Pruiett (April 10, 1883 – March 6, 1953) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1907 through 1908 for the Boston Americans & Red Sox.