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{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Cleveland Naps
| season = 1908
| misc = 
| league = American League
| ballpark = [[League Park]]
| city = [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]]
| record = {{winpct|90|64|record=y}}
| league_place = 2nd
| owners = [[Charles Somers]]
| managers = [[Nap Lajoie]]
| television = 
| radio = 
|}}

The '''1908 [[Cleveland Guardians|Cleveland Naps]] season''' was a season in American [[baseball]]. The team finished second in the [[American League]] with a record of 90–64, just one-half game behind the [[1908 Detroit Tigers season|Detroit Tigers]]. The Naps finished with the same number of wins as the Tigers, but with one additional loss. By the standard of the era, that gave the Tigers the [[pennant (sports)|pennant]].

== Regular season ==

=== Season standings ===
{{1908 American League standings|highlight=Cleveland Naps}}
=== Record vs. opponents ===
{{1908 AL Record vs. opponents|team=CLE}}

=== Roster ===
{| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! colspan="10" style="background-color: #990000; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1908 Cleveland Naps
|-
| colspan="10" style="background-color: #023456; color: white; text-align: center;" | '''Roster'''
|-
| valign="top" | '''Pitchers'''
{{MLBplayer||[[Heinie Berger]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Charlie Chech]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Walter Clarkson]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Cy Falkenberg]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Ed Foster (baseball)|Ed Foster]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Jack Graney]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Otto Hess]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Addie Joss]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Bill Lattimore]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Glenn Liebhardt (1900s pitcher)|Glenn Liebhardt]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Bob Rhoads]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Jack Ryan (pitcher)|Jack Ryan]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Jake Thielman]]}}
| width="25px" | 
| valign="top" | '''Catchers'''
{{MLBplayer||[[Harry Bemis]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Nig Clarke]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Homer Davidson]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Grover Land]]}}
'''Infielders'''
{{MLBplayer||[[Bill Bradley (baseball)|Bill Bradley]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Nap Lajoie]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Deacon McGuire]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Rabbit Nill]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[George Perring]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[George Stovall]]}}
| width="25px" | 
| valign="top" | '''Outfielders'''
{{MLBplayer||[[Dave Altizer]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Harry Bay]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Joe Birmingham]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Josh Clarke (baseball)|Josh Clarke]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Elmer Flick]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Wilbur Good]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Charlie Hickman]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Bill Hinchman]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Denny Sullivan]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Terry Turner (baseball)|Terry Turner]]}}
| width="25px" | 
| valign="top" | '''Manager'''
{{MLBplayer||[[Nap Lajoie]]}}
|}

== 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''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg.
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
|- align="center"
| C || {{sortname|Nig|Clarke}} || 97 || 290 || 70 || .241 || 1 || 27
|- align="center"
| 1B || {{sortname|George|Stovall}} || 138 || 534 || 156 || .292 || 2 || 45
|- align="center"
| 2B || {{sortname|Nap|Lajoie}} || 157 || 581 || 168 || .289 || 2 || 74
|- align="center"
| SS || {{sortname|George|Perring}} || 89 || 310 || 67 || .216 || 0 || 19
|- align="center"
| 3B || {{sortname|Bill|Bradley|Bill Bradley (baseball)}} || 148 || 548 || 133 || .243 || 1 || 46
|- align="center"
| OF || {{sortname|Bill|Hinchman}} || 137 || 464 || 107 || .231 || 6 || 59
|- align="center"
| OF || {{sortname|Joe|Birmingham}} || 122 || 413 || 88 || .213 || 2 || 38
|- align="center"
| OF || {{sortname|Josh|Clarke|Josh Clarke (baseball)}} || 131 || 492 || 119 || .242 || 1 || 21
|}

==== Other batters ====
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg.
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Harry|Bemis}} || 91 || 277 || 62 || .224 || 0 || 33
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Terry|Turner|dab=baseball}} || 60 || 201 || 48 || .239 || 0 || 19
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Charlie|Hickman}} || 65 || 197 || 46 || .234 || 2 || 16
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Wilbur|Good}} || 46 || 154 || 43 || .279 || 1 || 14
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Dave|Altizer}} || 29 || 89 || 19 || .213 || 0 || 5
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Elmer|Flick}} || 9 || 35 || 8 || .229 || 0 || 2
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Rabbit|Nill}} || 11 || 23 || 5 || .217 || 0 || 1
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Grover|Land}} || 8 || 16 || 3 || .188 || 0 || 2
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Otto|Hess}} || 9 || 14 || 0 || .000 || 0 || 0
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Denny|Sullivan}}  || 4 || 6 || 0 || .000 || 0 || 0
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Deacon|McGuire}} || 1 || 4 || 1 || .250 || 0 || 2
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Homer|Davidson}} || 9 || 4 || 0 || .000 || 0 || 0
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Harry|Bay}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || ---- || 0 || 0
|}

=== Pitching ===

==== Starting pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Addie|Joss}} || 42 || 325.0 || 24 || 11 || 1.16 || 130
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Bob|Rhoads}} || 37 || 270.0 || 18 || 12 || 1.77 || 62
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Glenn|Liebhardt|Glenn Liebhardt (1900s pitcher)}} || 38 || 262.0 || 15 || 16 || 2.20 || 146
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Heinie|Berger}} || 29 || 199.1 || 13 || 8 || 2.12 || 101
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Charlie|Chech}} || 27 || 165.2 || 11 || 7 || 1.74 || 51
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Jake|Thielman}} || 11 || 61.2 || 4 || 3 || 3.65 || 15
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Cy|Falkenberg}} || 8 || 46.1 || 2 || 4 || 3.88 || 17
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Bill|Lattimore}} || 4 || 24.0 || 1 || 2 || 4.50 || 5
|}

==== Other pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Jack|Ryan|Jack Ryan (pitcher)}} || 8 || 35.2 || 1 || 1 || 2.27 || 7
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Ed|Foster|Ed Foster (baseball)}} || 6 || 21.0 || 1 || 0 || 2.14 || 11
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Walter|Clarkson}} || 2 || 3.1 || 0 || 0 || 10.80 || 1
|}

==== Relief pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Otto|Hess}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5.14 || 2
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Jack|Graney}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5.40 || 0
|}

== References ==
*[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1908.shtml 1908 Cleveland Naps season at Baseball Reference]

{{1908 MLB season by team}}
{{Cleveland Guardians}}

[[Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons]]
[[Category:1908 Major League Baseball season|Cleveland Naps season]]
[[Category:1908 in sports in Ohio|Cleveland Naps]]
[[Category:1900s in Cleveland]]

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