1908 Boston Doves season

The 1908 Boston Doves season was the 38th season of the franchise.

1908 Boston Doves
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
South End Grounds (since 1871) Boston, Massachusetts (since 1871)
Results
Record	63–91 (.409)
League place	6th
Other information
Owner(s)	George Dovey, John Dovey
Manager(s)	Joe Kelley
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Regular season

Doves manager Joe Kelley

On April 29, New York Giants manager John McGraw ridiculed Doves player and former Giants player Dan McGann by calling him an ice wagon. Many former Giants were now on the Doves roster. McGraw and McGann engaged in a fight at the Copley Square Hotel.[1]

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	99	55	0.643	—	47–30	52–25
New York Giants	98	56	0.636	1	52–25	46–31
Pittsburgh Pirates	98	56	0.636	1	42–35	56–21
Philadelphia Phillies	83	71	0.539	16	43–34	40–37
Cincinnati Reds	73	81	0.474	26	40–37	33–44
Boston Doves	63	91	0.409	36	35–42	28–49
Brooklyn Superbas	53	101	0.344	46	27–50	26–51
St. Louis Cardinals	49	105	0.318	50	28–49	21–56

Record vs. opponents

1908 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BKN	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	SLC
Boston	—	12–10	6–16–2	8–14	6–16	10–12	7–15	14–8
Brooklyn	10–12	—	4–18	6–16	6–16	5–17	9–13	13–9
Chicago	16–6–2	18–4	—	16–6	11–11–1	9–13–1	10–12	19–3
Cincinnati	14–8	16–6	6–16	—	8–14–1	10–12	8–14	11–11
New York	16–6	16–6	11–11–1	14–8–1	—	16–6	11–11–1	14–8
Philadelphia	12–10	17–5	13–9–1	12–10	6–16	—	9–13	14–8
Pittsburgh	15–7	13–9	12–10	14–8	11–11–1	13–9	—	20–2
St. Louis	8–14	9–13	3–19	11–11	8–14	8–14	2–20	—

Roster

1908 Boston Doves
Roster
Pitchers Jake Boultes Bill Chappelle Gus Dorner George Ferguson Patsy Flaherty Vive Lindaman Charlie Maloney Al Mattern Tom McCarthy Big Jeff Pfeffer Tom Tuckey Harley Young Irv Young		Catchers Jim Ball Frank Bowerman Peaches Graham Harry Smith Infielders Bill Dahlen Jack Hannifin Dan McGann Claude Ritchey Fred Stem Bill Sweeney Walt Thomas		Outfielders Johnny Bates Ginger Beaumont Beals Becker George Browne Joe Kelley Herbie Moran		Manager Joe Kelley

Player stats

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
1B	Dan McGann	135	475	114	.240	2	55

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Joe Kelley	73	228	59	.259	2	17

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Vive Lindaman	43	270.2	12	16	2.36	68
Patsy Flaherty	31	244	12	18	3.25	50

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Jake Boultes	17	74.2	3	5	3.01	28

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Notes

1. Crazy '08: How a cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads and Magnates created the Greatest Year in Baseball History, p.65, by Cait Murphy, Smithsonian Books, a Division of Harper Collins, 2007, ISBN 978-0-06-088937-1

References

• 1908 Boston Doves season at Baseball Reference