1908 Kansas City Blues Roster
Team Record: 70-83
Finished 7th in the AA
Manager: Monte Cross (70-83)
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Ballpark: Association Park, Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 160,685, Avg. 2,100
The Kansas City Blues of the American Association ended the 1908 season with a record of 70 wins and 83 losses, finishing seventh in the AA.
Monte Cross served as manager.
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Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Jake Beckley | L | L | August 4, 1867 | 5'10" | 200 | Hannibal, MO US |
Chick Brandom | R | R | March 31, 1887 | 5'8" | 161 | Coldwater, KS US |
Roy Brashear | R | R | January 3, 1874 | 5'11" | 190 | Ashtabula, OH US |
Drummond Brown | R | R | January 31, 1885 | 6'0" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Walter Carlisle | S | R | July 6, 1881 | 5'9" | 154 | , Yorkshire GB |
Nick Carter | L | R | May 19, 1879 | 5'8" | 140 | Oatlands, VA US |
Charlie Case | R | R | September 7, 1879 | 6'0" | 170 | Smith's Landing, OH US |
Joe Crisp | R | R | July 8, 1885 | 6'4" | 200 | Higginsville, MO US |
Monte Cross | R | R | August 31, 1869 | 5'8" | 148 | Philadelphia, PA US |
Tom Downey | L | R | August 15, 1887 | 5'8" | 176 | Dungeness, WA US |
Wish Egan | R | R | June 16, 1881 | 6'3" | 185 | Evart, MI US |
Bill Essick | R | December 18, 1880 | 5'10" | 175 | Grand Ridge, IL US | |
Clyde Goodwin | R | R | September 2, 1881 | 5'11" | 145 | Shade, OH US |
Bill Hallman | L | L | March 15, 1876 | 5'8" | 165 | Philadelphia, PA US |
Hugh Hill | L | R | July 21, 1879 | 5'11" | 168 | Ringgold, GA US |
Dan Kerwin | L | L | July 9, 1874 | 5'9" | 164 | Philadelphia, PA US |
Frank Kitson | L | R | September 11, 1869 | 5'11" | 165 | Watson, MI US |
Otto Krueger | R | R | September 17, 1876 | 5'7" | 165 | Chicago, IL US |
Tom Leahy | R | R | June 2, 1869 | 5'7" | 168 | New Haven, CT US |
Howard Murphy | L | R | January 1, 1882 | 5'8" | 150 | Birmingham, AL US |
Cecil Neighbors | R | September 23, 1880 | 5'10" | 178 | Fayetteville, MO US | |
John Sullivan | R | R | February 16, 1873 | 5'10" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
Kinlock Swan | L | October 29, 1879 | , TX US | |||
Smoky Joe Wood | R | R | October 25, 1889 | 5'11" | 180 | Kansas City, MO US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.