| 1908 St. Louis Cardinals | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |
| Ballpark | League Park | |
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Record | 49–105 (.318) | |
| League place | 8th | |
| Owners | Frank Robison and Stanley Robison | |
| Managers | John McCloskey | |
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The 1908 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 27th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 17th season in the National League. The Cardinals had a 49–105 win–loss record during the season and finished eighth (last) in the National League. The season's attendance of 185,377, an average of less than 2,500 a game, which remains the lowest peacetime attendance level since 1901. The Cardinals set a Major League record which stills stands for the fewest base on balls by a team in a season, with 282.[1] Additionally, they hold the MLB record for fewest runs scored in a season with 372, averaging only 2.42 runs per contest.
- ^ "Single Season Bases on Balls Records". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved May 14, 2012.