1909 Boston Doves season

March 2026 November 2013 Boston Doves 1909 National League South End Grounds Boston, Massachusetts 45–108 (.294) 8th George Dovey, John Dovey Harry Smith, Frank Bowerman The 1909 Boston Doves season was the 39th season of the franchise. The 1909 Doves set an MLB record that still stands for most games behind the first place winner in any season since 1900. They finished 65 1 2 games behind the NL Champs and eventual World Series champion Pittsburgh Pirates. Regular season Season standings Boston Doves Record vs. opponents BSN 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.Charlie Starr page at Baseball Reference 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 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 Peaches Graham 92 267 64 .240 0 17 1B Fred Stem 73 245 51 .208 0 11 2B Dave Shean 75 267 66 .247 1 29 SS Jack Coffey 73 257 48 .187 0 20 3B Bill Sweeney 138 493 120 .243 1 36 OF Roy Thomas 82 281 74 .263 0 11 OF Ginger Beaumont 123 407 107 .263 0 60 OF Beals Becker 152 562 138 .246 6 24 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 Fred Beck 96 334 66 .198 2 27 Johnny Bates Johnny Bates (baseball) 63 236 68 .288 1 23 Charlie Starr 61 216 48 .222 0 6 Chick Autry Chick Autry (first baseman) 65 199 39 .196 0 13 Bill Dahlen 69 197 46 .234 2 16 Gus Getz 40 148 33 .223 0 9 Harry Smith Harry Smith (1900s catcher) 43 113 19 .168 0 4 Frank Bowerman 33 99 21 .212 0 4 Claude Ritchey 30 87 15 .172 0 3 Bill Rariden 13 42 6 .143 0 1 Al Shaw 18 41 4 .098 0 0 Herbie Moran 8 31 7 .226 0 0 Hosea Siner 10 23 3 .130 0 1 Bill Cooney 5 10 3 .300 0 0 Ernie Diehl 1 4 2 .500 0 0 Bill Dam 1 2 1 .500 0 0 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 Al Mattern 47 316.1 15 21 2.85 108 Cecil Ferguson 36 226.2 5 23 3.73 87 Kirby White 23 148.1 6 13 3.22 53 Buster Brown Buster Brown (baseball) 18 123.1 4 8 3.14 32 Cliff Curtis 10 83.0 4 5 1.41 22 Tom McCarthy 8 46.1 0 5 3.50 11 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 Tom Tuckey 17 90.2 0 9 4.27 16 Vive Lindaman 15 66.0 1 6 4.64 13 Forrest More 10 48.2 1 5 4.44 10 Bill Chappelle 5 29.0 1 1 1.86 8 Gus Dorner 5 24.2 1 2 2.55 7 Chick Evans 4 21.2 0 3 4.57 11 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 Bill Cooney 3 0 0 0 1.42 3 Jake Boultes 1 0 0 0 6.75 1 Notes 2 References 1909 Boston Doves season at Baseball Reference Category:Boston Braves seasons Boston Doves Boston Doves Category:1900s in Boston