1908 Detroit Tigers season

The team won the American League championship by means of a scheduling quirk, finishing just one-half game ahead of the Cleveland Naps.

The two teams won the same number of games, but the Tigers completed and lost one fewer.

[1] After opening day, the Tigers averaged only 4,400 fans per game.

Infielders Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg.

= Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts October 10, 1908, at Bennett Park in Detroit, Michigan October 11, 1908, at West Side Park in Chicago, Illinois October 12, 1908, at West Side Park in Chicago, Illinois October 13, 1908, at Bennett Park in Detroit, Michigan October 14, 1908, at Bennett Park in Detroit, Michigan

Some members of the team, shown on baseball cards. Sheet of eight postcards featuring Detroit baseball players: Summers (Pitcher); Willett (Pitcher). McIntyre (Left Field); Downs (Second Base); Schmidt (Catcher); Schaefer (Third Base); Rossman (First Base) and O'Leary (Short Stop).