1908 Boston Doves season explained

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

Regular season

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]

Roster

1908 Boston Doves
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		Manager

Player stats

Batting

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
C		75	215	59	.274	0	22
1B		135	475	114	.240	2	55
2B		121	421	115	.273	2	36
SS		144	524	125	.239	3	48
3B		127	418	102	.244	0	40
OF		125	476	127	.267	2	52
OF		127	445	115	.258	1	29
OF		138	536	122	.228	1	34

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
	90	257	53	.206	2	22
	86	254	58	.228	1	25
	73	228	59	.259	2	17
	43	171	47	.275	0	7
	41	130	32	.246	1	16
	20	72	20	.278	0	3
	8	29	8	.276	0	2
	6	15	1	.067	0	0
	5	13	2	.154	0	1

Pitching

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
	43	270.2	12	16	2.36	68
	31	244.0	12	18	3.25	50
	38	216.1	8	19	3.54	41
	37	208.0	11	11	2.47	98
	14	94.0	7	3	1.63	27
	16	85.0	4	9	2.86	32
	8	72.0	3	3	2.50	26

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
	17	74.2	3	5	3.01	28
	13	70.1	2	4	1.79	23
	5	30.1	1	2	2.08	8
	6	27.1	0	1	3.29	12

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
	4	0	0	0	12.60	3
	1	0	0	0	4.50	0

References

• 1908 Boston Doves season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

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,