1908

Baseball

 * The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, four games to one, in the 1908 World Series.
 * The St. Louis Cardinals set a still standing Major League Baseball record for the fewest runs scored in a season (372).
 * September 23 - The Merkle incident

See also 1908 in baseball

Field Hockey

 * Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in London, Great Britain
 * Gold Medal: England
 * Silver Medal: Ireland
 * Bronze Medal: Scotland / Wales

Football (Australian Rules)

 * Victorian Football League
 * Richmond and University join the league
 * Carlton wins the 12th VFL Premiership (Carlton 5.5 (35) d Essendon 3.8 (26))
 * See also Victorian Football League season 1908

Football (rugby league)

 * Rugby league begins in Australia, with the formation of the New South Wales Rugby League
 * Nine teams compete in the first year of competition: Balmain, Cumberland, Glebe, Eastern Suburbs, Newcastle, Newtown, North Sydney, South Syndey and Western Suburbs.
 * Souths win the first title, defeating Easts 14-12 in the final.

England

 * First Division - Manchester United win the 1907-08 title.
 * FA Cup - Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Newcastle United 3-1.

Ice Hockey

 * Montreal Wanderers win their 3rd Stanley Cup, beating the Ottawa Silver Seven 2 games to 0.

Ice skating

 * First ISU Championships for Pairs Figure Skating held in St. Petersburg

General sporting events

 * 1908 Summer Olympics takes place in London, United Kingdom
 * Great Britain wins the most medals (145), and the most gold medals (56).


 * December 26 - Jack Johnson becomes the first African American heavyweight boxing champion by defeating Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia

Births

 * February 17 &mdash; Red Barber, American baseball announcer, sports journalist (d. 1992)
 * May 19 &mdash; Percy Williams, Canadian athlete (d. 1982)
 * August 20 &mdash; Al Lopez, American baseball catcher and manager (d. 2005)
 * August 27 &mdash; Don Bradman, Australian cricket player (d. 2001)

Deaths

 * April 20 - Henry Chadwick, baseball writer and historian