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{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Washington Senators
| season = 1908
| misc = 
| image = Washington Senators Primary Logo (1905 to 1935).svg
| league = American League
| ballpark = [[Boundary Field|National Park]]
| city = [[Washington, D.C.]]
| record = {{winpct|67|85|record=y}}
| league_place = 7th
| owners = [[Thomas C. Noyes]]
| managers = [[Joe Cantillon]]
| television = 
| radio = 
| season_list = List of Minnesota Twins seasons
}}
The '''1908 [[Washington Senators (1901–60)|Washington Senators]]''' won 67 games, lost 85, and finished in seventh place in the [[American League]]. They were managed by [[Joe Cantillon]] and played home games at [[Boundary Field|National Park]].

== Offseason ==
* October 5, 1907: [[Charlie Jones (outfielder)|Charlie Jones]] was traded by the Senators to the [[St. Louis Browns]] for [[Ollie Pickering]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jonesch03.shtml Charlie Jones page at Baseball Reference]</ref>

== Regular season ==
[[File:1908 Washington Senators.jpg|240px|right|thumb|The 1908 Washington Senators team]]

=== Season standings ===
{{1908 American League standings|highlight=Washington Senators}}

=== Record vs. opponents ===
{{1908 AL Record vs. opponents|team=WSH}}

=== Notable transactions ===
* May 31, 1908: [[Casey Patten]] was traded by the Senators to the [[Boston Red Sox]] for [[Jesse Tannehill]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/patteca01.shtml Case Patten page at Baseball Reference]</ref>

=== Roster ===
{| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! colspan="10" style="background-color: #072764; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1908 Washington Senators
|-
| colspan="10" style="background-color: #c6011f; color: white; text-align: center;" | '''Roster'''
|-
| valign="top" | '''Pitchers'''
{{MLBplayer||[[Sleepy Bill Burns|Bill Burns]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Eli Cates]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Cy Falkenberg]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Hank Gehring]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Tom Hughes (pitcher, born 1878)|Tom Hughes]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Walter Johnson]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Burt Keeley]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Casey Patten]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Charlie Smith (pitcher)|Charlie Smith]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Jesse Tannehill]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Roy Witherup]]}}
| width="25px" | 
| valign="top" | '''Catchers'''
{{MLBplayer||[[Mike Kahoe]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Gabby Street]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Jack Warner (catcher)|Jack Warner]]}}
'''Infielders'''
{{MLBplayer||[[Dave Altizer]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Jim Delahanty]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Jerry Freeman]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[George McBride]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Bill Shipke]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Bob Unglaub]]}}
| width="25px" | 
| valign="top" | '''Outfielders'''
{{MLBplayer||[[Otis Clymer]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Bob Edmundson]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Bob Ganley]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Clyde Milan]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Ollie Pickering]]}}
| width="25px" | 
| valign="top" | '''Manager'''
{{MLBplayer||[[Joe Cantillon]]}}
|}

== 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|Gabby|Street}} || 131 || 394 || 81 || .206 || 1 || 32
|- align="center"
| 1B || [[Jerry Freeman]] || 154 || 531 || 134 || .252 || 1 || 45
|- align="center"
| 2B || [[Jim Delahanty]] || 83 || 287 || 91 || .317 || 1 || 30
|- align="center"
| SS || [[George McBride]] || 155 || 518 || 120 || .232 || 0 || 34
|- align="center"
| 3B || [[Bill Shipke]] || 111 || 341 || 71 || .208 || 0 || 20
|- align="center"
| OF || {{sortname|Ollie|Pickering}} || 113 || 373 || 84 || .225 || 2 || 30
|- align="center"
| OF || [[Bob Ganley]] || 150 || 549 || 131 || .239 || 1 || 36
|- align="center"
| OF || [[Clyde Milan]] || 130 || 485 || 116 || .239 || 1 || 32
|}

==== 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"
| [[Otis Clymer]] || 110 || 368 || 93 || .253 || 1 || 35
|- align="center"
| [[Bob Unglaub]] || 72 || 276 || 85 || .308 || 0 || 29
|- align="center"
| [[Dave Altizer]] || 67 || 205 || 46 || .224 || 0 || 18
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Jack|Warner|Jack Warner (catcher)}} || 51 || 116 || 28 || .239 || 1 || 32
|- align="center"
| [[Bob Edmundson]] || 26 || 80 || 15 || .188 || 0 || 2
|- align="center"
| [[Mike Kahoe]] || 17 || 27 || 5 || .185 || 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|Tom|Hughes|Tom Hughes (pitcher, born 1878)}} || 43 || 276.1 || 18 || 15 || 2.21 || 165
|- align="center"
| [[Walter Johnson]] || 36 || 256.1 || 14 || 14 || 1.65 || 160
|- align="center"
| [[Charlie Smith (pitcher)|Charlie Smith]] || 26 || 183.0 || 9 || 13 || 2.41 || 83
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Bill|Burns|Sleepy Bill Burns}} || 23 || 164.0 || 6 || 11 || 1.70 || 55
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Jesse|Tannehill}} || 10 || 71.2 || 2 || 4 || 3.77 || 14
|- align="center"
| [[Roy Witherup]] || 6 || 48.1 || 2 || 4 || 2.98 || 31
|}

==== 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"
| [[Burt Keeley]] || 28 || 169.0 || 6 || 11 || 2.98 || 68
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Eli|Cates}} || 19 || 113.2 || 4 || 8 || 2.53 || 33
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Cy|Falkenberg}} || 17 || 82.2 || 6 || 2 || 1.96 || 34
|- align="center"
| [[Casey Patten]] || 4 || 18.0 || 0 || 2 || 3.50 || 6
|- align="center"
| [[Hank Gehring]] || 3 || 5.0 || 0 || 1 || 14.40 || 0
|}

== Notes ==
{{Reflist|2}}

== References ==
*[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSH/1908.shtml 1908 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference]
*[http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1908&t=WS1 1908 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]

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