1909 Boston Doves season

The 1909 Boston Doves season was the 39th season of the franchise.

1909 Boston Doves
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
South End Grounds (since 1871) Boston, Massachusetts (since 1871)
Results
Record	45–108 (.294)
League place	8th
Other information
Owner(s)	George Dovey, John Dovey
Manager(s)	Harry Smith, Frank Bowerman
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Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	110	42	0.724	—	56–21	54–21
Chicago Cubs	104	49	0.680	6½	47–29	57–20
New York Giants	92	61	0.601	18½	44–33	48–28
Cincinnati Reds	77	76	0.503	33½	39–38	38–38
Philadelphia Phillies	74	79	0.484	36½	40–37	34–42
Brooklyn Superbas	55	98	0.359	55½	34–45	21–53
St. Louis Cardinals	54	98	0.355	56	26–48	28–50
Boston Doves	45	108	0.294	65½	27–47	18–61

Record vs. opponents

1909 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	11–11	1–21	5–17	8–14–2	10–12	1–20	9–13
Brooklyn	11–11	—	5–16	5–17–1	7–15	11–11	4–18	12–10–1
Chicago	21–1	16–5	—	16–6	11–11–1	16–6	9–13	15–7–1
Cincinnati	17–5	17–5–1	6–16	—	9–13–1	9–12–1	7–15–1	12–10
New York	14–8–2	15–7	11–11–1	13–9–1	—	12–10	11–11–1	16–5
Philadelphia	12–10	11–11	6–16	12–9–1	10–12	—	7–15	16–6
Pittsburgh	20–1	18–4	13–9	15–7–1	11–11–1	15–7	—	18–3
St. Louis	13–9	10–12–1	7–15–1	10–12	5–16	6–16	3–18	—

Notable transactions

• July 16, 1909: Charlie Starr and Johnny Bates were traded by the Doves to the Philadelphia Phillies for Buster Brown, Lew Richie and Dave Shean.[1]

Roster

1909 Boston Doves
Roster
Pitchers Jake Boultes Buster Brown Bill Chappelle Bill Cooney Cliff Curtis Gus Dorner Chick Evans George Ferguson Vive Lindaman Al Mattern Tom McCarthy Forrest More Lew Richie Tom Tuckey Kirby White		Catchers Frank Bowerman Peaches Graham Bill Rariden Al Shaw Harry Smith Infielders Chick Autry Jack Coffey Bill Dahlen Gus Getz Claude Ritchey Dave Shean Hosea Siner Charlie Starr Fred Stem Bill Sweeney		Outfielders Johnny Bates Ginger Beaumont Fred Beck Beals Becker Bill Dam Ernie Diehl Herbie Moran Roy Thomas		Manager Frank Bowerman Harry Smith

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

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
Johnny Bates	63	236	68	.288	1	23
Charlie Starr	61	216	48	.222	0	6
Chick Autry	65	199	39	.196	0	13
Harry Smith	43	113	19	.168	0	4
Frank Bowerman	33	99	21	.212	0	4

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
Buster Brown	18	123.1	4	8	3.14	32

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
Lew Richie	22	131.2	7	7	2.32	42
Bill Chappelle	5	29	1	1	1.86	8

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
Jake Boultes	1	0	0	0	6.75	1

Notes

1. Charlie Starr page at Baseball Reference

References

• 1909 Boston Doves season at Baseball Reference