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====1908 American League Champions==== {{Main|1908 Detroit Tigers season}} [[File:1908WorldSeries.png|thumb|upright=1.0|[[1908 World Series]] program]] The Tigers won the AL by just a half-game over the 90β64 [[1908 Cleveland Naps season|Cleveland Naps]] with a 90β63 record.<ref>{{cite web|title=1908 American League Season Summary|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1908.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=January 25, 2018|archive-date=July 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713043114/https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1908.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Cobb hit .324, while Sam Crawford hit .311 with 7 [[home runs]], which was enough to lead the league in the [[Dead-ball era|"dead ball" era]].<ref>{{cite web|title=1908 American League Batting Leaders|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1908-batting-leaders.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=January 25, 2018|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308195003/https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1908-batting-leaders.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[1908 Chicago Cubs season|Cubs]], however, would defeat the Tigers again in the [[1908 World Series]], this time in five games.<ref>{{cite web|title=1908 World Series Chicago Cubs over Detroit Tigers (4β1)|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1908_WS.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=January 25, 2018|archive-date=April 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421011954/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1908_WS.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> This would be the Cubs' last World Championship until [[2016 Chicago Cubs season|2016]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Ronald|last=Blum|title=Cubs win World Series Game 7, end 108-year drought|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/dp-cubs-world-series-beat-indians-game-7-20161103-story.html|website=Chicago Tribune|agency=Associated Press|date=November 3, 2016|access-date=January 25, 2018|archive-date=January 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126071022/http://www.chicagotribune.com/dp-cubs-world-series-beat-indians-game-7-20161103-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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