1908 STANDINGS National League Chicago Cubs 99 55 .643 — New York Giants 98 56 .636 1 Pittsburgh Pirates 98 56 .636 1 Philadelphia Phillies 83 71 .539 16 Cincinnati Reds 73 81 .474 26 Boston Doves 63 91 .409 36 Brooklyn Superbas 53 101 .344 46 St. Louis Cardinals 49 105 .318…
1908 – The Cardinals are busy. First they get C Admiral Schlei from the Reds for pitchers Ed Karger and Art Fromme. Then they pack off Schlei, along with P Bugs Raymond and OF Red Murray, to the Giants for veteran catcher Roger Bresnahan. Bresnahan, a future Hall of Famer, will be the player-manager of the Cardinals for the next four years. Raymond lost 25 games in 1908, but a record 11 of them were by shutout.
In a September 23 Cubs-Giants game, Merkle failed to touch second base when Al Bridwell delivered an apparent game-winning hit in the bottom of the ninth inning. By the time the Cubs retrieved the ball and eventually forced Merkle at second, fans had swarmed the field. With order impossible to restore, the game was declared…
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